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Thanks Guys this will be a long term resto with no deadline unlike the Champ thing and as its an early one there are parts missing that will take some time to find, luckily the chassis etc is in really good cond

Cheers RR.

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Will have a few years of searching in front of me while completing the resto do you happen to have a good close up image of the enamel badge I should be looking for ?

Congratulations. I am looking forward to following your resto log, just as a few years ago with your C15 on MLU!

 

 

good luck,

Alex

Cheers Alex am looking forward to starting the restoration

Found this today though not sure its military or civilian

Could be up for sale ?

It's a Sno-Trac by Fisher Aktiv I think, and that one probably isn't military.

 

There were a bunch of them with canvas tops used by the military, and the forces probably had some hard tops as well, but mostly they seem to have been civilian. VW Beetle power plant, nice thing, worth having if in good condition and the right price

Yes I think it does have a Beetle engine and it is for sale though I am not sure what its worth, seems to be in fairly good nick and is certainly something different will try to find out who owns it and price.

Just a quick note that all images posted on this thread by me are my property and are copywrite and must not be reproduced elsewhere by any means. 

After many months of searching I am now the proud owner of an MWD thanks to a chance encounter at the Dallas digout I now have this little beauty to keep me busy for a while. With the chassis No. MWD 294* looks like its a quite an early aero screen  .

Yes MW's can be grown in a greenhouse

All strapped down and ready to roll

65 miles later and using my mate Neils Dodge to pull the old girl off the beaver tail

Reg and the rivet

All tucked up in new shed note clean carpet !!

Very great thanks firstly to Shawn I hope you enjoy watching her restoration also to Reg and MF Freeman for use of the Beaver tail and my old mate Neil for helping unload and push her into the shed with the Dodge, more pics to follow

Any idea as to what this is and is it military ?

HI Paul

What shame its gone abroad :embarrassed: didn't seem to meet up with you much last season what with the weather etc etc, so whats the next project then ? I have just found a lovely 1939 Aero screen Bedford MW as my next adventure in restoration land though its going to be a long term project, more of a hobby than job like the Champ thing.

Good to see you on here, catch you soon

Jeremy.

HI All

I may have been gifted an artifact which may have come from from a crashed Halifax bomber and I am trying to find out more information about this aircraft and the circumstances surrounding its loss.

The aircraft may have crashed in 1944 Nr Blaenavon in Wales, all crew baled out but thats all I know I'm afraid.

I did a bit of a google search but have found no mention of this incident.

Any info much appreciated.

Cheers RR.

Spot the CMP :wow:

Happy Xmas everybody :cool2:

Thanks for that have found them now, what faff !! pity Ebay couldn't explain to me how to do it all they said that the category was not listed, even now its a pain to find on their site.

RR.

I can,t find it either have complained to Flea bay and was told they do not list military vehicles any more but if you look look at the ebay for sale section on this site and chooose a military vehicle you end up in the flea bay military vehicle section all very strange :banghead:

Anyone know where I can get a pair of heavy duty rear mudguards made to fit a Bedford MWC ?

Cheers RR.

So engine could be painted black to represent a new unit or eau de nil to represent an engine that had been rebuilt during WWII ? would either paint colour be Gloss, Matt or Satin finish ?

RR.

Hows about units that had been through a REME workshop ? eau de nil ? or duck egg blue finish. does anyone have the BS paint codes ?

Cheers RR.

Cheers Richard thought it would be something like that, I have a small oil refinery close to me who will provide any / all types and grades of oil which comes in handy :cheesy:

Hi All

Can anyone tell me the correct modern equivalant to the WD spec oils used on the Bedford MW please.

eg- M160 engine

C600 Gearbox etc

I am guessing straight sae 30 for the engine but am not sure about gearbox.

Cheers RR.

Hi All

does anyone know what type of first aid box should be fitted to the Austin Champ also what size is it please ? I need one but am unsure of details.

Cheers RR.

Sent you anuther pm guess who found two nice shiny ish rear champ brake cylinders for you today :-D

Looks like windrush to me Miff lots of history there, took QL and Norton 16H there to a commemoration ceremony years ago what a great place for a club house and not that far from us lot :cool2:

RR.

Yep I,ll be taking a van full of goodies to help my new project along

Cheers Dave

Have sent you a pm.

RR

Brill :-D got lots of S/S nuts and bolts left over from my champ resto plus I can use all my AF spanners etc etc give us a bell about wmc when you get the time please, am gonna go for the mwc hopefully, depends on how much surplus kit I move at Dallas Digout next Sunday. Gonna be picking your brains a bit when I get the old girl into my workshop hopefully :cool2:

Cheers Jeremy.

Just a quick question, what sort of nuts and bolts are used on Bedford wartime trucks ? AF ? UNF ? Whitworth ? etc ?

Cheers RR.

Confession is good for the soul so they say :angel: