Colin Spong

I am restoring a 1941 Ford C11ADF and discovered a plate with numbers attached to the front chassis next to the Ford serial number and wondered if anybody on this forum knew what it meant. The military numbers on the bonnet have long since disappeared but one of the front tyres has the remains of a stencil the only word which can be made out is "Rangoon". Whether this relates to the tyre or the Ford is open to speculation. Thanks for any assistance..

We are moving home soon and have discovered the following instruction books that I must have had for over 50 years Bedford 15cwt MWC, MWD, MWR, 7" x 5", 56 pages, issued Oct 1942, Ref 100/BD6 mint unmarked condition £35 Chevrolet C8, C15, C15A, C30S,C60S,C60L CGT, 7 " x 5" 131 Pages, Jan 1941, General Motors, Canada. £40 Chevrolet 3 ton 4x2 7 " x 5 ", 63 pages, June 1941, General Motor's Canada, £30 Mack Series E Truck, 8" x 6 ",136 pages, No date but assumed to be 1940/41 mint unmarked condition, £40 1941-42 Shop Manual . Chevrolet cars, trucks, Maple Leaf, GMC trucks, 8" x 6 ", 280 pages, General Motors , Canada. £50 All the manuals are NOS unused, no greasy fingerprints. Some have slight colour fading on the covers. All prices plus postage/shipping. I also have some NOS 1930s civilian model Bedford hadbooks

Hello Mel, I have tried to PM you twice but perhaps they are not getting to you. Can you please PM me again with your full email address or telephone number.....Thanks Colin.

I have an instruction manual for the FWD SU-COE dated 10 June 1941. It measures 11 inches x 8 1/2 inches and has 60 pages. Appears to be in unused condition, no dirty fingerprints. £30 plus postage..I am in the London area. Regards, Colin.

For Sale, Connecting Rods (3) for early commercial make unknown. Marked 1839-20 E9C. 16 inches long, big end diameter approx 2 3/8 inches. White metal big end bearing, little end has pinch bolt. New Old Stock still in original wrappings. These probably date to 1915-1924 era and may help with a restoration. All proceeds to Whitewebbs Museum, Enfield.

Doug, I can do this but at the moment the Museum is shut down due to Covid. As soon as I can get there I will do this. but it may be sometime before we are in the clear. Regards, Colin.

Gentlemen..Thank you for your response to my post. The chassis was in good condition when acquired and it has been painted from time to time. I was not aware of the previous unidentified chassis but I agree that it is most likely another Belsize. What we need to find is a chain drive fire engine chassis with the wooden wheels !!!!

I am a volunteer worker at the Whitewebbs Museum of Transport at Enfield (north London) and these photos show a 1915/18 Belsize Lorry chassis that we acquired some years ago from a farm in Newark. In the museum we have a 1912 John-Morris-Belsize fire engine that was converted to pneumatic tyres in 1934 and lorry chassis was acquired in the hope that it might provide a set of suitable wheels to convert back to solid tyres. However, they turned out to be completely different as the fire engine wheels were originally wooden and the final drive is by chains.