Great War truck

:schocked: :shocking: And thats why you should not make replica WW1 trucks. :nono:

If you want a replica, the best thing that you can do is buy an original Model T from these people http://www.tuckettbrothers.co.uk/modeltfordsforsale.htm (or import one from the USA via E Bay) and build a replica body. They are cheap, easy to maintain and you can get all the spare parts. I understand that at the Household Cavalry event this year there were some replica WW1 trucks using converted Bedford RL's. I have only seen a distant picture of them, but i suspect that it will only be a matter of time before they come on the market. Tim (too)

We still know nothing concrete about the chassis. It has gone to a Dennis enthusiast who is looking at it as a long term project (but it is missing so much and as we no one knows exactly what it is it will be very long term - but these things can be brought back). Hopefully he will be able to find the chassis number and from that we should be able to work out what it is. Looking at the photos, i got the impression that the chassis had been built into the chalet and that he had built new supports for the house as they took out the chassis. It is quite a remarkable exercise. Tim (too)

Still looks very much like a Douglas to me. Tim (too)

Just looking at it again, i have just realised that he had to take the wheels and axles off before moving the chassis. A heck of a job at the best of times. Exceptionally difficult while under the floor of someones house. I wonder if he had to enalrge the hole to get them out. Tim (too)

Looking at the photos again, i notice that a lot of them are of the house as it was. I guess that is so they have a record of what it looked like so they can try and put the house back together again after they have got the truck out. Interesting to see that there are a couple of females involved in the recovery. The innocence of youth (ie before they become jaded with the idea of messing around with old trucks)! Tim (too)

Well, i didnt think it was possible, but he has sneaked the chassis away from under the house without disturbing it, or letting the house collapse. The photos are all here and well worth a look. http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/~rdavis/Chassis/ Really quite remarkable and a great deal of effort. Tim (too)

Hi Rob It certainly was on view there and i am not aware of it having been moved elsewhere. The website of the museum is http://www.kbsm.org/ You might want to drop them an e-mail to see if it is still on view. Do let me know as i would like to go and see it as well. All the best Tim (too)

One Euro is 70p or (if my Maths is right) about $1.40. Tim (too)

No idea. But it looks nasty. My daughter suggests it is a tooth. :schocked: Tim (too)

Insane prices! I sold my jerrycan to Jack for one tenth of that price. OK Jack i want another £225 from you. :angry: Tim (too)

I have got his book on the Somme which is brilliant. This one and his latest on Passchendale are on my Christmas list. Cant wait for the day. Tim (t00)

Remember this one? I can now confirm that the chassis has been removed (not by us - we have done this game before) and the new owner is looking for the missing parts. I wish him every success. Tim (too)

Hang on. Are you the same Matt Rimmer who i spoke to about 5 years ago and has a Model T? Tim (too) :wave:

Well Tim (1), after further consideration i quite agree with you. It is a pile of junk. However, take a look at this little beauty. Much more worthy of investment: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320181039276 Tim (too)

A friend restored a very nice K2 ambulance and then received a letter from the Red cross telling him to remove their logo from his ambulance as it was a trademark of their organisation, or they would take legal action. He ignored it and i think that was the end of the matter. Thinking back to W & T i remember that someone else had the same problem and got around (or caved in) by putting a white box in the middle of the red cross. Has anybody else come across this issue before? It certainly puts me off donating money to them and everyone who has come knocking on my door from that organisation asking for money i have taken to task on the subject. Saying that i have not had a visitor from the red cross for the last two years now. Any thoughts anyone? Tim (too)

Jules I am a bit uncertain as to whether you are actually allowed to make that, let alone sell it. I better have a look at the realistic firearms Act again. Tim (too)

Licence plate is different on the trailer to the truck. 14 RN as opposed to 18RN. Tim (too)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=015&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=250185177055&rd=1 Always wanted one of these, but this was has been bodged about and is missing too much original stuff to make it worthwhile. A shame. Tim (too)

I thought that you were joking, but no £19,000 for that Jeep. Obviously being sold by someone who knows nothing about them and hoping to find someone who knows even less who has a pile of money to give away. What a joke! Tim (too)

After much heated discussion, bartering and negotiation we have settled on going to Crete for our Summer holiday in 2008. Is anybody aware of any museums or battlefield sites that would be of interest to me. I get the impression that the odd MV can still be found in private use , but on the whole the WW2 history of the area is not really commemorated. Any thoughts? Tim

Whatever the MVT do with the money some people wont be happy. Splitting it between the clubs for their local use and a national objective is the best bet. However, you cant please all the people all the time, but pleasing a couple of people every now and again seems to be the best that we can hope for. Ideally the MVT should have a significant library of MV manuals (as per the charitable objectives of the trust) which is readily available to members. I think that these should all be stored electronically and provided on disc or hard copy for a nominal fee, with items in the current library being professionally scanned. Any money left over should be used to acquire further manuals for the collection. Fantasic idea to leave your manuals to the MVT in your will. I very much hope that that day is a long way away and that when that time arises that the MVT will have a system set up where by members will be able to gain easy access to them. The library could be a great selling point for membership to the MVT, but it needs to be set up correctly to achieve this. It is the best way that i can see that the money might be put to the benefit of all current and future members. Tim (too)

That was my immediate thought as well. But if that is a bit too far off the mark. How about if the other side is painted white it might be one of those large white screens found on a cricket pitch. Tim (too)

Thats it. The big building that features on the right of the war time picture, and the middle of the modern picture is the one on the extreme left of the panoramic picture. The body of water is a basin, the level of water within which is controlled by lock gates which are visible. The small dry dock is behind the lock gates and to the left. Interesting that all three photos have tied up so well. Now all we have to do is to identify the location of the mystery photo. Tim (too)

OK. Will await the appearance of the photos of work in progress appearing on the forum in due course. Tim (too)