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Old 07-08-10, 00:30
Anthony Main Anthony Main is offline
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Nice Truck!
The Wot 3 trucktor has two gearbox's between the engine and torque tube.
ford 4 speed & a second gearbox Made by The Warford corporrtion
New york city.
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Old 07-08-10, 11:20
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Default original light

This is first picture of the original rear ww2 lorry light for me.

Your lorry loks as in great orinal shape, nice.
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Old 08-08-10, 00:02
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Here's a picture of them doing their thing - well OK you can't see much of the Tructors - moving lend lease aircraft from Liverpool docks to wherever they were finally assembled.
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Old 27-08-10, 14:37
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I have taken the back to pieces. And having some new wood sections made before assembly Started to take the cab skin off to find more wood that needs replacing T CORBIN
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Old 11-11-14, 21:53
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All most finished . One of the hardest I have restored T CORBIN
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Old 11-11-14, 23:02
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good job mate.
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Old 18-11-14, 00:37
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Tony,

Did you find traces of RAF blue paint when you were restoring this vehicle? I seem to recall it was built around summer of 1941
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