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Old 09-11-06, 02:46
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Default TRACTOR 4X4 A/T 6Pdr CONVERTED

What exactly does a Morris-Commercial "TRACTOR 4X4 A/T 6Pdr CONVERTED" look like?

Was this the C8/AT?

Found on Ebay: WWII Morris commercial 4x4 guntractor A/T badge Item number: 220043579040
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what you see is what you get its a WWII Morris commercial 4x4 guntractor A/T truck badge taken of a 1944 truck that was broken up for sparers last year

what it says is: TRACTOR 4X4 A/T 6Pdr CONVERTED, M.CC CONT.No23/6946
WD No144645298
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Old 09-11-06, 09:14
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My immediate reaction was that this was a plate off of a 1943-4 rebuild by Morris Commercial Cars Ltd in Adderley Park, Birmingham. I then thought that this was originally a 2-pounder Portee or Predictor that was rebuilt to either "normal" or airportable FAT. But now I wonder if it was a rebuild on a C8/FAT?

The photos I had from the Parachute Regiment museum came to mind:

http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...ghlight=morris

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