Restoration

Cartwright was recently involved in the full restoration of GPO 2, an early mobile post office. The restoration was carried out on behalf of Royal Mail Heritage.

View the gallery link and newsreel to find out more.

Related Links

Newsreel, footage of the launch of mobile post office in 1936.
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=8159

HMG Paints, supplied a premium paint system for protecting and enhancing the vehicle, click the link below to find out more.
http://www.hmgpaint.com/2007/07/26/%E2%80%98priceless%E2%80%99-mobile-post-office-gpo-2-restored-to-original-condition/

BigLorryBlog, interesting feature on the GPO 2, click the link below.
http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/2007/07/now-thats-what-i-call-a-labour.html

British Postal Museum & Archive, read more about the specification and history of the tractor and trailer.
http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/dserve/dserve.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tclamp;dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0