25x and 430 Commer Breakdown Lorry (1949-64)

Hi Townie.Is the green hubs Commer you show,
the one which was to sale on e - bay last week ? I was following this item but a little bit suspicious.What a pity to see it now so damaged;Richard

Yes Ruchard,
it looked as if someone had stood on the parcel
and the jib collapsed
and twisted.Hook,
winder
and spring still complete.I have removed the jib now
and will see about straightening it out to refit.On the hubs: yes this is the eBay truck which the seller said was part of his fathers collection which he is selling,
been in the family 30 + years.Seller was quite distraught that model he had been familiar with for so long had got damaged.On authenticity the hubs perfectly match the green rear,
which seems to be the standard green (by comparing with my other two).I suppose an enterprising person could prise off a baseplate
and swap axles - I compared the lengths for example to my 411 Bedford - but I can see no evidence of tampering.Also one would have to have matching green hubs,
but again the closest I have on the 411 seem to be a different shade.So I think it is potentially quite rare.Be interesting to hear of others,
or similar rarer colour hubs on contemporary models,
eg red hubs on maroon Hudsons.

Hi Mate,
Looks good
from
the pictures,
I ' ve not seen one before,
but if the Bedford O is anything to
go
by then ANY combination of body / hub colour is possible ! Chris Warr.

Hi Townie.Do you mean this Hudson ? [img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / CIMG1890.jpg [/img] Cheers Richard

Yes indeed,
red hubs seems an unusual choice,
when maroon were already in use.Unless it was like the chicken
and the egg - which came first ?

What a shame about that damage caused in the post - I hope you manage to get the jib straightened out.Here ' s one I bought recently.I don ' t think this colour scheme with the darker green back has been shown in this thread so far. [img] http: / / i36.photobucket.com / albums / e7 / Fred7A / Dinky / DSC00318_zps23e7915c.jpg [/img]

Fred ---Very nice and unusual color combination.....I like it! Terry

Nice one Fred ! I thought I was doing well with these,
now thanks to this thread there ' s two more variations on the list in three days ! (That ' s what I love about the Forum.) CW.

It does not need many people on here to be effective but a few more would make it better.Dave

Hi all,
Glad to
add
another Commer to the fleet this week,
I picked it up because I didn ' t have a Brown / Green with glazing.......... [img] http: / / i276.photobucket.com / albums / kk15 / starni999 / DSCF3086_zpsd0ba9bdf.jpg [/img] I was pleased to find on arrival that it is a different shade of brown to the others too........ [img] http: / / i276.photobucket.com / albums / kk15 / starni999 / DSCF3087_zps544e38d8.jpg [/img] Chris Warr.

Bent jib model disassembled,
jib straightened with tools
and vice
and reassembled.[img] / images / sites / default / files / old - forum - images / image -20140609.jpg [/img]

You ' ve done an amazing repair job on that smashed - up jib !