Early gun tractors for Australian 3-inch 26 cwt AA?

[Leonid]

Hello!
At least first tractor for Australian 3-inch mobile AA guns was "Hathi"! Check this link:
http://www.defence.gov.au/news/armyn.../history01.htm

When two 3-inch mobile guns and their Hathi tractors arrived in Australia in 1927, 1 Anti-Aircraft Bty, which was raised in anticipation the previous year with only a small cadre, expanded to a battery headquarters, a 3-inch gun section and a Lewis-gun section. A year later, a second 3-inch gun section was formed.

An interesting photo:
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3inch AA Guns towed by Ford M-H tractors (State Library of Victoria)

As for truck identification. I'm not the great expert in it but the rear axle (which you have easily identified and the cab too, btw) looks very similar to that of "Ford", "Indi-White", "Leyland" or even "Chevrolet" trucks built in the early 1930s... Just some photos from Australian archives for example:

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T model Ford and A model Ford trucks - Cessnock, NSW
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Coburg city council new Leyland Cub trucks, 1934
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Council lorry - Chevrolet 30cwt, August 1937

Besides, I saw another photos of "International" (1935) truck and I can talk that there are some differences. So I think the question still is open but it is not a vital question, rather a curiosity, though...

Leonid

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Leonid

Besides, I saw another photos of "International" (1935) truck and I can talk that there are some differences. So I think the question still is open but it is not a vital question, rather a curiosity, though...

None of the trucks you feature have the same wheels and if you look at the bonnet vents they match the photo of the 1935 International I put up and the wheels show quite clearly the large 'Hub cap' at the centre which was an identifying mark of an International. The 1934 and 1936 International trucks had a different set of louvre vents down the side of the bonnet. As to the body style looking the same it is because most makes of vehicle with local built cabs had them built by the same companies as each other.

[nuyt]

Check out this thread:
http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...rnycroft+hathi

[Leonid]

Oh, the 'funnies' which David Hayward have been talking about! I've checked it as well as "An odd Ford Gun Tractor" topic relating to the subject, thanks!