10 HP Tillies in RAF
 

According to some modellers websites (reviewing the Tamiya 1/35 scale kit) the Austin 10 HP Tilly was never used by the RAF.

Is this true?

If so can anyone identify the Tilly in the photo, which I thought looked more like an Austin than a Hillman.

Looks like a Hillman to me, Larry

Hi Larry:

I can be wrong, I often am nowadays but I tend to agree with Richard on this one.

The Austin had 3 very distinctive vertical louvers in the side of the motor hood and the Hillman had sort of a wedge shaped single louver panel which was slanted at the rear.

Sadly, your photo has a winter mask over the radiator/grille so we cannot see that part but even though I could not get my photo edit program to give me a better look at the motor hood, I feel pretty strongly that I see the wedge shaped panel with the slant behind the blackout lamp.

Cheers
Bill

Hi Bill,
I was going by the upper part of the cab, as you say, the radiator muff hides grille details. A friend has a large print of this picture in his home and we often remark about it.
regards, Richard

RAF Tillies
 

And as a postscript - it is presumably true that the Austin 10 HP was for the Army and not the RAF?

Correct :)