Wolfy

Great project, love these 101s.

Thanks Gary will look into that.

Hope that Bren gun I sold you is still going strong

Thanks everyone for the input :nut:

Hi All,

In my house move my manuals have scattered wide and far,

can anyone tell me which manual gives all the necessary tolerances

and measurements for a rebuild please? :nut:

I've had all the machine work done.....damn not cheap is it!

A friend is helping me do the rebuild and I want to source everything in advance.

Thanks

Colt

Nice pics Rob, was there years ago and would like to go back with the Jeep soon.

They are great trucks, I would like one in my collection very much. :cool2:

Currently a lot of Land Rover dealers are refusing to sell 'military' parts to civvy owners....sad but true. There are ways around it of course :-|

I rebuilt mine quite a few years ago and most came from evil bay or Shows.

I've not struggled for much, alternators and windscreen wipers can be tricky.

Never had any issues with 24v, I just put in a dropper for radio and accessories.

Welcome :cheesy:

Fantastic Keith thankyou, lots to take in. Why would the LAA divisions break up mid war, because of air superiority?

If he trained as an AA guner I assume he would have stayed in that role rather than say firing a 25 pounder?

It was just an assumption that the 24 on the picture stands for 24 Field Artillery regiment as I think that regiment was in Egypt and Italy. I think your assumption about 34 LAA Regt RA 8th Army is the closest yet.

Thanks

Colt

Degsy, thankyou I already learnt something :laugh:

Robert - I had seen your posts previously and would love to see your Ford utilities some time. Thanks for the offer to help, I will get some information from my Mum.

Colt

I’d be very grateful if anyone can help me with my Grandfather Henry Dance RA history as I’m no expert on this.

I would really like to paint my Jeep in his units markings if possible. I’m trying to piece it together, below are service photos of him.

5th AA Div School of Gunnery Course H1. I think this is Reading where he was from.

Bedford QL I think. Whats the filled in 'P' on the door and S2B ?

B IHQ 24 Whats this? What would the colours on the board be?

8th Army shoulder badges, desert clothes, photo taken in Bologna?

Desert clothes again.

Grandad has 8th Army badges, others dont?

Known Facts –

• Served in the Royal Artillery from 39-45
  
• Went to Anzio and was in Italy in 1944
  
• Drove a truck towing a gun.
  
• Born and lived in Reading, Berks.
  

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My assumptions (but could be way off) –

• He stayed in the 5^th Light Anti Aircraft Division and was aligned to the 24^th Field Artillery Unit in Alexandria – Sub HQ
  
• In the 5^th LAA he drove the Bedford QL and towed a Bofors 40mm AA gun.
  
• An Artillery division would have had several Jeeps?
  

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Has anyone got any ideas on this and what markings would be suitable for my Jeep, any info at all would be fascinating and gratefully received.

Many Thanks

Colt

I'd say no, the scuttle in front of the windscreen looks too long, it could have been reshaped but I reckon not.

wow interesting project, whats the base chassis?

Awesome dudes!

I took the Landy out and had a great time, also got given a bottle of wine for rescuing a stranded driver.

Cant wait to take the Jeep out in snow when its done.

Thanks for posting.

Thanks for sharing.

Maybe for meauring speed of torpedos or trajectory? Just gussing.:undecided:

Thanks for the links, tempting to buy but a basket case on something I know little about would be risky.

I love this forum, awesome work guys

I wonder if it had any Military use.... will look into it.

Not sure if it was ever an MV or just civvy but I like the look of it a lot. Wheels and markings look military.

I think it's when you get it put in a container with all sorts of other peoples' stuff - when it's full it gets shipped. ??

Sounds plausible

Thanks, helpful replies. Need to look into the registering without a title thing.

Whats consolidated shipping??

I mean old used parts like engines, axles etc. Do we pay tax on this? The gov websites are all biased on newish cars.

Also if I ship over say a jeep project with no wheels or engine and full of bits, is it deemed a car?

Before the doom mongerers tell me its not possible, its done by companies all the time so I know its possible, just not sure what costs are involved over and above shipping? Anyone done this?

Thanks

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