welbike Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) one my, fine foto from Normandy, I talk with Austin Tilly owner in Arromanches, tell me his Tilly go "with god help"...:-D Unfortunatly the owner of this Tilly passed away after Normandy. R.I.P. Felix! Cheers, Lex Edited December 16, 2012 by welbike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Unfortunatly the owner of this Tilly passed away after Normandy. R.I.P. Felix! Cheers, Lex I did not know, I'm sorry. It was fine time in Normandy and see Austin Tilly on road... Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Think interesting foto, think end of war 1945(?),by Japs soldiers on the roof, Japs Tilly(?), anyone know what kind of car? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestarmer Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Hi to all tilly owners,can somebody help me with my new war beast? :yay:Now I need the pictures of inside rear body. I have one question. Know somebody why many of Malta tillys are paited in blue colour? Cheers Radek If I know the Maltese they simply acquired 'any colour' and used it. It was certainly the case when visited there some years ago. Ex-military vehicles were fairly common in al sorts of colours. But in 1998 or so I did see a steam shovel used by a construction company still in the WW 2 SCC.2 brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 If I know the Maltese they simply acquired 'any colour' and used it. It was certainly the case when visited there some years ago. Ex-military vehicles were fairly common in al sorts of colours. But in 1998 or so I did see a steam shovel used by a construction company still in the WW 2 SCC.2 brown. I think it also, my Austin was also blue, but it not military colour, under blue, was brown, black, red, silver(!!!), yellow and green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Austin Tilly chassis is back on wheels:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayjo56 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Looking good already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Looking good already!Thank you for your interest in my work!Also look at your work on MW, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 have question for other owners Austin Tilly- eletrical question - rear lamp or lamps, i see on pictures every Tilly(!?) after reconstruction have on rear side only one lamp, think its stop lamp(?), i think it's funny, becouse other british military vehicles have two lamp - stop and tail light, off course plus axle floodlamp. But in maintenance manual from march 1944 is only tail lamp, but in negative earth circuit is "rear lamp and stop lamp"??? And I think hole in the rear bumper for lights is big enough for two lights, best is wartime picture, but think is problem, Austin Tilly from rear side with lamp maybe someone of you knows the reality of war, I am interested in year 1943, 1944, 1945 thank you for the information Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austintilly Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 There are not many wartime pictures of the Tilly tail. I found one of an earlier Tilly (according to the WD-number). This shows two taillights. I did know that the very early Tilly had two, but this picture suggest more contracts had twin taillights. The maintenance manual of March 1944 shows indeed a single taillight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austintilly Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 The new traffic rules subscribe indicators, light and breaklights on the rear of each vehicle. Every Tilly-owner has his own view of how this should be. This is my Tilly tail.... Just found out, I need another taillight :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 thank you!thanks for very good answer with perfect wartime foto! Thinks both variants is good. Think this pictre is cca 1941-42, think by soldiers uniforms, battla dress patt.37 and 1907 bayonet SMLE, in second half 1942 year, go to the British army patt.40 and No.4 rifles with spike bayonets, but this is only conjecture, photos can be with a later time. I have to make a new rear board, because someone board removed, on Malta and replaced the iron reinforcement (!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Tom I also had the intention to fit two lamps to my Tilly. But an in-depth studdy and article by Clive Sammut in 'Tilly Text' emplanes that by the period of our Tilly's, the stop lamp was deleted. Leaving just the tail lamp and axle flood lamp with change over switch. I expect if you send a message to Mike Shackleton, he will send you the article. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Tom I also had the intention to fit two lamps to my Tilly. But an in-depth studdy and article by Clive Sammut in 'Tilly Text' emplanes that by the period of our Tilly's, the stop lamp was deleted. Leaving just the tail lamp and axle flood lamp with change over switch. I expect if you send a message to Mike Shackleton, he will send you the article. Ron Hi Ron, I think the "no stop lights" was common throughout British built MV's during the greater part of WW2. There was a provision to switch the rear light over to convoy, but I cannot recollect seeing brake lights or switches to cancel them on most vehicles of the period due to blackout conditions. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Thanks for that Richard. I seem to remember that Clive's article gave the contracts for Austin Tilly's which did and didn't have a stop lamp fitted. I haven't checked, but since Tom's census number is so close to mine, I'm guessing it's from the same contract. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Thanks for that Richard. I seem to remember that Clive's article gave the contracts for Austin Tilly's which did and didn't have a stop lamp fitted. I haven't checked, but since Tom's census number is so close to mine, I'm guessing it's from the same contract. Ron Hi Ron, Your post has just reminded me that I have a couple of Austin tilly parts books, just dug them out and one is dated 1940, with stop lamp and the other is a 1945 Master parts book for all Austin Tilly contracts, it gives chassis numbers of when lamps were fitted. If you send me your chassis number I will work out what it would have fitted. regards, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Hi Ron,Your post has just reminded me that I have a couple of Austin tilly parts books, just dug them out and one is dated 1940, with stop lamp and the other is a 1945 Master parts book for all Austin Tilly contracts, it gives chassis numbers of when lamps were fitted. If you send me your chassis number I will work out what it would have fitted. regards, Richard I am glad that my question aroused interest and did not find it stupid:-D this is my first Tilly..... Tom My chassis number is 211933 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I am glad that my question aroused interest and did not find it stupid:-D this is my first Tilly..... Tom My chassis number is 211933 Hi Tom, It looks like the stop lamp was not fitted after chassis no. 206400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Richard/Tom My Chassis number is 212022. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Hi Ron, its very interesting only 89 chassis between my and yours Tilly!!! Think both Tillyes have first meeting in Austin factory! Richard , thank you for information! I make now woods parts for body, but I do not have photos, my camera died... And have problem - position body, rear side, i must start work from rear side, becouse work with cab be very, very problematic, and think front body side, be good hard position for the doors gate. But wood parts is out and I dont know dimension, start position for rear body side, sorry my English is very wrong, please see on picture, thanks for help! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Richard/Tom My Chassis number is 212022. Ron Hi Ron, As you can see, your number is close to Tom's and therefore was not built with a stop lamp, as the last chassis to have them was 206400. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austintilly Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 And have problem - position body, rear side, i must start work from rear side, becouse work with cab be very, very problematic, and think front body side, be good hard position for the doors gate. But wood parts is out and I dont know dimension, start position for rear body side, sorry my English is very wrong, please see on picture, thanks for help! Isn't it risky to start from the rear? We made some mods to our floor. Under the floorboard is a large space which can be used as extra storage. To access this I can lift the floor from te rear... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty2 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Great job :tup::. I wouldn't even have consider to buy it in the first place, what a state it was. Peter Hommes http://www.milmarket.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school punk Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Think interesting foto, think end of war 1945(?),by Japs soldiers on the roof, Japs Tilly(?),anyone know what kind of car? Tom Thats a 37/8 chevy which i would say was a four door thats been cut down.And great job on the tilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Thats a 37/8 chevy which i would say was a four door thats been cut down.And great job on the tilly Work go slowly, make all new Tilly body, oh, not easy.... But Tilly is Tilly ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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