Kevin Purcell’s Toys

[cliff]

Rick you are correct I never noticed it back there. Be nice to see both on the road one day.

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The one in the background is a cut down long wheel base that is actually 6" shorter than a short wheel base. It was cut down years ago to cart mine props. Kevin has found another long chassis and is planning to move all the parts over, at the moment it has a chevy 292 under the bonnet.

[Mike K]

When I was there in 1976 he had a nice original open cab GMC CCKW he had bought from the Tumut electricity board . He was planning on shortening it to work in the bush to collect mine props . That truck might be the one I spotted all those years ago.

I always wondered what the props were used for ??

Mike

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The Dodge is nearing completion and has passed a rego check so it will be on the road in November.

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Kevin has been buying again, for spares this time, a Reo chassis cut brhind fuel tank and a Studi full chasis. Plenty of moss and rust but some useful parts to be salvaged.

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Kevin also bought a running inter, ex fire bregade, in fairly good order. Unfortunatly the slat seat on the right side has been cut short for access to the hose real.

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The Dodge proudly displaying rego plate.