fayjo56 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Just out of interest, are there any surviving WOT 3 30cwt trucks about, either preserved or laid anywhere? (Any pics?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 A WOT3 on here http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?t=12720&highlight=WOT1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 There is a Tructor, a wartime Aircraft tug, based on a WOT3 in the country somewhere. It was at shows back in the 1980s. Haven't seen it for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 There is a Tructor, a wartime Aircraft tug, based on a WOT3 in the country somewhere. It was at shows back in the 1980s. Haven't seen it for a while. Robert, The Tructor is still in existance, I saw it recently. It is in dry storage along with the owners other vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duson Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 The one in Czech Republic is of friend of mine. First picture is from one of our military events. The WOT3 was used for new Czech movie Tobruk recently shot in Africa where I also participated as extras. You can see other cars used for the movie. Dusan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Is that a WOT3 in the background of post #86 on the Austin string? http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?t=12339&page=9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Another picture of the tructor from way back when: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11A Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 Hi folks, Sorry to ask what must seem a silly question but can anyone tell me what the WOT stands for? Many thanks Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montie Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Hi gents, The yellow truck in the third pic in post#5, I don't know any thing about it but found a similar specimen in a South African MV Scrapyard. Cheers, Monty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radek Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Chevrolet "Canada" CMP=Candian Military Pattern, I thing model C60 Hi gents, The yellow truck in the third pic in post#5, I don't know any thing about it but found a similar specimen in a South African MV Scrapyard. Cheers, Monty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Hi folks, Sorry to ask what must seem a silly question but can anyone tell me what the WOT stands for? Many thanks Alan It is one question that keeps cropping up. I beleive it means W=War Office, O=V8, T=Truck. If anyone can prove the definition from Official Ford Documemts, PLEASE get in touch with me. Robert Davey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 I'd echo Robert's plea for any official documentation that can seal the question. For what it's worth, I've always been a bit uneasy with T=Truck as 'lorry' would have been a more normal term in contemporary British English. Other suggestions I've seen include T=Type or Transport. But I'm not convinced about those either. ...and while we are at it, can we nail WOC and WOA as well? (From memory I've seen C=Commercial and A=Auxillary suggested in the past.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Hi folks, Sorry to ask what must seem a silly question but can anyone tell me what the WOT stands for? Many thanks Alan Stretching the memory a bit but ISTR it means War Office Truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Stretching the memory a bit but ISTR it means War Office Truck No, this is the common mis-belief and doesn't fit in with Ford coding structure. It is a bit like GPW where many people misunderstand it as General Purpose Willys when is actually means Government 80inch wheelbase Willys (Source='All American Wonder' vol 1, page 21). I have asked the Early Ford V8 club for help and I will report any findings. I have looked through my Ford manuals, but cannot find anything yet. Please note that Ford US and Ford UK varied in vehicle model codes, so be careful. Another point is that ENFO does mean ENglish FOrd, but there is no reference to this before 1950 so it cannot be wartime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Vanderveen in the old 'Fighting Vehicles Directory' notes "Trucks with over 15-cwt payload capacity were termed 'lorries'..." Rob van Meel's reprint of the Chilwell RAOC lists has both 15cwt trucks and lorries listed (all with 'Z' census prefixes) plus of course the RASC 15cwt vans with a 'V' prefix. It is not clear how accurate a facsimile the lists are. A quick glance suggests that anything over 15cwt is indeed termed a lorry. ...None of which helps explain the Ford nomenclature. The possibility exists that they started with a system and lost track of the intentions as additional types were produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11A Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Thank you all for replying. I'll look forward to developments, hopefully someone can pin it down. Many thanks Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Vanderveen in the old 'Fighting Vehicles Directory' notes "Trucks with over 15-cwt payload capacity were termed 'lorries'..." I have just checked in my 1945 dated Ford WOT2 Manual, and they use both Truck and Lorry to describe the vehicle as well as Van. As Ford are an American company, is this where the confusion is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Some WOT3s on film, in some cases only a glimpse. Tructor in the last one: http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=22477 http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=23611 http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=38125 http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=54334 http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=55451 http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=60718 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 ...and while we are at it, can we nail WOC and WOA as well? (From memory I've seen C=Commercial and A=Auxillary suggested in the past.) I have found an official Ford reference that says that A means Passenger Car, so WOA means W=War Office O=V8 A=Passenger Car?? Not sure about C as in WOC, but I will keep looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Yikes - a WOT3 for sale! Not seen this one before (PSJ335): http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/large_image.php?ad=53276&cat=3 It looks a good'un. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11A Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Thanks for the information and Links folks. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T corbin Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Hope to get WOT 3 TRUCTOR delivered to BELTERING next week T CORBIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11A Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I can't get down, but if you by change have a photo walkaround that would be terrific. Many thanks Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11A Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Many thanks for the links and the infomration. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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