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Old 06-05-09, 11:28
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Radek,

Saw your pictures on the HMVF Forum. An awesome recovery - well done!
On behalf of all British military vehicle enthusiasts, thanks for saving the old girl

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Radek, I also looked on in amazement at your rescue via HMVF. Well done. Nothing ventured, nothing gained is so true in this case.
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Old 18-05-09, 06:35
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G'day All, Anyone here own this nice example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vd4f...eature=related London to Brighton run cheers Dennis
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Old 18-05-09, 20:35
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G'day All, Anyone here own this nice example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vd4f...eature=related London to Brighton run cheers Dennis
Here is picture of the Ambulance from the movie. I know the name of the owner, but I donīt know if he would like show his name.
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Old 19-06-09, 00:00
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WW2 Austin July 1941 Dera, Syria.
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Old 04-08-10, 15:54
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Hi i have bee researching the 1941 ambo my brother has,
no military records of it remain but i can guess it was shipped to north africa, and left with Australian forces in 1942 arriving at the 2nd plat. 2nd Australian Ambulance Car Company in australia, serving until 1946 i know no more.
its a sad wreck, needs bits.
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Old 04-08-10, 16:02
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Hi Rupert,
do you have any pictures of your "new" K2/Y body?
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Radek
We will have to start calling you Mister Austin before long, keep em going
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Old 04-08-10, 19:39
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Old 05-08-10, 02:25
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Hi Radek,
i am not good at posting pics on forums, so have sent e-mail,
one thing i did not mention in my brief sumery was the power take off was remove when in north africa or before and replaced with a one inch square drive, the hand brake linkage may also have been moved,
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Old 05-08-10, 02:32
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Default austin k2y ambulance drive/ desert

hi i am trying to find out what the one inch square drive was used for, that replaced the air compressor on my brothers 1941 Austin K2Y, its covered in desert sand paint so was fitted ether in north africa or before,
what ever it drove was removed long ago,
i have seen a picture of an film camera ambo in north africa but i cannot find it now,
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Old 05-10-21, 14:16
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Cottee's cordial delivery truck maybe ............................................

Another one in Sydney

One survived in govt. hands until 1953

Another one in Brisbane
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It is an old thread when Tony Smith asks what the "L" stands for.
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Old 06-10-21, 01:42
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Necro-thread, Lynn, that's the term!
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Old 06-10-21, 04:07
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Hi Mike
cheers I have seen these,

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Rupert Larke hoskins sold ex army Austin Ambulance chassis they bought up most of the ones in NSW,
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Old 06-10-21, 12:06
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cheers I have seen these,

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Rupert Larke hoskins sold ex army Austin Ambulance chassis they bought up most of the ones in NSW,
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I reckon that some of the official British auto dealerships such as Lanes Motors , Larke Hoskins and others would have been reluctant to admit that they were selling used disposals vehicles but I guess it was a not to be missed opportunity for a quick profit while they were waiting for the new post-war stocks to arrive from the U.K. They did not widely advertise the used military stuff , instead, they were big on ads like 'order your new post war blah blah'
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Old 08-10-21, 02:21
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Hi Mike
Maybe not that reluctant,as this add suggest's.







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Old 08-10-21, 02:58
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Maybe not that reluctant,as this add suggest's.







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Took me a while to find the "AMBULANCE CHASSIS" it is not a stand-out obvious section of the advert. Overall, that advert is clearly aimed at pushing the new post-war range. And what is a Electricar ?

Did they remove the ambulance bodywork and sell them as open cab/chassis for conversion to a flat tray ?

The Austin A40 seen in the advert was released in 1947, I am surprised they still had any ambulance chassis available at that point in time. Going through AWM126 they purchased a few K2/Y but only in very small numbers. I wonder if the Austin agencies in states other than NSW purchased any K2Y ?

