Pommie truck I.D.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I find this pre-war British WD lorry discussion very useful as I am currently writing another in the VINTAGE ROADSCENE series of articles on the 1930-40 British truck/lorry development story.

As I said I am no expert and stand to be corrected...I noticed that the wireless lorry has what appears to eb the same wheels as the AEC Matador in the 1938 WD Trials. However, I cannot see the distinctive AEC radiator, perhaps others can, and I can find no reference to pre-war Matadors as Wire Less lorries.

As I am on a learning curve I have looked through my census book at all possible makes:

AEC Matador..no evidence YET
ALBION..ditto
GUY..FBAX [?] there were two batches of 6 x 4 W/T lorries to Contract V.2962 of 1937ish

KARRIER...ditto
LEYLAND..not Cub anyway, possibly Retriever I thought
THORNYCROFT..VM.3072 & 5023 related to G/S and Wireless lorries but the front mudguards differ from those in known Thornycroft lorries of the period.