1946 Karrier CK3 3-4 Ton Tower Wagon

1946 Karrier CK3 in Payroll, Movie, 1961

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

Background vehicle

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2011-07-23 00:21	Interesting body - a primitive cherry picker for street lamps or bridge repairs?
Ingo ◊ 2011-07-23 00:23	According the large sign on the front, yes.
jcb ◊ 2011-07-29 15:00	Yes its a 'Tower Wagon' widely used for tram and trolleybus overhead wire repairs as well as streetlamps. -- Last edit: 2011-07-29 15:00:19
rattle on ◊ 2013-06-29 16:40	Looks like a Karrier CK3
dsl ◊ 2013-06-29 19:47	Not my territory but CK3 seems to be an older design of cab, although was used for tower wagons - eg http://www.flickr.com/photos/buzzer999/6108772208/ , http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6089/6051044108_f6c9cae39a_z.jpg .
rattle on ◊ 2013-07-29 06:07	This type of CK3 is fitted with a post war production cab,what had a different front to the CK3s built in the late thirties and production stopped in 1952 when the Karrier gamecock model came out.Has this film is set in Newcastle,this could be the one supplied to Newcastle transport in 1949 and fitted with a tower wagon body by Eagle engineering. -- Last edit: 2013-07-29 06:29:00
Sunbar ◊ 2014-05-14 15:33	As rattle on's comment, the 'Gamecock' name only introduced with the QX based cab. Karrier 3-4 Ton [CK3]