Ford Staff Car 1940
 

Thought you might like a look at my recent addition. Its a 1939/40 Ford 01A Staff Car. Taken at Beltring it was part of my groups Living History Display (we won runner-up for the best small living history display).

Nigel

Celebrating-
 

Hats off! Three Booos
The rats and others!

unusual Cammo with the blue in it. :)

Caunter scheme
 

I have Mike Starmer's booklet on the Caunter scheme . There seems to some points of difference regarding the actual shades of colour used .

The Aussies were using it too , this Ford 3 Tonner sports the Caunter finish , I think Greece maybe ?

Mike

chev
 

1940 Chev. 15 cwt GS van , or ute in aussie parlance .

In the Caunter finish.

PU Morris
 

Tim Gray's PU Morris . Does anyone know if he still owns it ?

1 ton chevs
 

Aussies in their 1 Ton GS Chevs at Matruh . Note : The 1 Ton utes with 123" wb had the short running boards , the boards finished at the cab , rather than continuing along the side to meet the rear mudguards as in the 15 cwt utes with 113" wb .

In this case , it appears that three tone the Caunter finish has been applied by spray gun.

Mike

Nigel,

Here is another shot of the Ford. Any luck on desert-tires yet?


Mike,

There was a "desert" Morris PU in Beltring on wednesday and thursday, but this didn't have the Caunter camouflage.

Alex

Hi Nigel, I do like your recent addition. Seems you and the laddies had a neat time at Belters this year.

Attached goes a pic of a Packard(?) in Caunter camouflage.

Re: PU Morris
 

Mike, I'm not sure. I saw him walking around at Beltring a couple of years ago. He was wearing a British desert uniform and was frantically looking for stuff among the stalls. But no sight of that PU in Caunter camo that is/was his to be seen anywhere.

Thanks Hanno
Missed you at Beltring and for that matter in Holland. How did the house move go?

Still looking for some sort of sand pattern tyres for the car 600x16 or maybe 750x16.

Discovered whilst researching the Caunter pattern that the centre fan was either dark earth, grey or sand. We chose the grey, but I think it is a shade on the light side.

Nigel

Hi Hanno:

Packard, Chrysler, Chevrolet, another Chrysler.

Gotta Love those American Heavy Iron Cars that the Brits, Canadians and even the Germans managed to impress.
Bill

Alex,

That must have been Eric Bell's one (source: Mike Kelly's M-C page).

H.

Re: PU Morris
 

Another Morris-Commercial PU 8-cwt in Caunter camouflage. According to the caption the picture shows British and Indian troops moving through an enemy minefield in Libya, 1942.

Thanks Nigel, it went great. We have fully settled, although of course there remains a sizeable list of chores to do.

Sorry to have missed you while you were here, next time over you will be my guest. I guess the next time we will meet is next year's Belters, or will you be coming over to some of the shows on mainland Europe?

Can't recall seeing any in that size for sale, they must be around though as some of the restored SAS jeeps have them.

H.

Hi Bill,

Thanks for the ID.

Well yes, officers need to travel in comfort, so what is better than some big yank cars?

H.

You are right, Hanno. That's the one. Sadly it was only on the show on wednesday and thursday.

Alex

Nigel,

Are you still looking? The Trelleborg AF302 which came up in the 9.00 x 13 Tires thread is available in 180/90-16 TL (replaces 6.00-16), 190/90-16 TL (replaces 6.50-16), 200/90-16 TL (replaces 7.00-16) and 210/95-16 TL (replaces 7.50-16) sizes and has a wavy sand type pattern which might suit your needs.

HTH,
Hanno