Austin Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I assume the bottom shot is Ruddington ( or similar)? Mark :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I assume the bottom shot is Ruddington ( or similar)? Mark :cool: They look like Civil Defence type vehicles, could be Great Missenden in Bucks, as I have seen a few photos of sales there before with similar vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 The upper shot is taken in a scrapyard in Germany in the Fifties. Can anyone spot anything odd with one of the vehicles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G506 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Rich, second picture, second row back, the ambulance isnt an Austin K2, the Morris equivalent maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 The upper shot is taken in a scrapyard in Germany in the Fifties. Can anyone spot anything odd with one of the vehicles? There is still a body on one of the strechers inside the K2 Ambulance ?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Whats happening on the K2 side on to the shot, What is that on the side of the body, ahead of the Red Cross? (Its probably meant to be there, never really studied them, but it looks odd to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Swords to ploughshares. Same sort of thing happned in the Channel Islands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 The upper shot is taken in a scrapyard in Germany in the Fifties. Can anyone spot anything odd with one of the vehicles? The one resting on the bonnet of the ambulance appears to be a military Humber with a civilian tourer body in 'shiney'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 I'm sorry I don't have any info. Pics were found on here http://www.forum-auto.com/automobiles-mythiques-exception/section5/sujet152251-16100.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I have questioned this photo before on another forum, the ambulance which is side on, appears to have a Bedford MW or OY bonnet. It cannot be one of the rare Bedford ML ambulances because the front wing is further forward from the bulkhead on them. The side of the body has a piece of canvas removed, hence the odd appearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Hey Elvis the second picture shows your truck in its natural environment... hahahahaha *bonk* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Rich,second picture, second row back, the ambulance isnt an Austin K2, the Morris equivalent maybe? I agree with you, it looks like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Whats happening on the K2 side on to the shot, What is that on the side of the body, ahead of the Red Cross? (Its probably meant to be there, never really studied them, but it looks odd to me? Mike, Do you mean the vertical exhaust pipe? Side panels have stretched canvas covering and that is missing forward of the ex. pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Why are these pictures sad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 Why are these pictures sad? Because to the rarity of the vehicles stacked up waiting for the welders touch. Makes me sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 But if they didn’t meet the gas axe then they wouldn’t be rare now. Back then supply outstripped demand and probably would still today. Just take a walk around any commercial breakers, or even Witham’s tender sale with the rows of Bedford TM’s lined up. Very recently the high price of scrap steel lead to a lot of collectables being weighed in, but only because they were worth more in scrap value, on the up side the ones remaining will be worth more and will be saved. Unfortunately common vehicles are not very collectable unless it’s a Jeep and more of those met the gas axe than survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Bodge Deep you are a cheeky;;;;;;;;;;;x I will see you later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Mike, Do you mean the vertical exhaust pipe? Side panels have stretched canvas covering and that is missing forward of the ex. pipe. Are they double canvas skinned then? I hadn't realised, I thought if the Canvas was off we would see in, but it makes sense now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 The pic appears to be a dump in Germany after the war's end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Are they double canvas skinned then? I hadn't realised, I thought if the Canvas was off we would see in, but it makes sense now. Mike, Canvas stretched over the outside and secured, much like an old aircraft. Inside is covered with a thin board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 The pic appears to be a dump in Germany after the war's end Later than the end of the war. All the vehicles have the post-1947 WD VRN's and I can see one vehicle with letters starting in "R" showing it as a post war rebuild. I put the photos as mid-Fifties, in fact as these pics have been on another forum sometime ago, I think that was the opinion then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 But if they didn’t meet the gas axe then they wouldn’t be rare now. Back then supply outstripped demand and probably would still today. Yeah, you are dead right, but the appeal for me to these vehicles isn't just how rare they are. If Bedford MWs were as common as Morris Minors, I'd still dream of owning one, the difference would be that they would be easier to find and cheaper to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester224 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I'm sorry I don't have any info. Pics were found on here http://www.forum-auto.com/automobiles-mythiques-exception/section5/sujet152251-16100.htm On man that is enough to make you weep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewok Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Loads of vehicles got left in theatre and sold on for civilian use or scrap. It is a pity that some rare or famous piece of machinery got scrapped because nobody wanted it.....:cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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