Some interesting early Austin stuff

http://www.austinmemories.com/styled/index.html

http://www.austinmemories.com/styled...-54/index.html

http://www.austinmemories.com/styled-21/index.html
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Old 08-10-21, 03:39
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Hi Mike
the Ambulances were sold off by the Army c1948,
So they would be fairly "new" stock,
As for removing the body the add would surges this,


pictured (farly certain)an ex 2AACC Ambulance, WD no. A1205131, AMF no. 76142, 50236,
this would have displayed both the WD number, and AMF no. (above) on the bonnet sides. Sold by Larke Hoskins.
I am still trying to track this one down.

Larke Hoskins purchased most in NSW, as about only 70 came to Australia,
Being split with Queensland, one or two going to Victoria and South Australia,

there is a film FO1986 of the ones in Queensland.
also a film wich I cannot find of one in Darwin around the time of the bombing.
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Old 08-10-21, 07:41
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Hi Mike
the Ambulances were sold off by the Army c1948,
So they would be fairly "new" stock,
As for removing the body the add would surges this,


pictured (farly certain)an ex 2AACC Ambulance, WD no. A1205131, AMF no. 76142, 50236,
this would have displayed both the WD number, and AMF no. (above) on the bonnet sides. Sold by Larke Hoskins.
I am still trying to track this one down.

Larke Hoskins purchased most in NSW, as about only 70 came to Australia,
Being split with Queensland, one or two going to Victoria and South Australia,

there is a film FO1986 of the ones in Queensland.
also a film wich I cannot find of one in Darwin around the time of the bombing.
Ok interesting. The date of disposal/sale you mentioned is rather late for odd bod vehicles but being Ambulances they probably had a extended period of grace . Generally. the army policy was to standardize on vehicle types that had a reliable back up of spares i.e. CMPs . Stuff like Morris and Austin and other odd bod makes were usually disposed of very quickly, even while the war was still in progress. The Disposals Commission report of May 1945 (when the war was still on) declared they had already sold around 3000 vehicles with a planned sales number of 1000 per month .

The 2 pounder Morris Portees were sold off in early/mid 1945 , the red ink dates of sale are to be seen in AWM126, just above the Morris sales is the list of Austin K2/Y sales to Larke Hoskins.

My Morris PU 8cwt was civilian registered in July 1945, I have its original Victorian reg. certificate. I have no knowledge of its previous military service or when or how this Morris arrived in Australia.
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Posted on the Ringwood history FB page. Thanks to I. Austin for spotting this .... a case of an Austin finding a Austin.
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Old 09-10-21, 10:44
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Hi mike
i will see if I can get a better picture,
I have gone though the books
and have picked out as many exWD cars etc,
(i guess you have done this?)
inculding morris, onto excel.
whats your chassis number?
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Old 10-10-21, 03:36
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Hi mike
i will see if I can get a better picture,
I have gone though the books
and have picked out as many exWD cars etc,
(i guess you have done this?)
inculding morris, onto excel.
whats your chassis number?
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Hi Rupert

Sorry about the thread hijack

Thanks for your offer of assistance. The reg. certificate shows the chassis nr. The grey colour was applied by Lanes Motors, the Morris dealership in Melbourne. There is a faded unit sign with 3 digits.

The AWM126 is not a complete list of all the army vehicles, it is a great resource but for various reasons unknown to me there are vehicles missing that should have been included.

Looking through the unit war diaries I have found a small number of Morris 8 cwt trucks on issue to certain units in the Middle East but of course , no chassis or engine numbers are given.

The first Morris PU I recovered does have a bonnet number 0 36?0. AWM pics do indicate this five digit numbering sequence was used on many of the British W.D. type vehicles (including M/cycles) that were issued/loaned to the AIF units that were stationed in Palestine.
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Old 12-10-21, 02:04
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Hi Mike
I had a look I have nothing for these, but I found Morris's C8,with the 1st Australian Div ,
cheers for the pictures
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Hi Mike
better put some AMBo pics in,
So heres the old ambo, from c1942 to 2014
WD No. A1207004 (1941-42), AMF No. 1207004 1942-48.
ME 1941-42, stepsister convoy? , 1942-48 Australia Queensland/NSW
sold maybe to the Snowy project, but still an ambo.
farm hack 1960s.
I could not get the pictures to upload.
best for now.
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