Gecko Models 35GM0072 1/35 WWII British Army Closed Cab 30-cwt 4X2 GS Truck - FRÜHLINGSANGEBOT !!!

The Austin K series of Lorries were a major source of transport for the British and Commonwealth nation's soldiers and equipment during World War Two.

Before the outbreak of World War Two, Austin, along with Bedford, Morris and other commercial vehicle manufacturers were instructed by the War Office to step up production of trucks, particularly those on a four wheel chassis. Austin’s new range in 1939, which was later named the Series I consisted of two basic models, K2 and K3 with a payload of two and three tons.

The smaller payload, 30cwt-rated K30 was added to this range, initially with an open cab with a light canvas awning (index code YC). These open-cab models were lost by the British Expeditionary Force as they evacuated in 1940. By 1941, when this example was made, they featured a closed cab taken from the standard Austin civilian lorry of the time (index code GS). All the models had a six-cylinder overhead valve petrol engine, four speed transmission, hydraulic brakes, and leaf-sprung suspension.