Australian Army F250's

[Brett Nicholls]

Hi Mike/Tony,
Do you guys know if one of these F250's are on display or held by the museum at Bandiana? or are they just too new for that?.

Thanks.

[Brett Nicholls]

Hi Guy's,
I have located a further 2 pictures of one which went to auction in Victoria a few years ago.

[Brett Nicholls]

Hi,
I have received information suggesting that the rear bodies used on the F series were recycled from the AT4 4x2 Dodges and c1200 Inter's. Does anyone have detailed pictures of these so as to confirm the intel
The picture I have is of poor quality when enlarged making it difficult to examine closely. The only other photo I can find is from Bart Vanderveen's book.

Thanks.

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[Brett Nicholls]

Hi,
Does any one know what colour this paint is? Is it Military green or Army Olive drab(Gloss version)?

Thanks in advance,

[Brett Nicholls]

Hi Guys,
Well in the wee hours of Tuesday morning my new project finally arrived. Its an Ex-Australian army F250. Still has the data delivery plate on it and I also found the conversion plate for the dual fuel. It appears that the vehicle was fitted while in service with LPG. I have been lucky and also got an original bumper with the extra army made brackets through a seperate purchase.
This vehicle will be my regular ride once I get back on the road which should be a lot more of a straight forward task given that most parts can be sourced "off the shelf" still - even the paint!. It will be returned to the original paint colour. The cut down/hinged tray sides appear to be a army modification and I have access to another rear body so I intend to make some sides the same as the originals with the exception of making them hinged as well.

I plan to have the vehicle on the road so I can take it to Corowa 2018.

As per my original post - If there's anyone who has pictures of this type in service the information would be appreciated. I am hoping to make a small information board to stand with the vehicle when displayed.

Thanks,

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[Brett Nicholls]

The LPG fitting plate.

[Ken Smith]

Congratulations on finding the nice looking truck. They are quite pretty and a F250 is also a good comfortable load carrier.
Look forward to the updates on the restoration.

Cheers Ken

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Brett Nicholls

Its an Ex-Australian army F250. Still has the data delivery plate on it and I also found the conversion plate for the dual fuel. It appears that the vehicle was fitted while in service with LPG.

Great buy and very interesting to see an military vehicle fitted with a dual fuel system. A hybrid in a sense, many years before today's hype.

I do know LPG is - or was? - popular in Australia, as it used to in the Netherlands. I have owned and driven many vehicles fitted with LPG systems (including an air-cooled VW Beetle), and always liked the fact that LPG burns much cleaner than petrol. Pity to see LPG no longer seems to fit in today's environmental thinking, even though it is a much cleaner fuel than petrol (let alone diesel).

Anyway, I should not distract from your thread. I wish you a speedy recommissioning and many miles of happy motoring!

Hanno

[Brett Nicholls]

Hi Hanno,
Great to hear from you and thank you. I agree with you - LPG is a good fuel source and I think people have been discouraged by misinformation. This is my second dual fuel vehicle the first being a truck. I found the power only marginally less and the advantages out weighing it.

It is interesting that another government department did the fitting of the LPG and not the Army. What I don't understand is why it was done given the defence force are not (really) limited by fuel.

I would like to see LPG make a come-back and totally agree it is far cleaner and much more enviro friendly not to mention the $$ savings.

Again - great to hear from you and never a problem -there's no distraction

Thanks & Regards,