[Mike Kelly]

In the mid 80's , I was chasing a army 1940 Ford O1Y roadster cab 1 Tonner .... in reasonable shape , it had nice straight front end panels grill and cab, but ute body on it only good as a pattern. The owner , around 60 , lived in a bungalow on his own , had never restored anything in his life , was surrounded by many 1930's and 40's trucks he had scavenged ... these were the vehicles of his youth. He left the O1Y out in the weather where it slowly disintegrated ..the ute sides fell off because the timber frame rotted away, the cab floor rusted out . As far as I know , it is still there. He had some nice CMP's there , including an amazing C60 cab 13 , in original WW2 faded paint...a very original unmolested truck. And a neat C15A ex bush fire truck that ran like a swiss watch. Don't know what became of his treasures .
Mike