Lorry, 3-ton, Anti-Tank Portee

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Posting a cross reference to Help needed with Cab 43 6 pdr Gun Portee.

Originally Posted by servicepub (RIP)

One of the few canadian-made 6-pdr portees, shown here in small town Ontario on a War Savings Bond drive.

http://www.servicepub.com/images/6pdr-portee.jpg

With Clive Law resting in peace, chances are we'll never see any more of this photo archive.

I think this picture posted in the thread linked above shows the subject Portee during a war savings bond drive. It is a Ford as well.

[Alex van de Wetering]

It shows a Portee repurposed as a GS truck during the liberation of Leiden, May 1945.

I bought this picture a few years ago. It was supposedly taken in Leiden 1945 as well......and I think it shows the very same Ford Portee, Hanno!

It seems the Bedfords and Austins were often refitted with a newly made GS body, but this Ford just retains the Portee body, just with the blast shield and canopy removed!

By the way....when did they start adding lifting rings on the hubs in production???

Alex

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[Alex van de Wetering]

Here is another Ford Portee in Dordrecht 1945

source: http://beeldbank.regionaalarchiefdordrecht.nl/

Alex

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Dordrecht-Portee.jpg

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Alex, thanks for the pictures!

The lifting slings were typical of 1944-45 production - that's strange, as these Portees were supposed to be built for the war in North Africa. Hmmm.... CMPs - never a dull moment, eh?