14c and 401Coventry Climax Fork Lift Truck (1949-64)

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Many years ago, some one asked (it could be on TMT) if the holes which are at the very front of the body were for some sort of unissued accessory. I had found in a Meccano Magazine that these were lifting holes used to lift the truck into ships hulls. This is evidenced by one of Jan's photo of the rear of the actual truck, this photo shows two lifting rings. I can not find this Meccano Magazine any more, did any one keep which Meccano Magazine this was in his archives ? Thanks for your help.

Eureka. The lifting eyes of the 14c truck are described on page 430 of MM November 1949. The general description of the Dinky Toys model 14c starts on page 422 which refers to pages 416 and 417 which in turn refers to page 430 where the lifting eyes are described. In the bottom photo on page 417 you can clearly see the lifting eyes on the back of the truck so that it can be lifted into a ship with a crane. Unfortunately, photos still cannot be uploaded, otherwise I would have included them. This is still an embarrassing loss. This is the link to page 430: unsafe link All the best, Jan Oldenhuis 9 March 2024

Thank you Jan for finding this Meccano Magazine which I have been looking for. I will ad it to the page for the lift truck in the Encyclopaedia so that it can be found easily. servimg.com/view/13856402/1073 ]