B series

There were two Rover 3.5 Saloons in the 167th sale.  Both Air Ministry / RAF and would have been Grade 1 staff vehicles.

Lot 200/1  Rover 3.5 auto   61AM00

Lot 200/2 Rover 3.5 auto with radio   59AM19

There are no bid amounts or written notes in my catalogue copy.

With reamers the most important information is the diameter of the cutting portion, measured to as many decimal points as possible, and these are fairly long. and specialised. As they are designed to be turned by hand, maybe valve stem boring in a side valve engine. 

IMO limited use unless they match your exact requirement.

I have a catalogue for the 70th auction at Ruddington.  16 BH 45 was Lot 350 on the 8th Oct 1963. As it sold on the 8th and was registered on the 15th someone was very quick with the vehicle transport, repairs and documentation.

I am a member of the Austin Champ Owners Club, based in the UK, and they produce a  good full size colour magazine titled Champ World and post it out to members. 

fv1601 makes valid point about magazine becoming professional, and in the process have lost their local feel or close connection with members at a grass route level. Compared with club magazines and even some commercial magazines from the 1970/80's there is now a lack of technical content on vehicle systems, repairs and technical help.   I miss Wheels & Tracks magazine, pack with interesting information.

Hello Ian,

You would need a Statement of Compliance for NZ prior to rego,  and JLR may not be able to issue one for non type approved vehicle, ie one built for a military customer. Vehicle age and specification is also important. In my day job I have had prior experience with Australian and NZ vehicle certification and Statements of Compliance, so I maybe able to assist. If you wish you could contact me via our website Automotive Certification Limited.

Hello Mike,

It is an unloader valve model ASPA made by Clayton Dewandre who make hydraulic brake system components. Could have been used on a bus or heavy truck. Similar as used on Leyland trucks

Does anyone know if the 4 speed gearbox for a 1936/ 37 Austin 18 York  LWB 7 seater, is the same as used in any WWII era Austin 15 cwt or maybe K2/3 vehicles?

The reason I am asking is because I have for a 1937 Austin 18 York:

Austin 2510cc 6 cylinder, side valve engine block, crank, rods, pistons, valves,  and sump, but I am not aware that any WWII era military vehicle used the Austin 2510cc 6 cylinder engine.

4 speed gearbox with alloy casing, quite a large gearbox in my opinion.

Front and rear axles with rod operated drum brakes, maybe these would be the same as used on the Austin BYD 15 Cwt? or Austin "Tilly"?

If these parts could be used by someone with a military vehicle it would be good,  because there seems to be no interest from Austin 18 owners, and I find it difficult to scrap hard to find parts.

For sale on ebay  looks complete, these GS Cargo are rare now.  Looks like a great project for someone, not me because I already have one.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325293456923?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110010%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.DISCCARDS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20211102120225%26meid%3Da336ecea627d4d3f9f20f0553b19a828%26pid%3D101110%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D385032689580%26itm%3D325293456923%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2563228%26algv%3DDiscOrganicBase&_trksid=p2563228.c101110.m1982

Is that a circular roof hatch I can see over the passenger side (if LHD)?  It looks like a vehicle to me, but taking the ground level into consideration, the vehicle looks to low to have wheels / axles if the ground is level to were the vehicle is parked.

Is that a wiper arm/blade on drivers side mounted on the top of the windshield frame?

I think some type of  ex miltary small truck body being used as a shed.

Weird indeed, that looks so much like a Land Rover series II  88" with truck cab, tropical roof,  and canvas back, even the vents under the windscreen look to be there!  It cannot be a Land Rover, so I think it must be a shed or similar made up using  a old vehicle windscreen,  and maybe truck body hoops and canvas.  

Really amazing film quality,  which got me thinking maybe somebody has digitally added a Land Rover into the film image just to get us talking......

Andy, both Clive and Wally have given you some good historical information relating to your Humber, they are good at that and have helped me in the past.  I am the owner of a Humber 1 Ton Cargo, Champ and Stalwart so know my way around a tool box. I also own an extensive collection of publications relating to these vehicles. Depending on your location should you need some local expertise or a chat over a coffee I am located in Wymondam Norfolk and anything with a B series engine is always welcome.

Maybe Ark is related to the vehicle description that was in general use at the time,     Armoured Reconnaissance Car / Kar became  ARK.

NOS  Sight, Periscopic, A.V.  Image Intensified, L5A1, which is still in its original container with canvas straps.

Z7/5855-99-966-9281   RPC 1984

I belive this is a commanders sight / periscope for the Chieftain / Challenger and also Khaled AFV,  but correct me if wrong.  It might be used on other AFV's.

It has some type of night vision capability, and as far as I can see this is an new and unissued item. I purchased this back in the early 1990's just because it was an interesting object, it is still interesting but I do not need it any more. I am not aware of any damaged or missing parts, it has a REME Donnington inspection label attached date April 1988 which is still present and during my ownership it has been stored in a warm dry location.  A rare item, especially in as new condition in the original container.

