Found in a paddock

[colin jones]

Well I reckon its a very early Winniebago
Colin.

[Little Jo]

Colin

We would have to get you to put a draw bar and some wheels under it.

Little Jo

[Euan McDonald]

I have seen one like this in the military museum in Darwin. Maybe Jared my shed some light on it. I have a feeling its from a GMC .

[gjamo]

Little Jo check this thread.
Graeme

http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...light=adelaide

[Little Jo]

Graeme

Thanks for the link, the body sure has caused some interest over the years. The 2007 photo is the one I am enquiring about and the 1962 photo of an Army truck certainly looks like the one in question, even with the overhead lockers. It is a shame it has not been restored and on the back of a military truck. I have not been able to climb over the electric fence to check for any data plates.

Little Jo

[lallat]

Attached are pics of a similar body to the one in question. This one was removed from an Inter ACCO 6 x 6.
I was told by the late Bruce Wiltshire that these were originally fitted to the 6 x 6 Studebaker. If my memory serves me correct I believe he told me he something to do with the fitting of these bodies to the Studebaker. He had a picture of a Studebaker with the same body fitted.
My guess is that that when the Studebaker was phased out the body was then fitted to the ACCO.
The interior of this one is fitted with benches, underneath drawers and cupboards.

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by lallat

Attached are pics of a similar body to the one in question. This one was removed from an Inter ACCO 6 x 6.
I was told by the late Bruce Wiltshire that these were originally fitted to the 6 x 6 Studebaker. If my memory serves me correct I believe he told me he something to do with the fitting of these bodies to the Studebaker. He had a picture of a Studebaker with the same body fitted.
My guess is that that when the Studebaker was phased out the body was then fitted to the ACCO.
The interior of this one is fitted with benches, underneath drawers and cupboards.

Lallat

Thanks mate, those photos you sent have cleared up the mystery, a peek though the broken side window showed it could easilly have been set up with benches. It is a shame to see it just rotting away. I believe in the past some people have approached the owner to sell, but they would not part with it. The longer it stays out in the open exposed to the weather the harder it will be for someone to restore in the future.

Little Jo