RAAF blue colour code

[warren brown]

Yes Richard - I forgot about that tray, but the cab and everything else was terrific - and yes - I do remember the sun visor with RAAF stencilled on it - how good is it you have a photo. I wish I'd photographed the billyo out of it then - how was I to know I'd one day end up with a Blitz of my own...

[warren brown]

It's funny how your mind plays tricks - In my minds eye that Blitz had an original body...gawd, old-timers already...

[warren brown]

Or was that tray-back 'original' to that truck? Not factory, but made for some specific military role - any ideas?

[cliff]

Originally Posted by warren brown

Or was that tray-back 'original' to that truck? Not factory, but made for some specific military role - any ideas?

looks like an all steel original rear body. Probably had drop sides and the photo shows them off.

[warren brown]

Thanks Cliff - I'm still learning...

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by cliff

looks like an all steel original rear body. Probably had drop sides and the photo shows them off.

Warren and Cliff,

I was staying with Warwick at that time so had a good look around it and I distinctly recollect him telling me it had wooden sides, which had obviously deteriorated and that all the metal work from the sides was laying on the body. The photo is not as sharp in colour as it could be, think that was 1997, so not far off when you said 15 years ago, Warren.

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

Warren and Cliff,
I distinctly recollect him telling me it had wooden sides, which had obviously deteriorated and that all the metal work from the sides was laying on the body.

Thanks for that Richard. I never thought of it having wooden sides but I knew the bed and wheel wells were original.

[Dianaa]

Thanks mates!

Will pass the message back (although I don't know if they'll be interested in the wooden dropsides!)

Diana