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1 month 1 week ago #261651 by mammoth
auctionsplus.com.au/auctions/machinery/g...27899-1322738/browse
One for Lang when the other fails to proceed
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1 month 1 week ago - 1 month 1 week ago #261652 by Fighting Rust
He used to run the car wreckers just out of Deloraine, he had quite a bit of ex army stuff. In the main auction site, I can't see the WW2 Cletrac high speed airfield tractor listed, he had  one. He also had the remains of a UK  bren carrier. He had the restored Thornycroft WW2 6x4 too. It's a damp region,  so anything kept outside would be pretty rusty. There were a couple of little Toyota Tiara utes in the wreckers yard , they would be a collectable item now. 

The Jeeps are tempting but the cross Bass Strait transport fees will affect the prices. He also had a nice WW2 era FWD HAR 4x4 ex RAAF truck and a army EH Mack with the soft top cab. I drove past many times , he didnt have the Jeeps at that time. 
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1 month 1 day ago - 1 month 1 day ago #261690 by Morris
Replied by Morris on topic Morris Commercial towie
The Morris looks to me to be a "T" type one tonner with the larger export radiator top tank.They had the 13.9 horsepower engine from the Morris Oxford and 15 inch rear brakes. It had an Elliot front axle without brakes. It could be an "LT" light tonner (12 hundredweight) carrying capacity but that would make a very light duty tow truck. If the front hubcaps have "Morris Commercial" cast into them it dates from late 1926. Earlier models just had "Morris" cast into them.

I have my shoulder to the wheel,
my nose to the grindstone,
I've put my best foot forward,
I've put my back into it,
I'm gritting my teeth,

Now I find I can't do any work in this position!
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