Lorry, 3-ton, Anti-Tank Portee
To David_Hayward
Have you any data on the number of Bedford QL and Austin K5 converted to 6 pounder portee? Thanks Attilio |
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I have census numbers for British trucks and will post them here as soon as possible.
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6 pounder portee
Thanks for your attention!
Attilio |
Numbers
1. CHEVROLET : L 5216042 to L 5216554 contract S/M 2613 'Lorry 3ton A/Tank Portee' # 43 cab: but rebuilt as G/S trucks e.g. L 5216493 (CMP C.60L 8443)
2. BEDFORD: L 4698419 to L 4699544 contract CM4919: 'Lorry 3ton A/Tank Portee' 3. AUSTIN: L 4696419 to L 4698418 contract V4866 and L 5130692 to L 5130712 contract V5119: both 'Lorry 3ton A/Tank Portee' |
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Correction made!! Well done that man!!! I will see if I can dig out the IWM photo of the GS rebuild of the C60L. Intersting that there was sequencing of numbers...was it deliberate?
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One of the few canadian-made 6-pdr portees, shown here in small town Ontario on a War Savings Bond drive.
http://www.servicepub.com/images/6pdr-portee.jpg |
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Pre-rebuild!
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From track-link.net:
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Hope i can help with this one as Portees is a favourite subject of mine in the form of collecting info and modelling
the QL photo offers a number in Davids contract details for CM4919 Ihope the rest will post OK as it is text info from a US model mag from i think the 1970s Attachment 9732 Attachment 9734 Attachment 9735 Attachment 9736 |
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Just for good measure here,s a couple of CMP 6pdr portees the first could be either Aus or New Zealand
Attachment 9738 The second offers a good overhead view of the layout Attachment 9739 |
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Of course as most of us are aware many of the portees were converted back to the cargo role and some even survived into preservation as seen here at a Southsea rally a few years back
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Found some more items on the Austin k5 portee as follows
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A bit of a riddle here:
https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/d...6-e09b0e66a820 It shows a Portee repurposed as a GS truck during the liberation of Leiden, May 1945. But this is a Ford, and as far as I can tell from David’s listing above only Chevrolets were built as Portees? It is not a converted F60B, as it has a Cab 13 (see the man standing on the left side of the truck). Attachment 102595 Attachment 102596 |
another Ford F60L Portee
Posting a cross reference to Help needed with Cab 43 6 pdr Gun Portee.
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I think this picture posted in the thread linked above shows the subject Portee during a war savings bond drive. It is a Ford as well. http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/at...4&d=1226381812 |
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It seems the Bedfords and Austins were often refitted with a newly made GS body, but this Ford just retains the Portee body, just with the blast shield and canopy removed! By the way....when did they start adding lifting rings on the hubs in production??? Alex Attachment 102614 |
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Here is another Ford Portee in Dordrecht 1945
source: http://beeldbank.regionaalarchiefdordrecht.nl/ Alex Attachment 102620 Attachment 102623 |
Alex, thanks for the pictures!
The lifting slings were typical of 1944-45 production - that's strange, as these Portees were supposed to be built for the war in North Africa. Hmmm.... CMPs - never a dull moment, eh? |
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Now to find the contract number(s).... http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/at...4&d=1252224340 |
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Attached are some more late-war ex-portee pictures.....all Bedford QL's; at least 2 different ones, possibly 3. Pictures also show other interesting vehicles, including a Dodge D15 Water tanker and Ford WOA2
source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/ |
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Austin K5 ex-portee in Anrhem 1945.....screen shot from a movie.
source: https://www.geldersarchief.nl/bronne...564&miview=ldt |
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And today's quandary is, how did this one end up with the RAF?
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Here is another ex-portee in service with the Forestry corps.
Bedford QL? or Austin K5? picture supposedly taken in The Netherlands source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/ |
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