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At the top 48th Division. There will be a crown in the scratched out bit.

Better finds than the last time I went out with my detector. Found this all in less than a minute. 9 coins - £3.22 in value 2 glass bits - value probably nil

Oh well I never! So neither of us are bodgers then, well that's a relief!

Chris cutting off the original narrow connectors from the leads & fitting the larger post terminal connectors is as you say an impediment for easy battery removal, but the other problem would be that the large terminals can no longer be drawn through the grommets in the battery box holes. I have just refurbished the two battery boxes on the Pig & it would have been a pain to have to have undone any replacement connectors just to remove the boxes from the vehicle.

Don't blame the Russians, the fault lies nearer to home. That's what comes of not using OEM batteries with bolt-through terminals. It is an improvisation to use a more readily available battery. Not ideal but it does preserve the originality of the connectors on the battery leads. In fact I saw quite a few of these bodge permitting connectors at Beaulieu AJ today. Yes I know its unkind to call it a bodge, but I do know what I'm talking about as I have fitted some on the Pig

Foot/ankle is still fairly swollen & uncomfortable, but just getting on with things as cautiously as I can. Article? The more comprehensive I try to make it, the longer it takes. But other things take time. Shorland MOT tomorrow & I'm fitting 18mm ply to the floor of the cab in the Pig. I did the rear some years ago, but never got round to the cab. It is quite a complex shape. I cut a template in card & cutting the ply out to match. As you are aware the front sides are not 'square' & trying to align holes for attaching the floor panels, seats & battery boxes is a bit of a challenge as lots of things get in the way. When you see it, no nit-picking that it should be 5/8" thick to be authentic, I can only get 18mm these days:D

I'm booked in, but whether I go depends on the state of my ankle & the state of my fuel tank. The problem of asking people who attend it as a one-day event, is that most likely they will be fairly local, which is what induced them to go in the first place. So it is just a short trip for them & the deciding factor of attending is not based on whether if it is one or two days. The problem is that people from further afield may well not go unless it becomes a two-day event. But their opinion would not be available.

Eh? If volts go up, amps go down:D

The FVRDE Spec I mentioned refers to basic cab & chassis vehicles earmarked for special bodies in the same way for example that the water tanker was produced. There was provision for upgrading the body by replacement with something different as it required: "The mounting arrangement shall be as simple as possible so that the body may be removed in the least possible time." So I don't know if the K9 bodies we see today are the original bodies or these later Mk 2 bodies fitted to the original wireless trucks. Without the equivalent of an Equipment Management Support Policy of the time hard to say. But basically wherever RT coms was needed in a unit a little way back from the front lines. As a Humber 1 Ton fan I feel it likely that the Humber would be used in preference for more arduous theatres eg the proven performance in the desert & easier airportability in that the torsion bar suspension can be wound down giving a height reduction of nearly 12 inches.

I now have in front of me the 1953 FVRDE Design Spec 9533 & I see it is indeed called "Wireless Light" I'm afraid I just have a one track (Humber) mind! Full designation "Truck, 1 Ton 4x4 G.S. (Austin) Wireless Light (FV16003)" Sean you are right as I also have FVRDE Design Spec 9574 which is for the Cargo FFW (FV16002) It would be interesting to see how the Mk 2 spec differs from the 1953 version. Whether it was an improvement or whether as Sean suggests a comparable body fitted to the existing FV16002.

Sean the picture I posted was from the 1954 User Handbook - but maybe that was the Mk 1 body? I have some FVRDE Design Specs for some K9 variants, I'll look up & see if I have the Wireless Body.

These are all Austin, 1 Ton, K9, FFR Not been aware of them being referred to Wireless Light before though

Sorry you wanted a picture, this is a Humber, Wireless, Light that we sold recently.

The term "Wireless Light" has a resonance for me as it immediately suggests "Truck, 1 Ton, CT, 4x4, Humber, Wireless Light" which was designated FV1604(A). These were produced from about 1958 & there were about 300 of them. "Wireless Light Mk II" suggests a further development of the Humber. I know some were modified for the Corporal missile system but that was introduced in 1959. The contract number, is it prefixed by any letters? I only have details of Humber contracts for the basic chassis not for bodywork. Given the suffix might one conclude there were 390 such modifications? I'm not aware of any special bodies having appeared on the Humber, yet I think it must be Humber related as I believe it was the only vehicle of the time with a "Wireless Light" designation.

Have you any idea what the basic vehicle was & how many may have been modified? There were some interesting developments in 1963, without knowing a tiny bit more I don't want to jump to conclusions. Is there anything in the records that mentions numbers prefixed by FV?

Wayne you don't to want know:wow: Although it was a good test out for the new portaloo. The old one was never quite the same, as a few years ago I topped up with the wrong fluid.

Luckily I had cut my tow nails the night before.:-D I've now realised I've got lumps on my back, which are bruises from landing on the Chairs, folding or rather Chairs, collapsing. The incident happened just before I was going to cook tea, by 0030 I was very hungry. Got a tin of vindaloo + some veg lit the gas cooker & it kept going out. So found a stall still selling food, so bought the largest pasty they had. Went back & tried to make a cup of tea & then the cooker worked, so ate the vindaloo as well. A decision I am now regretting;) But at least I did scrounge some brick-lorry netting which is a pretty good match for my Wolf's "vegetable basket"

Missed "a p" do you mean "AP"? If so that suggests Admiralty Pattern As it happens checking the NSN it has both Army & RN usage. In RN usage the reference given is NOD3138-501, perhaps the stores reference of the Naval Ordnance Department? I can't get any leads on NM41.

Probably maybe, AN1604 is a Sleeve, recuperator 1010-99-962-2388 The NSC 1010 is for guns over 30mm up to 75mm

Marty, the Red Cross lady did say I had the biggest one she's yet seen, as far as ankle injuries go anyway.

It was a good modest sized show, with a good MV turnout. Although I don't think that many MV owners were impressed by the civilian commentator's descriptions for the arena display. My Wolf was described as "just a pick up truck with a hard top fitted". Only a minor irritation I suppose. There was a good balance of common sense & safety without being draconian in its implementation. There was good & helpful back-up when it was needed. I should still be at the show still but I've had to limp home after an incident when I leapt out of the back of the Wolf. I tend to forget that the springs have been upgraded for Bowman resulting in the rear being 4 inches higher than the Wolf 90 I used to have. I lost my footing & crashed into the camp chair landing on my back & badly twisting my ankle. At the time it was pretty painful but what was alarming was the numbness & swelling that followed. After a first aid assessment I was taken to A&E after x-rays & some 4 hours later at 0030 hrs I was collected & returned to site. So many thanks to the organisers for having systems in place to help when it was needed & even the possibility getting me returned home & transport arranged for my Wolf. That wasn’t needed but the thought was there. So many thanks to the organisers, the BRCS unit & WDEG Communications Team who supplied the transport, comms & security.

I can't imagine fuel contribution would happen, but an overnight stop-over would make it more attractive proposition for many not in the immediate vicinity of of the museum. I know it could be said turning it into a 2-day event might be more administratively complex, but being able to arrive from say 1600 hrs the day before would be more attractive. The fact that the public are not there in the evening is of no consequence, the conviviality of a beer & a chat with fellow enthusiasts amongst the vehicles they have just driven there should not be underestimated.

Paul can actually look inside the fuel tank? Father-in-law once had an intermittent running problem in his car that for quite a while defied all tests & explorations. The cause was a rag floating around in the fuel tank that at certain levels & speeds got sucked over the fuel uptake pipe.

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