WW2 disposals

[Mike Kelly]

Interesting stuff on TROVE re disposals



http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/ar...lustrated=true

[Ken Smith]

That is interesting, it is only early February 1945 and there is already questions about disposals.
If you go by the text, if you wanted a truck you would think there wouldn't be much available, you certainly wouldn't get a car. This changed a fair bit after the war though.
There were some new trucks available as my Dad bought a new lend lease Ford, a red one, as he was working as an essential service. He bought it in 1944, Mum still has the original hire purchase documents some where. I own his truck now, since Dad passed away.
I also own a lend lease Chev that was purchased new, by the Eising family in 1944 it is painted a very dark blue, with cream grille. I have seen two other lend lease Chevs with the exact same paint colour and the same body/tray modifications. The Chev retained all blackout lighting.
The whole paper is an interesting read, Golden Fleece saved the day with their oil, International had new trucks for sale.
Thanks for posting
Ken