The War Archives - British Military Trucks of WW2 (Magazine)

The War Archives - British Military Trucks of WW2 (Magazine) Format: Paperback Bookazine | 100 pages Dimensions: 210 x 297mm | 498g Publication date: 2016 Publisher: Key Publishing Ltd Publication City/Country: Stamford, United Kingdom Language: English ISBN13: 9781909786349 * AEC Founded in 1906, AEC supplied almost 10,000 all-wheel drive Matador medium artillery tractors to the British Army between 1939 and 1945, with more constructed in the 'fifties. Other war-time trucks included the 6x6 Model 854/O854, and the 6x4 Marshal. * AUSTIN MOTOR COMPANY Although primarily a manufacturer of motorcars, Austin had launched a family of new trucks in 1939. The company supplied more than 92,500 trucks for the war effort, including a 5-cwt light utility vehicle, K2 field ambulance, and the 3-ton K5, 30-cwt K30, and 3-ton K3 trucks. * BEDFORD VEHICLES Bedford was the largest supplier of trucks during WWII, with a total of almost a quarter of a million vehicles built. Most numerous was the O Series, with more than 72,000 examples constructed; others included the all-wheel drive QL, and the 15-cwt 4x2 MW. * DAVID BROWN Better-known as a manufacturer of agricultural tractors, David Brown modified their VAG1 industrial tractor to produce an aircraft and bomb-trailer tractor for the RAF. Some 1,250 examples were built and the VIG1, as it was described, became the RAF's standard aircraft tractor into the early 'fifties. * COMMER CARS Founded in Clapham, London in 1905, Commer was the first British truck company to manufacture a 15-cwt military vehicle, with the Beetle of 1935. Other war-time products included militarised versions of the 1939 Superpoise Q range covering weight classes from 15 cwt to 3 tons.