Thread: Nice original 2a

Originally Posted by LWB123

Hello again from Brisbane.

Again, great looking truck - would be a pleasure to get your hands on it for certain.

I am curious about the aluminium strips down the rear side of the cab and tub and the studs across the top

Any idea what they were there for? Tent attachment presumably?

Incidentally, I take it that the photo was taken in Longford - nice pub the Blenheim Inn.

Cheers,

Yes, It does live in Longford.
Those strips are interesting. I haven't asked him about them but they have a channel that a rod would slide in- I presume to fix a tent or annex to. There's little cleats just above the 'hips' and on the roof bend too.
Good idea. There is a very skilled and respected canvas worker in Longford who knock that type of thing up for people. He may have had a hand in it.

Yep, definitely looks like fixings for an annexe. Very interesting, as I have been wanting to do something like that for years. I am yet to work out a way to sleep/live in an 88 comfortaly in wet weather.