Big ray

I would guess that its just been converted for civillian use, had a cargo body stuck on ??? (M37)

My 1934 Austin Light 12 Open Tourer (Harriet) sold when I moved to a job in Scotland from southern England, couldn't find anywhere to store her. Where did she go to? My 1958 4 wheeled Isetta (Hermann). I did over 50,000 miles and moved house in that. Gone but not forgotten!! My 1938 Hillman Minx Convertible (Clementine) did some great 'courting' in that one. :-(:-(:-(

Dont suppose that you would like to elaborate................... no of course not. I used to have a 1937 Hillman Minx, it had a good deal wrong with it, no starter, my friends had to push start it (This was in 1959 / 60 ) no inside door handle on the passenger door, I had to let my wife, then my girlfriend, out of the car. When ever I dropped her off at home all of the neighbours used to tell her parents, by gum, shes got her self a real gentleman this time!!!! if only they had known. I had to scrap it when the ten year test was introduced.......... we still talk about that car now, including my friends that travelled with us at that time............. I once parked outside of a country pub, the village bobby was passing on his bike, he stopped and said, just move that car up a little, we said, its not worth starting the engine, we will push it. (Could not start the engine, no starter motor)

For an old black and white movie, its got to be Jack Palance and Eddie Albert in "Attack".

Who's a clever boy;)

Yes, I have to say that I am also impressed!!!

Hi, your English is fine, I have a 1942 Royal Enfield WD.CO 350cc.

Very good, I enjoyed that, thanks for posting.

Welcome in Martin, fire away, you are sure to get all of your questions answered on here. I am retired now (76) but my business involved fencing, among`st other things....... I always enjoyed it, sorry that I am retired.

I put a couple of handfulls of Soda Crystals into my radiators, run for the season, then flush.... it softens the water and removes the rubbish, keeps the system nice and clean, which also means better cooling efficiency.

You need to ask your paint manufacturer which thinners they suggest. As for ratio, you need to experiment a bit and see what works best. Practice on something first, a big card board box works for me, get your fan the right shape and make sure the paint is atomising nicely. I find I don't need much thinners.

Correct, I have just done the very same thing while painting our W.C. 51....... I also gave the pain info to my supplier, he provided the correct thinners, again, not too much thinners in the paint.

Adds a whole new meaning to the expression " Shooting Up".

Welcome to the friendly forum.

I think that you will find that the reference to "Box" was to do with the overall shape of this vehicle, all built on a main chassis.

While we are working on the Halftrack we are also getting our Dodge WC 51 restored, she his just about completed. (As usual, Steve doing all of the hard graft.) prior to me just blowing the paint on.

That looks like a very nice little project, I used one back in 1954, I will give more information when I have a little more time, very fond memories.

Welcome in Brian, I am sure that you will receive all of the help that you might need from the forum members.

The old farm Landy. Early 50's model. Broken springs, shackles rusted through, gleaming aluminium - on account of all the paint wore off over the years. One day it was parked on a steepish section of hill. The driver got out... and it rolled side over side down to the creek. The ground was soft, the windscreen was bolted flat, and the few minor dents gained just added a bit of character. No other Landrover could replace it!

 

I still have one door and the original fuel tank.

If its full, its worth a fortune !!!!!

In the late 1960s I bought a Triumph TR 4A for my wife, she did not like it, said that she felt a little too near to the ground, so I used it for twelve months. After the twelve months I parked it in the garage and covered it with a dust sheet. I was not sure what I wanted to do with it, but decided to keep it anyway. My brother told a friend of his that I had it mothballed, he had had one but had wrecked it in a crash. He must have come to my door ten times trying to buy that car, I kept telling him that it was not for sale, but each visit he asked could he go into the garage and (drool) look at it. On one of his later visits my wife also walked into the garage, saw the look on his face when he loked at the car. After he had gone she said, why dont you sell it to him, he`s in love with the thing, I relented and rang the guy and told him that he could have it if he was so desperate, my wife had convinced me that it would be going to a good home............................ 3 months later he wrapped it around a tree.

It looks like its been a good little show, thanks for posting the pics.

Looking good Ray..... very nice.. What next to get up and running?

A few more tasks to perform.............. then its the GMC in for extensive works, we are not going to try to repair the odd warped / split wooden boards on the cargo floor and side rails. We will replace the lot, that will give us a much more satisfactory result. Brakes are excellent, but after several years service I think that we will go through the whole system, replacing pipes, seals and anything else that needs to be done to bring her up to tip top condition. I have always believed that if I have engine / transmission trouble, then I have a problem. Anything brake related, then I have a potential disaster on my hands. A few more bits of cosmetic work along the way, and then its a full respray. I am sure that we will find some things along the way that we have not envisaged. We (Steve really) did the valves (replaced one, and lapped the remainder in) a while back, she has not done many miles since. Once that we had removed the head we could see that she had not had a rebore and was in excellent condition, so we dont anticipate any work there. Gearbox and transfere box are in good order, so we hope that it will just be a nice little winter project.

What about "Dallas Auto`s" at Newbury ??

They are "Cats Whiskers" and anyone that can weld will knock up a pair for you in no time.

I made these for my G.M.C.

It all sounds very good, try to keep us up to speed with your progress, we will follow this project with considerable interest. Good luck with the restoration, and I am sure that you will receive considerable help from the members of the forum.

I dont think that its in the interests of the hobby to suggest that there is an epidemic of poor maintenance amongst its many members. The very nature of anything mechanical means that it will require repairs from time to time, in many cases if someone should be selling a vehicle in order perhaps to finance another project, there will be a lack of desire to spend monies on a departing vehicle when that money could well be spent on the new project. Its the responsibility of the new owner to ensure that the vehicle is roadworthy before going onto a public road. We have two safety officers in our area (I happen to be one) who monitor the general condition of the vehicles in our area, we are very mindful of that responsibility, so much so that we are starting maintenance classes at our monthly meetings.