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Australian Roadster cab utes
I have a 39,40 and 41 Australian Ford utes with roadster cabs.
I was not aware that roadster cabs were continued into the Ford jailbar model. This one has popped up on Gumtree for sale. It certainly looks authentic although some oddity around the rear panel. Can the front sheet metal be swapped perhaps onto a 41 cab? Is anyone able to add any other evidence that the roadster continued onto the jailbar model.
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1943 Willys MB Willys Trailer 1941 Fordson WOT 2H 1941 Fordson WOT 2H (Unrestored) 194? Fordson WOT 2D (Unrestored) 1939 Ford 1 ton utility (Undergoing restoration) 1940 Ford 1 ton utility (Unrestored) 1941 Ford 1 ton utility (Unrestored) BSA folding bicycle BSA folding bicycle 1941 Ford/Marmon Herrington 3A gun tractor 1941 Ford/Marmon Herrington 3 gun tractor (Unrestored) 1941 Diamond T 969 (Unrestored) Wiles Junior Cooker x 2 |
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Hi Jack, just looked through my Ford and M/H photos but could only find full cab versions of the Jailbar Ford. But I do remember seeing a few photos of canvas topped ones but I think they may have been Indian pattern.
I'll trawl through the stuff I have as it is all on a new PC and a different version of windows which I am not used to.
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE" |
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You may be onto something there Cliff about this vehicle being the remains of something other than a roadster ute. Not sure what though.
Information on Australian roadster utes is very scarce. I have never seen a manual or drivers handbook specific to them. Photos are not even common and those that I have located don’t reveal an awful lot of detail. I have searched a lot of sources for what I do have but have never seen a 42 ute other than above.
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1943 Willys MB Willys Trailer 1941 Fordson WOT 2H 1941 Fordson WOT 2H (Unrestored) 194? Fordson WOT 2D (Unrestored) 1939 Ford 1 ton utility (Undergoing restoration) 1940 Ford 1 ton utility (Unrestored) 1941 Ford 1 ton utility (Unrestored) BSA folding bicycle BSA folding bicycle 1941 Ford/Marmon Herrington 3A gun tractor 1941 Ford/Marmon Herrington 3 gun tractor (Unrestored) 1941 Diamond T 969 (Unrestored) Wiles Junior Cooker x 2 |
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Just went through most of my stuff and no record or photo of a roadster cab jailbar in either 2, 4 or 6 wheel drive Marmon Herrington conversions. All are full steel cabs except for coachbuilt vans etc.
As it has been a long time since this vehicle was new perhaps at some time a farmer has added a 41 roadster cab to replace a rusted out 42 cab? It appears as if the rear panel has been home made as well.
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE" |
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The only 42 Ford with Roadster cab I'm aware of was the
"Tractor, Artillery Aust No.10" so a 3 ton. Only a trials vehicle(s) made by Ford. Project abandoned. Doubt this is the cab. Mike |
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Mike were there any photos of this vehicle?
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE" |
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