New Tobruk movie, cab 12 F60L

[Keith Webb]

Lovely contemporary image here.

[Keith Webb]

What a good collection of pics!

Actually the browser copied the next pic in the sequence (this one) which is also interesting and is a 2-pdr portee C60L cab 12

[Keith Webb]

This was the one I meant to post for Mike:

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

This was the one I meant to post for Mike:

Yes, I saw those pics too and wondered what type of truck it was? A Morris-Commercial of course, but not a GS or Wireless. Some kind of Office?

I think I have seen this type before in German use, assuming it was one of their extensive conversions!

H.

[Dinty]

G'day All, Some one needs to teach them how to block a 'slouch hat' also, and why would you have a fixed bayonet in a bunker? other than that I would love to see the film, and just after reading about "Kuno's" recent sojourn into the Libyan desert and having a really good browse at some of the links he provided, mate what a buzz that would be anyway cheers Dennis

[Alex van de Wetering]

It that case it could still have it´s orginal tyres. If not, someone in the Czech republic is making great looking tyres for CMPs!!!

Hanno, The tyres are 11:00x20 from the brand "Barum". Pictures attached.

Yes, I saw those pics too and wondered what type of truck it was? A Morris-Commercial of course, but not a GS or Wireless. Some kind of Office?

I think I have seen this type before in German use, assuming it was one of their extensive conversions!

There is a small book about Morris Commercial with 1:76 scale drawings and pictures. It's in the Bellona style, but I believe it was published by "Fingerprint designs", if I remember correctly. The book also offers one or two pictures of the Morris with Office body, as was used just before the war and at the start of the war. I have only ever seen a few pictures of this type of body, but they are British made, that's for sure.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Hanno, The tyres are 11:00x20 from the brand "Barum". Pictures attached.

Excellent! Have tried googling a place that sells them, but no luck yet. Oh well, I need to buy a Big Wheel CMP first. . .

H,

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Actually the browser copied the next pic in the sequence (this one) which is also interesting and is a 2-pdr portee C60L cab 12

"Like new condition!! Just needs a tune-up, paint and tyres!!"

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball

"Like new condition!! Just needs a tune-up, paint and tyres!!"

Well it probably wasn't far off new in age anyway.

Looks like an 88mm round may have found it.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Thanks Dusonn,

Really looks like a great movie. The F60L must indeed be the one from Rokycany, as some of the scenes even seem to have been filmed in the museum; I recognize the Hind chopper at the museum gate. Also the Bedford MWD fitted with a closed OX/OY closed cab must be the one from Rokycany, as well as the Cab13 F60L, which was probably the one formerly painted in RAF blue.

Great work....and great pictures!

Keith, From what I have heard the Cab 12 still has it's original rear body and canvas. I actually measured this truck for a scale model about a year ago. The guys at the Rokycany museum were kind enough to drive both the Ford cab12 as well as the cab13 in the sun for us. Both trucks are also on the forum somewhere, in their former colour schemes.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

The guys at the Rokycany museum were kind enough to drive both the Ford cab12 as well as the cab13 in the sun for us. Both trucks are also on the forum somewhere, in their former colour schemes.

Alex, here's your pic:



Linked from CMPs in Czech Republic

H.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

From what I have heard the Cab 12 still has it's original rear body and canvas.

It that case it could still have it´s orginal tyres. If not, someone in the Czech republic is making great looking tyres for CMPs!!!