Rootes75

Good luck, you will get plenty of help and advice on here.

A very nice truck.

That is interesting, all the contemporary pictures I have of Commer trucks they have patterned canvas, all black and white photos so not sure or colours. The brown canvas on that Dodge does look very close to the shade of canvas I am currently having made up for our 30cwt Commer.

These are some very nice photos.

Interesting. A book that I have recently finished reading called 'a Soldiers Story' by Mike Wood says in it from diary entries that 522 Company of the 50th Division were using Thorneycroft J Types over in France in 1940??

Agreed, its strange to me that a paint that was used so much is now so difficult to replicate.

Its always a jigsaw moving vehicles round. I know what you feel like when you have to pack tools up and sheet up everytime you work on the vehicle, we are doing just the same now. Now..I wonder what you have been making space for.....

I want something to tow behind our 30cwt Commer...think the Bofors is a little too big. Superb piece of kit though.

You've earn't more than tea and biscuits! It looks superb, the work is such good quality. No matter how long it takes, it is preserved and will be a real show stopper.

A quick google came up with this: MAYBE LATER CLOSE The Hal Far Fighter Flight was a British fighter unit formed during the Siege of Malta in 1940. For several weeks, the island of Malta was protected by a small force of Gloster Sea Gladiator biplane fighters, based at RAF Hal Far, which was also known as the Fleet Air Arm station HMS Falcon. The flight is the source of the myth that only three aircraft, named Faith, Hope and Charity formed the fighter cover for the island.[1][2] In fact, six aircraft were operational, though not always at the same time; others were used for spare parts.[3] The names Faith, Hope and Charity were applied to the aircraft many months later, by a Maltese newspaper.[4]

Iirc, Faith, Hope and Charity weren't just 3 Gladiators, they were 'bitsa's'. Basically whichever 3 planes that got airworthy were given the names. I recall reading this once that it could be 6 or 7 aircraft. I will find out where I read it and re-read the story.

That website is an interesting read.

I did wonder as there was a Pioneer parked next to my Brothers truck that was in a part restored state and at a similar stage to yours. Keep up the good work, hopefully we will have our Commer finished for next years show too.

Looking really good. Did you take it along to Hazelbury Mill?

Was wondering as you'd gone a bit quiet...

Sounds an interesting truck.

I wonder where she is now and what the restoration was like?

Looking superb I must say. Makes me think about some sort of trailer to go behind our truck..

This is the towbar on our Commer.

Nothing better than getting some paint on after hard work cleaning.

It looks great, I really like seeing different types of military vehicles and things that I would consider more unusual. Keep up the good work.

I thought the rank system was good, to me it just showed you who was using the forum a lot and what sort of contribution they were making. I would also say it sort of went on in the background, this badge system giving notifications all the time, like how far you are away from the next badge is irritating.

And strangely I can now hit reactions again???

So, as usual each morning I have a browse through the updated threads on the forum, I hit the like button on a couple and when I did it on the third it tells me I have reached the maximum for the day?? So are we now capped at how many reactions we can make?

Absolutely brilliant, what a job you guys are doing. That signwriting is very high quality, such a skill to do.