Blitz (and related) bits on Ebay Australia

[Ken Smith]

The numbers and letters in the left hand page are what I am referring to.
The USA I assume means US Army and the COD at the RH end of the line would usually mean cash on delivery, but if they gave the trucks back, in theory there would be no payment. I put my glasses on and I see there is possibly a date 30.03.42 .
I thought the price would be okay for a spares truck. Plus another $600.00 to get it to my place.
Ken

[Ken Smith]

The other thing I just noticed was that there are UK order 907 and UK order 889 trucks and when you get over to ARN 51720 my truck, I see that they mix the 2 orders together.

ARN 51567 a USA truck and 2/107 AGT company veteran wasn't sold off until 16/5/56.
Ken

[Dinty]

Williams Engineering here in Cessnock had them and used them as cranes for years sadly all gone now along with the engineering business, from memory they had 9 of them, cheers Dennis

[Jacques Reed]

Toby Baillie's F-60L on EBay

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/263644252321?ul_noapp=true

Better pictures on his MLU postings. Nice looking truck. Looks very complete by Blitz standards.
My boss says finish one before I even consider another- darn!

Also in "For Sale or Wanted"

Cheers,

[Jacques Reed]

Cab 12 in earlier post No. 1051 is now free! Closer in value now than the previous EBay starting price. Any auto electricians out there who also like MV's?

on Gumtree Australia

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cher...nch/1180571213

Cheers,

[Mike Cecil]

Ken,

COD = Central Ordnance Depot, ie issued from Bandiana.

A 'G52' is an issue form, and the form number for this issue was 178, issued on 30 March 1942.

A copy of the form would have wend its way through to the Reverse Lend Lease people for adding the financial amount to the RLL account, and later, once the vehicle was returned, another form would have, in theory, wend its way to the RLL account's people to credit the reduced/used value to the other side of the account ledger.

Mike

[Ken Smith]

Thanks Mike C, I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge, and confirming the truck went to Reverse Lend Lease.
Your explanation has added another dimension to the old trucks life, that is having waited at Bandiana some time in early 1942 for assignment to a unit, in this case the U.S. Army.
It would be nice to have it in the collection for that reason alone, I hope it hasn't survived 78 years to end up at the scrap metal yard.
Ken