Canadian Morris-Commercial 6 x 4 exports?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by David_Hayward
I still cannot understand why there was a crating up and uncrating in Liverpool of a M-C!

Sounds like an enigma, but here's a possibility: the Morris-Commercial 6x4 was crated for export, but before it was actually shipped out the British WD gave to order in June(?) 1940 to stop all exports because of the huge losses of vehicles in France. All crated vehicles were sent contractors to be uncrated and prepared for service at home.

What do you think of this scenario? Quite possible I think, as this is exactly what happened to fifty Vickers Light Tanks Model 1936, even though they were already paid for by the Netherlands East Indies government. The Vickers tanks, dubbed "Dutchmen", were retained in the UK and used for training. Only after lots of pressure from the NEI government they were compensated for the loss of their tanks with a number of South African Reconnaissance Car Mark III shipped directly from South Africa.