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I see this MWT is fitted with a proper tow hook on a spring, I guess this proves a better fitting than the standard device on the MW when having to tow a gun, eh?

Zero bids and then: "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available". Smells fishy?

What about this version?!? http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?31478-London-can-take-it&highlight=london+can+take+it

Thanks to Stu Bob and Jan are now in contact! Also: I noticed Bob's Utility Tractor is featured in the September issue of CMV: http://www.kelseyshop.co.uk/store/displayitem.asp?sid=6246&id=65169

A friend of mine is restoring and ex-Belgian Cavalry version (see back issue of Wheels & Tracks magazine). Would it be possible to bring him in contact with your friend? Please PM me. Anyone else got any leads on information and/or parts? Please let me know!

I think I saw this on here as a vehicle being actioned off?

Ah yes, of course: these are airborne jeeps issued in the original crates they were dropped in

Thanks, would that be Panzer 21 from Yorkshire?

Never mind the colours, what about the registration plate.... :embarrassed:

Well done, Mark! Looks like a nice specimen of an iconic British truck. Hanno

Pete, no doubt many armies have a number of them in storage or retain them for historic / ceremonial duties, but as far as I can tell indeed none are really in active service anymore. The Chilean Army was the last to use them, see my Sherman Encyclopedia > Chile webpage. They even overhauled and upgraded 100 Shermans in the mid-1990s, with at least 48 still on strength around 2002. They did not last long after that as they were replaced by the ca.250 Leopard IV tanks Chile bought off the Netherlands in 1998 and 2000. Hanno

Cross-posting to another thread on the same subject: http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?28226-Storms-uncovers-a-Sherman-buried-on-the-beach Last news I saw was here, dated March of this year: http://www.varmatin.com/saint-tropez/sainte-maxime-quel-est-lemplacement-ideal-pour-le-char-sherman.1156583.html Apperently some preservation work has been carried out, meanwhile the community is asked what would be the ideal location for this relic.

Ah yes, here it is: Timber for old MV's

Sherman with a wooden barrel in Germany? Does not ring a bell.... Re. the Sherman OP, I do know it had a fake barell, somehow I think it was made of steel. However, I just found the attached picture here. Let me know what you see....

Could it be this one, now in the museum at Sinsheim: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/35857718 This was used as an observation vehicle on a German range (but it is NOT a Sherman OP).

The above specs are off a drawing for 60-cwt bodies. I have now came across the following drawing for the Canadian 2H1 15-cwt body as fitted to CMP trucks. The construction of these bodies were based on the British design. Note the thicknesses of the boards and the types of wood used in the construction of these bodies. I notice many restorers today use tropical hardwood for body construction. This forum has a thread (can't find it right now) on the subject of a manual for wood types used by the British Army, which would help in the selection of the proper soft and hard woods for restoration. Also see Mike Kelly's website with British 15-cwt body drawings, which has been cached on the Internet Archive - see http://web.archive.org/web/20091027102342/http://www.geocities.com/vk3cz/GSBody.html

What do you mean by OPV? As in Optionally Piloted Vehicle?

Interesting question, one that held me busy for a good many years. Between 1988 and ca.2002, when I collected data on surviving Sherman tanks and related AFVs, I amassed 1,000+ records on surviving Sherman tanks and related AFVs around the world. One record could represent up to several dozens of tanks, so 10 years ago there were far more than 1,000. During the past decade, with the vastly expanded means of communication (internet, digital photography), many more have been discovered and disclosed. I lost count but would not hestiate putting a bet on 1,500. HTH, Hanno SHERMAN REGISTER

Alex, if that's a start only, I'm holding my breath for what's coming. :-X Really great stuff, thanks! Hanno

Hello John, Good to hear this background info. I find it interesting to keep track of the history of some types of vehicles, that's why I posted the information from the CCMV site. It's now closer to my home so surely I will see it again soon while it is being transformed into a minter :thumbsup: Speaking of MW's, have you spotted that Bedford "fire engine" in the UK already? Regards, Hanno

You are doing a great restoration job, don't just stop at the cab, it would really look out of place. As suggested, maybe preserve a few markings, but do not leave the cab unpainted on an otherwise restored vehicle. I think preserving a vehicle's patina (definition: "a green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period") is only worthwile if the vehicle is not beyond a certain point of deterioration, and only if the whole vehicle can be preserved as it. I recently saw a burnt-out 1950's VW Beetle for sale. It had been made running again, and was praised for it's "great patina" - I think that's just plain stupid as it has started to rust severely and will be gone in a few years if not restored. For what's my EUR 0,02 worth...

Indeed, could well be one .... That would be great!

Hi Louis, Yes, I know, see my earlier posting (and your reply to it) Hanno

To get back on this subject: we learned from Bart Vanderveen that some of these vehicles were sent to the Dutch Island of Walcheren, for the relief of victims of the excessive floods. Just recently, Jan Roelse, a friend of mine who lives on Walcheren, sent me the attached picture of a Bedford OX canteen truck in Vlissingen. This is the first picture I have seen of one of these convoy vehicles in use in the Netherlands during WW2. Of interest is the added white invasion star and the stencilling on the side "Aangeboden door H.M. de Koningin van Engeland" denoting it was offered by HM the Queen of England.

See http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p1030378238/h260959cf#h260959cf for another pic of: "Bedford MW ROT779G chassis no MWG1423, date of first registration 24/2/69. Seen at auction on 12/11/11 at Redhill in Surrey, sold for £1000."