Great War truck

Getting warm now. You are cooking.

Getting closer.

Wrong track .

On the right track. Yes, US guests during WW2. Prior to them and subsequently, someone very British indeed.

Here is another clue. The occupants of the house had this jetty built (in 1943/44). Ideal if you were an Admiral with a boat (maybe that clue is just a little bit obscure).

Brilliant guess, but not right. Evans will know. Ask him.

When the new "temporary" occupants moved in, all of the contents were removed and the mahogany doors were covered in plywood to protect them. The nail holes are still visible today. The drawing room was turned in to a bar which is where the mural was painted. The last panel of the mural is a very attractive naked lady (supposedly the local girl friend of the artist), which was sadly not finished. maybe the artist ran out of time to paint the clothes? She would be a lady in her 80's or 90's now. No one knows who she is. I wonder if she still lives near by. Come on someone. Have a guess. While the light lasts!

keep trying.

When i was on holiday i took a look around this very imposing house: During the war there were a number of guests, who left behind this rather splendid mural: Sadly, they never had time to finish it, but it has been very nicely restored. As you can see it is quite close to the sea: So the question is, who once lived in a house like this. All a bit of a mystery.

Certainly does look like a Pagefield. I dont think the wheels are wooden, a bit of an optical illusion. I cant find my book on Pagefield which is really annoying. Did i lend it to you Steve? Tim

This comparisson will make it easier:

It looks rather like a Dorman.

Looking good. Great job.

Here is the last clip of the days events that i am going to put on. It is a bit of a walk around of the lorry, but adds a bit more to the flavour of the day.

Thanks everyone. It has been an amazing day. Hearing that engine running so smoothly brought a tear to my eye (did i tell you i only had one eye?). We have a few Months to get it ready for London to Brighton. Actually we still have a lot to do before then. Steve - what do we have left to do? Tim

Sorry to keep you waiting for the photographic evidence. It was a long drive home. Anyway, we started off early this morning to get the Dennis ready. First objective was to fit the carb. However the manifold had a lip that we had not noticed before and without a spacer the carb would not fit. Steve quickly remedied this with a chunk of MDF and a lathe, and we had our spacer: Next step was all the leads to the plugs. This was fairly straightforward. As you will see they were correctly labelled. This will keep the rivet counter happy and in fact proved to be a great help later. Next, oil in the gearbox (two gallons) and the engine (five gallons). we did this very carefully as we didnt want to make a mess (and oil is rather expensive): Then steve rigged up a temporary fuel tank: and we put out a couple of fire extinguishers. Steve had a few goes turning it over, but found it very heavy going. We did manage to cause a couple of very loud back fires through the carb which gave us all a bit of a shock. we then put a rope on the starting handle which we both pulled on together which gave us enough speed to get it to fire up. Which you should be able to see here:

Oh crikey! And we were just all becoming all such good friends! Jack will tell you all about it.

What a great picture Richard. I wonder what its stopping distance was like, especially with a rake of full wagons behind it? Must have been quite entertaining. Certainly a possible candidate for the next Dennis restoration. We just have to get the other ones done first of course. Anyway, it is Friday afternoon and the Gosling clan are gathering in Devon for a long weekend playing with old lorrys. Who knows what we might get up to.

Great images. Is number 9 a Ram Kangaroo?

I recognise the background. I think that collection featured in W&T many years ago. The location was not given but i thought it was in France. It included the collection from the old museum in Dieppe which collapsed. Lots of interesting stuff there. Those photos represent only a miniscule proportion of the collection. Tim

Built as a trailer i would think. Unusual.

I was very fond of Bill. I got him to autograph his book for me the last time we met. Very sad.

Quite right. I shall bring my "lump hammer of debate" with me to help settle the finer points of any disagreement.

Some good advice there. Just to add to the fun, i need a six seater. so i am thinking of a Nissan Quashqai+2. I took it for a test drive and was very pleased with it. Anybody got any experience of them? Tim

My understanding is that as Poland is part of the EU there is no import VAT ( as long as you paid VAt on its purchase in Poland) or import duty to pay. http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/sectors/consumers/personal-vehicles.htm#1 You will have to have the polish registration doccuments and proof of ownership. Your local VRO is at: DVLA Local Office Ground Floor, 3 Cambridge Terrace, Oxford, OX1 1RW You will need to have the vehicle verified as to what it is and the date of manufacture (I think you would be eligible for zero rate road tax). When you join the MVT you can contact their vehicle verification officer who can send someone out to look at it and confirm it is what you say it is and its date of manufacture. Hope that helps Tim