Charlie

Just had a look on e-bay and thats ridiclous! It's not as though there there's not enough. There's one with 15 bids and its up to £72 !!!????? Whats going on?

Great addition to the collection. Looks in superb condition outside, whats the engine and internals like?

Looks like the contents was filled in April 1964 and was lot No.25 Just google 25lb practice bomb and you can see what went in it. Sorry, but not worth a great value, £15-£20 as a prop or just a well built wooden box. C.

Unfortunately it's people like this that ruin it for everyone else :mad: and I would say name and shame him, but looking at his complete disregard for the safety of other road users, his vehicle occupants and also the state of the vehicle I doubt he'd even care!!!

So how do you go and look at a car, like it, pay for it and drive it away?

Was a great show yesterday, well done AB and all those involved with the setting up and running. If anyone's at a loose end today I recommend you get yourself down there.

And the answer Clive????

Thats great info, thanks Clive, So what do we recon colour code 00 is?

Does anyone know the colour codes for the vehicle record cards? I believe the first number is the colour and the second the pattern........ but I expect to be proven wrong! C.

It was Richard and thats where i bought it from. It was put in a corner of the yard and is untouched since demob.

Started a new thread for the new one 06EA99 here to keep it seperate. http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?45842-432-Mk1-06EA99&p=419036#post419036 Also got the Record cards for 07EA33 through from Bovy.

I've moved this to keep it apart from the other 432. Got the Vehicle record card from Bovy Chris.

Waiting for it Chris. The back boxes are also welded on so the hinge is at the side rather than the bottom and one them has a cable coming from the intercom system running into it? C.

Its 16" high and 10" wide and the clips on the top are about 1&1/2" diameter. There is also another padded holder underneath the seat where the fan batterys should be for something about 12 inches wide.

Thanks Bob, It doesn't seem big enough for a 84mm. Will post dimensions later today. Also the two 'bottom pockets' are padded. C.

Ok, there are a lot of odd brackets and slight things different with this one that i haven't seen before. Can anyone shed any light on the following to begin with; On the rear engine bulkhead normally where there is a slim box, what clips in here? (sorry, photo on its side) No vision block in the rear door??

Well Mondays delivery turned up today! Its way too good to break so will probably be restored first as its a non-runner. The reg is 06EA99 if anyone happens to fall over an in service pic. Also after an offside wheel station if anyone has one kicking about.

Tools commonly found in the workshop DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it. WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, 'Oh sh –' SKILL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short. PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs HACKSAW:. One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle... It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes MOLE-GRIPS: Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available,they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand. OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting on fire various flammable objects in your shop. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing rack. TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity. HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering a vehicle to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the exhaust. BAND SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminium sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge. TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect. PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads. STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50p part HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to make hoses too short HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. UTILITY KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use. Son of a bitch TOOL: Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling 'Son of a bitch' at the top of your lungs.

Do you know who is doing the fireworks?

Wlii be camping all weekend and looking forward to it. C.

Wotto Colin, another member of the just do and say sorry club I'd better mention Colin is after a AEC Militant Heavy Recovery as he hasn't already ))) lol Just for peoples info, the additional 432 i've just purchased is not being broken up and will be restored after this one I think, could be before, we'll see when it gets here next week hopefully. C.

I can crack on with the restoration now She runs fine for the first 5 mins Bill and then hardly any drive at all. All oils checked and double checked. All i can think of now is the torque converter is on its way out but why would she run for the first 5 mins? Managed to find a spare engine errrrrrr, sort of, it's sort of attached to another vehicle....... I wonder what the misses is going to say when it turns up? I've always worked on don't ask permission, just appologise after

She said yes

Where does it say you need an export licence for deacts? All i can find is exemptions for "Firearms certified by a registered UK Proof House as having been rendered incapable of firing any ammunition" How many people have just been to Normandy with a deac? Surely thay must know!

I play host on the farm to a steam rally every year and this weekend I happened to snap the following that I thought would be of interest. Sorry for the quality, it was on the phone and taken into a low sun. C.