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Old 14-03-10, 01:18
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JUst out of interest, regarding the new owner of the Morris Commercial Compressor truck, is he the owner of the one recently listed on Milweb, painted in Army colours?
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Old 14-03-10, 11:55
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JUst out of interest, regarding the new owner of the Morris Commercial Compressor truck, is he the owner of the one recently listed on Milweb, painted in Army colours?
Larry,
Yes, that was the one.
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Old 16-03-10, 01:14
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Shame I didn't get in there quick enough as I'd love to own a Morris Commercial though I bet spare parts are now a problem hence the price of £4600!

It would be nice to think that the new owner will put it back into RN markings though I bet it won't be. Was it ever gray in colour or did the MLRU markings appear over a typical army scheme for the period?
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Shame I didn't get in there quick enough as I'd love to own a Morris Commercial though I bet spare parts are now a problem hence the price of £4600!

It would be nice to think that the new owner will put it back into RN markings though I bet it won't be. Was it ever gray in colour or did the MLRU markings appear over a typical army scheme for the period?
Larry,

My recollection from 30 years ago, was that parts were not easy to find then, we trawled the old motor parts dealers as the engines were used in civvy lorries and agricultural vehicles. The original colour of the C4 was brown, from the factory, no sign of grey. It had a coat of green on top.
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Old 21-03-10, 23:35
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JUst out of interest, regarding the new owner of the Morris Commercial Compressor truck, is he the owner of the one recently listed on Milweb, painted in Army colours?
This one, isn't it?

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Old 22-03-10, 01:32
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This one, isn't it?
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As mentioned earlier, I was well aquainted with the recovery of this vehicle and some of the early restoration of it, about 30 years ago, helping my friend who owned it at the time. It changed hands a couple of times and recently was sold again, re the Milweb advert. The new owner has been in contact and I have forwarded this thread to him as I found original markings on it proving it was attached to 4MLRU and the recent developments on here have thrown new light on the truck's past history.
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Old 22-03-10, 10:55
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The third photo is a rhd truck so most likely a 3-topn CC60L (Canadian Chevrolet 1941 Model 1543X2), one of those shipped to Alexandria under S.M 2005 (one of 150) or one shipped-out after British assembly.
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