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13-08-11, 01:43
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Unusual looking truck
Hi All
Whilst scouting around my neighbourhood I noticed this unusual looking truck behind a cyclone fence. I can honestly say I have not seen one like it before. It is a left hand drive Ford. It is complete from what I can see and here appears to have some green colour paint. I was wondering if it may have been a military vehicle at some time. It is ugly which makes it interesting and it is for sale. Anyone out there in MLU world who knows anything about this type of Ford truck and if used by the military. Cheers Tony 
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Anthony (Tony) VAN RHODA. Strathalbyn. South Australia 
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13-08-11, 02:49
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'49 Ford cab over engine..
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What you have there is a 1948-50 F5 or F 6 Ford C.O.E. ...a real beauty too..looks complete for chrome parts .It is post war but the military did use them too.. It would be nice fixed up and painted Fire engine red with black Fenders and hood..(wings and bonnets).. And all the chrome redone..Give it to the wife to pick up Vegemite and beer at the store... Show her how much you think of her.. Big love...Big truck.. Here is another one here.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/curtisp...ol-592717@N20/   Think of pulling into the car show with little Jo on the back.. Does this give you ideas.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hugo90/...ol-592717@N20/ Or maybe something like this.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/theonly...ol-592717@N20/
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Alex Blair :remember :support :drunk: Last edited by Alex Blair (RIP); 13-08-11 at 03:03.
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13-08-11, 03:18
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Ford truck
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Thanks for the information and great photos. The guy wants $7,500.00 for it, but "She who must be obeyed" would not approve the deal. I have only just purchased a WW2 Jeep trailer to go behind my restored 1942 MB Willys Jeep. some of your photos did set me dreaming as I could see in my dreams the truck restored with the Jeep and trailer on the back.  But alas it won't happen. Joyes of marrying an accountant.  Cheers Tony
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Anthony (Tony) VAN RHODA. Strathalbyn. South Australia
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13-08-11, 03:32
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Import
Highly likely to be a import . Why on earth would anyone do that when so many local commercials are still out there
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13-08-11, 04:10
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It is an earlier model of the ex-DND C500 firetruck I recently purchased. Info on it is in this thread: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=16932
Last edited by rob love; 14-08-11 at 04:45.
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13-08-11, 04:26
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Fire truck
Hi Guys
Mike: Yes mate I agree, but is ugly and ugly can be beautiful. If I add a truck then it would be a Blitz. Rob: I read your purchase with interest and I think it does lean towards a fire truck set up. Cheers Tony
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Anthony (Tony) VAN RHODA. Strathalbyn. South Australia
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13-08-11, 13:24
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Not then..
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In '48 when that was a new truck ,Australia probably had not engined up commercial truck production,and trucks like the Ford Cab over were rolling off America's production lines like popcorn.. a switchover from full bore wartime Fords to full bore civilian trucks and they probably exported them all over the world to country's recovering from war time austerity.. Cheaper and faster to import them than to wait in line for your truck.. My guess anyway. 
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15-08-11, 09:25
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The advantages of the design are that the footwells are not as cramped as in the blitz designs and being so much higher the driver/offsider are away from the engine heat. I seem to remember lots of these style trucks running around Sydney as a kid in the 1960s, all of them RHD. On the post war production, my great grandfathers transport business which started in the 19th century had so much trouble getting new trucks in the immediate post-war period that they bought crates of CKD F15a and F30 from the war surplus auctions. The trucks were all built up in-house without the front crownwheel and pinion nor the halfshafts and the C&P placed into store as spares for the rear diffs. About this time my dad swapped a ute for one of the F15As to use on his building company. A few years later when he sold the blitz, the buyer wanted the blitz for its off road capability and wasn't to be deterred from the sale even though dad suggested he'd never used the 4WD, my dad didn't have the heart to tell him that there was no diff centre installed. Last edited by Dianaa; 15-08-11 at 16:19.
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13-08-11, 13:31
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Joyes of marrying an accountant
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Joys of marrying an accountant... "The pen is mightier than the sword,,,... depending on where you stick it..."! How can she refuse you when you are doing it for her..?? What colour would she like her red truck with black fenders..?? What a beauty.. (Probably you wife too..)
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13-08-11, 15:24
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Marrying an accountant
Hi Alex
After 46 years of marriage, I have learnt to move slowly, slowly and keep the hints going like water on a rock when it comes to letting the moths out of the wallet and you know what, it works, because it was my wife that actually said, "Go buy the trailer". "If you really need it". boy I hate it when they add that last line.  Cheers Tony
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Anthony (Tony) VAN RHODA. Strathalbyn. South Australia
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14-08-11, 01:10
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Solution
Hi Tony - I think your next project should be a shed. Don't tell Jo I suggested it though.
Bob
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Chevrolet Blitz Half-Track Replica - Finished and Running Ford F15 - unrestored Ford F15A X 2 - unrestored Website owner - salesmanbob.com
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