Francis Birtles unfortunately lost most of the films he'd made crossing Australia to an unscrupulous 'investor'.
There are some stills in the video below, I like the one with chains on brake drums (wheels removed), I think this was crossing the Naga Hills on the India Burmah border. I read that he flipped the axle at one point to get 3 reverse and one forward gear.

The Sundowner (Bean) is in the Museum in Canberra.

National Museum of Australia - Welcoming back Francis Birtles? Bean 14 car, the ?Sundowner?



There's a good book on him written by Warren Brown.


Colin