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| Ford FGT No9 ARN 133172 Whittlesea |
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Pictures by Euan McDonald and author |
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| This is a vehicle in the final stage of it's life, about to be scrapped. It's had a hard life in a sawmill near Benalla but it has spent many years here in a yard in Whittlesea. |
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| The chassis has been bent, cut and plated and the cab is very rusty. |
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The rust is very evident here.. |
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The original steps have been rescued by Euan. |
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| Interestingly the ARN is very visible painted at least 3 times over it's military career which stretched from 1943 to around 1965. This is a sister truck to the one in a wartime image taken at Kairi in Queensland. |
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| In early July 2004 we took Euan's CGT LP9 out for a visit and I took these mostly detail pictures. |
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Many of the rifle brackets are still there including these ones which are perfectly set to enter the temple of the driver and mate at a sudden jolt. |
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| The chassis is unfortunately well, buggered not to mention being covered with other stuff. |
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| The instrument panel glass has gone and all is wrecked here, although the left-hand brass plate is OK. Sadly the data plates are all gone as is the engine cover. |
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The drivers side of the front shell is unexpectedly rusty. They don't normally rot there. |
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| Another feature peculiar to Australian gun tractors, the ammo box is still there. Fire extinguisher bracket just visible to the right. |
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The correct winch handbrake is there too, along with the power take-off linkages to the transfer case which is unusual. (below), |
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| This is one of the pigtails to keep the winch cable in position. |
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