Old trucks

The problem with any research via Trove newspapers is being sidetracked.
19390325Sa Melbourne 'Age' - Willys. ad
There are lots of online references to sales of hotted versions, but no definitive history. Four-cylinder sidevalve, bodies by Holden.
See also www.shannons.com.au/club/enthusiasts/Pet...1939-willys-overland


Roderick

This photo is from this article.
Reporter Carolyn Webb has another charming piece in today's paper.
She spoke with 96-year-old illustrator Vane Lindesay about how much the South Melbourne market has changed over the years.
South Melbourne Market still sustains 96-year-old former child forager South Melbourne Market, 1920s, c1920 Image shows part of the South Melbourne Market sheds, with a small child sitting on a chair in the centre of the photograph, and a vintage car to the left. Physical Description: . Photo: City of Port Phillip .
< www.theage.com.au/victoria/south-melbour...20170419-gvnypb.html >

It looks to be a vehicle taking produce (not pigs) to market, yet capable of taking the wife to church on Sundays.
Any clues re make/model?

Roderick.

Bull nose Cowley?

The car is certainly not a ute. (Re: Ford's reference to taking pigs to market and taking the Wife to church on Sunday) nor does it have the space take more than a few pounds of produce anywhere. The body style was called a Roadster or in America, a Turtledeck Roadster. The side view of the bonnet and radiator look like a veteran Newton-Bennett, which had a "Bullnose" radiator, narrower than a bullnose Morris. There was a Newton-Bennett found in North Melbourne, in a yard full of the remains of several veteran cars, in the late 1970's. The car remains were offered by tender to members of the Vintage Drivers' Club, much to the annoyance of members of the Veteran car Club.

Thanks both. I had gone for Morris myself; I had never hear of Newton-Bennett. Unfortunately, the angle doesn't let us judge on bullnose width. However, Morris would have sold many more vehicles than N-B, and that tips the scales of probability. Both date from ~1915, fitting the ~1920 date suggestion.

Roderick.

Leading up to Anzac Day, Metro Twitter has been publishing PROV photos of the WWI era.
Sun.23.4.17 Metro Twitter.
A mobile army workshop truck built at the Newport railway workshops during World War I.
What make for the chassis?
In that era, most of the nation's industrial capability was in the railway workshops. Another set of engineering had grown up supplying mining equipment, diversifying into agricultural pumps.
Various coach & tram builders had woodworking skills, and were about to become car bodybuilders. Those skills went into WWII aircraft construction.
Roderick.

Roderick said:-
It looks to be a vehicle taking produce (not pigs) to market, yet capable of taking the wife to church on Sundays.
Any clues re make/model?


Think the car is a Crossley

More cars than trucks.
170425Tu Melbourne 'Age' - ~1950 Warburton.
The Austin A40 dates from 1947; the Holden FX dates from 1948.

Roderick.

A great photo the Chev behind the A40 Devon even a motorcycle parked opposite

Aint changed much

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