mcspool

Kevin, I'm happy to hear you were able to successfully follow up on my leads and made good use of my reconnaissance work over in France.

Yes, it is rusty but it is rare and it is very complete down to two instruction plates and gun clamps inside the cab. Here are some photos I made during my recce trip.

Good luck with the restoration! 

20 hours ago, Geoff - Tomo said:

Dear all, as some of you may be aware, the author of this blog, my brother Tomo, has sadly passed away.

This leaves us with a dilemma, we would love to continue with the restoration, but unfortunately none of us have the time, knowledge or dedication that Tomo displayed to achieve the fantastic results so far.

Our best option would be to find a buyer, who would be able to take over, and once complete, would hopefully use the vehicle in WW1 display and re-enactment as Tomo had planned to do.

Sorry to hear about your loss. Here's hoping you can find a good home for the Thornycroft J type and make Tomo's dream come true. 

Nice CMP, the C8AX is a rare truck. Get it running safely, then worry about cosmetics later. 

Here’s your truck's before & after entry in Wheels & Tracks magazine, Kevin.

3 hours ago, mcspool said:

I will look up the contact details of a small transport company who's doing trips up and down to France

Email with phone number sent 

I will look up the contact details of a small transport company who's doing trips up and down to France

On 6/26/2023 at 1:31 PM, Le Prof said:

I have reorganised the listings into the more useful table below, which can be shared freely with acknowledgement.

@Le Prof thanks for making that table 👌

4 hours ago, Le Prof said:

Thanks for republishing that. Do you know the original author or source for the listings?

No, other than what Rob van Meel wrote: "From an early MVCG/MVT magazine"

From an early MVCG/MVT magazine, via Rob van Meel.

A list of bicycle frame numbers used by the RAF include a listing for Hercules Gents Model: RAF numbers 11430 - 17429

Well done, it looks splendid! Great to see a British truck in typical mid-war British colours 👌

11 hours ago, rallyman46 said:

was it on a tapered metal mount or a 3-leg one, please

A tapered metal cone, IIRC.

20 hours ago, rallyman46 said:

2) following that, does anybody know where there is one??

In the early 1980s I played with one they had at the Sea Cadet Corps in Potters Bar. Who knows it may still be there? 

It was a single gun mount and it looked like this:  

@Martin stewart, @Haridimos, see Reference: CMP tool box and spare tire holder plans - MLU FORUM (mapleleafup.net) for the toolbox plans. If you are not logged in on MLU use this link to download from the Maple Leaf Up google drive 

Hello all,

I recently bought a 10-cwt mortar trailer in Belgium. Obviously, the original wood is long gone. The chassis is still pretty good, except for the tow bar which was replaced a long time ago with one made from round pipe to fit a civilian hitch.

Does anyone have the parts for the tow bar - towing eye, brake lever and parts - and possibly a cut-off tow bar? Or dimensions so I can make up the tow bar?

I realise I need more parts but I'd thought I'd start with the hardest bits 😉 Any leads to 10-cwt mortar trailer parts are appreciated.

I live in the Netherlands. Thanks in advance!

Here's a nice period photo of the 8'0'' wheelbase Commer Q2 Tractor.

There are only a few survivors, one in a stunning RAF blue-black paint scheme, the other is a wreck and will hopefully restored one day. There may be more, but I can't see there would be more than a handful? 

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3 hours ago, Rootes75 said:

I have heard about the tour, do you what exactly is involved and more so how can someone get involved or enter their MV?

See https://www.ltf-hq.com/ for the organiser's website. I think the trip is fully booked but maybe some places will free up by september 2024

On 5/26/2020 at 11:56 PM, Morris C8 said:

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Can anybody shed more light on 'little ship' at 6.22    Gwen Eagle.

   Here is the photos of it from my collection.

Is it a Commer truck that is propping up “Gwen Eagle”? 

One page from A.1397 - Camouflage of Mechanical Transport (O.M.T.2(a) - 31.12-42).

Not sure where I found it, may have been here on HMVF.

Would like to see the full publication is anyone has access to it.

On 2/10/2022 at 5:57 PM, cordenj said:

Thank-you that will be very useful. I've found a pencil drawing of the toolbox dimensions, but also understand there may be a CAD drawing somewhere on the site.

See the tread Reference: CMP tool box and spare tire holder plans -  these are useable drawings but not done in CAD

2 hours ago, cordenj said:

 

Thank-you. I defer to James Gosling on these matters, but we are aiming for a truck in 1944 NW Europe markings and I believe they'd be green in British Army.  James or Hanno might be able to confirm with a period reference.

1944 NW Europe markings is a different subject from the base colour on a vehicle built in 1943. Refer to the research done by Mike Starmer: "1942-44: Vehicles continued to be delivered and used in plain S.C.C.2 following ACI 1160 which gave S.C.C.2 as “Basic Paint”. even after the introduction of S.C.C.15 Olive Drab in 1944, vehicles were not to be repainted in the new basic paint / base colour unless absolutely necessary, e.g. after a rebuild.

Mind you, I think any owner can paint his/her vehicle in any colour they like. I'm just trying to get the facts right. Did you or James find any original paint layers?

53 minutes ago, cordenj said:

but as this was ex-British Army, and a British contract, it definitely needed to stay green.

What is the reason you say that a British contract CMP was painted green? Do you have a contemporary reference? Just trying to learn as as far as I know in 1943 SCC2 was the dominant base colour.

Great project, by the way! 

On 2/9/2022 at 9:29 AM, cordenj said:

obvious missing parts are: main toolbox that should sit between cab and body, canvas hood and hoops, exhaust.

Drawings for the toolbox can be found on MLU Forum; for the canvas cover hoops I will dig out my measurements and post them online 

On 1/23/2022 at 1:23 PM, earlymb said:

I haven't tried it on the frame yet, it would be a pity if indeed 26".

 

I think I see a 26" size indicaton on the sidewall of the tyre?

Another abandoned M18 on Kinmen island, Taiwan.

4 hours ago, eddy8men said:

looks a little bit tropical. bit like a mangrove. did malaysia have M18's

 

IIRC this M18 had its roots in South Korea