Old cars identification

[Bundalene]

Can someone identify the following vehicle. Note the indent on the roof.



Pic taken on a back road between Leonora and Agnew Gold mine WA




https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/1192.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/ndohho2j)




https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/1193.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/npii9nj)




http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/855/4k8z.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/nr4k8zj)



I will add other pics of 2 other cars later



Erich

[IndusD4]

Ford Prefect ute?

Ron

[p38arover]

No, not a Ford Defect.

Where's Brian Hjelm when you need him?

[zulu Delta 534]

10 HP Austin utility. Common military vehicle during WW2 in the UK in the early years.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/1191.jpg
This one belongs to a member of the MJCQ.

Somewhere I seem to recollect seeing a photograph of Princess Elizabeth standing in front of one of these during her military service during that time.
Would be an interesting vehicle for a reno.
Regards
Glen

[stallie]

Not a prefect - they didn't have the scoop in the roof or the engine vents.

[V8Ian]

Glen beat me to it.

[p38arover]

And me. I had been looking at Commers and found this.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/1166.jpg

[Chops]

I would have thought a Morris of some sort looking at the battery box in the fire wall, but yeh, Austin's a better call.

Which ever way it is, its looking like its been through a war with all the bullet holes in it :eek:

[Chops]

That'll teach me for getting side tracked whilst writing a post ;)

So just how fast does a 10HP vehicle go?

[V8Ian]

That'll teach me for getting side tracked whilst writing a post ;)

So just how fast does a 10HP vehicle go?

Faster than an 8 hp but not as fast as a 12 hp. :p

[Chops]

Faster than an 8 hp but not as fast as a 12 hp. :p

There's one in every crowd,,, ;)

[cripesamighty]

From the pdf linked to this article, comfortable speed was around 35mph.

Austin Light utility Truck (http://austin.tillyregister.com/about.html)
http://austin.tillyregister.com/downloads/austin.pdf

[Bytemrk]

There's one in every crowd,,, ;)


We seem to have more than our fair share then..... :p

[Bundalene]

These 2 are a lot easier, even I know these (I think)




The first is at Kookynie and the second is at Sandstone West Australia






https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/1182.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/ndp6zeqj)




https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/1183.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/nc3hfqj)




https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/1184.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/ms0c6hj)





Erich

[p38arover]

The first is, I think, a Ford F1

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/1180.jpg

The second is a Standard Vanguard.

[Mick_Marsh]

There's one in every crowd,,, ;)
No. Ian is in a class of his own.

Hey, Chops, looking to restore one of them? A bit of polish and elbow grease, should come up a treat.

You should buy this one. It's popular with the ladies.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[Bigbjorn]

And me. I had been looking at Commers and found this.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/07/1166.jpg

That one pictured has the Austin winged wheel badge showing. I think these War Department utes were made to a basic specification by more than one manufacturer. There were quite a few Hillman versions in use around Brisbane when I was a boy/teenager. I recall they were very hot, cramped, and uncomfortable. Would our forces have had these or were they post-war imports to take advantage of the vehicle shortage of the time? Performance would have been very ordinary, but then we were accustomed to small cars with small under-performing side valve engines. Austin, Morris, Standard, Hillman all had vehicles in this category.

[Lionelgee]

No. Ian is in a class of his own.

Hey, Chops, looking to restore one of them? A bit of polish and elbow grease, should come up a treat.

You should buy this one. It's popular with the ladies.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachments/multi-state-reports/58718d1365331247-melrose-melb-vic-dscf5114.jpg

Hello Mick,

That one is a 1941 - 47 Art Deco Chevrolet. With the trace of the front quarter panel it was assembled in Australia during World War II by "Holdens". There may have been a black and white enamel badge with a lion on it on the passenger side of the fire wall.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[UncleHo]

I think that is a Dodge going by the grill,41-47 the Ford is a K1 of 1948, just before the F series,and directly after the "Jailbar"41-47 the rear body on those Australian assembled utes went from 41-54, the Standard Vanguard Ute would be 53-55 Spacemaster model"Phase 2",my parents had 3 of them,49,54,55,and I had a 53 panel van,and a 56 Phase 3 Spacemaster Station wagon 4 cyl,the Vanguard 4 cylinder was also used in the Grey Ferguson tractor, wet sleeve motor,only problem with the 48-52 and 53-55 was rust in the lower "rolled" body panel, a very comfortable and reliable car.

The Austin 10 ute had a companion in the war years in the Austin 8 "Wasp" tourer 39-47 I had a 39 and I could get 75 miles per hour out of it,"Warp-Speed"


cheers

[Lionelgee]

I think that is a Dodge going by the grill,41-47

Hmmm


Looking at the photographs of the same part of the grille... and counting the horizontal bars and examining their height... It is a Dodge. I was wrong and a coconut to UncleHo :)

That explains why there is no vent in just pillar near the door hinge. I thought maybe someone had put a Holdens built door in a Lend Lease Chevy.

Is there a photograph of the truck from front on showing the full grille?

Kind Regards
Lionel