jonny loot

glad there what you needed , just loading the van in the morning ready for malvern ,getting full but if anyone needs any i can sqeaze an odd one or two in , this 900x16 tyre fits both BRITISH and US rim fitments so ideal for 101 land rover and other vehicles , available in 8 ply and heavy 16 ply sidewalls drop me a bell if you need any cheers jonny loot

just spotted this on ebay nearly finished but an interesting piece of history item number 150698934557 jonny loot

and you went home with two new tyres for the front of the gmc.....................direct from jonny loot

loading up with tyres and clearing the loft out before the roof comes in , to much military in the house, see you all there , pop over and see the original one and only jonny loot ...................tyre man make a tyre order or you could just buy something ............................please jonny loot grays automotive services ww2 bar grip tyre sales

Loading the van for newark military fair on sunday , free delivery of bargrip tyres ordered before thursday, jeep tyres i`m taking (the square edged tread pattern malholtra ) the larger sizes i`m only taking tyres that have been ordered before thursday i don`t want hump dead stock about,will have some there for you to have a look at should be a good do................... jonny loot 01937 580302 07968381304 john@gray778.fsnet.co.uk

thanks for all the replys, the hoops where to high when i litted the hood,dropped the sticks by three inch and it`s now bang on ,i did`nt have a starting measurement , looks good cheers men

thanks for your help men ,should be able to sus it out from you messages, it`s just sarted raining bugger, so it`s back into the garage to work on the parabike cheers jonny loot

cheers for that vulture kept meaning to measure one when at the shows and if it`s not raining tomorrow i`ll crack on with it

alternator problem it`s not regulating correctly it`s a fault with astras,power sterring is electrical and is one of the first things to pack in as it take the most load from the alternator, the warning light on the dash`s of vauxhalls don`t always work ,while your under the engine near the alternator check for oil leaks from behind the cam belt cover another fault with the h model diesel is the oil pump leaking and the pulley comes off wreaking the engine ,

hi men ,just on with the hood bows on the back of my gmc 353 ,i`m looking for the measurement from the top of the wooden rail (side ) top rail to the bottom of the metal bow corner bracket. the truck has a standard hight canvas, cheers jonny loot

nice to see some photos on the event , when your there you never seem to take enough, meet up with some great guys , and you know who you are .........thanks again to all that help when my astra went bang on the way there ............it`s now living in mons , the loading and unloading of the tanks was crazy and an accident waiting to happen , i`m thinking that red tape may kill this event or alter the format to much , they need to keep the tanks moving more to save on them having engine troubles cheers jonny loot

been a weight myself .lifting the turret off the sherman with a toyota forklift............mybe one of them mv jobs riding the backs of forklifts

not the Clive stevens !!!!! i`d have a listen but sadly no sound on my pc ....still they talk funny down there and i would`nt know what he was saying anyway .................................nice one clive

great photos Jim ,rode the halftrack of Chris Till`s again this year ,saturday saw brisk trading around the 30 or so stalls with punters grabing a bargin or two,the weather held out , sunday looked a little dodgy weather wise and after a heavy rain the night before there was talk of not running the armour on the off road sections , early doors we set off not knowing if the full (usual )route would be taken, the first village stop was no problem with locals taking to the streets to see the convoy pass ,loaded with (ammo) sweets for any children in the firing line we made a slow pace to the field and wood sections ,with an odd breakdown on the route from a variety of vehicles , as we approched the first tight section over a small bridge and into a narrow gully with high banks at the sides the whole convoy stopped ,our half track team sent out scouts to report back and found the guys on dispatch bikes taking a fence down ,a humvee was stuck in the mud and had to be moved to one side ,on recovery of this, we continued on and through a very rutted and boggy hole ,fine driving from all who got through and i do know our pilot had very stiff arms the next day ,just before the dinner stop as we traveled on through the quary and woodland part we past the remains of a derilict halftrack which looks like it`s been laid to rest many years ago,again the convoy stopped ,on this section there is a big bomb hole area and the route takes you down and up a very steep bank,trouble ahead the tanks with flat rubber track pads had trouble getting up the other side ,so a german stug (i think please correct if i`m wrong ) with the metal lugged tracks spearheaded us through ,Warwick Bolton in his m20 made a fine six attempt charge (he`ll say it was less than six) on the said hill and mastered it much to the pleasure of the local inhabitants who cheered wildly. dinner stop in the windy field was uneventfull with the highlight been two MOD ration packs taken along and a consignment of belgium beer for none drivers in our vehicle ,breath tests being taken before and after the run on the drivers so t-total for them , with the odd spit -spot of rain which just held off we made a steady snake through the outlying village and back into the center of MONS ,barriers had been put up on the curbsides and the crowds had turned out inspite of threating showers ,a grand parkup in the center of MONS was a fantastic site with wall to wall armour .rows of tanks both British and US , and right infront of the townhall the Copeland brothers dragon wagon center stage, i`m sure many of the hmvf readers will have seen this monumental restoration just think of the fuel consumption on all this heavy metal ,a short shower saw the crowds leave and an early return to the vehicles for loading and return to home ,all in all a great weekend well run and very social ,fine food great belgium beer and a warm welcome from locals and other entrants , MORE NEWS TO FOLLOW FROM YOUR EUROPEAN EVENTS INDEPENDENT REPORTER/ DUCKER AND DIVER JONNY LOOT

