Ww2 raaf fire truck

[Darren Witty]

Can anyone help to identify this fire truck? Is it's body WW2 era?

Thanks
Darren

[Private_collector]

I'd like to hear the answer to that as well. I hope it is, but looks a little modern.

[gordon]

In my official capacity ( about two pints ) I pronounce that body "old enough"

I don't recognise the type, but if it is younger than the truck it isn't by a lot. You'd have to have a look at the cab plate. If the cab plate was for a knockdown cab, chassis, and running gear I'd say the body was original.

[Private_collector]

I hope so. Its a nice looking body, and quite out of the ordinary. Cant be many like this one.
Is it yours Darren......or possibly going to be?

[Darren Witty]

Thanks to David (MJCQ Club member) via email:

"Yes, I remember them well. All units had them prior to 1957 when the Rolls Royce powered Thornycroft Nubian appliances were introduced. They were painted Golden Yellow. The body is WW2 and they came in Truck Fire Domestic and Truck Fire Aircraft configurations. The difference being the TFA had foam equipment and the TFD water and hydrant pumping ability. Both pretty useless when it came to the crunch!"

[Jeff Gordon]

Wow Thanks Darren!
A mate and I saved this truck from being scrapped.
I don't have the time to restore it so Darren is comming over with a brown paper bag full of money and is buying it.
It is totally rust free.
The rear body has a timber frame covered with sheet metal.
Most of the frame will be reuseable.
The wooden steering wheel is the best I have ever seen.
I have a set of 20 inch Blitz rims that can go with it.
So if Darren doesn't want it or his bag is not big enough it will be up for sale.
Jeff

[Mike Cecil]

RAAF originally ordered 41 'Trucks, Heavy, Fire Fighting', and Army, with some minor changes to suit, ordered 14 as self-contained fire fighting vehicles for OVPs. Rear body manufacture by Wormalds. Specs drawn up late 1944. Delivery scheduled for mid-1945. Cost per unit was about 1700 pounds.

Check to see if the chassis has been lengthened by 17 inches to accommodate the longer fire fighting bodywork.

The Army vehicles were ex-'Trucks, 2-pdr Portee' with the bodies removed and supplied to Wormolds as cab/chassis.

A very unusual find. Hope the recipient/restorer likes doing wood-work!!

Mike C

[Stuart Kirkham]

G'day Darren

Two photos of the same type of truck.

The photo with the RAAF Lincoln is labelled - Manus Island 1953.

[motto]

The winged emblem above the rear wheels on Tommy's first picture looks very much like that used by the Department of Civil Aviation or DCA as was.
Normally the emblem was applied to the front doors of their vehicles.
I don't know if the RAAF used a similar marking, I doubt it.

David

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by motto

The winged emblem above the rear wheels on Tommy's first picture looks very much like that used by the Department of Civil Aviation or DCA as was.
Normally the emblem was applied to the front doors of their vehicles.
I don't know if the RAAF used a similar marking, I doubt it.

David

You are correct David, DCA used them post war.

[aj.lec]

Great find
Love seeing the more unusual variants
Hopefully end up with someone that will restore it back to original .

[easo]

That water pump is a thing of beauty in it self.

Easo