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Old 04-08-03, 21:52
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Default Re: 1942 Order!

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Originally posted by David_Hayward
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!
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.
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