Tank remains...on ebay, sort of...

[warren brown]

I'm not sure if this is the forum this should be on - (maybe the for sale section) - but this ebay listing popped up on a truck website. It's for a rough but impressive '30s La France fire engine in Wangaratta in Victoria, but sitting next to it is are the remains of a Grant? Priest? not sure but I wonder if it's for sale too!

Cheers Warren.


http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1935-Fran...item2a11b5cee2

[Ryan]

Your on the money warren. It's a grant, thanks for the heads up.

[colin jones]

And behind that is the top of a blitz as well. There you go Ryan, thats what you need. Three Grant bottom hulls. That'll keep yer missus happy.
Colin.

[warren brown]

Don't listen Ryan - you can never have enough....

[Marc van Aalderen]

Ryan,

The more bottoms you get the more tops you will need...

Cheers,

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Pretty sure Lucas Earthmoving had 2 Grants converted for Earthmoving in Wangaratta, certainly up to 1980 or so. Also can remember 1 or 2 parked up against the Barnawartha Service station mid 70's (35kms north of Wang.). As well as one out Walla Walla way with the original radial we looked at about 8 years ago. For some reason this one also had a quantity of the ice grousers that went on to the track.
So there were quite a few of these beasties in this area, proximity to Bandiana probably had something to do with it. Do not recognise the one shown on the E-Bay ad though.
Be interesting to see, it would only be 1/2 an hour away.
Rich.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by colin jones

And behind that is the top of a blitz as well. There you go Ryan, thats what you need. Three Grant bottom hulls. That'll keep yer missus happy.

Nice "bottom" indeed. I was led to believe cut-down tanks were called "bath tub" in Australia.

Him: "Honey, I'm out to buy another bath tub".
Her: "That's great, I need one to wash up after sheering my sheep!"

Anyway, it might even still have the original engine?