2009 at the Hammond Barn

[Phil Waterman]

I've heard that the Signals Vans in fact any of the special use big trucks were more prized because as surplus (by some) because they had not been pounded to death so hard as the general service hauling trucks.

As anyone else heard similar stories or comments?

Cheers Phil

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

I've heard that the Signals Vans in fact any of the special use big trucks were more prized because as surplus (by some) because they had not been pounded to death so hard as the general service hauling trucks.

As anyone else heard similar stories or comments?

Cheers Phil

In Australia we kept many of our specialist vehicles for a long time. These included Wireless Sigs vans, Gun Tractors, Direction Finding vans (on F60S), Ambulances, Fire Tenders and Machinery Workshops. Many of these were very low mileage when surplused, especially those on RAAF bases.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

In Australia we kept many of our specialist vehicles for a long time. These included Wireless Sigs vans, Gun Tractors, Direction Finding vans (on F60S), Ambulances, Fire Tenders and Machinery Workshops. Many of these were very low mileage when surplused, especially those on RAAF bases.

Jon Skagfeld can regale you ad nauseum with stories of our CMP sigs vans still in service in the latter half of the fifties, even well after the introduction of the M- series vehicles...

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball

Jon Skagfeld can regale you ad nauseum with stories of our CMP sigs vans still in service in the latter half of the fifties, even well after the introduction of the M- series vehicles...

I bet he can but I don't mind Jon regaling me ad nauseum at all!

Being the frugal types we are we kept many of these in service into the late 60s and even early 70s, so these beautiful, almost museum pieces were sold to be chopped and destroyed... not to mention our Studebaker US6 fleet which was also sold through the 70s after being stored new until the 60s. For one of these just run in trucks back in 1974 you'd pay around $750 with less than 2000 miles on the clock. You could also buy a White Scout Car with more miles on it for the same price.