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Old 27-04-07, 16:55
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Thanks a million Les! I am just writing about the "Searchlight lorry, Thornycroft, type ZS/TC 4, three-ton, four-wheeled" that was the subject of a brief reference in the 1938 WD Mechanization Board Report for VINTAGE ROADSCENE issue 96.

The pilot lorry was possibly L 376774 to Contract V.3067. The trials lorry towed a four-wheeled, semi-mobile sound locator trailer, and looking at Canadian DND papers I assume that this was a Brockhouse one?

I can imagine that by 1941 (late) the non Tilling-Stevens petrol-electric Searchlight lorries were 'obsolete' and then rebuilt as G/S lorries instead. I have a photo of two GMC S/L 6 x 4 lorries, ACKWX-353, ex-French, at GM Ltd's works in 1941 awaiting rebuild.

Following on, does anyone have a photo of a Karrier C.K.5 6 x 4 please that I could use?

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