Many of the specialist bodies fitted to WW2 chassis were in the late1940/early1950s transferred to more modern chassis to give a new lease of life and obviously to keep cost down at a time when almost all items transport were made for export. These two photos show a body from a Ford WOT 1 6x4 mounted on the post war Fordson Thames the location shows this one up for auction around 1960. For those who like to model in 1/76 scale you can do no better than to utilize the Austin K6 from the Airfix RAF emergency set,the wheels are i suppose just passable but i never did think they looked right so produced and cast my own, the chassis and running gear is easy to adapt. An excellent resin cab is available from Transport images whose range is mainly civilian but includes some items useful to the military vehicle modeller a S.A.E to 17 Foxdene road, Seasalter, Whitstable, Kent CT5 4QY England will bring you details and prices
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