Commer Q2: Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, Van

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Wheels & Tracks magazine issue no.75 featured a reprint from from the British magazine Autocar published on 13 April 1945. The article records the travelling exhibition mounted by the Rootes Group, then one of Britian's leading motor manufacturers, of a series of 1:10 scale models of the military vehicles produced by Rootes during the war. When reading the magazine, I wondered where the models would have ended up?

Now, 18 years later, looking for something else on the https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/ website, I came across three entries for Commer 1:10 scale models. Attached are pictures from W&T magazine of the Q15 and Q2 Van. They also have a model of the "Commer Q.4 GS Wagon". Maybe the other models depicting RAF vehicles were donated to the IWM as well?

Commer Q2 GS Wagon - RAF 7263
Dimensions: whole: L: 19.5in W: 8in H: 9.5in Weight: 10kg incl case Scale: 1/10

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Commer Q15 GS Wagon - RAF 96261

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[David Herbert]

The Rootes models were on permanent display at IWM Lambeth up to about 40 years ago. That part of the building was re-arranged at about that time and by coincidence I never visited again so I have no idea if they re- appeared. They were superb models, absolute works of art. Dunlop even made scale Trakgrip tires for them which were also offered for sale by the old British model making company Basset Lowerk (I think that is spelled correctly). I have their catalogue somewhere showing the tires.

David

[Phil Waterman]

Hi David

Couple of years ago some very similar models showed up on the PBS Antiques Road Show, they talked about them being industrial display model's from the Second World War. have some screen shots that I'll try and find and post.

Cheers Phil


Found the photos, looking back at displays we have seen in museums over the year some really interesting displays come and go. If not on display hope they find homes that appreciate them. Now as to are any of these models the subject of this thread?