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    This is my display outfit
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    My Fathers first Grave and his last grave in Kirkee War Cemetary India. John.
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    Have you undone the clamp at the base of the distributor, or undone the locating nut
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    Question, Which Thorneycroft is this instrument panel from. John.
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    Having a close look at the number plate on the RAF truck it appears to have arab lettering.It could have come up from any of the Middle Eastern Countrys.
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    R.M. cap badges also Brigade of Guards cap badges. The Company of archers in Scotland who guard HM the Queen. I expect that their bows and arrows are quite old.
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    This is a follow up on my pics. of the radar station on Stonebarrow. Post war Boscombe down operated a Radar station on the same area but well away from the cliff edge. These pictures are of the last remaining Radar site trailor, unused for 30 years. Showing what salt air will do, also a picture of a WD marked G.P.O. insulator picked up alongside the trailor.
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    The cost of my Humber Heavy Utility 4+4 in 1944 was £1350
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    One of my jeeps is marked up 61, for the 4th. Dorsets, another one is marked up with the red over blue with the number 43 superimposed, and the Wessex Wyvern. This is in memory of the 112th. (Wessex) Field Regiment R.A. They shot the 5th. Dorsets into their objectives from hill112 in Normandy up to the Rhine at Arnhem where they fired in support of the 4th. Dorsets in their attempt to relieve the Paras.
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    The 43rd. Div. is a Westcountry Div. The 4th. and 5th. Dorsets served in the 43rd. A number of my relatives served in the Dorsets that is the reason. And before you tell me I know that the Glosters were the 43 rd.Reccy Reg.. John
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    My Universal carrier No.2* build date Oct. 1944
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    These photos were sent to me by John Church a few years ago, so I cannot help with your download problem. sorry, John
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    649 Coy. RASC 1946 Germany
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    Rick, Typing mistake, top pipe goes to No.20 in first picture. No.28 on second pic. is where the oil pressure gauge connects
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    James ML , Excelsior Welbike and BSA folding bike. Sorry no photos of rebuilds. John
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    A couple more from the same person
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    Some pics. of vehicles in the Middle East. I have spares if anyone is interested.
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    These two pics should help. top pipe goes to no. 28 in second pic. John
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    Please can you pass on my details to the scrapyard owner. John Forsey, 01297 560 561

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    If you go into the German ebay motoring section these motors and spares turn up. Also look in German ebay Schwimmwagen site, the amphibious ones do turn up there.
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    The kink in the handle at both ends is to allow a toggle rope to be attached to either pull or restrain the basket when going down hill, so I was informed by ex airborne vet. He didnt think they were ever used in theater but were seen into the 1960s on the airborne base carrying a variety of kit from place to place.Nevertheless a rare and interesting airborne piece of WWII kit.
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    Very nice piece of WWII airborne equipment. Hand cart/ wheelbarrow to be pulled by hand, not a trailor as such.There should be hooks at the four bottom corners where you could attach toggle ropes to assist in hand hauling.I have one and yours is only the second one I have seen in 20 odd years.Mind you I dont get about much.
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    Thanks catweaslr, I have had a lousey day and I read all this and burst out laughing. Feeel much better now, thanks. John
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    If you can easily get to any external crack then I would stitch it. This causes no stress to the metel, I did my jeep which had a crack in the usual place above the distributor, caused when tightening up the head,stitching is very easy, just add rad seal to cover any very minor seepage that may occur.Pouring any sort of gunk into the radiator may cause more problems. Always remember gunk may fill the existing fault, but the fault may extend itself in time.Stitching binds both sides of the fault . Hope this helps. John
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    Half track if you look at what I said in my letter to the dvla it in I said it washypothetical one. Used as an example to the person I was talking. I do not own a half track never have never will. you said in one of your posts, do not rember the exact words, but on the lines that I implied that you were an idiot. Dont need to you are doing a great job on your own
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