Anyone hazard a guess

[Marko]

Found the remains of a vehicle in the bush near Dongara, any have any ideas

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[MeFB]

looks home-made from a bunch of light truck parts. Looks like it has had the front of the chassis cut off.

I'd have to say it's a custom trailer that is steerable & braked. Very low slung and made with a specific purpose in mind. Maybe for launching a boat or something?

Other than that...not a clue

Would love to know...

[Marko]

Braked trailer did cross my mind until i found the petrol tank (top pic left)

[MeFB]

Yeah. Hmmmm.

Well, the front-end looks to be upside down. The leaf spring would basically stay how it is now, but the cross-member would have sat on top of it facing up the other way. Having a big transverse leaf spring on the front end like that would maybe be from a 1940's era truck?

I don't see engine mounts or other mounts and stuff that would be needed for it to be powered.

Perhaps just an unfinished project? It really does look like a hotch-potch of bits and pieces that shouldn't really be put together like they are.

[Marko]

I might try and get some more pics,

[MeFB]

I might try and get some more pics,

Yeah, I'm really interested to know what it is too.

Here's a pic of a Model T front end which kinda shows what I mean about it being upside down and too low on that mystery chassis.



A transverse leaf spring is normally on the rear-end like on Volvo P1800's, Corvettes and a few Brit sports cars. It's pretty rare to see it on the front except pretty old trucks and really early cars.

I'm kinda convinced it's a lash-up that someone gave up on.

[Harko]

I think its a 32 feord roadster chassis

[MyEKisdriven]

a Go-Go Mobile hottie ???

maybe not..

[Marko]

A few more pics might help, definately not a mok up

[ben]

Maybe, French, fwd light truck

[muza]

Have you had a real good look over it?
Might be something stamped on it somewhere??????

[Marko]

Yep, looked for numbers and letters all over, to no avail.

French has been suggested, the front bumpa section is the most identifiable part as far as I can see.

For some reason it looks like the drive shafts have been cut out - maybe it was going to be used as a trailer as suggested above.

[ben]

Tempo Matador VW running gear. Do a google image search, plenty of pics.
http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j ... 0187,d.aGc

[Marko]

absolute legend, thanks Ben.

Pretty cool looking truck.

[ekwags62]

Unique looking bus. I like it.

Must be old the gear selector numbers are in Roman numerals.