Mystery British WDS trucks

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by David_Hayward
Can anyone please help? Bill sent me some pre-war British truck photos including two of Karrier 6 x 4 chassis which he says were 'WO6' models as supplied to India.

whereas the 'WO6' has no front screen and flat type wings/fenders. Definitely looks in the latter case as though it was a different, earlier model. The front rad looks more pronounced in the earlier truck as well.

David,

It sounds like the WO6/A, the WO6 was an earlier bonneted truck where as the WO6/A is a forward control and the 'A was supplied to India. It would date from around 1928. Front wings were curved like a Leyland Retiever or Guy FBAX, etc. There was another version, the WO6/B with a front axle set further forward mounted on a transverse spring, this was also for India.

You mention flat wings, then maybe it is a FM6, a photo of which shows it in British army service.

Richard