British 15-cwt truck prototypes
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Series of photos "scanned from a mag" by Peter Chowns, showing the attempts by the War Department to design a suitable 15-cwt 4x2 truck in the 1930s. Austin, Bedford, Commer, Ford, Guy, Morris-Commercial were all in the game. Not all of the prototypes would evolve into series production, but all manufacturers would be involved in the massive mechanisation programme of the W.D.
COMMER 1930s Attachment 114132 AUSTIN GS 15CWT TRUCK, registration 158 HO Attachment 114130 GUY ANT 15 CWT GS TRUCK 1935 Attachment 114131 FORD MODEL 67 1936 Attachment 114128 MORRIS COMMERCIAL CS8 Tanker Attachment 114129 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pete24...7641855749713/ |
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Some of these can be seen in colour(!) here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/seacoa...57711859517038 Attachment 114133 |
MCC first
MCC made the first 15 cwt WD prototype in 1934, using their C civilian range as a source for parts. The special WD rims were a collaboration with Dunlop and the WD. I have the article written by David Fletcher somewhere. The other makes , Guy, Bedford and Commer and much later on Fordson, more or less copied the MCC layout. The Austin is a new one to me !
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...david+fletcher |
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