scott9643

Could help with all that info. Whereabouts are you? If you're near enough you are welcome to come and measure ours - we've even got an almost complete set of fittings and body furniture for a D11 you could measure up. Short of that , pm your e mail address and I'll forward some piccies

This page from the D11/R Installation EMER explains all ............... Malcolm~[ATTACH]110496[/ATTACH~[ATTACH]110496[/ATTACH 3914_EMER_CI_Q115_AerialInstallation_SR_D11_R230_Austin_K9.pdf

Looks like 5k to me all day long - where would you get another one? - I haven't seen one of these in years and certainly not looking this good, if you want it, I'd advise you go and snap it up before someone else does. Just about everyone I know on the military scene has a "wish I'd bought it at the time" storyline

The attached photos show the bracket as fitted to our Austin K9 GS FFR

We have two of these as standard fitment bolted to the body sides of our Austin K9 GS FFR and as stated they are the lower support bracket for the aerial mounts. I would be very interested if it's for sale The candlestick mounts as shown in the photos above are a bit short for the K9, so if anyone has some very tall ones they would like to part with, I'd be interested in those as well - it would save the bother of making them

Not forgetting that the point of an excersise is to test all the resources, and I've no doubt others will recall changing main Assemblies for no other reason than "excersising" the workshop in location. On at least one occasion we took trucks out of the workshop on tow because we couldn't get spares through the usual channels, but on excersise stores demands took priority and Assemblies you'd been waiting months for just turned up. You mention Field Workshops being mobile, and the last thing you want ................ Did we mention crash out, now if you want to lose some vital parts, that's the way to do it! Back to the main thread, I wholly agree with the experts here having bin there and dun that. The liklyhood of finding any military kit, leave alone armour with an original engine is extremely unlikely, as has already been said, major units often can't be repaired in the field as there is neither the special tools nor the expertise, or critically the time in particular to investigate and rectify faults. The user wants his vehicle back instantly, cos he doesn't want to stand guard at your location while you scratch your head, and the Tiffy doesn't want all his blokes committed to lengthy repairs knowing that he might have to move at any time. If in doubt, change the big bit or backload!

Looks like a standard civilian MS or ML to me. Is there any evidence on the truck that makes you think it's ex military? The air cleaner was different on the OY, that might be a start

I have a repro one, not sure which side, but its free if you want it

Another one for your list I own 82BA37 Mk2 ACV uparmoured pictures on my profile page

Yer! .... Wur be to in Somerset then you. Like to see ee out at some of our local shows

Has anyone got a screened distributor, coil, leads etc. from a K9 they would like to part with?

Love the rot, er I mean Rotty! :rotfl::rotfl:

This was taken of a recent e bay bargain ... not mine I hasten to add -- got there too late ..........

Billy is innocent - he doesn't deserve to die. Remember Hanratty, they were wrong about him too ..........

Picture of Saracen removed now. Was it taken in Manchester and was the owners name Clive?

Try these people -- it was their lorry it was loaded on - http://www.pdgmachinery.co.uk/

This Commer cab Ford in a sorry state appeared at the Langport show in Somerset recently. It's last use was as a timber tractor as so many of these old Fords ended their working life, but now on it's way to the scrappers I've no doubt, although the owner said he was determined to get the engine running, but it was a Perkins 4 cylinder diesel and not the original flathead V8. Interesting that this sort of stuff still turns up in the oddest of places.

Another one .......

32BG48 DIS (date in service) 1951 Austin K9 1 Ton Wireless 4x4 61BG80 DIS 1951/2 Austin K9 1 Ton GS 4x4 Haven't you heard of Sheppys? .,...... and I think you've seen ours before John, didn't we meet at Haselbury earlier this year?

Correct with your observations. Ours doesn't have a roof hatch or opening screens either. You didn't note the rear wheels though! They're off a Morris MRA1 with very shallow J section. This obviously reduces the rear track even more ...... must make road handling interesting. Picture below of K9 with FFR body -- the give away is the radio battery stowage box on the nearside, same as the van type signals bodied version

Not mine I'm afraid. It was on a garage forecourt off the A30 in Cornwall where it was undergoing a brake overhaul. I didn't get to find out who owned it though. Army VRN is 41BG77 which makes it 1951 and an original GS according to my list Note the back to front Wessex Wyvern on the front view .......... they do everything different in Cornwall

....... and I whole heartedly agree!

The K9 carried the standard British Army pioneer kit (knife fork and spoon) pick head and shovel on the outside N/S rearcorner of cab and pick helve stowed in the cab in the N/S corner by the passenger seat

I have nothing but the highest regard for commentators at shows only because I don't want to do it, but could do without the uninformed comments like "they used to call K9s dogs in the Army .... K9, dog ... get it?" or "I don't know what this is, it says Saracen in the programme .... I think it's a modified Ferret!" and the best one of all " they call this an 80 inch Land Rover because it measures 80 inches from front to rear bumper" We find camo nets are the best deterrent for climbers ........