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Somebody on the G503 forum wrote, the outfit is a US Navy uniform. Appears to be a early Willys MB with a black steering wheel. https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2389508_6.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b2389508_5 https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2515521_1.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b2515521_2 |
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1940/41 Dodge Boans was a iconic department store in Perth , they sold just about anything. |
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Plymouth 12 cwt Van. I bought one of these in 1981, it was still registered ( since 1956) and I drove it home battling the busy traffic. The brakes were very good, the engine tired, it tended to overheat. The seller used it since 1956 for family holidays to Mildura and driving to work at CIG Preston. It was generally worn out and needed a lot of work. I eventually sold it to a member of the Chrysler car club. https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...2402801_13.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2513883_1.jpg These WW1 RFC motorcycles have been I.D. as Phelon & Moore. One has surfaced in N.Z. https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/...-military-bike https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2513883_2.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2513883_3.jpg |
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https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b5991436_1.jpg EH Holden in the background means at least 1964 for this pic. https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...45_1.jpg?agree https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...70_1.jpg?agree https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b3348160_1 |
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https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...2391113_25.jpg A rear view of a rare 1941/42 Ford 12 cwt military ute . The RAAF seemed to use these more than the army did. https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...2391113_32.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...2391113_37.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...2391113_35.jpg Bush control tower with a Aust. pattern No. 2 jeep trailer. |
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https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...2388500_12.jpg Runway sweepers ? https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...2388500_19.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...2388500_35.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b6096218_5.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b6096218_7.jpg Not seen the unusual triangle camo before. Somebody has bent the rules and applied some artistic license ! https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...2391113_12.jpg 'Follow me' jeep and army Ford (?) staff cars . The Plymouth sedans have a similar side profile. |
Ford
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Further investigation reveals what could be a 41 Ford , the long marker lights on the top of front guards are unique to this year. Looks like the RAAF used these Fords. Or could it be a visiting army vehicle ? The number is partly visible ?15?25
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Script MB
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The 'Follow Me' jeep is a early script Willys MB that has been retrofitted with the trailer socket. My early MB had the same mod done.
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U registration
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Could this be a G-506 Chevy bomb carrier. It has a strange U prefix reg. number
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U prefix is a USASOS vehicle obtained under Reverse Lend Lease/Reciprocal Lend Lease.
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Gpw
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This jeep appears to be a GPW, the shock mounts and the front spring clips are typical of a GPW.
Also noticed the Black swan unit sign, it is a West. Aust. scene so that does add up. The trailer is a U.S. pattern Bantam/Willys. 1953. |
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Those 'U' numbers - they were usually seen on locally assembled Aust. pattern vehicles i.e. RHD staff cars . But anything is possible. Going through the AWM 126 you see some vehicles that were transferred to the U.S. forces in Australia, including CMPs . |
Mike posted this pic earlier.
This was one of two Civilian Champ's involved in a major undertaking in Western Australia. In January of 1954 the Surveyor General of Western Australia tasked John F Morgan with surveys, classification and topographical study of the virtually uninhabited North Kimberley Region in the far North of the state. (Some 15 000 square miles) The list of equipment used for the 20 strong expedition: Two Austin Champs (WN3) with trailers Two Austin K9 30cwt 4x4 trucks A GMC 6x6 and Willy’s Jeep and trailer supplied by the Australian Army Bulldozer and grader with a 4x2 stores truck for road making 25 pack donkeys, 4 pack mules and 13 horses. Portable 2way wireless units using the Royal Flying Doctor Service network where provided for communication between parties as well as the time signal needed for accurate surveying. Supply was from the Avro Ansons belonging to MacRobertson Miller Aviation Co who where then flying for the RFDS In a National Geographic article (The last Horseback Explorer, March 10, 2010) John Morgan had this to say: “Those Austin Champs were heavy and the dust would billow up through the cab and the driver would come out after a day’s drive absolutely choked and covered in dust.” https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...70_1.jpg?agree |
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RAAF Jeep
RAAF Jeep. A early jeep with solid rims and the square fuel tank well. Likely it is a slatt grill MB.
https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b4064818_21 First stretcher case of a wounded soldier from the war entering the new Hollywood Military Hospital, 4 December 1941 [picture] Photograph | 1941. https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2399004_1.jpg V.A.D. demonstration at Gloucester Park, 25 May 1941 [picture] Photograph | 1941. https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2387794_1.jpg 86. I.O. Duncan returned to farm in 1946. Motorbike is 1940-43 Indian Scout https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b3523166_26 Soldiers thumbing a lift from approaching vehicle 041280PD: Soldiers thumbing a lift, 1942? https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2384582_1.jpg Search Catalogue A.W.A.S. and W.A.A.A.F.S. marching in Perth, 6 November 1942 226624PD: A.W.A.S. and W.A.A.A.F.S. marching in Perth, 6 November 1942 https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...2380838_10.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2380838_9.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2387938_3.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2813154_1.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2813154_2.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2784621_1.jpg https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/download...b2784621_4.jpg |
Dutch in Indonesia
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Japanese staff car
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Is this a Japanese staff car ?
Answer: The car is a Nissan model 70, basically, a clone of the U.S. Graham-Paige sedan. From wiki: When Nissan started to assemble larger vehicles under the "Nissan" brand in 1937, much of the design plans and plant facilities were supplied by the Graham-Paige Company.[21] Nissan also had a Graham license under which passenger cars, buses, and trucks were made.[25] More from the Toyota museum: Under the 1936 Automotive Manufacturing Industries Law, which was designed to protect and promote the domestic automobile industry, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. acquired design plans and production facilities for large passenger cars from Graham-Paige of the United States, starting production and sale of the Nissan Type 70 passenger car in 1937. Although only sedans were available at first, a phaeton model displayed here was added to the lineup later on, with some 5,500 units produced in total. https://collectionswa.net.au/items/a...f-01b9f57b51ee And, a 1941 Buick car in civilian livery. Staff car maybe ? https://collectionswa.net.au/items/f...5-09797e9f7da7 |
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