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Canadian Ford Lynx. Newly brought into UK from Luxembourg. Thursday: Wheeled Armour in Arena. Highlight of W&P 2015 for me was to be offered a drive of a Canadian Fox Armoured Car (thanks James). Visibility from driver's seat: Saturday morning: Results of an arena excursion on Saturday lunchtime: The photo/vdo clip I wish I had was on Monday morning when the Challenger II left the site at speed (5mph site speed limit? Looked more like 50!)
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Airborne compressor trailer
cordenj replied to Tony Lawrence's topic in Trailers, plant and equipment
A little more progress yesterday with the removal of the Austin engine. A very simple task, but the subsequent removal of the belt drive and mounting the engine on the stand took three times a long! Engine now can be examined and cleaned ready for repaint. The heavy compressor will then be removed from the chassis in near future. -
Airborne compressor trailer
cordenj replied to Tony Lawrence's topic in Trailers, plant and equipment
Looks like very good progress since this morning. Take three times as many photos as you think you'll need from every angle. -
Hi Ian, I'd second that recommendation. Have always used their straight SAE 30 in the Jeep, and their SAE 90 in the gearbox
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Evening Tom, I've never seen brackets like that before on an AB trailer. Just looked through my photos collected over several years, and none of the underside shots on any trailer have brackets there.....so sorry can't help with what they were intended for.
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1943 Chevrolet Cab 13 C60s Wrecker
cordenj replied to cordenj's topic in Transporters & Wreckers (All Nations)
Earlier in this thread I raised the question about fuel pump priming after the truck has stood for a couple of weeks. Following on from comments received (thanks Pete and Terry), I decided to fit an electric fuel pump to be used to pump up fuel before starting. The C60s is still running all original 6v systems, and the only suitable 6v pump I could find was more than £100. But I've already fitted a 12v high capacity leisure battery in a wooden box behind the left-hand step to run the Xenon warning beacon and sat-nav. Just charging it up from mains when necessary. So found a 12v FACET pump on Ebay for £20 and have fitted it behind chassis by the 12v battery using a mounting plate and original holes in chassis. A toggle switch mounted on cab floor allows me to manually pump up fuel to start and then the engine runs on the normal diaphragm pump. I think an added advantage of this set up could be that if it gets fuel evaporation in hot conditions, can use pump to overcome the block. This might be a possible more cost effective solution for others looking to fit an electric pump to 6v vehicle. -
I think you mean 2" and 4 1/4".
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Tom, This is what I mean about the single rear light: Take it your hitch was originally like this with smaller towing eye : But it has been fitted with the MkII hitch at some stage, is is like this but still retaining the extra handles welded to chassis spine:
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Hi Tom, Sounds like an interesting trailer. Re your questions: 1. It would have started as a "No1 Mk1" with the arms welded to the chassis spine and have a "barrel" style hitch and small towing eye. It's a guess, but I would say that sometime later it has had the later hitch added, maybe after being cast? What is surprising is that it has a the rarer small eye. 2. Lights: another topic for different views! My view is that in WWII it would have had the standard axle light and probably would have had a right hand rear light with red lens on a bracket on the body side 3. Tools. Attached photo below is one interpretation, but I have never seen a period photo:
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Dixon Bate trailer possible ARP
cordenj replied to Nick Johns's topic in Trailers, plant and equipment
Looks more like the one in their 1937 catalogue: ARP Trailer ad here: (photos from http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk) -
restoration WW2 20cwt Water trailer/bowser restoration
cordenj replied to Ian L's topic in Blogs of MV restorations
Well done Ian, There are many of us who have been looking for these for years without success! We just need to progress the solution with Richard B. By the way, if you are going to leave them on the trailer have you covered them in "Smartwater" for security??:cool2: -
Excellent work Simon. And another trailer is saved!
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future event Guernsey liberation tour 2015
cordenj replied to landrover nick's topic in Future events and meetings
Good to hear she got you home. I little wet though? -
future event Guernsey liberation tour 2015
cordenj replied to landrover nick's topic in Future events and meetings
Hi Ian, Good photos. Did you get home ok and without any issues? -
future event Guernsey liberation tour 2015
cordenj replied to landrover nick's topic in Future events and meetings
The weather was indeed perfect....except the diabolical crossing on the Wednesday:-X Great aerial photo. Thanks -
future event Guernsey liberation tour 2015
cordenj replied to landrover nick's topic in Future events and meetings
And a few more: Very nice CMP Ford that was driven up from Switzerland! Typical fuel station over the Liberation weekend: Castle Cornet and St Peter Port: Return on Condor Ferry to Poole (a couple of vehicles from this forum): -
future event Guernsey liberation tour 2015
cordenj replied to landrover nick's topic in Future events and meetings
Selection of photos from another fantastic trip organised brilliantly by Stuart, Paul and the GMVG. Thanks guys. Part of the tour group on the Fortification day: School visit in St. Peter Port: Forming up at campsite on the Saturday for the Cavalcade: St. Peter Port: Exploring the typical Guernsey lanes....not for the larger vehicles: -
future event Guernsey liberation tour 2015
cordenj replied to landrover nick's topic in Future events and meetings
As this is a Guernsey thread I'll post up some photos in a while, but as a start here is a long Youtube clip of the Cavalcade there on Saturday: -
restoration WW2 British 1 ton 2 WHLD N#5 MK1 GS Trailer X5853823
cordenj replied to Ian L's topic in Blogs of MV restorations
Trailers: You know I like them. So many have been lost and scrapped, and it seems it is the great British farmer who has inadvertently saved them for the nation! They are an interesting piece of military history (useful too). See you in Guernsey -
restoration WW2 British 1 ton 2 WHLD N#5 MK1 GS Trailer X5853823
cordenj replied to Ian L's topic in Blogs of MV restorations
Hi Ian, I was going to ask "how many trailers do you really need"......but stopped myself in time :blush::blush: -
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future event Guernsey liberation tour 2015
cordenj replied to landrover nick's topic in Future events and meetings
Yes real shame but Paul is very understanding. You'd need some big zip ties for this though!: Still I doubt there ever been one of these on Guernsey before. Rare, but not the impact of the Wrecker for the public: -
future event Guernsey liberation tour 2015
cordenj replied to landrover nick's topic in Future events and meetings
Unfortunately the Chev has developed a steering problem that I'm not going to be able to fix for Wednesday. Disappointing :-(. So plan to bring Jeep and one of the trailers....probably easier to drive around the narrow island roads -
restoration WW2 British 1 Ton 2wheel GS Trailer
cordenj replied to Ian L's topic in Blogs of MV restorations
Hi Richard, Providing power to brake lights would make sense. The WO ID List with the drawing of one is dated 1949. Did trailer brake lights starting to be fitted immediately post-war? -
restoration WW2 British 1 Ton 2wheel GS Trailer
cordenj replied to Ian L's topic in Blogs of MV restorations
Hi Ian, I've never found one of the twin connectors on a trailer but have bought them NOS when I've seen them in the past.....as they looked to be similar design the the usual lightweight trailer single connectors. One is pictured as "Trailer Connector Lucas Type WD/TCI" in the ID List W.O. Code No 5461, but I'm not sure why you'd want a twin socket connector that takes two sockets. Perhaps Richard F will come along and explain. Look forward to having a closer look at the trailer in Guernsey