Another very rare find

[Alan McGuinness]

Originally Posted by George Moore

Correct,
A very early type.

The photo was from a belgium source, stating BEF equipment being loaded.

Where and when is not known, but on the photo, near the top, a light car is visible with white edges to the mud-guards.

Rumour has it that early Scammels went to France with the BEF, none returned.

This era is fascinating, as so much obsolete. outdated equipment was used to supplement the BEF.

George.

George,

The middle photograph at post #14 appeared in the London paper Motor Transport for 21 August 1937, and probably other periodicals around the same time. It shows vehicles touring the Eastern Counties. The story says:

A column composed of mechanical vehicles of all arms left Aldershot on August 13 for a tour of nearly 500 miles through the Eastern Counties in order to give the public an opportunity of realising the extent to which mechanisation has been applied in the Army.

There have been one or two similar Army tours on a small scale in different parts of the country, but the latest, which returns to Aldershot on September 4, is much bigger than any that has so far been organised. The route chosen includes Shoeburyness, Colchester, Clacton, Felixstowe, Lowestoft, Norwich, Cromer, King's Lynn, Peterborough, Bedford, Watford and Slough. Demonstrations are being given at many towns visited.

The column includes the following: Mechanised Cavalry: Light tanks and personnel carrier. Royal Engineers: Equipment of a section of a Field Company. Royal Corps of Signals: Wireless and telephone equipment and mechanical cable-layer. Infantry: Rifle platoon, mortar detachment and machine-gun section, with all mechanised transport, machine-gun carrier and anti-tank guns with towing vehicles. Royal Tank Corps: Medium and close-support tanks.

There is also a searchlight with crew, the latest types of water truck and office truck, and a compressor truck for excavation work by the Royal Engineers.

The photograph... illustrates on the extreme left a heavy transporter used for the conveyance of tanks and for heavy recovery work. It has a detachable rear bogie and is fitted with a winch for hauling tanks on to the platform. In the background is shown a personnel-carrying truck, and immediately in front a breakdown lorry, with jib and winch and four-wheeled trailer used for recovery work. On the right are seen an Austin 7 two-seater car, a compressor truck used for operating pneumatic tools and a water-tank truck.

I hope that's of interest.

[lynx42]

Hi Andrew,
The rumor mill tells me that your trailer is off to South Australia.
Regards Rick.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by lynx42

Hi Andrew,
The rumor mill tells me that your trailer is off to South Australia.
.

destination, Rust Hill by any chance ?

[lynx42]

In a word, YES!!

[Mike Cecil]

Hey, Mike, were you joking when you said:

'They only made 10 of them Andrew' ??

I seem to recall more than that were made.

Mike C