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The Series 2 Fitted For Wireless is essentially the same as the Series 2a Fitted For Transmission apart from a few small details. The vehicles were not originally fitted with cut guards or a Brush bar however these items were retrofitted to most vehicles as time went on. It also appears to have suffered the same confusion in collectors circles as the 2a FFT. later on as radio became a more common word for wireless communication devices the fehicles were called Fitted For Radio's (FFR). However to avoid confusion we will call them fitted for Wireless. Radios and equipment appears to have been the same as the series 2a FFT being the Larkspur radios. More information can be found at this link.
Click pic to see The below photograph from an army document is one of the few photographs we have of the radio fitout in these vehicles.
"Their appearance is almost the same as civilian models. They are fitted with towing eyes at the front, tail light protectors and trailer connection at the right side rear, thru the body panel above the location for the rear number plate, some extra instrumentation and switching, and a fire extinguisher. On the dash they have a large blackout switch immediately to the right of the speedo panel. Some photos show an air pressure number 23 in half-inch white paint over the centre of the axles, and a black five inch square painted on the rear panel, on the left side, south east of the tail lights, marked LOAD ¼ TON in white paint. The BWC plate is lower down the front left guard than the Series 2A." ref Stephen Stansfield. Tac holders were fitted front and rear after a change to Formation Markings Standing Orders when the units were in service. Also note that these Series 2 units had a pintle hook, the early type, as fitted to the Austin Champs.
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