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hmm . . . you better do some reading up first: http://web.archive.org/web/20091026170312/www.geocities.com/spoelstra.geo/vw183/index.htm

TT, TPC, SPG, whatever, as long as you get cracking once that truck delivers your booty at the farm!

Yes you did, and as Alistair said I included a link to your thread. Don't you think Alistair is obliged to the HMVF community to build one of those 2-pdr SPGs?!?

Great, here are some more Loyd pictures to get some ideas for restoration! http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?15424-bit-of-a-mixture-pre-WW2

Hi Chris, I see yours has Portuguese Army registration number MX-81-55, here is a picture I found on the internet a long time ago of MX-81-61 - very close to yours! Plus a side shot of the M151A2 next to MX-81-61. Possibly they are an inspiration for you by the time you want to add markings to your restoration. Regards, Hanno PS: my M151 site at Geocities.com site has been taken down, but a copy was archived here: http://web.archive.org/web/20091026181044/geocities.com/fordm151/index.htm. As it was last updated 5 years ago, it is outdated but it might still prove an interesting read for some people.

Bart Vanderveen wrote three articles in Wheels & Tracks on Tillies: Issue 25: The Morris Tilly Issue 63: The Austin Tilly Issue 74: The Hillman Tilly

Great buy, and indeed I won't fit in it. Someone offered me a drive in his Austin Tilly, but I could not manage to fit behind the wheels and use the controls safely. Another dream smashed. Oh well, I'll have one of them MW's Re. the Motley mount, they are extremely rare. A gentleman over on MLU found one in the States I think to fit in the back of his 15-cwt CMP. To be honest, I think they look silly, especially in the back of a Tilly which should in reality be used only to ferry back and forth nurses to an army camp and the pub! Keep us posted on your progress. You do have the W&T Vanderveen articles, don't you?

Great first try! Could not help it but this youtube movie came to mind Keep going!

Thanks to you all for the congratulations! Anyone in the neighbourhood tonight is welcome for drinks. Cheers, Hanno PS: Rippo, you really should not have bought that Tilly for me - but I gladly accept it

Congrats Adrian! (I am one day behind you. . . .) Regards, Hanno

And a Canadian Military Pattern Chevrolet as well . . . talk about being rare in the States!

Possibly you found it here: http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/showthread.php?p=54940? I found that picture while searching the source listed below. It is the only picture of such a conversion I have ever seen. Must have been a one-off field conversion, though I would not be surprised to learn this conversion has been carried out in more than one field

Steve, I have read about these, but those carriers were not actually built in the US but in Canada. War Supplies Ltd was formed in May 1941 to negotiate and receive orders from the US Government for war supplies to be manufactured in Canada (see this 1943 publication), also referred to as a Canadian front company coordinating all British-American-Canadian military procurement arrangements. IIRC these carriers were supplied to the USSR, either under US Lend-Lease or British military aid arrangements. Hanno

Monty, I did, thanks. Great to see those Mk IV's and that T16 preserved! Hanno

Looks like a CMP Ford F15 4x2 15-cwt truck. Did you come across any more Canadian Military Pattern vehicles?

No, prices are correct, some prices were on the low end, some were very high.

A military museum here in the Netherlands does not allow photography, not only to prevent damage to delicate materials by flash usage, but also their surveillance camera's get damaged! If you ask politely, one is allowed in outside opening hours and you can take pictures of the object of study (a Sherman tank in my case).

Same is true for the Land-Rover WMIK - see https://www.ricardo.com/en-gb/Engineering-Consulting/Defense-Systems-and-Technologies/Vehicle-Conversions-and-Military-products/ a.o. I spoke to a gentleman working for Ricardo sometime ago and he told me practically the only part not touched by their conversions is the nameplate!

There's one of those preserved in the Netherlands, complete with QM trailer + Harvard fuselage. It was bought from a collector in the UK. I do not have pics of it, but I will take some snaps next time when I see it.

There´s one for sale on MilWeb right now (no connection with the seller): http://milweb.net/classifieds/large_image.php?ad=53171&cat=4 Looks like a very good buy at 2.5 grand!

My pleasure. Also see http://old-carburetors.com/1927-Dykes/1927-Dykes-076.htm. Mind you this publication dates back to 1927! On CMP Fords a separate switch is wired for the Autopulse, so it does not run all the time.

Yes, the electric fuel pump or "Autopulse" as it was called were fitted as an option to Fords built for the Indian Army and for those in use in hot climates. But they were also tested for cold weather operations after the war. The "D.V.D Vehicle Trials Winter 1948 - 1949 Northwest Higway Report" concluded they were of "considerable assistance, particularly after draining of fuel filters, cleaning of carburetor or replacement or repair of fuel lines, due to the fact that the entire carburetor filter and pipelines can be refilled with fuel without using engine starter as a means of actuating the fuel pump. It is believed that they also assist in starting the vehicle engine at all temperatures due to the fact that they maintain fuel at proper level in the carburetor at all times wheter or not the engine is operating." It recommended "that these be considered a requirement on gasoline engined vehicles." On Canadian Military Pattern Ford the Autopulse is fitted on the right hand chassis rail behind the battery tray (see attached picture) , plumbed in after the fuel tank and in series with the main mechanical fuel pump. HTH, Hanno

Great. Many German helmets were put to good use after the war, I have seen pics of them turned into pots and pans and coal scoops.

Canadian Military Pattern Ford trucks had optional electric fuel pumps - "India Army only" according to the spare parts list. I have one on my F15A and it works brilliant. Turn on ignition, flick the pump switch and wait a few seconds, then the engine starts right away! On 6 volts too. . . .

Alistair, See http://www.mapleleafup.org/vehicles/carriers/loyd.html and http://www.mapleleafup.org/vehicles/carriers/loyd2.html for a Loyd restored in Holland from similar wrecks you show. Given you have (access to) good metalworking skills, it can be done! The hull is made of angle iron brackets and sheet steel, the chassis is Ford Commercial / Truck. Running gear is identical to Universal Carrier. HTH, Hanno