Rootes75

On 5/27/2020 at 7:34 PM, Rootes75 said:

This is a long shot but you never know.

Our interest is in restoring Commers and Hillmans and preserving rare examples where we can. Totally a hobby on our part, no profit, we just love to preserve history.

My youngest is now showing a keen interest too, especially in militaria and wartime vehicles so I want to find a project that both of us can work on and to teach him the skills that I have learnt over the years and something that we can enjoy and be part of such a good scene.

Like I said, its a long shot but I am after a wartime Commer, of any type. Q4, Q2, would very much like a Commer Beetle or anything made by Commer.

Any restoration project considered no matter what condition.

Pm me if you have anything or know of anything.

Thanks,

Kevin.

After a bit of thinking I would open my feild out slightly to incorporate the Humber Heavy Utility, I am quite taken by them now.

So, any wartime Commers or Humbers, any condition just let me know. A good home is waiting for the right vehicle.

Kevin

Thanks for letting me know. I must admit to being quite taken by it, I am really hunting for a wartime Commer but if another Humber box comes up I will be keen to take a look.

Kevin

Sounds interesting, do you know her year of manufacture yet?

I have in my possession an original Kodak negative book that was passed down from my Grandfather. The book is dated 1915 and the photos are in and around St Omer. In the most part the photos show the daily routines of soldiers, bridge building, trench digging and at rest. There are though a couple of photos that show vehicles and horse driven gun carriages. For starters can we identify the truck below?

Kevin.

I have a 1950 petrol engine QX.

If its for sale, does the Vendor have much history about it that he can tell you?

Not your Commer two-stroke hooked up to it then?

40 minutes ago, BenHawkins said:

Yesterday we printed the first half of the core box for the water connectors whilst I was working on other projects.

 

The pattern had a couple of coats of bondaprimer and some rubbing back during the week and is starting to look good. The first half of the core box has had a light sanding and a coat of primer; the second half is hot off the printer.

 

Looks like very good work to me, we have a 3D printer at work and they are very handy for homework!

Not planning a rescue are you?

57 minutes ago, ted angus said:

The omaha photo is not a radar unit, they did not use artics. This is a vehicle of a Mobile Field photographic unit, whose task was to process film taken by the recce aircraft the trailer is a Tasker.  example attached . Ted.

 

I wonder if any of these survive?

Kevin

I recall seeing one of the Crossleys in unrestored condition last year at the Dig for Victory show near Bristol.

Having worked in Engineering for over 20 years now there are signs that younger people are taking more of an interest.

The Apprentice scheme is certainly having an effect with the company that I work for. 

I also notice that on the show scene there is quite a healthy mix of both younger Girls and Boys joining their parents with vehicles, a lot of youngsters are involved with Steamers too.

They look very good.

58 minutes ago, Noel7 said:

Legally speaking there is a big difference between a loan and a gift. The latter becomes the property of the recipient [the museum in this case] and they can dispose of it when and how they choose to do so, for any reason or none, and without reference to the donor. A loaned item, in theory, cannot be disposed of at all, as it is not the property of the museum, and any buyer will get no legal title to it [whether they realise it or not] as the museum did not hold legal title. In practice, if the person that loaned it, or their heirs, cannot be found, then disposal may become possible after reasonable attempts have been made to find them, but the situation is not straightforward. Of course, if there is no evidence it was a loan, rather than a donation, then making a legal case for the return of the property may well be somewhere between very difficult and impossible.

I'm not a lawyer, but have family medals on loan to a regimental museum; under their procedures the loan has to be renewed every three years, so lots of paperwork for evidence...

That does make very much sense. I note that our county museum in Taunton has the Somerset Light Infantry museum incorporated and they have an awful lot of Medals.

I presume that most of them are on loan.

Kevin

Also, over time the original loanee may have moved or passed on etc? I wonder if the museum cant trace a loanee do they then make the decision to hold it ir sell it?

So what would have happened to all the smaller artefacts then?

Into other collections? Surely they couldn't have been sold off without the loanee consent etc?

