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"G'day Brian," says AtkiPete Lynch.."Just a few more Kiwi lorries and a little challenge for your Anorak Army..The eight wheeler and dog setups are everywhere." And what better one than an Argosy! Now click through here for more...
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Pete adds: "Not too many of these still about." Indeed not so what is it...?
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"A lot of trucks are fitted with LED running lights which stand out well at a distance and use less power than running headlights. Not a good photo but Rodders might have a better one."
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"It is a bus but those truck origins are fairly obvious."
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"ACCO and D-series Ford look like they are both still in service."
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A fine pair of Pommie lorries, The red one asked me had I seen Bob Tuck ?? "Why doesn't 'The Boss' buy Leylands anymore" sobbed the white one....
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"'It's a long story, Bob will be back soon and explain everything' I promised. A Scania prime mover taken at Bluff, in the South Island of NZ. Would this be the most southerly truck photo you have published on BLB? Have you got an Antarctic correspondent out there who is going to prove me wrong?"
Cheers Pete
That little ute is a Ford E83W with a side-valve "Ford 10" engine and a 3-speed gearbox giving a top speed of about 30mph. That's not inside knowledge from a Kiwi, Geraldine is a long way away from where I live.
I know because I used to drive one in my first job; the best thing about it was the gearchange because as it was semi-forward control the gear lever was a little short one that went straight into the gearbox. This was unusual in those days because most cars had long spindly levers bent in various strange shapes.
The J3 Bedford bus(red and cream) is an ex NZ Dept of Education school bus.The fold down signs are still in place above the windscreen.DoE had hundreds of them throughout the country.I used to go to High School on one of these in the mid 60s.My one was exactly as this one with a rated seating cap. of 26 (standing 11, I think)but of course had the earlier J Series front with the "eyebrows"over the headlights.
There were also considerable numbers of the bigger J6 version,all bodied by Hawke Motor Bodies in Auckland and as far as I know,all petrol powered.Thanks for the memory,Pete.
Happy days. Rufo
The museum have it listed as a Fordson, Vic so I must add another pie to my tally.
Pete,
Some were called Fords and some were called Fordsons; I don't know why.
They used the names Ford, Fordson and Ford Thames during this period, so I concede a pie is in order. I seem to remember something about the Fordson brand being created because of a barney between Ford and Ferguson over tractor production.