I had it displayed at a rally once, and person who had worked on night vision equipment and new about these told me this periscope cost £19,000 each when new. I cannot confirm if that is correct, but it is certainly a complicated and well made item.

Container size is L610 x W410 x H330 mm  and total mass is 35kg.

Asking £300  Please PM me if interested.

Due to weight I think local collection from NR18 area is best option. But if you want to arrange a courier that can also work.

Pair of unused ex MOD track pins, that I think are for a smaller AFV, maybe CVRT or CET.

Length is 478mm and the hexagon shaft is 22mm across the flats. Might be a 3/4 UNF thread or similar metric size.

Track pin spanner, single ended ring. Will fit the above pins.

Please pm me with an offer if interested in these or any of the other AFV parts I have listed. These items could be posted or you can collect from NR18 area

ex MOD Track pin extractor / fitting tool.  I don't know which vehicle this would be used on.  It seems in good order, rotates and the threads seem good.

Overall length is 550mm and the internal thread that engages with the track pin is 5/8 or a close metric size. The thread is fine maybe UNF, so I don't think it is metric. But I dont have a 5/8 UNF bolt to try it out.

Collection from NR18 area, please pm if interested.  I have two of these available and will be please to see them going to a good home.

Pair of ex MOD pins, maybe related to CVRT family and or recovery operations.   Length 145mm  Diameter 25.5mm with holes for split pins.

These could be posted, or collection from NR18 area.   Please pm if interested.

3 x D Shackles, 5 Ton SWL.  These are ex MOD and are related to the CVRT family.  

Collection from NR18 area. Please pm me if interested in these or the other AFV items I would like to sell and pass on the a good home.

Pair of pins for AFV recovery hooks.   These could be posted as not so heavy.

Please pm if interested.

Pair of recovery hooks / attachments for a large AFV with the attaching pins.  Ex MOD.  Maybe Chieftain related, but not sure.

Please pm me if interested, very heavy so local collection from NR18 area.

I have been having a sort out and have some ex MOD items for armoured vehicles which I do not need:

Pair of recovery adaptors for large AFV.  As can be see from the photos, one is missing the large nut and bolt. One of the these adaptors is stamped with Centurion & Conqueror. It is also stamped with ERM  07FF10 which was a Armoured Repair and recovery vehicle based on the Chieftain hull  (FV4204). These assume these items would be CES for the recovery vehicle.

Due to weight of these and other parts I have for sale, it will have to be local collection from the NR18 area. Please pm me if interested.

Thank you Ted for additional technical info. I did not know the C = Chassis cab.  I was aware that there were several Bedford RL types in service with twin rear wheels, and from an engineering perspective it makes sense to use twin rears on a vehicle that is operated at near max mass most of the time, and in Navy service would be on tarmac most of the time.

I assume the Green Goddess vehicles had an off road requirement, and therefore  single rears were specified as per army spec.

05RN89 & 88: They are not converted from a RLC3! So my conjecture was incorrect!  They look as if they are based on the the civilian Bedford S type but with 4x4 added.  Similar chassis spec to some of the Bedford recovery vehicles of the period. 

Regarding date of production or date into service,  04RN88 date into service was June 1965, and 06RN17 date into service was 1968, so 05RN81 would fall between those dates, maybe 1966/7 , sorry I do not have further information to be more specific.

As far as I know they are no official records of Royal Naval vehicle history, but I do have a list of approx 2500 ERM's that I have compiled over the last 30 odd years from various sources.

 The Royal Navy re issued their ERM and some have been used on three or more different RN vehicles over time.

05RN81 was allocated to a Morris Commercial Fire Tender which was sold at Ruddington on 15th March 1960.

Maybe after the Morris was cast,  05RN81 was  re allocated to a Bedford 4x4 Fire Tender, because 05RN88 and 05RN89 were both Bedford 4x4 Firefly Fire Tenders produced by HB Angus, and both sold at Ruddington in January 1978. Interestingly my records show these these Firefly vehicles as RLC3 rather than RLHZ3, so maybe a batch of RLC3 drop side cargos were converted by HB Angus for RN use. Conjecture of course, but might assist further investigations.

I have a complete set, minus one I lent to someone. These are a really good magazine packed with information, but I agree with Clive's comments that people seem to want large pictures and do not have the inclination or staying power to read technical text. And from a commercial perspective I guess it is much more cost effective to fill a page with a photograph then with text that has taken days to research.

A complete set is worth whatever you can get someone to pay for it, but few will want to invest a large amount in a complete set, you will obtain a higher overall sum by selling a few at a time IMO. 

If you read Wheels & Tracks now, what is shocking is the amount and variety of vehicles for sale, and how low the prices now appear. 

The 9 on the yellow circle is the "Bridge Plate" number, roughly the weight of the vehicle and is used to control vehicle weights on military or civilian bridges and ferries.

The formation sign on the LH side indicates the larger formation the unit is attached to. I dont know this formation, but I belive this photo was taken in Cyprus.

The Arm of Service on the RH side is 58 Coy Royal Army Service Corps