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[Keith Webb]

Great images, Brent particularly the ones of the Portee... I think the 1941 (cab 12) plate may have been from one of these as the CGT and FGT bodies were made by Gottfriedson as far as I know.

Originally Posted by things_green

I was reading Robs 'FAT find' thread and it tickled a memory.....



a couple of decades ago....did I take it off a Portee or a FAT? ...can't remember

just the plate....'41...so that would be a No 12 cab?
any use to anyones project?

Brent.
N.Z.

[things_green]

Thanks for that Keith, I perhaps should withdraw my rather hasty offer of re-homing the plate......
I was talking to my wife, just today, about taking a drive in the Land Rover (1951 Ex NZ Army) this weekend....and at the end of that cruise....see whats left of the Portee...

green disease.....

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I am amazed that the 2-pdr Portee had survived in service that long! In the UK by 1944 we had sold/transferred/donated a number to New Zealand, or converted themn to [3-ton?] G/S trucks or 17-pounder tractors. Would that example have been rebuilt to a tractor?

[cliff]

Originally Posted by David_Hayward

I am amazed that the 2-pdr Portee had survived in service that long! Would that example have been rebuilt to a tractor?

Knowing the NZ Army it would still have been a 2 pound portee at that stage but most had been converted to GS trucks by the 1960's.

[Mike K]

What got my attention, is the odd uniforms they are wearing .They look like Polish cavalry ..circa 1939 .
Mike

[things_green]

My grandsons (12/8) and I had a great day out in the Series One trekking in search of old CMP memories.


Unfortunately time has not been kind to the little PJ, and the 3 tonner has gone, hopefully into good hands.

as they were back in 1989.

[things_green]

The only image I have managed to find of GT Gillies (Seaview, Wellington).
Circa late 1970s as I was 'doing' B&W images at that period.