Australian International K5

[Matt Austin]

Thanks Ron, that photo gives great detail. The vehicles pictured are quite like mine, in roof profile, door shape, and general layout. It appears that mine has a different contour to the bottom edge of the wheel arches, and a rolled edge.

This pic is also interesting, given the wheels. I wonder what size they are?

I'm also fortunate in that all of my badges are still in place.

I visited the truck this afternoon, and took a few more detail shots of the remaining metal fittings, to get a better idea of what I'm working with. Loops down the side seem to suggest that it had drop sides, while the fittings on the forward bulkhead are largely intact.

The first pic shows one of the remaining uprights. It appears to be fabricated from channel, chopped and welded at the bottom. Those square nuts are interesting!

The second shot gives front wheel detail. Are these wheels like anything else out there?

The third shot has another quandry. The four rubber blocks between the glovebox and the instrument cluster, around the ignition lock mechanism, have me puzzled. Two are gone, but I can't see what they might've been used for. Someone mentioned rifle brackets, but I can't work out how that'd work. If these trucks did indeed have somewhere to rest a rifle, then I'm in luck, as I've collected Lee-Enfields for years!

Thanks again, and cheers!
Matt