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philco
16th May 2010, 10:32 PM
found this on flickr thought someone might know a bit more about it.
All terrain car able to descend slopes up to 65 degrees. England, 1936.
digger
16th May 2010, 10:42 PM
you know how it is, when the Mrs says,

"why do you have all those axles laying about?, if you're not going to use them then get rid of them" ??

I bet that how this happened.....

its how my 23 headlight, 16 horn, 2 motor (one siezed) series came about!


digger
Slunnie
16th May 2010, 10:54 PM
Looks like a Tantra prototype :D

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/05/890.jpg
B92 8NW
16th May 2010, 11:15 PM
Looks like a Tantra prototype :D



I was about to question Tantra... hard or wet..? Until I saw post #2 here (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/43174-its-not-landy-but-4-lockers.html)

I can't believe I remember **** like that:(:(


:D
Slunnie
17th May 2010, 07:30 PM
Now you have a memory! :D
Bearman
17th May 2010, 08:33 PM
It looks very much like the AEC NT Government road train from the early 1900's except it only had 4 axles. I believe it is in the NT Museum in Alice Springs now.
Bigbjorn
17th May 2010, 08:44 PM
Six spoke cast truck spider wheels, no brakes on the front axle. Wonder what it weighed. how many of those wheels are driven, if any. The wheels all have the hub covers of oil lubricated front non-driven truck axles. Is it a mock up of a proposed design perhaps for the military?
Hall
17th May 2010, 09:09 PM
A lot early 4wd`s did not have free wheeling hubs.The front axles were constantly in 4wd mode.Dad had a Blitz that was like this.Soon as you engaged the front drive shaft you were in 4wd.So only seeing axle hub caps would not indicate lack of 4wd or however many drive as the case may be.
Cheers Hall
Landy Smurf
17th May 2010, 10:10 PM
i dont know anything about it but it looks like fun