1 hour ago, Gsydingo said:

Hi Kevin, as with everything that's very subjective depending on your point of view. The military vehicle celebrations in my opinion have always been bigger in Guernsey and well organised having been run as a cavalcade every year from 1983 by the local club. However, every five years we try and put on a bigger show and a large number of vehicles visit Guernsey from Jersey, the UK and Europe. Unfortunately in Guernsey it is restricted to Pre-1946 vehicles only for the big parades to fit in with the ear being celebrated, Jersey allow any vintage. This year did not go ahead due to Covid-19, but to answer you question Jersey had 35 vehicles planned for it's cavalcade, Guernsey had 150 military vehicles, 100 classic cars and a number of vintage tractors, vintage pedal cycles and decorated floats estimated to be a 3.5 mile long procession. The whole town is normally pedestrianised and the three main piers and the linking roads filled with entertainment, food stalls and other attractions. There is a large and spectacular fireworks display at the end of the night normally lasting 45 to 60 minutes. I would imagine if you look on Youtube there will be videos a plenty for you to review and make your own mind up. People who have been to Jersey and then come to Guernsey always comment to me on how much bigger and better it is in Guernsey, but then I suppose they are bound to say that. Why don't you come and find out? There will be an announcement soon regarding 2021.

We visit Jersey as a family most summers and have done for the last 20 odd years, we very much like it.

The last few years we have been thinking more about splitting the visit to Jersey and Guernsey so I think we will plan to do that in 2021.

Liberation Day in Guernsey sounds very good, I have watched some videos before but they dont really capture how big it is.

Kevin

So does Jersey have as large a Military vehicle parade? We know from our visits to Jersey in the past that Liberation Day is a huge celebration there.

Kevin

On 5/24/2020 at 3:27 PM, MatchFuzee said:

Winston Churchill became Prime Minister on 10th May 1940.  The War Cabinet ordered six Austin 20 cars.

More information:-

https://www.google.com/amp/s/yummyclassiccars.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/winston-churchill-was-the-first-british-prime-minister-to-have-an-official-car/amp/

 

Churchill arriving at Number 10 Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting during the Second World War.

Photo source:-

https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/nostalgia/gallery/winston-churchill-50-years-after-8551305

Interesting websites, I do recall reading before that Chamberlain used a Hillman 80 as his transport with Churchill prefering the Humber.

1 hour ago, Doc said:

My brother spotted a couple of WW1 post cards on eBay. After a few seconds of furious bidding they were mine. (Sorry if the under bidder was a forum regular). Anyway, they just arrived in the post so I have taken some time out from work to share them.

The seller disclosed that they had belonged to a distant aunt who lived in Birmingham. A spinster, she died in the 1980s.

From my perspective they show lots of interesting detail, especially the front mudguard brackets and, unusually, the inside of the cab. 

The seller was wondering about the identity of the gentleman in the first picture. So, here's the challenge: what can be discerned from the uniforms, the fleet number on the bonnet, the inscription on the inside of the cab door?

There is a name penciled on the back of the first picture, but I'll not share that in open forum. If anyone thinks they can do some research, I'll make that name available by private message.

In my possession I have a pack of WW1 original Kodak negatives that were found in a case many years ago by my Grandfather.

Most pictures are of soldiers carrying out daily routines but there are some that show vehicles. 

I will find them out this afternoon and start scanning them and post them here.

Kevin

40 minutes ago, 67burwood said:

Thank you for the pointers, it’s all a learning curve and much appreciated. 

 

The great thing about this forum is the wealth of information available from other members, I would have never thought about the difference styles of pick axes, thank you. 
 

Seamus

I wonder why that is then?

I like a bit of window shopping😉

Looking to expand the collection?

Did you sign the petition? There are a lot of people showing an interest in doing it. I signed it.

It should get the 'Dunkirk 1940' brass plaque, I wonder if they get it presented upon completion of the restoration.

I recall there is a nice group for the Little Ships and the website is quite informative.