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The 2 pounder Morris Portees were sold off in early/mid 1945 , the red ink dates of sale are to be seen in AWM126, just above the Morris sales is the list of Austin K2/Y sales to Larke Hoskins. My Morris PU 8cwt was civilian registered in July 1945, I have its original Victorian reg. certificate. I have no knowledge of its previous military service or when or how this Morris arrived in Australia.
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1940 cab 11 C8 1940 Morris-Commercial PU 1941 Morris-Commercial CS8 1940 Chev. 15cwt GS Van ( Aust.) 1942-45 Jeep salad |
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Posted on the Ringwood history FB page. Thanks to I. Austin for spotting this .... a case of an Austin finding a Austin.
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1940 cab 11 C8 1940 Morris-Commercial PU 1941 Morris-Commercial CS8 1940 Chev. 15cwt GS Van ( Aust.) 1942-45 Jeep salad |
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Hi mike
i will see if I can get a better picture, I have gone though the books and have picked out as many exWD cars etc, (i guess you have done this?) inculding morris, onto excel. whats your chassis number? regs rupert |
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Sorry about the thread hijack Thanks for your offer of assistance. The reg. certificate shows the chassis nr. The grey colour was applied by Lanes Motors, the Morris dealership in Melbourne. There is a faded unit sign with 3 digits. The AWM126 is not a complete list of all the army vehicles, it is a great resource but for various reasons unknown to me there are vehicles missing that should have been included. Looking through the unit war diaries I have found a small number of Morris 8 cwt trucks on issue to certain units in the Middle East but of course , no chassis or engine numbers are given. The first Morris PU I recovered does have a bonnet number 0 36?0. AWM pics do indicate this five digit numbering sequence was used on many of the British W.D. type vehicles (including M/cycles) that were issued/loaned to the AIF units that were stationed in Palestine.
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Hi Mike
I had a look I have nothing for these, but I found Morris's C8,with the 1st Australian Div , cheers for the pictures regs rupert |
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Hi Mike
better put some AMBo pics in, So heres the old ambo, from c1942 to 2014 WD No. A1207004 (1941-42), AMF No. 1207004 1942-48. ME 1941-42, stepsister convoy? , 1942-48 Australia Queensland/NSW sold maybe to the Snowy project, but still an ambo. farm hack 1960s. I could not get the pictures to upload. best for now. |
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