Vehicles used by Dutch Prinses Irene Brigade

[Rich Payne]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

It has been assigned "L1284648" and is shown while use in training in the UK in 1940. (Surely the "L" is a mistake, a utility vehicle / light truck like this should have been assigned either an "M" or "Z".)

Perhaps the vehicle still had a luggage compartment full of peanut butter when it was put on the weighbridge and this brought it above the 1 ton mark ?

I have had a quick flick through the re-printed Chilwell census lists and can see no trace of 'Fordson'. It looks as if for contract purposes, the supplier was always Ford.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Rich Payne

Perhaps the vehicle still had a luggage compartment full of peanut butter when it was put on the weighbridge and this brought it above the 1 ton mark ?

Nah, must 'ave been Gouda cheese!

I have had a quick flick through the re-printed Chilwell census lists and can see no trace of 'Fordson'. It looks as if for contract purposes, the supplier was always Ford.

Check!

Thanks,
Hanno