Mystery truck

cliff · #1 03-10-08, 10:27

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Originally Posted by David_Hayward

I have checked my photos for 1940-41 military Fords and they have five grille bars and the hood appears different, plus the front fenders are distinctive here...they differ from the MILITARY Ford ones which may be cut-away in the wheel arch though.

IT IS A FORD!!!!!......civilian guards and with non matching bonnet (hood) No other make of vehicle had the 3 bars around the cab like the Fords did.

Remember not all vehicles of this era were Military or ex-military versions!

cliff · #2 03-10-08, 10:35

Here is a photo of a 1939 Ford Panel being used as an ambulance. Note the same civilian mudguards and 3 bar moulding as in your mistery truck shot. In your photo the bonnet appears to be a different colour leading to my belief that the bonnet (hood) and possibly the side panels have been replaced.

David_Hayward (RIP) · #3 03-10-08, 10:37

I confess it SMELLS like a Ford by those front wheels and the front end overall design. Duals at rear suggest civvy version and so I am plumping for a 1940 then. It could be a war-weary truck...you can imagine that it was used around the town as it then was for rubble clearance.

Thanks!

malcolm erik bogaert · #4 07-10-08, 20:19

Ill bow to the consensus of opinion that its some type of FORD but Ill still not bet on it...regards malcolm