Ford WOT 8

[Haridimos]

Hi Jack, Do not be disappointed with these little mishaps. You have a long way to go!

So, this is a WOT 8 depicted in the picture..?
(Greek Army reserve soldiers in front of a Fordson, winter 1949)

FORDSON WO8.jpg

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Haridimos

Hi Jack, Do not be disappointed with these little mishaps. You have a long way to go!

So, this is a WOT 8 depicted in the picture..?
(Greek Army reserve soldiers in front of a Fordson, winter 1949)

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The WOT8 did not have a roof hatch (cupola), so it leads me to think this is a late build WOT6 ..... unless of course the cupola is a modification!

[jack neville]

A WOT 6 is my guess too Richard.
I’m not sure whether the WOT 6 had the vented roof either. I haven’t seen enough photos to determine any consistency there yet but I imagine putting a cupola in the vented roof might be difficult.
And was the vented roof a feature of other British vehicles?

[Matthew P]

I know you have a long way to go. But this will be great when it's done. A fair bit of ACF "smalls" such as letters & envelopes and I've seen cigarette tins appear on eBay. A display board with some of those items and some photographs, nothing too large would go a long way to demonstrate to the public what this truck did in the war.

Matt

[jack neville]

Great idea Matthew.
Hadn’t even thought past painting the ACF sign on the doors. A little more interesting than just gathering the tool kit.

[Keith Brooker]

A few photos from my collection of wot 6.
Keith

[dcb63]

British Fordson W.O.T. 8 30-cwt (1.5-ton) 4x4 truck chassis supplied to the Soviet Union and fitted with a BM-13-16 Katyusha 132mm rocket launcher