cab 12 roof

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

The Ford F60S (cab 13) ARN 153403 was a 7 ton semi trailer prime mover. It is one of a mixed group of C60S and F60S trucks fitted with McGrath trailers.

Thanks very much Mike. I never would have guessed semi-trailer! Do you have any thoughts about the colour scheme? It appears on this Chev semi as well.


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Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

These later series of CMPs are almost invariably registrations of specialist vehicle types, rather than GS. I suspect because the special body types were slower into production - the design work, prototype stage, and so on, taking time to complete and be approved before production (and therefore delivery) commenced.

I'm sure you're right Mike. Something similar seems to have occurred with the No.9 gun tractors, ie. chassis received in '42 but vehicles not built until '43-'44 (except of course the famous ARN 132141 seen at Wesley, presumably pilot vehicle...?)


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[Mike Cecil]

Tony,

No, no idea about the sand (lower) coat, but your example has the ARN on the post-war DBG, which is what would be expected for a vehicle still in service up to the early 1960s.

Mike

[Tony Wheeler]

This one in Borneo appears to be sand colour although caption mentions red lead.

LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-10-06. THE CAMP OF 2/72ND LIGHT AID DETACHMENT ATTACHED TO THE 2/24TH FIELD PARK COMPANY. A SEMI TRAILER BEING PAINTED WITH RED LEAD IS ON THE RAMP. SX27206 CAPTAIN A. C. J. BRUCE, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE 2/72ND LIGHT AID DETACHMENT IS ON THE LEFT.

119886 LABUAN ISLAND, NW BORNEO 1945-10-06. CAMP OF 2-72ND LAD ATTACHED TO 2-24TH FIELD PARK CO.JPG