Ford WOT 8

[jack neville]

Jake, Chris Collins and I recently attended an open day at John Belfields Tank Museum with a view of seeing what was available given he is open to disposing of vehicles in his collection. Amongst the ruins of the back paddock was a Ford WOT 6 is very poor condition. What appealed to us was the faded sign on the door which said Australian Comfort Funds. The vehicle was listed as a WOT 6, of which 30,000 were made. On checking Bart Vanderveens Historic Vehicle Directory we found the vehicle to be a much rarer WOT 8 of which there were only 2500 made. A deal was made and we picked it up today.

[jack neville]

There was a bit of stuff to move around to access the truck as anyone who has been in John's back yard would know.

[jack neville]

Fortunately the drive train moves freely

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Loaded on a trailer and headed home.

[jack neville]

Back in Jakes back yard the first job was to clean out all the dead blackberry branches. an improvised seat form a block of wood and see if his 6'6" frame would fit.

[jack neville]

Initial inspection shows the drive train to be intact and turning freely. The V8 engine is stuffed and will probably need a replacement as it has sat for a long time with no heads or manifolds on it. The chassis is badly rusted in places but is repairable. The cabin is in very poor condition but as these WOT cabs are simply constructed with limited panel pressings they can be easily dissected and new panels made. Sort of.