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Is that just one sword Tony & is it definitely a crown rather than a helmet?

In that sequence what is described as a Bedford has the same profile as The Bastard & is rather different to what we generally know as a Bedford Pig. The Austin truck looked like a Morris MRA1.

Looking through an old Soldier dated 1950 I see it actually describes the role of The Bastard. A couple of partially armoured 3-Tonners travel at the front of the convoy. The first comes under attack, men in the rear of the trucks spring into action returning fire. One of the crew fires a phosphorous grenade from an adapted rifle at the attackers in the hope of burning them & setting fire to the surrounding jungle to identify their position. The lead vehicle can be equipped with an electrically operated smoke generator to add to the confusion for the attackers. The Bastard travelling at the rear of the convoy drives forward to the smoky area that identifies the position of the attackers. The Bastard operates its flame thrower that causes the attackers to flee as "The bandit is not a fighting type"

Note my tank has been modified to be 2" shorter. It was just to remove a rotted out base & to allow extraction from the boot hatch. It is supported on a wooden frame with rubber strips above. You might consider making it to a similar size as apart from ease of fitting/removal. It means there is a healthy gap so that mud/rain from the road thrown up into the drain hole doesn't then get held tightly against the tank to encourage rotting out again.

The local TV channel said the Rover with radios was worth £68k then illustrated the point by showing a picture of a Series 2 with a white roof. There are to be a large number of MOD PLOD cuts such that there will be none to cover SPTA, so unlikely to halt the crime wave then.

Ok thanks all. It is a shame that none of the VAOS labels remain intact. I have VAOS LV6-MT2 1944 but nothing in there.

Ok Andy I noticed it refers to "WATER FILLERS" that didn't seem like a normal truck. I wonder what function the other ends had?

Yes it does John! That rather surprised me because the sender in the Mk 1 is a SBH special, the same diagram is used in the civilian Mk 3 ISPL. But it doesn't identify the part no. Looking in the military Mk 3 ISPL it uses the same picture & although there are till many SBH numbers the sender is identified as 6680-99-804-9852 given for TB1114-001 which seems to be a Smiths no & equates to Rover GLR1011. That all matches for the S3 3/4 Ton ISPL

Not a quiz, but does anyone know for what this tool was intended please?

Here you are Alec. Measurements to follow tomorrow. Same size for Mk 1 & Mk 3, although mine is about an inch shorter. The base was rotted out & I could not drop the tank down through the chassis, the only way out was through the boot door. That required a reduction of an inch! I have been told that it is possible to drop the tank down through the chassis as someone has done it but theirs was a Mk 3 based on a Series 3 mine is based on a 2A. Bit academic for me as the bottom & margins needed removal anyway.

I'm not a dude but I do have a blank form here that I can scan for you. The only trouble is that the top right hand corner was been torn away. Is that still any good?

Thank you for sharing those with us.

Alec I'd forgotten there are bodywork pages on site. So the next step is for me to marry them up with the text pages & put them in a pdf. As you may noticed most of those drawings are from Shorts & appear in the civilian parts book. The problem there is the part no. is often coded with SB&H special no. or a FV no. I do have what is probably the only surviving factory use file that relates part numbers up to suppliers, their part numbers & address. But I doubt if many are still in business. But it does give date for various mods & quite a bit of coverage on the Vigilant version. The military parts book apart from the NSNs does give a bit more of a description that may help. Ok on AC 22638 do you think you have any amendments? I have No.7 1978. although it is mainly electrical stuff. I have one EMER & one EMEI Did you buy a roll of that Trakmark? PS Yes that pdf would be nice.

Yes I second that Robert it's a jolly good lunch at reasonable cost. Not forgetting that the Museum must now be hosting the biggest collection of EMERs in the world:D If you are researching a particular project you can assured if there is anything in the archives you will be given every assistance to view it.

Oh that's why you were so quiet. Anyway thanks for the restraint & as you probably spotted this is a Lucas 5C10 of its various kinds.

I thought that spell in the colonial sunshine had stifled your ingenuity Richard but no there you are waiting in the wings with the correct answer. Well done! Most descriptions of modern ignition coils focus on the laminated core around which the coils are wound. What seems to be forgotten are steel strips as it were that encircle the coils & work in conjunction with the central core. The black plastic thing supports the central core.

Not really Alec

Ok Alec that's fair enough glad its been of help. Usually when there are variations in components for different contracts that is flagged up in the margin. It would seem odd if the two contracts had a mixture in each. But who knows? Perhaps we need to start diff spotting on all known examples! Unfortunately the site doesn't have a counter so I don't how popular something is. In due course I'll put up various other sections. What would you like or think would be the next most useful?

Its not that Jerry, gets warm but not that hot.

No it doesn't Robert. But I attach a picture of the central thing. That supports something else to be held inside it so it is in the middle of the mystery object that envelops it but doesn't touch it.

Wayne I've got a Bedford handbook it just says "It is automatically lubricated from the gearbox". As regards the Humber the AMTS questionnaire just says the only servicing required is to ensure all connections are tight. The UHB just says "it is lubricated by oil in the gearbox & requires no routine servicing". This is repeated in the Technical Description. The query was whether this was an in-service mod & whether it was to drain off any excess oil or to introduce it?

Would be too small for that.

A bit too delicate for that sort of thing Jerry I think.

No not one of those Tony.

I'm gradually going to be adding parts of the ISPL for the Shorland Mk 3 for the two contracts in 1972 & 1975 supplied for UDR use. Starting with the transmission. Some had Salisbury axles & some Rover axles. (ENV were fitted to Mks 1 & 2). http://www.shorlandsite.com/WhatsNew.htm