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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
G'day Diana, you will notice that I didn't say you were wrong either.:angel: I was just stating what my recollections were.:) I appologise if I came across as disagreeing with you.
Cheers, Mick
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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
G'day Diana, you will notice that I didn't say you were wrong either.:angel: I was just stating what my recollections were.:) I appologise if I came across as disagreeing with you.
Cheers, Mick
I guess I'm sick of hearing that Toyota built the Snowy Mountains Scheme usually spruked by LC drivers.
When the Snowy Mountains Scheme museum was originally opened it was sponsored by Toyota and they weren't allowed to display any artifacts or photos of Land Rovers.
I understand completely where you are coming from there.:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
Cheers, Mick.
I do remember that the FJ55 Land Cruiser wagons were very popular because of the car like interiors. But lets face it most of the hard work on the scheme was done by the 80" and 86" Land Rovers, by the time Toyota arrived on the scene the roads and bridges had mostly been built so all they needed the 4WD for was the snow drifts and very occasional off road.
The snowy hydro museum at adaminaby has a couple of original sma landys on display as well as a heap of original earthmoving equipment from the scheme...no land cruisers in sight!
Have been reading this (and other SMHEA related) threads for quite some time. Attached is a photo of what I believe to be one of the first batch of Land Rovers taken late December 1949. Rego: C-62002
Other SMHEA vehicles in use at the time included US Army weapon carriers, GMC 6 x 6 trucks and from 1952, Dodge Power Wagons. More photos to come.
Sharpy.
Photo of C-62005 dated march 1950.
cheers, Sharpy
Both these vehicles (C-62002 and C-62005) have the metal Grenville Motors badge on the near side front guard:
Bob
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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
WHAT!!! you mean they didn't?? :angel:
You do realise that the original of that image is reversed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharpy
Tumut Gorge 1950
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/04/282.jpg
Also:
Happy Jacks Town 1956 - Alpine Road winching 1956
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/01/480.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/09/366.jpg
Connors Hill 1951
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/01/564.jpg
Tumut Ponds campsite 1952 -
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/01/570.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/01/571.jpg
Thornycroft mighty Antar 1962 -
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/01/557.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/01/569.jpg
PM Menzies tour 1959 - Tumut Ponds bailey bridge 1951
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/04/283.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/01/567.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/01/553.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/01/566.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/01/565.jpg https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...015/10/382.jpg