Mobile Canteen - Page 3

Les Freathy · #61 13-07-07, 00:22

Pictures a bit murky but heres a 12cwt Bedford canteen of the Church army

Les Freathy · #62 13-07-07, 00:24

Finally another guess on this coverted saloon operating in Whitechapel London

David_Hayward (RIP) · #63 13-07-07, 00:32

A Bristol rego, around November 1928 I gather.

Les Freathy · #64 25-08-08, 19:09

Are we running out of steam on some of the threads guys this one was last used in July last year so heres a revival. first photo of a i think 37 or 38 Ford car coverted to a canteen, the old tin chapel stood little chance from the bomb blast

the second shows another of the Ford 83w emergency canteens doing the job it was built for
cheers
Les

David_Hayward (RIP) · #65 25-08-08, 20:52

I fully intend todo the pictorial piece on the Church Army ones in VINTAGE ROADSCEMNE as the CA sent me several photos to use. Incidentally, don't forget that I am running the CMP story or a very abridged version in the magazine!

ted angus · #66 25-08-08, 21:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Les Freathy

evevning all
A Chevrolet mobile canteen in the UK, open to sugestions as to who operated it
Les

Hi Les just found this thread : this vehicle was operated on behalf of the NFS in London by the FANY . The number stencilled to the rear of the back wheel is its NFS fleet serial. Its Reg Number was GGC746, I am led to believe its based on a Studebaker. It took part in the 1946 Victory parade alongside the NAAFI Fordson 7V.
TED

David_Hayward (RIP) · #67 25-08-08, 22:10

GGC 746 would appear to be a 1940-on London County Council one. I would quite happily affirm that the canteen appears to me to be a 1940 Chevrolet WA. I can't tell if it's lhd or rhd. I have numerous chassis numbers off 1940 WAs used by the Red Cross, St John Ambulance, hospitals et al. They were all Tarrytown-built, mostly June build with some July build, and may have been diverted cargos from ex-French or Belgian orders, and all were chassis with flat-face cowl as the intended assembly plant was supposed to produce a cab. I know that Duples did a hard cab similar to the US one, but they could have produced a utility cab as well: see WHEELS & TRACKS for a photo of an ATS/FANY '40 WA ambulance.

ted angus · #68 25-08-08, 22:17

David many thanks I will amend my notes to reflect Chev WA. It certainly looks lhd ??
regards TED

David_Hayward (RIP) · #69 25-08-08, 23:31

We know that the ATS trucks were lhd, and they had a similar utility cab. There are one or two shots of these trucks on the IWM website as well.

Bill Murray · #70 25-08-08, 23:38

Les:

Your canteen vehicle next to the crashed church is a 1935 Ford, last one with wire wheels. It appears to be a standard panel van with the roof and rear doors removed and the canteen "top" was added on.

Bill

David_Hayward (RIP) · #71 25-08-08, 23:48

Apparently a 1935 Model 50? Does that make sense in the Dagenham line-up?

Bill Murray · #72 26-08-08, 00:07

David:

Not really sure, I have never found a good book/reference source on the history of Ford Dagenham.

The photo is "in the right direction" as you can read the YMCA logo and it certainly is RHD. As I have no evidence to help me out, it could have been manufactured/assembled in Dagenham or imported from Canada. I just don't know.

All I do know is it is a 1935 model.

Bill

Les Freathy · #73 10-09-08, 21:38

Another Ford canteen based on i think the 20cwt chassis and the forerunner of the 7V, again a YMCA canteen, cant make out the gift badge on the side but it starts with word allied and USA is quite plain to see
cheers
Les

David_Hayward (RIP) · #74 10-09-08, 22:34

..it's an E83W myself. Well I did initially. I am no expert and checked my ID chart. They did a chassis-only, van, mobile canteen. However I believe it's actually an E88W 25/30-cwt. The lighter brother of the 7V.

servicepub (RIP) · #75 16-11-08, 01:07

More mobile canteens. I wil add whatever caption material was found with the photos;

Caption - One of three mobile tea cars handed over to the Canadians at Aldershot. 19 Jan 1940.

Caption - Mobile Canteen handed over to Pembroke, Wales. A gift of the Toronto Evening Telegram readers. 10 June 1943.

Caption - Mrs Massey (wife of Canadian High Commissioner) and Maj-Gen Montague (GOC CMHQ) at hand-over of Mobile Canteen, a gift of the Women's Wartime Assoc, Campbellton, NB. 4 May 1944, London.

Les Freathy · #76 16-11-08, 10:06

that top photo of the Morris Commercial is unusual Clive i have not seen many pics of this type, it would appear to have been converted from a 30cwt or 2 ton standard delivery van
cheers
Les

hows the book on canadian vehicles progressing

Dawn · #77 08-12-08, 15:55

Wow - great thread, lads! I'm currently converting a broken E83W van into a mobile canteen to make a working Ford Emergency Food Van. I have good photo references for the exterior of the van and the interior of the cab, but nothing much for the inside.

Thanks for sharing so many wonderful photos - I've joined the forum so I can say 'thank you' to you all!