wally dugan

l have checked the FVRDE LEDGERS there are a few BERLIET trucks listed but no BERLIET TBU also my my list of 419b history cards in the ER SERIES there is no card for 43 ER 39 this list only goes up to june 2003 of those in the archives at BEVERLEY the RLC MUSEUM may have it since the museum at BEVERLEY closed but l doubt it

ADRIAN l had a young lady come to work in the workshops before going on to university with the plan to join the REME after doing a degree in engineering l gave her the project of overhauling the jeep and she did a first class job freeing off all the parts and colour coding the parts when she finished l the helped her power the the parts showing the firing order by stripping spark plugs and fitting small bulbs which light up when the engine rotated the drive train all could rotate and four wheel could be engaged all powered through a transformer

This is interesting over the years the museum of army transport collected a number of instructional vehicles a eager beaver champ jeep and a few motorcycles plus a range of engine's were there photographs NO why because most were only displayed for a short time my idea was one day to have a space given over to them. The only photograph l know of is on this forum when the museum closed there is a shot of some of the engines in the storage area l have been looking for a photograph taken at Bovington at the RAC center among the instructional vehicles which has up to now not turned up Finally the subject though interesting l think not many people would bother taking pictures of these items

IF you are sure it served with the RAF HENDON may help the RLC cannot help on vehicles sold between 1945 to 1950 as there records mainly show wartime vehicle vehicles with the post 1950 new style. The Chilwell list shows that series of allocated numbers to the HUMBER CAR UTILITY 4X4 . Any of the HUMBER HEAVY UTILITY sold between the 1945 - 1950 were all shown by census number but not by branch of service identification there are quite a lot shown in catalogues of this period and post 1950 the newer style all covering these periods also the civilian numbers if not in military use THE amendment list does not show that these were transferred to other branches only the series add to the 1944 Chilwell list post 1944

a large number of MATADORS were renumbered in the 17XXXXX series after going through workshops also some were renumbered from the YY TO RB/RD/RH series

it looks like it was owned at one time by ROYAL BLUE the only company that may fit the bill was a bus company

the answer from NOEL sums it up 23 base workshop were it was rebuilt was at WETTER GERMANY

it's wartime number was H1760933 as to it's military history it has not survived

RON l am a bit loathed to suggest this but have you tried to pour a little petrol straight in to the carb to see if it fires l know you will have checked the flow of petrol

have you checked the carbon bush in the center of the distributor cap

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

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

Lizzie /BlueBelle

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 .

the symbols look like full and dip so could be as simple as PUSH DIP SWITCH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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