Ford WOT 8

[Hanno Spoelstra]

WOT8 in the UK, formerly owned by Andrew Morgan. Pictures courtesy of Les Freaty.

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Quote from Andrew Morgan:

yup, it is the only one in the Uk, and the only ww2 british built 30cwt 4x4 truck. used to be mine, had hoped to use it to recreate this wartime shot...211 Fld Amb, Normandy

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Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/8596...1011134301684/

[jack neville]

We have had some very strong winds in Geelong yesterday and the poor old WOT's roof decided to depart.
We didn't realize when we brought the truck home that the roof had virtually rusted off. Luckily we had a strap over the roof to hold the doors shut otherwise it would have become a 'frisbee' on the Princes Highway.
Anyway it opens up the top and reveals how the 'tropical roof' (?) is constructed on the 8's.
It will require considerable repair but the turret is redeemable. (I think). At least the timber will be ok.

[Haridimos]

Hi Jack, Do not be disappointed with these little mishaps. You have a long way to go!

So, this is a WOT 8 depicted in the picture..?
(Greek Army reserve soldiers in front of a Fordson, winter 1949)

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[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Haridimos

Hi Jack, Do not be disappointed with these little mishaps. You have a long way to go!

So, this is a WOT 8 depicted in the picture..?
(Greek Army reserve soldiers in front of a Fordson, winter 1949)

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The WOT8 did not have a roof hatch (cupola), so it leads me to think this is a late build WOT6 ..... unless of course the cupola is a modification!

[jack neville]

A WOT 6 is my guess too Richard.
I’m not sure whether the WOT 6 had the vented roof either. I haven’t seen enough photos to determine any consistency there yet but I imagine putting a cupola in the vented roof might be difficult.
And was the vented roof a feature of other British vehicles?

[Matthew P]

I know you have a long way to go. But this will be great when it's done. A fair bit of ACF "smalls" such as letters & envelopes and I've seen cigarette tins appear on eBay. A display board with some of those items and some photographs, nothing too large would go a long way to demonstrate to the public what this truck did in the war.

Matt

[jack neville]

Great idea Matthew.
Hadn’t even thought past painting the ACF sign on the doors. A little more interesting than just gathering the tool kit.

[Keith Brooker]

A few photos from my collection of wot 6.
Keith

[dcb63]

British Fordson W.O.T. 8 30-cwt (1.5-ton) 4x4 truck chassis supplied to the Soviet Union and fitted with a BM-13-16 Katyusha 132mm rocket launcher