marvinthemartian

Spotted yesterday, Hercules doing simulated landing at Fenland airfield, blooming low too!

Lucky I had my camera with me.

Thanks for all your replies, I can't honestly see how they would've been used on a vehicle either. I may list it on ebay and see what interest there is for it.

Simon

Pretty sure it's not a track clamp, without keeping you all in suspenders anymore, here is the thing in question.

Spencer Franklin Hydraclamp is the name on the side.

Another unidentified item from the shed, CVRT clamp 9CVT/4940-99-114-6644

Would anyone know what they would've been used for. It is well wrapped up in sticky, greasy paper.

Simon

Thanks. That's one mystery solved.

I've had 6 of these in my shed for a while gathering dust etc, two white metal rings and a rubber gaiter, I'm guessing some sort of driveshaft seal, but could be wrong.

The seal has FV482077 on it, the two rings, large FV482080, and small FV482089.

Can anyone tell me what they would fit please.

Simon

Without knowing the exact size of the thing, could it be an early medical device for widening arteries or other internal passages?

Simon

Cheers Wally :thanx:

Plus also if any were left at Dunkirk, have also seen pics of them, they also used MW's too. It looks totally different but very realistic in the German colours, you'll most likely get more tongues wagging if you do.

Yup, no rush Wally, thank you very much. Just let me know how many beer vouchers you want for doing it.

Simon

That'll be no problem, plenty of primer, and a good few coats of topcoat, will last quite a while.

A couple of Flickr links to the same truck.

This one not looking quite so good :-(

After etch priming, I recommend a good coat of a zinc rich primer too, to keep the nasty rust at bay for a bit longer. Keep at it, and put up lots of pics too.

Simon

Cheers for that Wally, it looks an interesting file to read, would it be possible for you to photocopy it, or is it too much. I have got this trucks army service history, obtained from the records at Beverley, and signed by yourself, maybe your signature will be worth something one day:-\:-\.

CLIVE what you say about painting the bridge plates black when vehicles where going to sale is right it was rare to find one not done this way or even green any thing to obliterate what was on there

Never knew that. Learnt something new today.

Possibly Clive, but looking further down the line, all the dbg painted trucks have the plate blacked out.

HI Jonathan, thanks for popping in. The only thing with doing a good job is time and money! Either got one or the other, never both at the same time :cry:

Thought I'd put up this picture, guessing taken 1980's, next to Denham telephone exchange. I have a similar pic of my Martian parked in roughly the same place.

Simon

Just noticed the time I put up the previous post, ironic?

Simon

Here it is :nut:

I'm guessing this picture was taken at Ruddington. Can recognise, Militants, Hippo, army and RAF, Martian. Not sure what 1371 is, Thorneycroft Big Ben maybe. For some reason they all have blacked out bridging plates.

Simon

A couple more Martian pics that I've found. Date/locations unknown. First one seems to be driver/vehicle trials, and second somewhere on the continent, going by cars.

Simon

This is the web page that I first looked at for information. Does sound plausible.

http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=168675

Simon

No markings whatsoever, did peruse the G503 forum which goes into a lot of detail about these so called mystery cans, most likely early American. I'm going to keep it, have got most of the tar off, by blowtorch and finishing of with Nitromors, a wash off with diesel and then petrol, didn't look too bad. Now sent off to sandblasters to clean rust off. Also sent a 1943 Ameri can, with solid sides but the bottom was rusted out, will weld a new bottom piece in, shouldn't look too bad, managed to save the bottom piece with the ICC markings on, so i'll make that part of the new infill piece.

The Ameri can.

The original bottom, rusted out.

A view inside after I cut out the rusty bottom. Still signs of the original red oxide, or would it have been red lead?

Simon

Now got the switchboard front part sprayed black. I have also got some new lettering to go onto it, it should be white but I am wondering whether or not to try and put some luminous lettering on.

White lettering printed off.

And luminous.

The air pressure gauge had no illumination other than luminous numerals, so it may not look too out of place. I've got two front panels so may try both just to see.

Simon