What's the vehicle?

[Keith Webb]

The aircraft is a Bristol Blenheim Mk IV and the trailer I think a Queen Mary, but is that a Thornycroft prime mover?

http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/Aircraf...queen_mary.jpg

[Bill Murray]

Commer Q2 tractive unit.
Cheers
Bill

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Bill Murray
Commer Q2 tractive unit

Quite so.

http://www.ianhardy.net/albums/milv0..._4026l_std.jpg

Source: http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/milv001

Also see http://tanxheaven.com/leon/commer/commer.htm for loads of detail pictures of a surviving Commer Q2.

H.

[Keith Webb]

Thanks, Bill and Hanno.

I've now added the info to my page which also contains other aircraft shots such as this one...

http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/Aircraf...ommahawk_1.jpg

[Keith Webb]

http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/Aircraf...n_trucks_2.jpg

This shot was taken from a larger image of 5 squadron Boomerangs

The one on the left is I think a Ford/M-H tanker and on the right a Federal (?)

[Bill Murray]

Thanks for the photo/s Keith:

On your last, no question on the jailbar Ford but may I suggest the other one is an International. Not sure if a D7/8/9.
If Cliff is lurking tonight, I imagine he can say yes or no.
Cheers
Bill

[Snowtractor]

Reo's in that neck of the woods ?
Sean

[cliff]

Originally posted by Bill Murray
Thanks for the photo/s Keith:

On your last, no question on the jailbar Ford but may I suggest the other one is an International. Not sure if a D7/8/9.
If Cliff is lurking tonight, I imagine he can say yes or no.
Cheers
Bill

LOL and here I am. International is my bet as well Bill, mainly due the very round look to the front mudguards over the wheel, but like you unsure of the exact model. Could be a K7 but not sure.

nice pics keep them coming Keith

PS> Bill I think you mean K7/8/9. and not D7/8/9.

[cliff]

Keith while looking at the second blow up of the other trucks you say it could be a lendlease Chev with a radar or wireless body on it.

I think it is a 1941 conventional chev with the guards cut out for the large tyres similar to this one taken at Corowa this year by Tony.

cheers
Cliff
http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/Aircraf...n_trucks_1.jpg

this is the other pic from Keiths site. Hopefully this will show up as this is the first time I have tryed linking a pic.

EDIT> also see this thread called - Aussie Commercial Chevs by Tony Smith for info on this type of mudguard.http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...&threadid=3054

http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/at...p?postid=27959

[Bill Murray]

Cliff/Keith:
Thanks for the correction, Cliff. I see so many D's and so few K's that my left middle finger automatically hits the D key when I see an Inter

As to the other photo, to my eyes the nearest vehicle looks very much like a Burma Dodge, mainly due to the odd placement of the headlights. And...what about the one in the background??
Almost looks like another Inter.
Cheers
Bill

[Keith Webb]

Yes, Bill I think it's a K5 Inter although I don't think the radar truck is a Dodge - Chevs were commonly used by the RAAF.


http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/Aircraf...973/chev_1.jpg

I know the body is slightly different but I think it was a variation of this sort of Chev which I photographed at Point Cook

[Keith Webb]

http://www.oldcmp.net/Images/Aircraf.../rear_chev.jpg

These were taken over 30 years ago - do I feel old...

[Bill Murray]

Keith:
Yes, I think you are correct. What I took to be headlamps was a shadow or my eyes are just worse off than I thought. It does indeed fit the profile of your first Chev example photo.
Cheers
Bill

[cliff]

that's the one Keith. Looks more like this Chev then a lend Lease one.

cheers
Cliff

[Snowtractor]

And judging by the side vents and shipping numbers it is a 1941 K-7 International tanker . Australia received substantial numbers of the K7's.
Sean