The real thing
 

I found another FGT #9 last weekend, or should I say my dear WIFE found it... it belongs to the partner of one of her painting friends and has been in constant use for the past 25 years in his ownership.
Although it has been cut down, it still had one significant asset...

http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/fgt/ph_fgt/fat441.m.jpg

More pics here

1942 Order!
 

That's another of those 1942 Orders for Australia accounted for! S/M 2508 was for Gun Tractors, and so is now proven to be for Ford C291Q models.

After the war it seems that a number of GTs were registered in the UK on demob as agricultural tractors, though I have never heard of a conversion to a crane before. It must have been done though. Thanks for that one!

Re: 1942 Order!
 

It would seem a yard crane or tow truck (light breakdown) was the most common fate of Australian gun tractors once demobbed, with their winch they were ideal vehicles for the task.
I have seen pictures of one #9 converted to a delivery van.

CMP Data plate
 

Hi there

How common was it to mix and match the data entries on the plates.

Line three asks for the trim number and the contract number is there

Line four asks for the paint code and the date of manufacture is there.

Am I missing something :confused:

Steve

Re: CMP Data plate
 

I've never seen a Ford CMP with correct paint and trim details - I don't think they ever bothered.

Data tags
 

The classic example is Oshawa's insertion of the engine prefix for Walkerville/Windsor-built engines in the "TRIM" section of 1940-41 trucks.

Those tyres
 

What a waste , those chevron 900-16 tyres , tears from collectors around the world .

Thay look like OLYMPIC 900-16's , made until the early 1970's .

Mike

TYRES
 

Has anyone thought of asking the Indians whether they could produce tyres to the relevant spec?

Perhaps this is the same truck
 

http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/fgt/ph_fgt/lh_rear.jpg

Compare with this picture I took in 1973

http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/fgt/billydrew/drewsfgt.jpg

I'm not sure whether Bill Drew converted more than one FGT like this but I think he did... his was a distinctive cutdown and if not this particular truck, it was probably done by him.