Known British Ford S/M Contracts

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by David_Hayward
The WD Census Number listings only refer to UK-allocated WD Census Numbers and not RAF and Royal Navy serials. Thus only WD S/M Contracts appear in the WD listing with some exceptions e.g. when there was a transfer between Service branches.

Never realised that, thanks.

The same of course applied with Dutch/Polish/Czech forces with their own WD Census Number series as well as the Canadian series!

Are you sure? The Dutch were supplied vehicles through the British, as far as I know the Czech were as well, even the Canadian Army to a certain extent (especially US-built vehicles).

There should be record cards relating to RAF vehicles as they were provided by the M of S, and that is what we are hunting for!

Although reference is made to US-buiilt Sno-Gos, these, if rhd, would most likely have been Canadian-sourced I suggest and thus converted by Canadian Traction Ltd to M-H 4 x 4 after official delivery by Ford, Windsor.

Let's try some logical deduction:
Fact: Ford/Marmon-Herrington SnoGos were US-built, left-hand drive, and supplied to the RAF under S/M 2721.
Fact: S/M 2606 was for right-hand drive 3-ton 134" wheel-base trucks supplied by Ford Canada, converted with Marmon-Herrington front driven axle and transfer case (these could have been converted by Canadian Traction Ltd.)
Fact: A parts list pertaining to S/M 2606 surfaces in Australia.
Tought: Could we in fact be looking at a kit of parts supplied to Australia to be used for the construction of the Dingo Light Armoured Car?

H.