New Find British Tilly

[Richard Farrant]

This is a Hillman utility and looks to be genuine (not a converted van). Never seen a NAAFI van based on a Tilly, I think Alex is getting confused with the Ford E83W that was normally bodied as a tea wagon.

I would think it will be rare in Australia, although not uncommon to find them, I once saw a couple of Morris tillys and a Standard, in NSW and I think a few might have been shipped back to the UK in the past.

Regards, Richard

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

This is a Hillman utility and looks to be genuine (not a converted van). Never seen a NAAFI van based on a Tilly, I think Alex is getting confused with the Ford E83W that was normally bodied as a tea wagon.

I would think it will be rare in Australia, although not uncommon to find them, I once saw a couple of Morris tillys and a Standard, in NSW and I think a few might have been shipped back to the UK in the past.

Regards, Richard

Richard
This is the picture that I am referring too..

http://www.servicepub.com/images/adsc01648.jpg

Looks to me similar for'ard amidships..Any kind of box can be scabbed onto the cab..

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Alex Blair

Richard
This is the picture that I am referring too..

http://www.servicepub.com/images/adsc01648.jpg

Looks to me similar for'ard amidships..Any kind of box can be scabbed onto the cab..

Alex,

Sorry, I was not refering to your Austin K2 photo. Just pointing out that the subject vehicle is a genuine Hillman Tilly and that also the photos posted by Haridimos, are also of a Hillman (or Commer - early case of badge engineering), but a van version.

To see what a Hillman 10hp Utility looks like check this link out;
http://hillman.tillyregister.com/about.html

[ted angus]

Beat me to it Richard it looks like a virtually unmolested Hillman Tilly, It was the only 10hp tilly used by the RAF as a standard vehicle. turning to the van; The RAF had hundreds of the Hillman van, many were equipped with a ladder rack for use by the aerodrome lighting teams.
regards TED

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

Alex,

Sorry, I was not refering to your Austin K2 photo. Just pointing out that the subject vehicle is a genuine Hillman Tilly and that also the photos posted by Haridimos, are also of a Hillman (or Commer - early case of badge engineering), but a van version.

To see what a Hillman 10hp Utility looks like check this link out;
http://hillman.tillyregister.com/about.html

Richard.
I see the similarity now and am in full agreement with your analysis..
It almost seems to me that the Brits took a standard auto,model and make notwithstanding and sawed it off behind the post of the drivers door and fitted many a different ,multi purpose box on the back..
Where American and Canadian manufacturers made the full cab and frame..THEN added the box..
Great find anyway and looking forward to following the restoration.
By the way..Will and Kate are downtown tonight partying with us here in Ottawa..I think the people here want to keep them...
Watch tomorrow on Canada Day(Our 144th birthday..They expect 300,000 folks on Parliament Hill..)

[mshackleton]

Hello Wayne
This is the only known Hillman Tilly in Australia and joins a very small clique of other Tillys down under. This particular machine came to our attention in 2006 when it came up for sale on Ebay. We contacted the owner and did a short piece in our magazine Tilly Text. However, we have heard nothing since and it would be great if you could get in touch us. Go to the link below and you will find out a lot more about the British Tilly.

Cheers
Mike Shackleton
Tilly Register
http://www.tillyregister.com/home.html

[Mike K]

blimey ..it's a rarity here , and so complete.

An older VMVC member ( who really knows what's what about ex military cars ), has mentioned to me a few times, a firm in Melbourne was running a fleet of tillies in the early 1950's . I'm sure he said they were Hillmans .

I know of a Morris tilly being restored in West. Aust. The tassie Morris tilly went to the UK, it was badly rusted and almost beyond it.

I know of a restored Standard being shipped to the UK , but they are by far the most numerous here.

Mike

[warren brown]

What an extraordinarily interesting vehicle...