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Rob,

I was there too on all the jumbles, but only found a cleaning rod for the Pack, and missed a Panoramic sight for it, by just minutes!! and that was in the little militaria shop in Arromanches, an American bought it from under my nose, to give to his father as a present, he wouldn't part with it! and he paid only 45 euro's, easily 500 nowadays, if you need it!

Mind you, this was on the saturday after the 6th! so nobody noticed it in the shop at all, really strange. (well, Tim wasn't there)

Anyway, had good fun otherwise, the Cushman was just ready, and did quite well on the beach!

Now it's an easy step to do this:

French Troops 35RAP (postwar)

Am working on the 2nd pack again, it's getting there, and might be for sale at Beltring.

Cheers,

Lex

All BSA enquiries can be sent to me, welbike(at)welbike.net It doesn't cost any money to see if its on the cards, only when you want a scan of the card! (and these monies are being used to further digitalize the Matchless Keycards)

Hope this helps,

Lex Schmidt

ps, nice history on your Norton WDBM!!

Ah, yes, a sick mind in an even sicker body!!! Guess we'll have to use photoshop then??

Cheers,

Lex

Yes, that was a real enjoyable day!! and looking at the pictures, I must say the field location looks even more convincing this way!!! there's still 3 or 4 locations to find, but it is a difficult job, with no more landmarks than the land itself!!

Ron, Ill try not to bend my forks again, but "biggy" is heavier then a 16H, so we might bend those instead!! (but nothing a sturdy ratchet strap won't straighten!)

Here's someone using his Dingo to take the picture from the right angle!

Cheers,

Lex

ps, don't forget to bring a can of white paint next time to paint the Mayors horse white!!!

Ok Guys, just got the word, they are WLA's and the markings are 5th vehicle of the Divisional MP Platoon of the 1st US Infantrydivision.

First Group: 1 stands for 1st Inf Division

SecondGroup: X marks the unit in the 3rd group (in this case the 1st MP Platoon) is directly dependant from the unit in the first group (in this case the Divisional HQ of the 1st Inf Div)

Third group: 1P stands for 1st MP Platoon

Fourth group: 5 stands for 5th vehicle whitin the platoon

Photo was taken by Corporal Earl E. Miller, 33879319, an MP of the 1e Inf Divisie in 1945 (recently sold on Ebay)

See also this link:

http://www.lonesentry.com/panzer/jeep-markings.html

Thanks to Johan Willeart and his superb site:

http://www.theliberator.be/

Cheers,

Lex

Looks like South African, but nobody's sure.

Look at RAF flag in background, where/when was this taken? back of postcard reads: 1 346, so 1st of march 1946??

Cheers,

Lex

Hi all, these bikes are most definetively WLA's or WLC's but the quality is too bad to determine between the two!

Will ask on another forum, about the markings, but something MP probably.

Cheers,

82X120 (or Lex if you prefer?)

Hi Paul,

Congrats! Just reading this now, Have some spares for these, but rather would sell complete resto object, come and see me at Beltring, stall A! and A2.

Cheers,

Lex Schmidt

Hi

I thought you would like to see my almost complete Royal Enfield WD C (replica) with a sidecar I built for it based on the example in Coventry Motor Museum. The helpful staff let me measure and photograph their example, it formed the basis of my design. The chassis is possibly a Watsonian VG21, with two half cart springs. The sidecar is now completed with a Austin 7 seat base, original mudguard and spare wheel. The body is scratch built with 18mm thick waterproof ply with aluminium sheet on the front and aluminium half round trim on the edges. The handles started life as boat grab handles modified to fit.

Currently I am changing the bike engine so it is off the road.

Advice to anyone adding a sidecar to a solo motorcycle - allow a few months for all the paperwork and inspections required by the DVLC. It can be very annoying.

Will post more pictures them I get them.

I hope this helps?

Cheers, Graham

Graham, wish you had contacted me first before building your replica from the Coventry Motor Museum, as this is hopelessly inacurate!

If you need the sizes for the sidecar body email me direct on: welbike(at)welbike.net

Cheers,

Alex Schmidt

A White 704S survives in the Netherlands - see http://www.armymotorcars.com/html/w_2.html. It was discovered in and rescued from a French scrapyard, and then restored by a Dutch collector.

 

 

 

Hi Matt,

this is a friend of mine in Holland. This 704 is believed to be the sole survivor, and my friend was kind enough to let me drive it a couple of years ago. It is an absolute honey, probably the nicest army truck I have ever driven.

Cheers

Hi Mark, only just now stumbled over this thread! the White is very much still alive, and here some pictures before and after (2nd restoration after 16 years of use!) know of 3 more, but all in varying deplorable conditions.

In German livery

As it is now, French again

Regarding the Model 920 White, there was one at the same scrapyard as my 704S came from, but highly modified, I used the cab, in aid to restore mine, the rest is now scrapped, and an Aldi supermarket is there on that spot, who said the germans lost the war!!!!

Cheers, Lex

Mike, that's very good! at least we have a lead on something, will be at a collector friend of mine near Paris, next month, and he has one of those, so will check it out.

Thanks,

Alex

Hi all,

Am trying to find out for what vehicle/tank this german VDO rev counter is from, 300-3500 revs.

On the back it says W 1:2 3-42 and a white unreadable stamp, possibly a 2

Have tried to find pictures of german dashboards, but nothing sofar.

Please let me know, if someone recognizes it!

Alex Schmidt

Hello Franz,

I might also have some repro Flea parts for sale, email me direct on: welbike(at)welbike.net

Also have a copy of the very rare "Drivers Manual" on ebay right now, see:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130424258987&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Cheers,

Lex Schmidt,

Holland

Hello Richard,

I may have some bits and bobs for Welbikes, also replica pumps, exact copy of the originals, but also pricey, they're a lot of work to make!

Anyway, the guy on ebay, is not gonna make much more stuff, as there's no market for it, so if you want something of him, I wouldn't wait too long. (it's NOT me!)

Cheers,

Lex Schmidt

Holland

Hi all, just a quick word, I'm Lex Schmidt, from Holland, and sometimes Wrightsville PA USA.

Have a wide interest in MV's, but only first and second world war.

Have lots of bikes, Brit, US and German, a White 5 ton truck, some Clark Airdozers and a Ford GP jeep.

Cheers for now,

Lex