Commer Q2: Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, Van

[cliff]

Hanno I have these two photos of Commer 'Vans'. Not sure where I got these from and also not sure if they are the same model as those you pictured.

Commer general-purpose loose tilt vans 1940.jpg Front view of Commer Explosives Vans 1940.jpg

[Mike K]

Hanno
here is one in the Czech republic

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Cliff, Mike,

Thanks for the input!

Could it be the Czech survivor is the one shown in HMVF Forum > Commer Q2 30cwt GS 1939? That thread also shows a picture of a survivor in the UK.

- Hanno

[cliff]

just down the road from my place in Gympie about 12 months ago. Is this one of the same type?

[S LATHERON (RIP)]

I believe that theres a similar truck in Bishop Auckland County Durham UK.

Noth East Military Vehicle club member Possibly MVT as well

Regards stephen

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by S LATHERON

I believe that theres a similar truck in Bishop Auckland County Durham UK.
Noth East Military Vehicle club member Possibly MVT as well

Stephen,

You mean this one? Source: http://www.scottishmvg.org/8.html
Apparently it is owned by Malcolm Bogaert, he´s a member of this forum, too.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Besides the GS, Explosives Van and Van, the Q2 came in the guise of a Tractor as well.

I´ll make an effort to list the differences between the various Q2´s from the sources I have.

Pic source: www.ianhardy.net

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cliff

just down the road from my place in Gympie about 12 months ago. Is this one of the same type?

yes Cliff,

They were marketed here post ww2 and sold through Rootes dealers as a civilian truck . Rather rare as I've never seen one myself, but I've seen pics of them, mostly small trucks with ute type bodies . I think they ran the contemporary Humber 6 side valve motor but I could be wrong I have an article on a restored example here, the owner chose to install a later OHV 4 cyl. motor.

Mike

[Mike K]

A snowy mountains hydro series 1 Land Rover tows a Commer, circa 1950 Cooma, NSW .

National archives pic . The SMHA purchased approx. 2000 of the 1950 model Land Rovers.

Mike

[Mike K]

In West Aussie ...its a 48 model..common with many post war models.. a carry over from the earlier models eg WW2.

http://ccmv.fotopic.net/p29160070.html

Mike

[Radek]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

Hanno
here is one in the Czech republic

Here is the same Commer after the renovation of the forum member Higgins

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Radek

Here is the same Commer after the renovation of the forum member Higgins

Here's a more recent picture of Tomas Higgins' Q2 30-cwt:

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Commer Q2 Tractor with a Hawker Tempest on a Queen Mary trailer during the Victory parade in London, 8th june 1946.

This is a Militarised Superpoise, officially known as 'Tractor, 4x2, Light, 10'0" WB, Type Q2', also referred to (by RAF) as '4-ton tractor'. Produced in 1945, chiefly for towing 'Queen Mary' aircraft-transporter semi-trailers.

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There is only one known survivor of this type of Tractor. It was last seen for sale in the Netherlands ca. 2016 and has since disappeared off the radar.

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