Another interesting vehicle of the Snowy scheme, Bob
Thornycroft Mighty Antar
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Another interesting vehicle of the Snowy scheme, Bob
Thornycroft Mighty Antar
Once again a website with inaccurate information.Quote:
Originally Posted by bob10
The Meteor and Meteorite engines were designed by Rolls Royce but were actually produced by the Rover Co Ltd in a technology swap when Rover engineers were having problems working with Frank Whittle.
The Meteor engine was the tank version of the Merlin. So if we call the Meteor a Rolls Royce do we call the jet engine a Rover?
If you do a search on the Land Cruiser you'll only find one picture of one parked in the main road in Cooma,Series Ones and Willys did all the work. Pat
What is the vehicle in the background in that photo?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
Jeep, isn't it? Either Willys or Ford.Quote:
Originally Posted by stealth
John
Yes the very earliest small 4X4 vehciles on the project were in fact ex WWII GPW and MB Jeeps. The reports indicated that they were already very well worn by the time they were transferred to the project.Quote:
Originally Posted by JDNSW
You can also see what looks like another Jeep in the far right of the second image of the third post in the thread. By the 1952 date of the image it would be very well worn.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/01/496.jpg
Remember also that many of the contractors and consultants on the projects were using their own vehicles, and this could have included war surplus Jeeps.
What great pics!
I was born in 1956 (In England, made it here 1966)..... In some way I wish I'd been born earlier so that an adventure like the Snowy without roads could have been available to me. I love the Snowy, it's still a piece of paradise, but to have seen it then must have been truly awe inspiring.
I don't think the background vehicle is a Jeep. The bonnet looks the wrong shape and the headlights in the wrong position relative to the bonnet? Could it be something like a Dodge Powerwagon or similar?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
Bit hard to be certain, but I still think it is a Jeep. Too small to be a power wagon or similar, and I can't think of anything else similar that existed at the time. At the time, virtually the only small four wheel drives in Australia were Jeeps (all 1942-45 and ex-army), being replaced gradually by new Landrovers.Quote:
Originally Posted by cjc_td5
Jeeps may well have had modifications by then as well!
John
Fantastic time in Australia history, a great story, thanks for the photos.:)