26-09-2019, 07:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 26-09-2019, 07:44 PM by Hedd_Jones.)
Surely the van has the bigger short cowl?. Associated with the change to coil ignition in 1928 (i know the change doesnt tie exactly). Also the R47's.
What im getting at then is it really a 1927 photo?. The van doesnt exactly look brand new.
Mike, not sure if the Austin script in your picture would be Red or Yellow. Both of course would render black.
The tractor in the van picture has a small bolt on Script on the bonnet side. Probably the same rad script as on a 12/4 or 20 Car?
The froggy built tractors were not sold in the UK until sometime in 1930, this probably precipitated the end of Longbridge production in 1932. The French and english models were different also.
If someone had Nick Baldwins book we could probably date the tractor in the van picture. And therefore conclude what colour it was. I notice too its on cleats rather than spade lugs, another likely dating clue. Based on what I think I remember, id say the photo was 1929-30.
What im getting at then is it really a 1927 photo?. The van doesnt exactly look brand new.
(26-09-2019, 08:45 AM)Mike Costigan Wrote: Hmmm ... I would treat anything in the Source Book with great care! Film of the 1920s would not render gold (paint or leaf) as a pale tint as in the van picture. This is a period photo of a Longbridge-built Austin tractor in the standard colours of Royal Blue with yellow/gold lettering - you will note the lettering is virtually black:
I also doubt the tractor in the van photo is a French-built one; Longbridge were building these tractors up to around 1932. If the van was, indeed, maroon (and the photo rendering would make this quite possible), then I would suggest the Austin script was probably white, or maybe silver (it could well be pale blue, but that seems an unlikely colour combination!). Wings and wheels would almost certainly be black.
Edit: ... and yes, I agree, white roof!
Mike, not sure if the Austin script in your picture would be Red or Yellow. Both of course would render black.
The tractor in the van picture has a small bolt on Script on the bonnet side. Probably the same rad script as on a 12/4 or 20 Car?
The froggy built tractors were not sold in the UK until sometime in 1930, this probably precipitated the end of Longbridge production in 1932. The French and english models were different also.
If someone had Nick Baldwins book we could probably date the tractor in the van picture. And therefore conclude what colour it was. I notice too its on cleats rather than spade lugs, another likely dating clue. Based on what I think I remember, id say the photo was 1929-30.