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British Army, 3-Piece Set 

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SKU:
OX-76SET23
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Oxford Diecast 1:76 76SET23
British Army, 3-Piece Set
Scale:
1:76
Length:
2.5"
Width:
2"
Composition:
Diecast
SKU:
OX-76SET23


Historical Note:

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(3) Piece Set

Historical:

Tilly (from "Utility") was the name given to a number of British military vehicles produced during World War II from civilian car designs and used by all of the armed forces in most theatres of that conflict.

As an expediency British car manufacturers adapted civilian saloon designs to be fitted with a simple rear loading area to create the Car, Light Utility 4 x 2.

Tens of thousands were built during the war but very few still exist today. Preserved restored examples are on public display in the Czech Republic's tank museum at Lesany near Prague, Yorkshire Air Museum, in France's Regional Air Museum at Angers-Marce and at the Malta Air Museum at Ta Kali, Malta, the Muckleburgh Collection, Norfolk among others.

Founded in 1860 as a pattern manufacturing company, by 1873 David Brown had begun to concentrate on gear systems, and by 1898 was specializing in machine-cut gears. The company moved in 1902 to Park Works at Huddersfield, where the firm is based today. When David Brown died in 1903, his sons Percy and Frank took over and began the manufacture of complete gear units, bearings and shafts and worm drive gears. Gearing manufactured by David Brown Ltd. and powered by electric motors manufactured by Brook Crompton (Electric) Motors, whose factory was in Brockholes are used to rotate the top of the BT Tower in London.

During the Second World War Brown's new heavier tractor, the VAK1, was produced, with over 7,700 units eventually sold, making Brown a wealthy man. Brown also built aircraft tugs (VIG) for the Royal Air Force and for pulling the bomb trolleys used to re-arm aircraft.

 Info:  Land Rover Series I, Austin Tilly, and David Brown Aircraft Tug – British Army Desert Camouflage - (3) Piece Set


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