2 tonne maple leaf water truck

[dougsarmour]

Recently purchased John Biddle (antique auto spares - wingfield SA) mock up command truck ??
So far identified the vehicle as orriginally built on a 2 ton maple leaf water truck chassis
Front axle hubs / cones branded GMH (Aust.)
Fire wall, cab front and windscreen is Maple Leaf truck but has a GMC bonnett and front guards moulded to it ! uuuuurgh - i know, i didnt do it !
Quite a neat fit and does not look out of place to the untrained eye
Body is a made up open tourer style with cut outs for door openings (similar to jeep) and maple leaf truck bench seat, cab front and instruments up front and a rear crew compartment for 6 or 8 with fold up bench seating facing each other (still with room for eskies between outstreched legs)
Overall configeration suggests open top command car / command truck or artillary tractor look in the north africa WW2 style of vehicle used by axis and allies
Horrible vehicle to see for the purists
Allot of fun and a eye turner for the general public

Plan to take it to Corowa in 2009 and no doubt generate allot of debate (good and bad)

If anybody interested, i can post some photos
Douglas