Alex van de Wetering

Excellent progress again, Guy....I love the brass window frames and louvred doors; really nice work

Louis, I bought my BKT 9.00-13 tyres from Big Tyres in the UK a couple of years ago......and inner tubes through a Profile Tyrecentre (Nieuw-Vennep) that also stocks farm tyres. At the time there was no choice of valve styles....and no "flaps" available in the proper size.

Martin, searching that website definitely is a "challenge"! You can find the D15 picture here: https://www.noviomagus.nl/Gastredactie/Verdoorn/Cat/VerdoornCat.html Or https://www.noviomagus.nl/Gastredactie/Verdoorn/Cat/cwdata/Image438.html

Pete, I would have done the same. It's good that you managed to find and record them. excellent work on the dash; a big difference!

That's a nice find Pete.....a messages from the past. So, are you saving the one on the Scuttle by masking a small section when repaining the rest(?)

I was also thinking Onan. Some Canadian Wireless vehicles were fitted with these. This picture from MLU shows a base plate that looke quite similar to yours, Guy. Onan 10LS-6 source: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?p=247937

The Brass looks like an excellent solution. The 8cwt body on my Chevrolet C8 has a similar profile along the sides, albeit a bit bigger......also seemingly pressed from one sheet back in 1940......quite impressive to be honest. I agree that making a replica in sections is the way to go, unless you can find a similar profile somewhere........a long shot....maybe firms making steel office furniture with sliding doors (?) Interesting to see the different wheel houses; I guess the angled wheel houses would better suite the interior needs.

Top notch work, Guy. The window in the wireless body looks really nice. Is it Brass? I am sure I am not the only one enjoying the updates on your Morris.

It looks fabulous! Well done......good to see it out and about again. Such a lovely little truck. Which reminds me.....I still have to sift through my old pictures for pics of the truck in a previous life.

That's awesome😀. Looks like a converted Mk V pontoon indeed....I wonder how long it survived. Thanks Alex

Excellent to see the truck come back to life! really nice work I should have some pictures of your truck in a previous life during the liberation of Holland anniversary in 1995...I will see if I can dig them out.

Really nice work again, Guy....and the custom car builder also did a great job on those louvres. Are you working outside in the cold? or waiting for the temperature to rise a bit?

Excellent work, Guy. Very enjoyable to see the body coming alive.

Guy, excellent to see you are back working on the Morris!

Neatly done, Pete!......and very rewarding. I might also use this approach for my Chevy roof when I get to it.......as another benefit is that it doesn't upset the neighbours as much as banging the sheet metal with a hammer.

Paul, Casting the pegs does indeed sound very expensive, but judging from the picture of the peg, I think you should be able to make something that looks pretty close with some round bar, some washers, flat stock and a welder(?). It will probably still take you most of the weekend to make them, but the total bill for the material would be much lower.....and it should be more satisfying in the end!

John, James, Excellent work and thanks for sharing all the pictures of the progress. Adjusting the main bearings with the shimms is also where I am at with my Chev engine. I actually installed one of those simple bicycle lifts in order to lift the crank out and in the block. At first I had to lift the 30kg thing and rotate 180 degrees to my workbench, which made me dizzy😆

John, it could be a later addition, but it might as well be original to the truck.....as there are examples of old stock being used up in production, like for instance a mismatch of grille parts on Cab 12 cmp's. It does look like a very nice and straight truck; well done. It's definately good to have the spare wheel carrier parts and the storage boxes! Please keep us updated on the assembly of the engine.....as I also still have to assemble the 216 for my C8😬

John, Sorry for bugging you with the question if it came from Norway; I am sure you know, but there is a list of fellow SM 6050 contract survivors on MLU.....a number of them were brought from Norway to the Netherlands a couple of years ago and I think all were also fitted with the remains of the arctic kit....I seem to remember when unloading the lot we also found slots cut into the edge under the windscreen to let warm air to the frosted windows in wintertime....but I can't find my pictures at the moment. It looks like some of the SM6050 contract C15's stayed in the UK, while part of the order was sent to Norway...as it seems most survivors were either found in the UK or Norway. I see yours comes with the late style dash.... I can't remember if the ones from Norway were fitted with the same, or if they were fitted with the early civvy dash....as I think the switch from one to the other was around the time of this contract. http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?p=269489 Regarding the pickup tool....I never seen one in person; it seems like a simple but handy piece of kit. Phil Waterman also has a section on his website that shows the testing of the pickups. http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/Pattern 12 Engine Page Two.htm I think if maintained properly the engines should be fine. However.....the only alarming thing is that the pickups could be assembled the wrong way round on the conrods which probably wouldn't help! Alex

John, congrats! Good to hear James and you are saving another CMP. It was Hanno that pointed me to this thread. Do you know anything about the history of this truck? I presume it's ex-British contract(?). Did it stay in the UK, or was it one of the trucks that ended up in Norway? It already looks nice and smart with all these panels temporarily assembled. I hope everything is there, but I see at least one original mirror and original handbrake cables, which are a plus! Good luck and please keep us updated. Alex

Excellent progress again Pete! Good to see you are working on both the Retriever as well as the D15. On 9/25/2021 at 1:27 PM, Pete Ashby said: finding a company who will do this sort of one of work is not easy. I fully agree. Not all campanies are willing to do these one-off jobs. I think it's just too much of a hassle to spend the time that can also be used to do a large, more economic, production run. regards, Alex

Paul, Good to hear you have found the motivation again to work on the rare Albion. And thanks again for the info you sent! regards, Alex

Lovely work Lex. I like you dedication to find the correct and original parts, even if it takes a couple of years.

Haha....I wanted to clean some engine stuff in the kitchen a while ago....and my girlfriend gave me a pan from the thrift store and suggested I'd use the camping gaz burner OUTSIDE! Lovely work, Pete. The parts look so much better after a good clean, service and a new paint layer. Well done. Alex

Excellent Lex, I will certainly be following this thread. I have always liked these....and the pictures with the tree trunk shows that every MV collectors needs at least one. Out of curiousity....how much does one of these weigh? I remember seeing a Clark 2 or 3 years ago during the Race to the Bridge, shown outside the Airborne museum....was it yours? Alex