Ex-military?

[Les Freathy]

Bill i have to agree with Richard on this one that the truck is a NM 5or 6, i think that the low size of the body for carrying salt and grit is throwing you. We had a number in the 50s here in Kent used by the council but ours kept the original bodies i believe the one in the shot is Scottish based as they are the only ones i have seen with the chequer on the blade, the next vehicle down would have been the GMC but as richard states the original engine would not have the power for thats size blade plus the cab conversion is typical of a civilianised Mack, a restored example was on the rally circuit a few years back with this type of cab but i believe it has now been fully restred to original form. One roll the GMC did see much post war use in the UK was a lime spreader as attached, this one was in use in the early 50s by Kent based Carbolim