WWII Engineer poster

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by Les Freathy

Hi Derek

Thats a nice poster but tell me, i have never seen a photo of the Autocar with a Quickway crane mounted on the back, if it was a item i have missed something over all these years or was it may be a prototype arrangement if so are there any photos around
cheers
Les

Les, check out this picture of a bridging company that has taken delivery of several new trucks, all of which have just the cab and no box on the back, suggesting they were delivered this way so as to have some equipment installed. I see a White and a Chevy...are those Autocars I see in this picture and if so doesn't this suggest the possibility if they were part of a bridging company that they might have had a crane installed at some point after this picture was taken? I know I'm clutching at straws here but what else were Autocars used for by a bridging company? I'll keep looking for more pics and maybe we'll be able to solve this riddle.

CHIMO! Derek.

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Derek..
Where did our Yellowknife Refueling postings go..??

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Alex Blair

Derek..
Where did our Yellowknife Refueling postings go..??

Derek..
I found them ..they were in another thread...
Jeez..I gotta stop drinking this early in the morning....

[gordon]

Not possible to be exact, but that front end and front fender / wing shape is strongly suggestive of an International 6 x 6 2.5 ton. I'd say it's almost definitely NOT GMC or Studebaker

Gordon

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by Alex Blair

Jeez..I gotta stop drinking this early in the morning....

Alex, you make it sound like that's a bad thing.

[cliff]

Originally Posted by sapper740

Les, check out this picture of a bridging company that has taken delivery of several new trucks, all of which have just the cab and no box on the back, suggesting they were delivered this way so as to have some equipment installed. I see a White and a Chevy...are those Autocars I see in this picture and if so doesn't this suggest the possibility if they were part of a bridging company that they might have had a crane installed at some point after this picture was taken? I know I'm clutching at straws here but what else were Autocars used for by a bridging company? I'll keep looking for more pics and maybe we'll be able to solve this riddle.

CHIMO! Derek.

The AutoCars look like SWB tractor units and are probably there to get the fifth wheels fitted.

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by cliff

The AutoCars look like SWB tractor units and are probably there to get the fifth wheels fitted.

You're quite likely right Cliff as there was a greater need for tractors to haul the pontoons around than crane trucks, tho' the tractors weren't limited to the SWB trucks solely. Check out these pics:


CHIMO! Derek