Tumut clearing sale

hrpearce · #1 24-04-10, 13:40

I went to a sale at Tumut today and there was a F60L there,no plates on it.Restoration had started years ago and never finished, it made $1200.00 in two bids. I was told Ganmain Tony would like to see a couple of pictures as it was a portee (? spelling).
I'll post more pictures when the clouds clear this has taken 2 hours

hrpearce · #2 24-04-10, 21:33

As they say more.........

hrpearce · #3 24-04-10, 21:43

In the tradition of DEMTEL not only those but also these......

hrpearce · #4 24-04-10, 21:51

and finally........You are lucky it was a wet day as the camera had room for another 1123 shots

Keith Webb · #5 24-04-10, 23:07

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Originally Posted by hrpearce

I was told Ganmain Tony would like to see a couple of pictures as it was a portee

According to the book (AWM 126) it was built as a General Service with winch, not as a Portee converted as was Tony's cab 12. It's in a mixed batch of Portees and GS, a couple of which were marked as Portee which was crossed out and GS WW then added, but this one was clearly marked as GS WW.

Other than that it's good buying, especially if the engine is OK, and the roof hatch looks unusually sound too.

The roller on top of the chassis should have been underneath.

Thanks for the photography and painstaking uploads Robert!

hrpearce · #6 25-04-10, 02:08

Thanks Keith, I was just thinking the roller was up to get the cable above the chassia for pulling the gun up the ramp now I have to find out how it was actually done

The cab was in a shed with the tail out for years, din't know about the engine it had not been turned over for years but at least there was no water in it.

Ganmain Tony · #7 30-04-10, 23:27

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Originally Posted by hrpearce

I went to a sale at Tumut today and there was a F60L there,no plates on it.Restoration had started years ago and never finished, it made $1200.00 in two bids. I was told Ganmain Tony would like to see a couple of pictures as it was a portee (? spelling).
I'll post more pictures when the clouds clear this has taken 2 hours

Thanks for posting all this fabulous info Robert.

It answers a question I did not know the answer to. My truck has this roller modification on it. We werent sure if it was a Holgate special or something done at Holden's bodyworks. It know seems this was a standard alteration they did to Portees changed to general service and fitted with the big winch underneath the vehicle.

Would have loved to have been there - but the Batemans Bay Anzac parade was the main goal this year. (& Corowa with all you fine fellows of course!!!)

Max Hedges · #8 03-05-10, 02:10

Keith the cab looks to have an early front on it and the roof has those extra ribs on the inside that make it a latter roof
Max

Keith Webb · #9 03-05-10, 04:54

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Originally Posted by Max Hedges

Keith the cab looks to have an early front on it and the roof has those extra ribs on the inside that make it a latter roof
Max

Yes those are the reinforcement for the bracket which stops the spare wheel carrier banging against the cab.