British army trucks of the 30s. Identification

[Konstantin Chernov]

Originally Posted by Konstantin Chernov

1. New Zealand Army Mobile Searchlight Unit. What kind of truck is this? A Leyland Retriever? The front wheel has eight mounting points, while Retrievers typically had ten. Or is this an export model?

1-3.Photos of a similar truck from different angles.
4.The photo is of very poor quality, but it seems to be the same car with a different body. If the authors of the article are not mistaken, then the mobile searchlight unit (photo from the first message) is made on the Leyland Terrier TSE4 chassis. Classic Military Vehicle №4 2012.

[Lang]

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[Konstantin Chernov]

1) Leyland Terrier. Probably the very first version.
2) Leyland Terrier. Photo from the Internet. This model looks much more impressive. My colleague in automobile history claims that this is a Bull-Terrier.
3) Leyland Terrier from the Vanderveen reference book (1974 edition).
4) Leyland Terrier from the book "British Military Trucks in the Service of the Wehrmacht".
5) Leyland Bull Terrier from the Classic Military Vehicle 2012-04 magazine. According to the author, 120 vehicles of this type were produced.
It remains unclear: which trucks in photos №2, 3 and 4? A late version of the Terrier or a Bull Terrier? Perhaps this question can be answered by "Leyland parts list for chassis no. TSE-5374-5387, model 'Bull-Terrier' " . Unfortunately this book is not publicly available
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ect/1500087091

[Konstantin Chernov]

A test run through the hills of North Wales in 1936. This was an event where car manufacturers presented their vehicles to military representatives. Pictured is a Leyland Retriever. The quality of the picture is not very good and I could be wrong, but it looks like the front wheel has eight mounting points. Also missing are the parking lights in a separate housing like on other Retriever trucks. Was this a serial production Retriever? Or was it a one-off experimental example?

[Mike K]

Is this a Retriever ? It is highly likely to be a 'refugee' truck, these were British army vehicles that were diverted to Australian ports - these trucks were taken into the Australian army registration system and issued to Australian units.

Place Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Stuart Highway
Accession Number 014393
Collection type Photograph
Object type Nitrate, Silver Gelatin
Physical description Nitrate, Silver Gelatin
Maker Turner, Harry
Place made Australia: Northern Territory
Date made 9 March 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

This item is in the Public Domain

Description
NORTH SOUTH MILITARY HIGHWAY. THIS PIECE OF ROAD MAKING MACHINERY REQUIRED FOR WORK FURTHER NORTH IS BEING PULLED ON TO A TRAILER AT A CONSTRUCTION DEPOT SOMEWHERE IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. (NEGATIVE BY TURNER).

[Konstantin Chernov]

Originally Posted by Mike K

Is this a Retriever ?

Without a doubt - this is a Retriever. The probability is the second series (conditionally)
1) The first series. The radiator filler neck is vertical. At the bottom of the radiator there is a plate that covers it by about a quarter of the height. Or without plates.
2) These are the trucks that are found as trophies in German photos. Therefore, I believe that this was the earliest series.
3) On these cars, the filler heads are located at an angle. The plate may also be installed or not.
4) The very last series. The radiators are of a completely different design.
Perhaps I am wrong, since there is an assumption that the earliest is the Retriever without parking lights from the post http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...5&postcount=15

[Konstantin Chernov]

1) British Army Chevrolet Truck. Probably a 1929 model. Was this vehicle assembled in the UK? Was the chassis American (LQ,LR,LS series) or Canadian? I have not been able to find any data on this vehicle.
2) American Chevrolet LQ model 1929.