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  1. while having a tidy up of some boxes of clansman stuff l came across a number of unopened boxes labeled headset-microphone nsn 5965993302287 p number14450200 any ideas of which radio there for
  2. this is my thoughts the younger generation are not able to afford the cost of wartime vehicles so they do not appeal to them. though a few would love to own one and some will buy a ex military landrover because they can use it as ever day transport. My own view on posting vehicles that are been restored is most of the ones l do are for customers they pay for that and if they want to post pictures of them that is their 'right l get my pleasure from known that they are happy with my efforts
  3. there are a number of options when supporting vehicles off the ground axle stands which need to be checked blocks of wood or the one which l would chose concrete solid blocks A number of things has been tried with tyres on vehicles that are static and out side one was to fill with a foam painting does not stop the deterioration as there are a number of factors that also effect them out side l have had a lot of experience with vehicles inside and outside in a long term static role .
  4. the symbols look like full and dip so could be as simple as PUSH DIP SWITCH
  5. just found the paper work for the BRIXMAS MERCEDES-BENZ 280 GE registration number 10 XK 81 TRIUMPH 750 CC ESCORT RMP 04 GX 29
  6. 30 XC 27 is a black series two land rover converted to VIP PARADE RMP ESCORT now in the DUNSFOLD COLLECTION 30 XC 16 is also black and converted to the ceremonial review role both these were converted in GERMANY
  7. 16 YF 67 had the civilian registration number FLD 99 it was damaged in the bombing and after repair gifted to the war department. And was retained by the RASC/RCT/RLC it spent some of it's time on display at BEVERLEY were l had the privilege to look after it. The BEETLES in the XJ series ran from 01 XJ 01 to 08 XJ 26
  8. MONTY WAS GIVEN DUV 553 not FLD 99 which was the one landed on the 9th of june 1944 he had the use of more than one ROLLS ROYCE just for the record
  9. l knew of three copies one was at BEVERLEY one l got the other went to some one in CHILWELL l have not seen a copy for sale or any one printing copies from my point l have never wanted to have it copied after what happened at BEVERLEY there is no reason to think there are not more but who has them l do not know or they may have been lost or destroyed as so much was in the last days of the DIRECTORATE OF SUPPLY MANAGEMENT VEHICLE DIVISION at BEESTON
  10. the chillwel list of 1945 -1949 of numbers issued shows numbers allocated but not taken up leaving gaps in the allocated number series this also happened in the post 1949 allocated numbers
  11. the only Canadian vehicles listed in the X series are those in the XC range of numbers 00 XC 01 to 16XC O9 the series ran XA TO XH
  12. As you suggest any local purchased vehicles and used by BRITISH MILITARY were given a ERM from those in the X series l have seen pictures of german built buses with X numbers used by british forces. I to have still guide books from the museum as a side once had a whale of a time with a BRIXMAS G WAGEN great tool
  13. That is interesting yes the X prefix series on vehicle numbers were funded by the FRG for use by the british military in GERMANY but as ever there is the anomaly take the ZB series in among the ones that served in Germany some never saw service there. THE GPA is one type that appears in the in the ZB series but records show that some never left the UK
  14. This subject has been the talked about for years in the my early days l collected swatches of paints from a number of uk paint manufacturers who made paints for the war department from the early 1900's one thing is very clear they all differed in the finish colour some lighter and some darker but all with the corresponding BSC prefix. l could go on but the subject only cause's only more disputes those who think one thing is right and other's who disagree There are a number of official documents on wartime paints covering painting of WW2 vehicles both from the commonwealth the USA and those made in the UK some contain reference to instructions which contradict often held belief's
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