1940 ford roadster ute

[motto]

An excellent 'barn find'.
A pity they weren't in the habit of getting out to open the gate.

David

[Mike K]

This is the 1940 battery staff roadster ute I was chasing back in 1987 . The owner would not part with it.

Sadly, the elderly owner left it outside and over the years it literally fell to bits .

I heard after he died , a clearance sale was held and it sold for just over 3K $

Interesting AWM pic , in the snow in Syria or Lebanon ?

The last pic may be a scene in Palestine.

[jack neville]

Do you know where it ended up Mike?

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by jack neville

Do you know where it ended up Mike?

Hi

No I don't know where it is now. I last laid eyes on it in 1998 and it had really gone downhill , the ute sides were falling off and rust was affecting the cab . Still, it would be a great project . He also had other Fords and some very original tidy CMP's . He sold bits and pieces when he felt like it , but he was rather stubborn . I did buy this from him , a 1941 military 01D 3/4 ton Ford with the 16" car type wheels - wider for the 7.50 tyres . The roof hatch was cut out and a patch welded in , converted into a tow truck .

[Matt Austin]

Glassons is a Wagga institution, even today. Good to see one of their older vehicles still in existence.

I live in Junee, and I keep hearing about interesting military vehicles that were around Junee in relatively recent times. I've heard of the two Blitz trucks that went into the interesting one seen at Corowa this year, along with another one that's apparently still in original paint with its tac plates intact, which may still be in the area. I've also heard that there were several military utes which are now gone to better homes.

Good thing that nobody had any love for the old Inter which sat by the main road for years, and which is glacially being returned to operation as I get the chance!

I'm guessing that Ganmain is now the Riverina centre for WW2 military vehicles! And a good thing too.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Matt Austin

Glassons is a Wagga institution, even today. Good to see one of their older vehicles still in existence.

I live in Junee, and I keep hearing about interesting military vehicles that were around Junee in relatively recent times. I've heard of the two Blitz trucks that went into the interesting one seen at Corowa this year, along with another one that's apparently still in original paint with its tac plates intact, which may still be in the area. I've also heard that there were several military utes which are now gone to better homes.

Good thing that nobody had any love for the old Inter which sat by the main road for years, and which is glacially being returned to operation as I get the chance!

I'm guessing that Ganmain is now the Riverina centre for WW2 military vehicles! And a good thing too.

Matt the Ford ute in my pic was owned by Bill Pattison at Marrar . He was a old time bush character . He had collected many vehicles and he was reluctant to part with them. His bungalow was in a windy hill top location, high winds were a problem . The roof of his bungalow was held down with pieces of heavy scrap metal , hanging from cables around the roof perimeter . Yes as we were driving through Wagga with the Ford on a trailer, a motorbike cop at the traffic lights told us that Glassons was still around.

[Howard]

Yep, I went to that clearing sale.
Can't for the life of me remember who bought the Ford Ute.
What I CAN remember is I was out-bid on the F15A!
GT can you remember?

UPDATE: LINK to original discussion about this sale.