Morris-Commercial Wireless info needed

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

I can see by the cracked tyres - how realistic!

H.

Some of the realistic rubber tyres that came with certain model kits cracked like that within a few months of finishing. I changed over to resin copies to get away from this fault.

Les are they the Tamiya LRDG Chev kit wheels?

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I found this extract from the WD Mechanization Board draft report of 1939-40that was never published:

To improve the vehicle in its role of wireless truck, a standard Morris-Commercial type C.S.8.T. 15-cwt truck was fitted with modified rear springs to the company’s drawing no. C.9699, and trials were carried out in direct comparison with a similarly-loaded standard truck. Personal observations and vibrometer records showed that the vehicle ran much more smoothly on roads with the new springs.

Is there any evidence that post-1939 orders required these modified rear springs please?

[Les Freathy]

They certainly look like the Tamiya tyres Cliff i only ever made one LRDG and the tyres seemed to melt at the bottom giving a great effect of flats on a shot up truck, obviously something wrong in the factory compound set up
cheers
Les

[Rolf S. Ask]

Originally Posted by David_Hayward

I found this extract from the WD Mechanization Board draft report of 1939-40that was never published:



Is there any evidence that post-1939 orders required these modified rear springs please?

David
In Spare Parts List for model C4/GS (Contract 294/23/S.6862 (Con. 23A9-Cat Ref.338) it is listed with part number C.9699 for the rear road springs. So it was for sure used post 1939 since the C4 was first made in 1942.

Rolf

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Thanks my friend, and I agree it looks to me as though it's an Ant by the front mudguard alone.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Les are they the Tamiya LRDG Chev kit wheels?

Yes Cliff ..............They are indeed the Tamiya LRDG wheels. They performed well for the first few years after I finished the model, about 15 years ago, but than cracks turned up. I also built a CS8 GS which is pictured on Mike Kelly's website, which has the same cracks. I have replacement resin wheels, but still haven't fitted them.

and the wireless truck does not look like a Morris..........you can see the bottom edge of the windscreens is horizontal, unlike MCC models, I am going for a Guy Ant.

I agree with Richard. I recon it's a Guy; apart from the front wing, the door hight and fuel tank combo also looks different from a Morris. Anyway, it's a nice picture and rare to see pictures of the house type radio trucks in service.

Here are two pictures of the wireless truck:

WOW Hanno! That's a nice one. Is it anywhere near our part of the country?

Alex

[austin tilly]

Maybe this info will help.
The numbers on a id-plate are:

MCC, Cont no 23\6778
Chassis no 2202 04\WT 3446
Cat.Ref. no 337
WD. no no
Body no 257

The id-plate is located on a metal black-out-plate for the window of the backdoor.

Cheers,
Arjan

[Dave Page]

Hi Guys,
that image of the WS truck is for certain a: Truck, 15cwt 4 x 2, Guy "Wireless-Ant", the following link will help identify certain points:
http://www.military39-45.freeuk.com/update03/guy002.htm
Cheers,
Dave

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

WOW Hanno! That's a nice one. Is it anywhere near our part of the country?

Hi Alex, it's located near the centre of Holland, about an hour drive from where you live now.

H.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Hi Alex, it's located near the centre of Holland, about an hour drive from where you live now.

H.

Hanno,

Is there any place in Holland that is more than an hours drive away from anywhere else !

Mike