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Need anything?

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 9:18 pm
by A Whiteman
Need anything? Not sure just how much stock he could carry around with him ;-)
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Re: Need anything?

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 9:54 pm
by John kuehn
That’s sort of a put together body it looks to me. No headlights either. Not sure if that was aftermarket body. The white or maybe yellow was a sure attention getter! Looks like a 24-25 radiator and fenders. And right hand drive I think.

Re: Need anything?

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 10:22 pm
by Wayne Sheldon
Nice merchant delivery vehicle! Although a bit dated style-wise for a high radiator year car? It does have an Australian look to it. Do you know whereabouts it was located?

Although light colors and white were not common in the USA, British commonwealth countries used a lot of lighter colors. Likely due to the English cultural influences. Roads in Europe and the British Isles were in much better condition than the roads in the Americas. The filth and dust in the American roads looked worse and were maintenance nightmares for Americans, being one of the reasons for Americans not wanting light colors in the early decades of the automobile. The roads in England were not nearly so dusty in those times, so light colors and even white became a popular style. British cultural influences encouraged the light colors in their colonial nations, in spite of the dusty roads.

History is not all about dates and details. Things need to be considered in the context of their times.

Re: Need anything?

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 12:07 am
by TRDxB2
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Re: Need anything?

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:58 am
by A Whiteman
Hey Frank, what a difference a bit of colour does - nice touch.
This is in Enfield, a small settlement West of Oamaru in the South Island of New Zealand, which is why it is RHD and yes, it really is a 'locally made' body, probably based on whatever he could get for the least cost....

Re: Need anything?

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:53 am
by John kuehn
Maybe built up in the 30’s ?
The chassis is a 24-25 by the looks of it and parts and pieces at wrecking yards and on the farm of Model T’s were probably getting pretty common by the 30’s and onward to build a decent running car.

Just a guess but it’s neat picture of how people would try to have their pwn business.

Re: Need anything?

Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2022 8:58 am
by Allan
Wouldn't you all like to have that much room behind the steering wheel for a comfortable driving position. That's the beauty of well thought out commercial vehicles.

Allan from down under.