Blitz (and related) bits on Ebay Australia

[Euan McDonald]

I think Hanno is onto it, the sunshine roof and sun compass would indicate Aust assembled truck.

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Euan McDonald

I think Hanno is onto it, the sunshine roof and sun compass would indicate Aust assembled truck.

The Australian body. A very cool unit!

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

The Australian body. A very cool unit!

Hello All,

Thank you Ryan for posting the link on the eBay thread.

Oh what a nice photograph.... he who hesitates is lost ... swoop.

Let me know if anyone would like a scanned image of the photograph. I am more than happy to send it to you via a PM.

I will put a post up once the photograph arrives safe and sound.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

The Australian body. A very cool unit!

Hello All,

The design of the trailer is pretty advanced and somewhat aerodynamic for its time of manufacture.

Did the dental trailers have a distinct nomenclature that I could look up in the Australian War Memorial Archives search? Would there be any blue prints available and who would have been the manufacturer?

Oh yes and I like the Chevy Short Wheel Base 4WD (C15A ?) in the photograph too. I am mostly interested in MCPs at the moment so I apologise for my ignorance towards CMPs.

Would the dental unit be mostly towed by CMP's or were towed by anything such as an MCP as long as it was strong enough to move it around?

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Nathan Clark]

Perhaps a little ambitious on the price?


http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bell-...ion/1044086321

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Nathan Clark

Perhaps a little ambitious on the price?


http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/bell-...ion/1044086321

Looks like they started with a Strickland with the small drive sprockets.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Euan McDonald

I think Hanno is onto it, the sunshine roof and sun compass would indicate Aust assembled truck.

Not to mention the GMH built 15 cwt tub

[Haridimos]

CHEV C15A BLITZ 235ci BLUE FLAME MOTOR οn EBAY.au. Looks very tidy..


AUS Samford, Queensland sale for 3500 dols 2014May_1.jpgAUS Samford, Queensland sale for 3500 dols 2014May_2.jpg

CHEV C15A BLITZ 235ci BLUE FLAME MOTOR. HAVE 12.00X20 WHEELS GIVES TOP SPEED OF 85-90KPH. COMES WITH SPARE PARTS
REGO CLASS IS 6CYL UTE.REGRETFUL SALE, INSPECTION WELCOME(SERIOUS BUYERS PLEASE) LOCATED AT BUNYA NORTHSIDE BRISBANE
ITEM LISTED ELSEWHERE.NO PAYPAL THANKS.
FOR DETAILS PHONE 0448102389

[Ryan]

Chev Blitz in northern vic:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/crane-tru...#ht_329wt_1137

only $500.

[Ryan]

somethings you don't see every day:

Jeep Aust No.3 trailer:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/JEEP-EX-M...item4d1d7fa8d3

Bofors 37mm trailer base ( don't really understand this one, 37mm? Is this an AT gun mount? But we used 2pdrs):

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bofors-37...item4d1d7f5d82

[Ian Fawbert]

Hi Ryan,

Just a little correction mate, that jeep trailer is actually a number 3, but almost as rare as the number 2 (ok, well slightly) in that it is an IHC made trailer- not many made to start off with- this one looks to be 324? I think there are only 4 surviving ones registered in the online jeep trailer database I look after. There was an IHC trailer in the uralla/guyra ? (one of those 2 places) military museum auction recently, but it was well modified when compared to this one. I can see how the data plate looks abit like a 2, not a 3 being out of focus.

Either way, she's a trailer very worthy of restoration and I hope it doesn't get butchered, but restored for what it is. Aussie trailers are well under appreciated in my opinion when you consider that there were only over several thousand made in the 4 (5) types (I guess a rough number is around 6000 odd produced across 5 models/types) compared to the 60,000+ US made ones!

Cheers,
Ian.

[Ryan]

Hi Ian,
I'm looking at that photo and thinking is he right, no it's a number 2. Took me a little to see it did actually say number 3. It's kinda like a magic eye picture. I hate those things. Listing corrected.