Swap meet

[Mike K]

I was out and about and the local MV club swap meet was on.

The info on the White scout car as I was informed: it was only recently sold through a Govt. auctioneers . It was kept in storage on a army base and was used into the 1970s as a parade ground vehicle, there is a door cut into the rear for easier access for the 'Generals' to climb aboard.

[Mike K]

More vehicles.. the artillery on display wasn't towed to the event !

The 1969 army XY Falcon utilty is a comfortable ride....

[Mike K]

The rain held off ... it arrived later on.

[Mike K]

I am a little surprised that nobody commented on the hull that is sitting in the rotary jig.

It a 'Tracked Truck' undergoing a restoration. A prototype for a all terrain cargo carrying vehicle .

There is a comprehensive 'test' report available online , one of many trial or test reports on equipment, these reports are held in the National Archives of Australia.

Go to the NAA site: naa.gov.au Do a search 'test report'

Title
Test Instruction number 996 - Test Request number 304 - Trucks, tracked, 1 ton GS Tractor Tracked TD 9 [includes 4 bound copies of report] [See also TI996A]
Contents range
1944 - 1945
Series number
MT801/1
Control symbol
TI-996
Access status
Open
Item ID
649463

[Mike Cecil]

Project didn't go beyond the user trials phase: all the combat-experienced potential users in NG dubbed it "not a service requirement".

[ozm29c]

From what I can see, the tracked truck was used to rescue the Weasel on trial in the mud. Exerts from the test report below. Unfortunately the photo quality is not the best.