1941 Fordson WOT 2H truck. After 10 years

[Ian Mastin]

Hi All,

Just an up date to what been going on with my WOT, Have striped down the rear tray and sandblasted all the steel parts this was done some time ago now I'm at the stage were I've all most finish rebuilding the new tray, all I've got to do is the tailgate, just need to pay visit to a good friend of my to sore that out, once that's done "tailgate" I'll remove the tray from the truck and start stripping down the cab, running gear and chassis will keep you all up to date when this happens.

Regards
Ian

[Ian Mastin]

Some more photo's guys.


Regards
Ian

[Mike K]

Looking very nice

I think the original wood used on those bodies was a softwood of some kind ? The Morris Commercial version of that body , the planks are 7/8" thick with a beveled edge on the top side . The wood does shrink a tad over time .

Got any idea of the wood they used originally ? They must have gone through a whole forest of trees to make those GS bodies

[John A. Rippingham]

Hello,

All the bodies were built in the same place, then shipped to the various truck manufacturers, i believe the wood used was portugese marine pine. You need a gap of about 1/16th between the planks to allow the body to flex.

john

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by John A. Rippingham

Hello,

All the bodies were built in the same place, then shipped to the various truck manufacturers, i believe the wood used was portugese marine pine. You need a gap of about 1/16th between the planks to allow the body to flex.

john

Hi John

Interesting comment from you. The MCC 15 cwt bodies I have bits of, have cast brass plates on them , announcing " MCC GS body Mk2 " or similar .

Id be interested to know if you have any details of where the bodies were made . May have been a case of the WD supplying the same drawings to various manufactuers , thats why the bodies appear to be so similar'. Mike

[rupert condick]

Hi Ian
Just came across your fordson,
a chap has asked me to tell him where the chassis no and engine number are located. I do not known,
can you tell me?
as regs refugee cargo some vehicle's came in with the stepsister convoy in April 1942,
I would like details of these as I am trying to trace Austin K2y Ambulances that arrived here around that dat, unfortunately, all those sent to Queensland are not recorded in the books,
I have found only 60 listed but then only 35 Austin K2y's are listed(NSW) but I know at lest 54 arrived here.
regs
rupert