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Old 01-06-13, 11:37
Darren Witty Darren Witty is offline
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Default Ww2 raaf fire truck

Can anyone help to identify this fire truck? Is it's body WW2 era?

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Old 01-06-13, 12:41
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I'd like to hear the answer to that as well. I hope it is, but looks a little modern.
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Old 01-06-13, 13:21
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Default Erm, old enough?

In my official capacity ( about two pints ) I pronounce that body "old enough"

I don't recognise the type, but if it is younger than the truck it isn't by a lot. You'd have to have a look at the cab plate. If the cab plate was for a knockdown cab, chassis, and running gear I'd say the body was original.
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Old 01-06-13, 13:28
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I hope so. Its a nice looking body, and quite out of the ordinary. Cant be many like this one.
Is it yours Darren......or possibly going to be?
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Old 01-06-13, 13:35
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Thanks to David (MJCQ Club member) via email:

"Yes, I remember them well. All units had them prior to 1957 when the Rolls Royce powered Thornycroft Nubian appliances were introduced. They were painted Golden Yellow. The body is WW2 and they came in Truck Fire Domestic and Truck Fire Aircraft configurations. The difference being the TFA had foam equipment and the TFD water and hydrant pumping ability. Both pretty useless when it came to the crunch!"
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1941 LP2A Carrier
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Old 01-06-13, 13:59
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Wow Thanks Darren!
A mate and I saved this truck from being scrapped.
I don't have the time to restore it so Darren is comming over with a brown paper bag full of money and is buying it.
It is totally rust free.
The rear body has a timber frame covered with sheet metal.
Most of the frame will be reuseable.
The wooden steering wheel is the best I have ever seen.
I have a set of 20 inch Blitz rims that can go with it.
So if Darren doesn't want it or his bag is not big enough it will be up for sale.
Jeff
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Old 01-06-13, 17:38
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RAAF originally ordered 41 'Trucks, Heavy, Fire Fighting', and Army, with some minor changes to suit, ordered 14 as self-contained fire fighting vehicles for OVPs. Rear body manufacture by Wormalds. Specs drawn up late 1944. Delivery scheduled for mid-1945. Cost per unit was about 1700 pounds.

Check to see if the chassis has been lengthened by 17 inches to accommodate the longer fire fighting bodywork.

The Army vehicles were ex-'Trucks, 2-pdr Portee' with the bodies removed and supplied to Wormolds as cab/chassis.

A very unusual find. Hope the recipient/restorer likes doing wood-work!!

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