1941 Fordson WOT 2H truck. After 10 years

[rupert condick]

Hi Richard,
the number in the picture is a a pre 1949 number L761926, AUSTIN 3T.GS. (MM?)and post war these would have been on a number plate, rather than painted on the vehicle, in some case's, as with things there are always exception's.

with British Army trucks sometimes also painted on the dash board.
the Australian army tended to paint the vehicle type, and weight under the bonnet during the war,or in the engine bay. a so maybe guess,guess, or hope the vehicle no.
worth a look anyway.
regs
Rupert

[Mike Cecil]

Under-bonnet nomenclature was an Australian Army requirement on new Aust vehicles, and was supposed to be painted on in-service vehicle (but was not always) from mid-July 1942.

The specification did not include the registration number of the vehicle, just the model and year, but sometimes the make was included, for ID purposes.

Mike

[rupert condick]

Hi Mike
the lower picture (circa 1942) shows a refugee cargo Austin K2Y Ambulance (1941) of the 2AACC, NSW Driver Harris.
with the year make and weight painted on the toe board.(light bit under right arm)
(I have seen the original picture)
most Ambulances (Austin's) with 2AACC are in the record books,
those Ambulances in the record books should have both British WD Nos. and Australian Army numbers, painted on the vehicle.
those not in the record books kept the British Army Number, But were reissued without the prefix letter, as those in the 1AACC Queensland.

But despite this some continued with the British Army number in full, and some had names instead, i.e. AUSTIN 1 etc of the 3AACC Victoria.
although against regulations of the time.

this may apply to other refugee vehicles

The other picture is of another or maybe the same Austin Ambulance,(2018)
for better clarity,
regs
Rupert

[DaveBuckle]

Pretty sure that's a diamond python in the engine bay ...
Seriously though - love the truck - were Morris and Ford copying each others' homework tho?! (CS8 v WOT).

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by DaveBuckle

Pretty sure that's a diamond python in the engine bay ...
Seriously though - love the truck - were Morris and Ford copying each others' homework tho?! (CS8 v WOT).

Dave

The WOT2A was I think the last of the 15 cwt 4X2 breed to make it to production, around 1940. The Morris CS8, Commer Beetle and possibly the MW Bedford preceded the WOT2 by some years

[chrisgrove]

And the Guy Ant!
Chris