An odd Ford Gun Tractor

[Keith Webb]

"1st Field Cadre, RAA, leaving Victoria Barracks"

From the State Library, New South Wales.

[Keith Webb]

Same source.

This is a terrific collection with good, large images.

[Keith Webb]

[Les Freathy]

Hi Keith
Yes i saw those on the australian pictures, the first two are based on civilian Ford 7V 2 tonners probably tipper chassis the same would apply to the bedford. As you say super photos crying out to be modelled, think i,ll try my luck.
Les

[Richard Farrant]

Keith,

The Bedford would appear to be based on the WH model, a derated 2 tonne. Note the rear axle is designed for twin wheels.
Also export models carried the "British Bedford" badge on the bonnet.

Richard

[Bill Murray]

Keith:
Made my day, Mate.
Nice series of vehicles I had never seen before or at least not in Australian Service.
Thank you!!
Bill

[Keith Webb]

Originally posted by Bill Murray
Keith:
Made my day, Mate.
Nice series of vehicles I had never seen before or at least not in Australian Service.
Thank you!!
Bill

Nice to be able to make your day so easily!

[servicepub (RIP)]

Cdn Gun Tractor, Camp Petawawa, circa 1936, 4th Anti-Aircraft Batery, RCA.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by servicepub
Cdn Gun Tractor, Camp Petawawa, circa 1936, 4th Anti-Aircraft Batery, RCA.

Excellent - a Ford/Marmon-Herrington with 6x6 conversion.

Early gun tractors, keep them piccies coming!

Thanks,
H.

[cliff]

Here is another from Pictures Australia. 'Sydney Harbour Bridge Cellebrations 1932'

It shows a 6 wheeled gun tractor with limber and gun.

Could this be a 1932 Ford M/H? :EDIT mud guards are the wrong shape and the truck appears to be earlier then 1932.

cheers
Cliff:salute

[servicepub (RIP)]

Here is a circa 1931 FWD Anti-Aircraft tractor.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by cliff
It shows a 6 wheeled gun tractor with limber and gun.

Cliff,

That is a Morris Commercial 6x4

Richard

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I thought I recognised the 7V photo! We have been here before.

http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...ighlight=hathi

The AEC/FWS R6T photo is excellent.

[nuyt]

Yep, we have been there before but I like it. Here 's a Dutch tractor with 6cm gun in the AT role:

[Les Freathy]

Good morning guys
I gather this thread is going to blossom into early gun tractors so i might as well join the queue.
Photo 1 the Morris Commercial/Roadless, 30 completed for use in India, never seen a photo of one in use there.
2. Thornycroft 3 ton 6x4 basically an adapted cargo in use with a 3" anti aircraft gun.
3. As 2nd photo could this be in India.
4. Guy prototype 8x8 tractor, MWEE number is 249 army reg T 21473 max speed 20 mph, if you were lucky

Les

[cliff]

these photos are from Pictures Australia and are of the Thornycroft gun tractor.

cheers
Cliff

pic 1 taken in 1932 at the Sydney harbour bridge cellebrations

Pic 2 - Dated 1938 but I cannot recall where.

[Max Hedges]

Originally posted by cliff
Pic 2 - Dated 1938 but I cannot recall where.

Some time earlier this year while I was visting the AWM a couple of fellows were discusing these gun tractors and makes you wonder what ever happened to them. these are the first photos I have seen of them.

Max

[Tony Smith]

Originally posted by cliff
Pic 2 - Dated 1938 but I cannot recall where.

George St, Sydney. Sydney Town Hall on the right and St Andrew's Cathedral on the left.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by Max Hedges
Some time earlier this year while I was visting the AWM a couple of fellows were discusing these gun tractors and makes you wonder what ever happened to them. these are the first photos I have seen of them.

Hi Max,

Thought you might like to see a pic of the only known surviving Hathi that is in the REME Museum.

www.rememuseum.org.uk/vehicles/wrv/vehhathi.htm

Richard

[Gunner]

This book is fantastic and a great source for those of us interested in the evolution of Commonwealth Gun Tractors.

Add it to your library today!

http://antiqbook.co.uk/boox/humm/01_3325.shtml

UBIQUE! Mike