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Looks superb. And so does the turn out to we have ways fest.

The unrestored chassis cab will fit, that how she was transported back from Holland when we got her.

If we did go down the route of buying our own it would only be say a 12 tonner, storage then becomes easier for a 4 wheeler. It would comfortably carry our vehicles singularly. My Father has his HGV license and he is pretty keen. We have two MV's and a couple civilian trucks too, my Brother also has two MV's so I could see between us we would get a fair amount of usage out of it. Its definately something to think about.

We have a show around 45 miles away from us and my plan was to take both of our Commers...our restored 1942 30cwt and our unrestored 1944 15cwt. My thought was that it would be a good thing to sort of see a before and after of MV restoration? Well, I've requested a quote to transport them on a low loader from a number of local companies. My issue now is the shear cost of it, my family have been in transport for years and we simply cannot understand the quotes we are getting. Last night took the biscuit. A company we have known for years and have transported military vehicles before for friends, they came back with a quote of £1850 to take the two trucks on one load 45 miles each way!!! And that's from a company we thought were sympathetic to our hobby!! We are seriously considering buying our own transporter for the coming years so that we can take our vehicles further afield.

I'm thinking for a start its a brilliant photo.

We attended the MVT event at the Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset at the weekend. I must say I haven't been to the Museum for years but what a lovely place to look round, so much to look round and for me seeing the WW2 carrier aircraft is a particular highlight.

Brilliant, what a sight and what a sound. We were in Dorchester and thought it was great.

So, with Dorchester only around an hour away from home we made the trip across to see the convoy come in. A beautiful blue sky and sunshine, the pavements packed in places up to 10 deep with onlookers... Its the first time we've been and I know its said to be the last but what an amazing event. A lovely convoy, a good mix of vehicles and especially feeling the ground rumble under the weight and movement of Sherman's passing. My son who's almost 13 has a fascination with tracked vehicles (as well as our Commers!!) and his knowledge surprised me as we wandered up through the parked vehicles. His favourite, a Loyd Carrier, which I have been nagged about since we got home!! It was lovely being able to chat with friends and also make new ones chatting with owners and enthusiasts many we found out will be joining us at the White Horse Event near Bath in August.

Military Vehicle Trust Show | National Museum of the Royal Navy (nmrn.org.uk) Weekend of 6/7th July 2024. MVT organised show at Yeovilton Fleet Air Arm Museum. Vehicles will be inside Hanger space and also on the green in front of the museum. Looks like its going to be good, we're taking a vehicle along and know of plenty others doing the same, also booing a vehicle in you get free entry to a superb museum.

I do have some photos of 1937-9 Ford 10's being used as staff cars in France 1940, I recall one was a private vehicle taken over to France by a padre.

In answer to that, the Minx was basically a dulled down civilian model. Painted over chromework and no hub caps fitted was the norm.

I have found an RAF ALG about 45 mins away from Magenta, B37 Corroy? Very few references to it though.

It is often so hard, almost impossible to trace a vehicles wartime history, we already know that. But with our latest project we have a few crumbs of information left to follow to try to paint part of the picture..... Firstly we know that our truck was built for the RAF in mid to late 1944, but also importantly we have some of the French documentation from when she was sold off in France after the war had ended. We know that she was sold in 1946 in a place called Magenta, this is just below Reims. And in my way of thinking she would have probably been disposed of not too far from where she was last used?? Maybe? So next, I'm trying to find out if there were any British disposal sites in the surrounding area and also any ALG RAF airfields in the area??

Looks like a very clean break.

Brilliant work.