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I had a few more FAESP than I thought & one does list Associated Publications which will give you a shopping list although some of those are in fairly general terms. These are the pages in the fiche that contain info: 28 pages Purpose & Planning, Operating Instructions 56 pages Failure Diagnosis & Repairs 12 pages General Instructions There are 12 pages of Maintenance Schedule but this is for the Hunting CL version. I can photo the odd page but it is too time consuming to do more. I'm not sure at the moment whether I want to break up my series of fiche on generators.

I see I have got listed the FAESP 6115-H-500-821 Generator Set, 16/24 KW (Newton Derby) Gen. Instr & Index. Not sure if I have more on it, will look later.

Instinctively makes me think of Land Rover as they used Girling, but random look ups in ISPLs has a few near misses but no direct match. Looking on a 1999 database the NSN was deleted back then. It looks like your box is of low value as they are priced at £3 +VAT from John Richards Surplus who seems to specialise in Land Rover parts. https://www.johnrichardssurplus.co.uk/girling-brake-lining-set-with-rivits-sp1630-1.html

Does this help?

Hans yes there are always so many things to do, I now only have one MV but jobs still pile up. I was afraid you had maybe given up on the Pig but glad that is not the case.

Yes I'm grateful for that comment : )

Fine Matt I just feared you might have given up on your project. Sadly there doesn't seem to be a great level of interest in this branch of military history. Anyway just keep looking, the best bargains are those from general booksellers who don't quite realise what they are selling!

Was that any help? Did Colin still have them?

Yes I can help but I need to know which of the three types of rear axle joints that you have. Some photos should help to determine the type of axle you are proposing to use to rebuild your axle & if they are compatible.

Was that any help?

The VAOS gives no dimensions, the only information is the caption. I have a RAOS Handbook of Tentage also of 1946 & oddly gives no mention of the shelters in the VAOS. But it does give dimensions & I note that many of the larger structures are broken down into discrete "bundles", which could be presumably used to configure various structures that were to the operational requirements of a particular situation?

In VAOS Section J1 1946 there was quite a range of Shelters, portable. Those associated with trucks were No.6, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 24, 28. Discounting those that were side only, these are the larger ones which might be the marquees referred to in the report. No.11 looks the most marquee like.

Sorry I'll have to repost this again as I cannot seem to edit it. By entering I and 1 in bold the subsequent post went bold & removed when I try to edit that back in again it reverts to the earlier entry so trying again! 2540-99-809-0354 on my system cross references to two part numbers. C1AB163-3 (which differs from the label CIA (B) 163/3) this is a Chertsey design or specification reference. The other is LV6MT13-2496 this is a Vocabulary of Army Ordnance Stores item number for 'B' and 'C' vehicles, coach materials, body fitments, covers waterproof etc NATO codification was meant to be completed by 1971, so with a VAOS identity this item was pre-1971. It was assigned by ASCA in HaHa Road that dates it further. Being a "canopy" suggests it is not part of the basic vehicle which has a "hood" & if it was part of an original built you would expect the VAOS Section to reflect the code for a specific manufacturer. The fact that it is in LV6MT13 suggests it could be used in conjunction with more than one vehicle type.

Bob I think the DMC of SMT13 should read 6MT13 Are you absolutely sure all the digits in the NSN are correct? It is just that the NIIN comes up as a Leyland intake pipe. Other than that 2540-99-809-9254 does come close to many Land Rover parts for Defender & 90/110. I think PPQ 1 just tells you that one item is in the package.

I often feel that the Ministry of Supply had a parallel existence to Victorian times with the Commissariat, both being civilian organisations. (Thread drift: Pre-Crimea the Commissariat was under the direct control of the Treasury. Post-Crimea under the control of the Secretary of State for War. The intricacies were alluded to in the rendition of "A Modern Major-General" in Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance.)

Yes following the demise of the Ministry of Supply in 1959, the Inspectorate of Fighting Vehicles and Mechanical Equipment was formed in 1962. 00 SP 01 (Car Utility 4x2 Hillman Husky) was registered to IFVME Pinehurst. So that give a time line for the start of SP. I assume Pinehurst was Aldershot or Farnborough? There were many examples of the Humber 1 Ton with civilian registrations undergoing trials in the MoS era.

For anyone who is into Cromwells I spotted this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126200907457

Indeed I have often had captions totally changed when I have written guest chapters in various books. This was particularly frustrating in an official unit history that makes me look half-witted, which I ain't.

As the DG were stationed at Sabratha was the ERM change to SA a joke or compliment to the locality or changed to anonymise the vehicle identity as this was a staged publicity picture?

Libya 1952 Dragoon Guards https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/the-4-7th-dragoon-guards-make-friends-with-some-locals-in-news-photo/3363183

If you want some more bargains, these were sold in UK in 1968 3 x Champs £100 5 x Champs £210 6 x Champs £270

British Army of the Rhine

You have to reset your password every 6 months I think, otherwise you get deleted. It used to be much easier but now even logged into the Gateway you have to jump through the StanMIS hoops. Then there are dire warnings that there are consequences for attempting to log into area you are not authorised to visit. Many many years ago DefStans anyone could download them & that was before FOIs started. But there are many firms who sell Def Stans which seems a cheek as they are Government publications & not theirs to disseminate, particularly with all the hoops that have to been jumped through to get legitimate access.

The image isn't opening for me. But when I have time I'll look up that NSN in JSP 314. I don't know if there is anything in Def Stan 53-5. These days Def Stans are hidden behind the Defence Gateway & although I have authority to access these, once a Standard becomes obsolete they are quick off the mark to delete or at least make it inaccessible. In a few cases I have managed to retrieve deleted Standards on the grounds of historical research but they are anxious that these outdated publications do not get into circulation. So by & large they seem to get wiped away. Anyway another document for you to chase!

I have these: JSP 314 Joint Service Catalogue of Tyres, Tubes, Valves, Wheels, Tyres & Wheel Ancillaries (less Aircraft) Nov.1975 JSP 314 Joint Service Catalogue of Tyres, Tubes, Valves, Wheels, Tyres & Wheel Ancillaries (less Aircraft) Dec.1985 JSP 314 Joint Service Catalogue of Tyres, Tubes, Valves, Wheels, Tyres & Wheel Ancillaries (less Aircraft) Sep.1993 The newer one does list the screws used for clamping but be wary of the units used.