There's one in every crowd,,, ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
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There's one in every crowd,,, ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
From the pdf linked to this article, comfortable speed was around 35mph.
Austin Light utility Truck
[ame]http://austin.tillyregister.com/downloads/austin.pdf[/ame]
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Originally Posted by Chops
We seem to have more than our fair share then..... :p
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/im...14/07/1182.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/07/1183.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/07/1184.jpg
Erich
The first is, I think, a Ford F1
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/07/1180.jpg
The second is a Standard Vanguard.
No. Ian is in a class of his own.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chops
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/
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by p38arover
Hello Mick,Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh
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
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
HmmmQuote:
Originally Posted by UncleHo
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