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Hallo Ivo,

Good to see the progress on the Priest!

Groeten,

Hanno

I was joking mate, Enigma is also a forum member here. :banana:

H.

Amazing but tell me, what was Enigma doing there in the first place?

Well, read the article. Franco bought them off Germany.

Hanno

Petard mortar, fired by the Churchill AVRE.

If it served with the forces and was issued a military number plate - it has a military service record.

 

In my book - that makes it a military vehicle and is worthy of being maintained and kept in the way other MV's are looked after - pile of junk or not.

I agree on the first bit.

The second bit is really about your definition of military vehicle, or even Historic Military Vehicle for that matter:

a) any vehicle that was acquired and used by the armed forces;

b) any vehicle which was purposely built for acquisition and use by the armed forces.

The first category contains the likes of the vehicle in question here: ones that were designed and built for the commercial/civilian market, but can fullfill a certain military role with a few additions (paint, lighting, fire extinguisher, first aid kit etc).

The second category speaks for itself I think.

I think it is all about one´s personal interest if any type of vehicle is worth being kept.

H.

I was "suitably impressed", as the British say. . .

Hanno

A recent poll showed only the youngest generation has no hard feelings towards the Germans. So, apparently, those feelings can be handed down a couple of generations (who did not have to live through it) before it wears off.

Here's an example of how the attidude slowly - very slowly! - starts to shift: http://www.dag.nl/1070067/Nieuws/Artikelpagina-Nieuws/Standbeeld-voor-Duitse-soldaat.htm

This is a Dutch newspaper article about the actions of some people to erect a statue for a German soldier, Karl-Heinz Rosch. In 1944, he saved the lives of two children who were living in the farm he was billetted in. When the farm came under fire, he made sure the kids were safe. When he turned back to get his rifle, he was killed by a grenade in the courtyard where the kids had been playing.

A local man is raising funds to make a statue, others think Karl-Heinz should not be remembered by having his own statue. It's an exemple of how deeply embedded the feelings are against the former oppressor. Interestingly, in this case it's the youth who are opposing this initiative.

Complex stuff, eh?

H.

Hi Carman,

Good to see you in here!

Hanno

I am just about to start working on replacing a rather nasty plywood cab floor in a Morris CDSW.

I know that they had plywood in the war, but would they have used it

Jules, they did use plywood during the war.

I have personally seen two Morris´ with plywood floors and they were original!

Hanno

Ok some of the differences between the early models and the later cabbed mw's

Rippo, thanks for listing them!

Hanno

The trailer behind it looks more interesting. I think I may know what type. Can you tell me the tyre size it has, please?

That is the wartime Trailer, 1 Ton, 2 Wh., G.S. - see more about it on my website: http://www.geocities.com/cmpvehicles/trailer_1-ton_2wh_gs.html

Hanno

Jules,

Make sure you read Mike Starmer's online articles and books on the subject. He's the definitive source on this subject. His publications include colour schemes and colour swatches.

Hanno

As for the variations, there are so many where do you want me to start.

I´d like to compare a list of visual clues. Engine side panels, dashboard, etc. Maybe dead easy for those who have been there and done that, but not for those who have yet to study the vehicle in detail. Please share the knowledge you have gathered so far.

Thanks,

Hanno

Whilst we are whistling through restored early MWs thought it would be nice to include one as was in the early 1940s

Excellent pic, Les, thanks!

Hanno

Bedford MWC water tanker, owned by a Czech military museum, shown here on the set of a movie on Tobruk: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=133582

The malta on one is a cabbed version 1941 was when thyey were introduced.

Rippo,

Can you shed a little more light on the variations and when they were introduced?

Thanks,

Hanno

DSU 773 i know that one very well, its currently in pieces in my garage!!!

Rippo,

It looks quite good in the pics, did it need a lot of work?

H.

That is Maurice's MW :-D

 

Here is a photo of it at IMPS Tenterden rally in 1986

Thanks for the ID, Richard. More recent pic shows it´s been renumbered since.

H.

Well for one thing, it wasn't a Multibank Sherman, it wasn't sold at the show and it was nowhere near £300k. Actually that's three things.... Don't believe everything you hear!

Here's a pic: http://www.penguin-mayhem.net/gallery/album100/aaa

Asking 149k ono.

Z241339, source: http://buzzybeeforum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=179&t=4845&start=45&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

Once you start looking you come across them everywhere!

"1941 Bedford MWD 15cwt truck saved for future restoration by the Malta Historic Vehicle Trust. (Peter Skerry)"

http://ccmv.fotopic.net/p53573308.html

Z195253 / HKA 730

Sorry, I don't know the website URL's anymore where these pics came from.

 

 

i've not seen this one in the flesh but it was sold on milweb about a year ago, these are pictures i found on the internet. if the contract number is correct, it is from the same batch as mine.

Couple more of Z4174965 / UAS 702.

Rippo,

Here's another pic I found while trawling the internet sometime ago. DSU 773, know that one yet?

Hanno

thanks for the picture, another one for the collection. Where abouts in normandy was it?

My pleasure. Let me know if you want a full size scan.

The owner lives near Caen, would have to have a look if I still have his address. We primarily visited him because a friend wanted to have a look at his Morris-Commercial 8-cwt.

Hanno