Anyone seen one of these?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

I think the trailer crossing the Rhine is one captured from the German army or even a civilian one.

As these are so rare, one would have many degrees of freedom building a replica.

You may want to consider building your own trailer like the Canadian 1st Division did in Italy. I’ll look op the thread on here later, but basically they turned the back halves of GS trucks in trailers or built their own on any chassis they could lay their hands on.

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[Lang]

Hanno

Reason for the trailer is the "Back to the Track" convoy in July from Alice Springs to Darwin for VJ Day 75th (put off because of Covid from last year. I think there are 150 WW2 vehicles booked in for the 1,500km run. Only trouble is it is 3,000km to the start and another 3,000km home from Darwin.

I was going to take my 1/2 ton Dodge but it will be 7,000km from Brisbane to back home again. At my age I decided I could do without the noise so I am looking at a Chevrolet Staff Car to do the trip in comfort which will require a camper trailer. There are plenty of wonderful light weight civilian campers available but one of those little WW2 trailers would look great behind the Chevrolet

Lang

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

I think the trailer crossing the Rhine is one captured from the German army or even a civilian one.

As these are so rare, one would have many degrees of freedom building a replica.

You may want to consider building your own trailer like the Canadian 1st Division did in Italy. I’ll look op the thread on here later, but basically they turned the back halves of GS trucks in trailers or built their own on any chassis they could lay their hands on.

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I think the trailer on the pontoon bridge is actually the back half of a small motor van, like a Morris 10cwt or similar, might even have been made up before they left the UK

[Lang]

Found another York-Hoover trailer with double back doors, is this it? Looks like they made several variations.

[jack neville]

We are considering building similar trailers for the Morris Tillys Lang. We have enough running gear to adapt and are thinking of making something to match the back end of the Tilly.
I’m starting to doubt the BTTT trip for this year too.

[Lang]

Jack

That would be a nice outfit though I think any trailer behind a tilly would have to be very LIGHT. Still it is not a race.

We have decided we will do the trip regardless in a military vehicle. I love the convoys of vehicles but if many did not have people inside them it would be much better on many occasions!

Lang