Gun tractor pic

[Mike K]

One of the car bodies for the Gun Tractor receiving finishing treatment prior to mounting


https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...aspx?B=5394417


Strafing damage


https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...aspx?B=5702106

[David Herbert]

The Gun tractor body in the photo above is for a Karrier KT4. These were supplied to the Indian Army via the British government's India Office.
The bodies were built by BLSP in Slough, England. The sandbags in the background are because the factory was well inside the area that could be bombed.

Surveyor Samuel's car looks like it could be mended, it only has little holes in it !

David

[Mike Cecil]

Does anyone recognize the little perforated roadster's make and model?

The car carries the unit sign of the Northern Territory Public Works Department, part of the Commonwealth Department of the Interior (hence the D of I code on the image). The Unit sign was a yellow square with black numerals.

Mike

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by David Herbert

The Gun tractor body in the photo above is for a Karrier KT4. These were supplied to the Indian Army via the British government's India Office.
The bodies were built by BLSP in Slough, England. The sandbags in the background are because the factory was well inside the area that could be bombed.

Great pic of a rare tractor. This is what it looked like once completed:

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

See http://miliblog.co.uk/?cat=48&nggpage=6 for a good picture of the Karrier KT-4 FAT

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Great pic of a rare tractor. This is what it looked like once completed:

Oh my that's ugly, beautifully ugly!!

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Does anyone recognize the little perforated roadster's make and model?

The car carries the unit sign of the Northern Territory Public Works Department, part of the Commonwealth Department of the Interior (hence the D of I code on the image). The Unit sign was a yellow square with black numerals.

Mike

My initial thought was a Austin 7. Somebody else agrees

Alexander Scott
The wheels are three stud Austin 7 type with elongated holes for the locators. Nothing else really had wheels like that so I’d say it’s a coach built or special body on an Austin 7 chassis. The body isn’t really like anything that was sold ex works by Austin in UK as far as I can remember. Perhaps the body is an Aussie built type?

[Mike Cecil]

Thanks Mike. Thought it had to be something like that.


Mike

[Lynn Eades]

I believe Morris's (z?) came to N.Z. post war as cab/chassis (complete front with windscreen, build the rest your self) My guess is that the Austin Seven was the same?
I wonder how Surveyor Sam fared?

[Lang]

I think it is much too big and heavy for an Austin 7. It looks quite a substantial vehicle with heavy wheels.

Something along these lines. This is an English Morris 10 Roadster and the Australian bodied vehicle would have had differences including the type of wheels fitted.

[Tony Smith]

Lang, don't forget the unit sign is about 6" square! Gives a bit of scale.

The car does look like an Austin 7 Ruby, 1935-37 bodywork.

https://www.justcars.com.au/cars-for...by/JCMD5012151

[Lang]

Tony

I think the unit sign is much larger than 6 inches. That would make the wheels about 12 inches - Mini Moke size.

Hood bows are too heavy for an Austin 7 as well and I don't think an Austin 7 could carry a full size rear seat like that. It certainly is English and looks about the 1935/6 period. Pretty sure the hubcap says "12" if that is the case most likely a Morris 12.

I will keep looking.

[Mike Cecil]

Unit sign is more likely about 8 inches square, though the application on Govt (non-military) vehicles seems to vary. If so, that would make the wheels about 16 inches.

Mike

[Lang]

Another option is an Austin 12 with the same caveat about Australian bodies and wheel types.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

More Karrier KT4 photos

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Lang

Hood bows are too heavy for an Austin 7 as well and I don't think an Austin 7 could carry a full size rear seat like that. It certainly is English and looks about the 1935/6 period. Pretty sure the hubcap says "12" if that is the case most likely a Morris 12.

I will keep looking.

Only just seen this thread, re. the surveyor's car, I first thought the hub cap had 12 on it, but on a closer look, I think it is the 'W' emblem of Wolseley.