norseman 02

Really p.ss the neighbours off 😉

Just out of curiosity, why were ammo boots so named ? Thanks guys.

On the subject of Foden gear changing .. I drove (civvy) artic road tankers in the 'eighties, with 9 speed Fuller 'boxes & Lippe-Rollway (spelling?) clutches with what's known as a clutch-stop. To change up the pedal was depressed half way when coming out of gear, then fully depressed to slow the engine slightly before selecting the higher ratio, thus enabling a faster change. Down changes were made by just depressing half way & matching road speed/engine revs. as in any 'crash' box. If you really knew what you were doing, changes both up & down could be achieved without using the clutch at all. Models from the 'seventies had a wonderful (not) system of a 4 speed main 'box & separate control on the side of the instrument panel for low/direct/overdrive selection, giving a total of 12 speeds, but I don't recall these versions having a clutch-stop. Happy days ! (most of the time anyway)

Essex police had them back in the early 'nineties. One turned up at an off-road event for the crew to check that our club had a legal right to be on the land. We encouraged the copper to 'have a go' at the least challenging section of the course set out for the Land Rovers. It didn't end well, the Transit proved poorly suited for the task & the driver suitably embarrassed by having to be towed back to firm ground whilst we stood around making various hand gestures ! To be fair I guess the AWD conversion is simply intended to provide additional traction in adverse road conditions.

Standard fitment I guess, recovery purposes ?

My WC57 certainly never had attachments for safety chains. As these models were intended for field command use by officers why would they want to tow a 1 ton trailer .. unless it was for officers' mess goodies !

Always assuming it's not a 750kg un-braked trailer (especially an over-loaded one, as many are) .. would still be painful ! I still can't get my head around the fact that in the UK it's perfectly legal to construct/sell un-braked tandem axle trailers that are rated at 750kg gross. Of course nobody would dream of loading more than the specified payload (usually less than half-a-ton) onto a tandem .. would they ?

You could be right, though I'm wouldn't be in the 'kept at home' market .. never really been excited by Jeeps etc. Most likely be looking for GMC CCKW or WC62/63 Smallest choice, in terms of physical size, would be a WC51/52 Do like Dodges, owned both WC54 & WC57 in the distant past. I'd love a Diamond T 968 but don't own an oil well !

LOL; wouldn't a crystal ball be handy in these situations !

I'm considering returning to the world of MV ownership after a gap of some 18 years, but WW2 vehicles currently offered for sale with slogans such as ''ready for Normandy '80'' make me think that delaying a purchase until after this prestigious event would be financially beneficial. Anyone else thinking along the same lines ?

Treibstoff translates to fuel (sourced from Google translate)

The title Defender was not used until 1990, prior to that LR's were defined as 110 (introduced in 1983) or the later 90 .. also bear in mind that the 40yr VED exemption runs from the beginning of April, so such a vehicle manufactured after that date will have to wait until the following April to qualify for Historic registration & VED exemption. Gov.UK doesn't give anything away without a fight 🤨

I believe Hupmobile was the first US manuf. to produce an auto & that was back in the late 'twenties. WW2 AFV's certainly used them, the GM Hydromatic comes to mind, but these transmissions are physically larger (& heavier) than 'stick jobs' & I would have thought transplanting such into a Jeep would require extensive modifications. Obviously such a conversion would do the 'originality' of the Jeep no favours, but your friend may well consider the advantages worth the trade-off.

If the vehicle was manuf. pre April 1984 it will be VED free, if registered as Historic, in April this year. Post '84 it's taxed by engine capacity & exceeding 1499cc that's around £325, but will rise this April as it does every year.