In the background or in the ditch?

With the CSIRO: (http://www.publish.csiro.au/?nid=289)

Survey vehicles near Anthony’s lagoon, Barkly Region Northern Territory–Queensland 1948.

Nice shot
Rich.

Two more original photos from my collection, taken by a REME guy in 1944 french border.
Keith

I've had a good look at Woolfendens group of photos and the two Chevs have different rego numbers. One has 748LV and the other 644LV so I guess that they are different trucks.

Having said that, it might not be the case, as it seems that Wooldfendens weren't shy in swaping their number plates around. 644LV is seen on at least 3 different trucks. The Chev in question, an International and an Autocar.

Great photos though.


Regards Rick.

Hi Rick,
You can ignore those plates, 748LV and 644LV, they are General Trade Plates and were used by vehicle traders and garages to use vehicles that were currently unregistered or taxed on the road for specific duties.
regards,
Richard

Well there you go. Thanks Richard. I wondered if that was the case. They must have had a few trade plates as there are others with strange plates on them as well.
Rick

its actually a fordson WOT possibly a 2H model

Fordson?
 

Which pic?

One of the earlier pics (and a good example of in the background) is this one:

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/at...7&d=1339306750

Note the Chevrolet panel van, looks like a 6 seat utility.

I was eyeing up that Chev as well and was not sure if it was a 6 seat utility or one of the elusive Chev. Recon wagons like my model below.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...avyRecon01.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...avyRecon02.jpg

Cab 12
 

This pic apperaed on the LAnd Rover forum, QLD

WHat body is that on the C60L , Canadian ?

Looks like an Australian all-steel with wood floor Base Body, probably configureed as a GS. They were built mainly by GMH at Woodville, SA.

Mike C

Cliff, here is one of your photos I copied years ago. Is this the one you used to build your model?

That is one of them but the hardest one to find was of the rear. I knew how the rear opened but could not find a photo of it until after I had done the model. Then it was a chance photo of one sitting in front of a workshop from the AWM that showed the rear. :)

This is the photo below with the Chev Heavy Recon Wagon at the right hand side.

Caption says.
ID number066152
PhotographerMcInnes, Geoffrey
Object types•Black & white;
•Landscape;
Date made5 May 1944
Physical description•Black & white;
•Landscape;
CollectionPhotograph
DescriptionWONGABEL AREA, QLD. 1944-05-05. MOTOR VEHICLES UNDERGOING REPAIRS AT THE MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKSHOPS OF THE 110TH BRIGADE WORKSHOP, AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.

Rear body
 

It is a GMH steel floor rigid side GS body. It should belong on a later (cab 13) C60L. Thats just the the way it came when I dragged it out of the middle of a privet scrub on the northern tablelands.

Regards
Robert Williams

Looking for information on Operation Dragoon, I googled across the same picture. This version has slightly better respolution, but still difficult to tell what type of CMP: Ford?
Crossley in front of course, behind the CMP are what? Bedford MW with "E" type Signals body and/or Commer Q2 RTV?

H.

Looks like at least three , see pic of three Matador Hyster cranes being made with 2nd hand CMP 15cwt bodies -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67384646@N08/6464627107/

I must tune in here more often but been busy with you know what for a good while, anyway this is from a tiny snap shot so i hope it comes up OK
cheers
Les

Question -is their a thread for pics of CMPs in civvy use ?

Nice Dodge 8cwt 4x4 witn new owners -

Try CMP's in Plain Clothes

H.

Thanks Les,

It's a bit small but in the background I can see rare soft-topped 3-tonners, and on the right an Indian Pattern 15-cwt GS truck, which leads me to believe this picture was taken in the South East Asian theatre of war?

H.

Re: in the background
 

Came across these three images, can you spot the CMP(s) in each . . .

(Sources: 1. - IWM: H 37779, 2. - IWM: H 23836, and 3. - IWM: H 22411

Cheers :D

Nice shots, what is the little tracked vehicle to the right of the Churchill?
Rich.

Great find Mark
 

This one with the cab 12 portees is interesting as pictures of these seem to be fairly rare. I remember Bart Vanderveen covered them in W&T.

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/at...4&d=1341012329

Pretty sure they are Loyd Carriers

Luke

They are Loyd Carriers, used as battery chargers.

Re: in the background
 

three more:

Sources: 1. - IWM: BU 2874, 2. - IWM: BU 2700, and 3. - IWM: BU 469

Cheers

RE Loyd
 

Thanks Luke and Mark for the confirmation. Thought it may have been a Loyd, but did not realise they were so open right at the back end.
Rich.

Re: cab 12 portees
 

Yes Keith, I thought it rather unique coming across an image of these.

Cheers

Yes, they're woefully under-represented in public collections, especially when you consider the role their crews played in North Africa. I'm pretty sure there was even a VC earned on a cab 12 portee (British from memory).

Somewhere amongst all my saved images I have some lesser known pics of cab 12 portees, which I shall dig up and post in due course. Not being strictly "in the background" I shall post them on Keith's cab 11/12 thread, which seems to have fallen into disuse of late (hint, hint!)

Meanwhile, speaking of rarities....you'd be hard pressed to find a more unusual CMP image than pic 1 below - a RAAF C60X aircraft refueller attending a Tachikawa KI-54 "Hickory" full of Japanese officers! (is it just me, or do I detect some hostility from the troops in pic 3....?)

The last pic at least looks like the Jap surrender at Borneo, from another angle see:
http://www.oldcmp.net/borneo.html

Keiths Quote "Japanese aviators looking surprisingly comfortable amongst so many Aussies!"
Rich.