A lifetime of army trucks

[archiewa]

Hello everybody,
An old friend of mine has asked me to join your group and I am happy to do so.
I started buying ex army vehicles in England in the 1950,s and exported many Bedford and Austin trucks to Nigeria and Ghana. I also bought a Mercedes 24/100 supercharged car from the British Army sales for 50 pounds in the mid 50,s and in 1959 I sold all my property in England including the car and went to Africa where I started a business importing trucks from UK and converting them to passenger vehicles.
Whilst there I bought a scammel tractor from the British army in Lagos, at the time of Nigerian independance.
I also imported a Leyland 10 ton truck to Nigeria which I sold to a tin mine in Jos, N.Nigeria.
In 1963 I had severe family problems and had to pack up and leave Africa.
I Came to Western Australia in 1965 and imported some hundreds of Austin Champs and Austin K9 trucks. Also a Leyland Fighter 6X6, an AEC Matador, an Albion gun tractor and various other vehicles.
In 1967 the Australian government stopped me from importing any more 4X4 vehicles to protect local manufacturers. After that I just had to struggle as best I could.
I have written 68 articles for a local car club, which have been published in two local magazines. I have had a few copies bound, 247 pages and may write a full book covering my boyhood in South of England during the war and teenage years following.
Any help I might be able to give I am happy to do so.
Archiewa