Billruston Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I decided to get all the hay etc out of my Bedford Qls cab today got abit carried away and started cleaning the dash board when i fount these numbers, they probably mean nothing but would be interesting if any one could tell me what they stand for? kind regards bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Peter4456 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Bill, There are similar numbers painted inside the bonnets of some Austin Champs and nobody really knows what they mean! The best guess is 'War Reserve' which means your QL either saw no Army service at all or spent some time in storage. It's really good you've revealed and recorded what you've found! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy66 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) Hi Bill, if you look in one of the bedford books and find a picture of a QL that just came out of the factory there is a number on the cabin that resembles very match the number in your cabin. If you find a picture of a fresh build QL you can see the number on the passenger side just after the door, I don't know if it is the same type off numbering but it resembles very match your number. I don't know what the number means, but maybe Richard have some idea! Guy Edited February 20, 2013 by guy66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Thanks guy and Peter, it was on the passenger side of the dash maybe some one would no:-D Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Ramsden Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Somebody once told me that this meant workshop repair number. I've seen it prefixed WRN as well as WNR. Strange how hard it is to find out. I've seen them on a lot of 1950s Land-Rovers so somebody out there must know the meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian L Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 My Austin K5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 HI Ian, seems that your one starts with WNR same as mine, has to be a manufacture number or workshop repair? Curious. :-D Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 So what do you make of WSR & WBO? These were found under the bonnets of Humbers 1 Ton. The long number bears no relationship to the chassis number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris c8 fat Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 On my MorrisCommercial FAT its on the inside of the bonnet lid WSN/867598/VM Still trying to post a picture from my phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Would "Workshop" followed by a two letter code to identify the particular workshop make sense? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickAbbott Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I have something similar on the underside of my Matador bonnet and a friend has something similar on the underside of the bonnet on his K2 ambulance. Can't remember off hand what they say, but I think they both start with WNR, like the first example. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Would "Workshop" followed by a two letter code to identify the particular workshop make sense? Andy Andy it would seem reasonable but consider these below (two of which I have already posted) This first one is another one I found on a Humber 1 Ton. Notice that "9" is the incorrect font compared with the rest. Ok so maybe all the proper "9" stencils were missing in that workshop. Here that set is again with the wrong "9", but the prefix is different. To me it suggests that both vehicles were stencilled at the same place, so the prefix means something else. It might be said that with these sets "9" always appears that way. But here is another Humber with "9" in the correct font. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I see your point, Clive. Is there always an "L" on the end and what does that mean, I wonder? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I see your point, Clive. Is there always an "L" on the end and what does that mean, I wonder? Andy Andy yours was a reasonable idea. Always seems to be "L" at the end & "W" at the start. I have a lot of RAOC publications MAOS & RAOS but there is nothing covered in those. I don't think I have seen such markings on a Pig, just GS. So suggests this a 1950s thing as it pre-dates Pig? If it was 1960s it should also be on Pigs because they were still classed as B vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billruston Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 WE need Bletchley Park:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWilkinson Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 On my MorrisCommercial FAT its on the inside of the bonnet lid WSN/867598/VM Still trying to post a picture from my phone Sorry to revive an old thread - but inside the bonnet of my Morris C8 FAT: WSR/838608/VM I wonder if the perceived wisdom of the last few years has yielded any further knowledge...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisc8gs Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Wondered if anyone had further info on these markings? My Morris FAT has WSR/890673/VM on the underside of the bonnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Could WSR be War Strategic Reserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEd Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 On 2/20/2013 at 6:40 PM, Billruston said: Completely not helpful but I love that font Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Could that be War National Reserve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 I would like to put forward a idea first l do not think the W stands for war but workshop secondly the second third letters are to do with the type of repair ie base overhaul schedule repair the majority of these were carried out by the ARMY AUXILLIARY WORKSHOPS. These markings only seem to appear on vehicles in service after 1945 and stop by 1960 a time when the use of AAWs had stopped the numbers are for reference as l said this is only a idea that l have been looking at while looking in to AAWs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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