So this is a Tickford. Learn something every day, Bob
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It probably is a jeep as there is nothing else anyone seems to know of that it could be for the period. The picture is just not clear enough to see why it looks odd.
Pat, the last thing a jeep needs is more wheel clearance. They are famous for throwing mud in your face when the front wheels are in the right (or wrong?) direction
So this is a Tickford. Learn something every day, Bob
[ame]http://youtu.be/Fnoecg0oP5c[/ame]
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
The post-war civilian Jeeps in the time frame we are talking to were unheard of in Australia. Currency controls ensured that it was almost impossible to import dollar area goods without a special permit - which would not be issued for this sort of vehicle.
The earliest one I recall seeing dated from the late fifties and was imported with integrated wireline bore logging equipment in about 1961. It was left hand drive, as would have been all the wartime Jeeps used on the Snowy scheme. In fact, I am not sure that Jeeps were made in RHD until assembly started in RHD countries - early sixties for Australia I think.
John
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
Looking at the photo it seems very low to the ground,maybe it's a 2wd,the reason it's parked on the side of the track and not following the S1?,so after seeing all the photo's who wants a series 1 in their driveway?,good to see I'm not the only one. Pat
I blew it up about as much as I could without it getting too pixelated. I'm not knowledgeable enough to make a guess.
Tom.
Ok, image now bigger.
Last edited by BathurstTom; 23rd January 2015 at 06:03 PM. Reason: extra info
1996 Disco 1 300TDI manual - Lucille a cantankerous red head! :D
1997 Disco 1 300TDI Auto - sold
Still looks like a Jeep to me!
John
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
The windscreen looks like a jeep but the hood is too full and gives the wrong profile. As stated the bonnet looks wrong as at that angle it should look flatter. Headlights are wrong and unless it is a slat grill model, you should see more detail in the grill. Then there is the bumper which looks a lot wider than 100mm. But it probably is a jeep because there is nothing else it could be. UGO? Unidentified Ground Object!!!!
The hood may be non-standard, but also may be being bellied up by catching the wind. For the rest, I think you may be trying to read too much into an image that is at the limits of resolution.
John
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
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