1941 Fordson WOT 2H truck. After 10 years

[Mike K]

The old VMVC web site is out there in cyberspace . The article by Alec Duke

http://www.vmvc.org.au/vmvc1au/vmvc/...c1au/Duke.html

[jack neville]

Mike,

I've checked the number on the lat WOT2H recovered from Wagga during last Corowa. Engine and chassis match . Full number is BB 18F 6182824. Any ino on this one. I still have to resurrect the chassis number on the WOT D remains I have. I suspect that may be one of the refugees.

[jack neville]

I finally rubbed back the number on the WOT 2D remains I have. The chassis number is 6144561. That would appear to fall in the 60 refugee cargo lot maybe.

[Ian Mastin]

Hi All,

Just an up date to what been going on with my WOT, Have striped down the rear tray and sandblasted all the steel parts this was done some time ago now I'm at the stage were I've all most finish rebuilding the new tray, all I've got to do is the tailgate, just need to pay visit to a good friend of my to sore that out, once that's done "tailgate" I'll remove the tray from the truck and start stripping down the cab, running gear and chassis will keep you all up to date when this happens.

Regards
Ian

[Ian Mastin]

Some more photo's guys.


Regards
Ian

[Mike K]

Looking very nice

I think the original wood used on those bodies was a softwood of some kind ? The Morris Commercial version of that body , the planks are 7/8" thick with a beveled edge on the top side . The wood does shrink a tad over time .

Got any idea of the wood they used originally ? They must have gone through a whole forest of trees to make those GS bodies

[John A. Rippingham]

Hello,

All the bodies were built in the same place, then shipped to the various truck manufacturers, i believe the wood used was portugese marine pine. You need a gap of about 1/16th between the planks to allow the body to flex.

john