Medical vehicles

[cletrac (RIP)]

A Chevrolet 30cwt truck in use as an ambulance with red crosses painted on its canvas tilt, 22 March 1942.

[cletrac (RIP)]

Here's a few pix of a 60 cwt winterized ambulance off the factory photos CD.

[Keith Webb]

Our Australian ambulances on both Chevrolet and Ford chassis.

Here's a pic of a late war Ford.



More here.

[Mike K]

This is a rare one :

Looks like a 1940 Dodge with the Indian pattern Ambo body .

The unit is the 2nd AACC on training exercise....

They also had Inter D series with that body .

Note the C 7062 plate and the AACC on the guard.

Other pic is a Chev in the 3rd AACC workshop, Sth Melbourne .

051041 is again the Sth Melbourne workshop , is that a K2/Y nose I see in the background ? Agree ?

Mike

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by cletrac (RIP)

Here's a few pix of a 60 cwt winterized ambulance off the factory photos CD.

Here's another one in postwar service - civilian service, judging by the registration.

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Source: https://flic.kr/p/ZV5Exz

[rupert condick]

Hi
I must have missed this post,
so some picture of WD Austin K2Y ambulance (1941).
Ex 2AACC. (NSW). Came via Middle est. (lots of bullet holes),Arriving Australia April/May 1942.
Guess work starts here.
WD no. A1207004, to Australia Issued AMF no. A1207004, changed to AMF no. 1207004, should then of being issued with one or two AMF numbers, But this did not appear to have happened. most likely went to Queensland, see film AWM F01986. these Ambulances kept the altered WD numbers and are not listed in the AWM ARN files.
Coming back to NSW. of course it may have never left.
The windscreen was reversed, as happened to about 8 others, and a driver's side head light added, as the mounting had been sawn off in the ME, the headlight being bottom mounting was fitted buy drilling though the radiator mounting bracket, thus the headlight fitted about 1 inch higher on the driver's side.
the pictures are of A1207004(1207004)not all up loaded mmm

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[Mike K]

hi Rupert

I have found a few K2Y Ambulances in the ARN register books .

[Radek]

Hi Mike

could you post more info ybout them? Did you found any another Austins there?
Thanks Radek

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

hi Rupert

I have found a few K2Y Ambulances in the ARN register books .

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

hi Rupert

I have found a few K2Y Ambulances in the ARN register books .

"WD no. A1207004, to Australia Issued AMF no. A1207004, changed to AMF no. 1207004, should then of being issued with one or two AMF numbers" Maybe you can match the engine nr. to one listed in the ARN books


50219 to 50251 are all refugee K2Y Ambulances . Various other refugee vehicles like WOT2D, Morris Portee, Albion, Bedford are listed. 'Refugee' refers to vehicles headed for places like Malaya or Singapore, but the ships were diverted to Australia.

[Keith Brooker]

Photos from my Collection.
Keith