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  1. Hi I am trying to trace a Humber Heavy utility,(1941) contract V.3829, it appears to have been painted factory green, RAF blue, Drab Green,Desert Sand, Light Earth, Dark Green, Black gloss, Ivory(as Ambulance conversion). inside cab floor factory green then RAF blue. over spray ivory at conversion, other colours in cab factory light earth, Desert sand ,green(s) gloss black, ivory, Florissant orange front cab floor, gearbox, cab area. I know RAF number are going to a bit hard to find have yet to strip the bonnet and the front wings the paint is mostly gone. RAF census nos I guess would be under impressed? of course this could all be RAAF Blue. regs Rupert
  2. Cheers Bryan, But of along shot, cuts the list down thought, I think I will have to look at Causality Clearing Stations, as there unit codes were spilt (/) maybe 7/L (7th Amb. Div. 8th Army), still guessing, regs Rupert
  3. Hi I now find myself in the I am looking for Humber FWD parts, As the one I now have is a bit short on parts, drawings also appreciated. regs Rupert
  4. Hi Yes its an 1941 Austin K2Y ambulance, the latest batch i get for the RAF is contract 23/1782, 23/7/1943 for 42 Ambulances. the last one being made C 1/02/1945. can you send me the information you have. as contract, i found contract S.3165 was broken up and a mix of RAF and RN vehicles made up. As for the end of WW2 those that signed up for the duration got out in 1947. mind you WW I did not finish officially until the 1980"s or so I cannot remember the exact year.
  5. Hi I know what you mean, some errors are just..... How painful is this
  6. Hi I hd an Ex RAF Lightweight Landcover from RAF Lossiemouth, it was weapons yellow exterior, sorry cannot remember the interior. When worked at RNAS Yeovilton the Rascal truck was also weapons yellow.
  7. Hi I may be a bit off here, but is there a list of RAF transport unit numbers. example below As I am still trying to Identify this. For Austin Ambulance, the RAF being the few that used a / on there vehicles. the 7/ positive the rest mmmm regs Rupert
  8. Hi I got Mike Starmer's book mikestarmer18@gmail.com He maybe able to help. this is all I have.all for 1942
  9. HI one the subject of Civilian registrations on Military vehicles. glasses book has sections of numbers "alloted to government vehicles". these are nice and new, RMH,JMK,RMK,PMK Govt.nos. GGU 519 (1942) Austin K2Y (contract A.1445/1941), of the American Ambulance, likley to be a ex army sale. another second hand Austin K2y(1943) of the Red Cross.normandy 1944 Below this Austin K2Y (1945) with ERM KYW 939 said to be a CAA registration. the KYW series appears to be Govt. nos. thats a bit off track as I am looking for Ruddington sales information on WWII Humber 4x4, and any in the RAF regs Rupert
  10. hi nice work it takes some effort, the bonnet and front grille , mudguards red outer wings, was, transfer box cover are ok the rest, of the body is very poor all the woodwork is scrap or wrong.. need to find some history and parts. oh well such fun. no ERM /MOS plate, no luck with the RLC as yet Good luck to all who follow. I need a truck load of parts drawings etc, as for its history its an old one, untouched by later Army mods, found desert sand on the rear axle, and RAF or RAAF blue one the front axle, Australian Army green (maybe a later addition post war).
  11. Hi, the Austin K2Y ambulance markings change quite a bit during the war. there are records at Kew. If you do not have any pictures it a bit hard, do not rely on the instructions given by the model supplier as to paint or year. if you are doing an Austin K2Y model, these ambulances change on nearly a yearly basis's a 1940 austin is quite a bit different form a 1945 Austin or an Army rebuilt one, Rob van meel (www.robvanmee.nl) books has a reprint of Vehicle Marking in the Middle East. 24th March 1944, and a few othere books. Just a mix of pictures next British, Australian , New Zealand. off to war c1940 Dunkirk note the gas patch on the bonnet. early Austin K2 North Africa Caunter scheme ( no red cross on rear body only the small Red cross plate as on the front) Alamein Italy well i could go on message me if you want more pics. regs Rupert
  12. hi My limited knowledge, (81" Land Rover) on the B40 engine was Rolls Royce were black, rocker covers were marked UNF for the Austin engine, Rolls Royce were plain and the threads were BSF, I have seen a few black painted engines with plain rocker covers in champs in WA reg Rupert
  13. Hi I am looking at the propeller shafts and they are different, at each end, the book shows them to be the same was there a production change, or are these part chev. or othere type? that is they should be had splicer type at each end, and not have the extra long bit. as below
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