Carn't stop myself.

[Grant Bowker]

A couple of questions:
Looking at the plate for transfer case operation, it shows two positions for high ratio 6 wheel drive and none for low ratio 6 wheel drive. Is this correct? It's hard to believe they would make the truck this way and hard to believe that they would leave the plate incorrect throughout its life... It's also interesting that this plate is the only one with mismatched screw heads (1 Phillips, 3 slot).
It looks like it is fitted with cruise control. Is this standard?

[Mike Cecil]

Hi Robert,

From the plate images, the chassis number is 3795 and the date of manufacture/completion was August 1973 (8-73) under contract V119238.

I thought there was a post by Tony Smith providing details of the ARN as 25-241 (I recd an email notification) but it seems to have been deleted. I checked the REMLR site listing and that chassis number is indeed listed as 25-241, with delivery in 1974.

Of course, that ARN number is post-1972 and therefore too late to be listed in AWM126, and a quick check of chassis numbers of F1 trucks listed in AWM126 confirms that, the highest F1 chassis being about 3672.

Yours appears to be one of the last batch of F1s which consisted of 267 vehicles with ARNs from 25056 to 25322, with delivery to 1COD Bandiana commencing on 24 May 1972, and concluding sometime in 1974. The contract number for the 267 vehicles was C551002, rather than the original contract number for F1 trucks of V119238 as shown on the plate (the V system had been superseded by that time by the 'C' and 'M' prefixed demands M for maintenance ie purchase of spare parts etc, and C for capital equipment).

Mike

[hrpearce]

Thank you Mike, I printed the email notification of Tony's and that lead me to the original engine number giving me something else to find on the truck.
Can you answer Grant's question as I have limited opportunity for test driving in the hills with no brakes.

[Mike Cecil]

Cruise control: not heard of that being fitted in service.
Plate: would have to look at others to compare. Seems odd, as Grant has observed.

Anyone got an orig plate they can put an image up?

Mike

[hrpearce]

Forgot to mention the cruise control was added when the truck had a boom spray fitted for spraying crops.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Plate: Seems odd, as Grant has observed.

Anyone got an orig plate they can put an image up?

Mike

Very strange. Other 6x6 plates definitely show "Low ratio six wheel drive (lift trigger)", not "Pull trigger".

Also strange, I don't know where my other post went.

[hrpearce]

So is mine worth more because of the mistakes, like rare coins?

[Tony Smith]

Well, there's your name for the truck, the "Double headed Penny', or "2 Betty 2 Bob".

Or maybe your truck doesn't have low range 6wd and is worthless (or worth less).