the type shown are butler headlights but as litchy says tractor ones ,the differance is were the wires come out ,ww2 jeep butlers the wire comes out of the side ,this is so the wires don`t rub on the bonnet when it`s closed ,there are also a slim type butler light much the same as the ones in the photo ,the glasses on butler and lucus light are seperate to the backing and are fitted with a gasket and retaining clips ,repro are obtainable or it`s a hunt for an original pair top tip don`t try putting h4 modern units in the shells they don`t fit ,they are very close but they get stuck in the rim jonny loot

i had the same thing ,there are radio vans about but they are slightly different in the back ,this wc11 will look cracking when finished ....... other radio vans i know of are in manchester,belgium and the netherlands ,i did`nt know of the norfolk one jonny loot

well done nick dodge is looking great and i`m so glad that it went to a worthy owner how knows how rare this is and is restoring it back to it`s former glory ,i would have never got round to doing it ,love to see the finished result next year ,did you find the photo off the net before it was saved and was still untouched ??? cheers jonny loot john gray

is this the same model as the one i photo`ed in spain ??? she`s a big ald lass jonny loot

just a quicky for you reo boy`s .....spotted this beast at the side of the road near maliga spain .it`s next to the shell service staion on the road to colmanar, it`s not that rotten been out there ,crane fitted on the back ....... fancy a long drive home ....................????????????

"with the new airo-matic standing in the wind for just ten minutes a day will blow your chest out to the size of a real man"

The BOIS JACQUES woods above foy in Belgium . Made famous on band of brothers ,photo taken this year on the BMVT winter rally (see articles for report) 1942 gpw

""nar then"" from wetherby right end`ot country jonny loot (is all`ass up to some`ot)

Jonny Loot here reporting in for the Yorkshire Boys (plus two escaped Lancastrians) (the Tills). After traveling over on the Hull/ Rotterdam ferry our party of 8 jeeps + some of the Manchester boys we made a steady journey to the rally start and hotel, come on you don`t think we were daft enough to sleep in tents! Houffalize was the jump off point saturday morning. In 1944 this was held by the German SS and the Americans had a right ding dong routing them out. After a late night testing the Belgian beer with a few of the locals " hands across the water" and all that Saturdays route was 65km of snow covered tracks and roads through stunning countryside, I`ve taken part in the winter rally for the last 8 or 9 years and it just gets better. The Belgians sure know how to run an event with every road juction marked with arrows and a road book supplied, no pressure to be anywhere on time, it`s a case of drive ,chill and enjoy. We had a slow morning run as the larger vehicles suffered from wheel spin in the snow and ice but with bulldog sprit we all took to pushing "ever pushed an autocar out of a ditch?". All this added to the enjoyment, our dinner time stop was La Roche. This is a small town located in a deep gorge with a river running through, it was a late dinner at 3 oclock due to hold ups. La Roche realy took a pounding in 1944 when it was heavily bombed by the Americans in a plan to route out the Germans. There are some great pictures in the museum there and the guy who owns it is always very helpfull in answering any questions, it's worth a vist if you're in that part of the world. Saturday night is party night, after a warm up in the swimming pool and a sauna and all being very reserved we popped down to the disco and night club where our Belgian hosts had live entertainment, "a right good night " as they say in this part of the world. Sunday was a shorter run out with just the morning route, at this point I must note that it`s still snowing and the drifts across some of the farm tracks are jeep bonnet height! Our small breakaway group stopped out, not returning for the dinnertime meal at the hotel as we wanted to get in as much jeep mileage as we could, we spent the afternoon on near impassable lanes, at one point we had to A- bar two jeeps together for 8 wheel drive up one snow covered track. Sunday night was an early one as we traveled to Luxembourg to the museum at Diekirch, again worth a vist. Sadly two or three of the rooms where closed for central heating being fitted but the rest was excellant, again off on the road and up into the Netherlands for our overnight stop at Overloon to the Marshall museum which is now housed in the Liberty park. This holds one of the best collections of vehicles outside the US and a must for military vehicle enthusiasts, it is all kept in a massive heated building with large dioramas, wide walkways and fantastic exibits. If you look it up on the web the information is not upto the overwelming display of machines from early war right through the 50`s and into the 80`s and 1990`s. Our goup then had to say goodbye the foreign lands and return to old blighty and the real world! Over the years I`ve learned that events are made by people and people make the event and for one I can say that the Belgium Military Vehicle Trust are some of the most welcoming people you`ll find. WELL DONE BMVT and THANK YOU to all the organizers and participents ..............ps if you've got military vehicles, don't park it up for the winter get out there and use it!

plenty of jeep bar grips tyres in stock and should be getting 750x20 gmc and 900x16 dodge ones , jessie the jeep looks well on new rubber JONNY LOOT

"old`nt gate shut to keep beast in" there must of been 3 bin bags full hemp & orange type, (types added for the bail twine collectors & realy sad)