Jerrykins

Whats an autodidact Tom ? Ian try auto addict. Good work with the 'Tilly. Best wishes Jerry

That's it, but keep digging they said they were in crates!! Jerry

Hello Aurelien Good luck with the C4, they are vehicles of great character, good acceleration (unlike my Chevrolet!) and heavy steering. My C4 is in the barn for the winter. I can't help you with plans but I'll take photos of whatever you need. Let me have a list of all the pictures you need and I'll send them privately. Regards Jerry

Someone's one the ball - Won't it just! Happy New Year Richard - Jerry

Adam, which T K Maxx did you get the duffle coat from? Thanks. Jerry

Crikey, now it all makes perfect sense. Jerry

When you ran the engine for 3 or 4 minutes did it rattle/knock? If it didn't chances are the bearings will be ok. Are you sure the oil pressure gauge works? Loosen/remove the flexxy oil pipe to the filter you'll soon know if you've got oil pressure, have rags handy!! Don't be too hasty to strip the engine, all may not be lost. Good luck. Jerry

Hats off to you all, quality job, quality read. Judging by our current weather I thought they're tough, shirt sleeves etc then I saw you're down under = decent weather to work in, lucky chaps. Well done cracking job. Jerry

Maybe the new site will see less outsider 'Pikey' visits, a little further out in the country might make things a little more secure? Jerry

Did you check the exhaust (side) valve clearances, often neglected as they're not so easy to get at? Good luck.

A guess WW1. Jerry

Right then, what about an underwater telegraph communications experiment, the chaps in the hut are sending morse code or similar underwater signals transmitted from the watertight underwater container and the sticky out bit is the aerial to an underwater receiver/submarine mock up nearby? Jerry

Another try, it's got a wire tensioner at the end, I think, it's got netting attached to it and a 2 ton weight to stabilise / anchor it which is wired to detect a contact which is transmitted through the 'water tight container sensor electrics? A sort of submarine netting / contact warning devise or similar? Jerry

Was it an Asdic training aid, noise being generated in the cylinder and operators could tune onto it, ping it, being that it could be moved about said lake as a pretend submarine? Jerry

I faced the same situation earlier this year as I needed to collect a ww2 truck of under 3 tons. I hired a 7.5 ton beavertail truck, drove down to the Channel tunnel, onto the freight Shuttle and drove up through Antwerp to Holland. I loaded the truck after a night in a cheap hotel (weekend rate). I loaded up bright and early on the Sunday morning, parted with my hard earned pennies and returned home. At the exit of the Channel tunnel I was waved straight through by HM Customs and on home. £360.00 of diesel burnt and £180 for each crossing on the Shuttle was not cheap, but I'm a control freak and I knew what I'd purchased before committing my money, had ensured the seller had cancelled the Dutch registration and declared the vehicle as exported. Much later I registered the vehicle on British plates and was able to hand over the old Dutch papers (which were checked by the local dvla office). The only hiccup with dvla was I didn't have any Customs import papers, which the local dvla helpfully produced for me to sign and all went through after a few days. I hasten to add I had previously had the vehicle's age inspected and verified by MVT as well. The dvla were helpful and exact in there requirements. It was a long drive 9 hours out and the same home but well worth it. Good luck. Jerry

Hat's off to New Zealand they appear to have a burgeoning collection of really interesting warbirds - Mosquito flying, this Anson and a Beaufighter on the way I believe. Very impressive and in good hands.

Joris. Did I see one of the parachuters went in the ditch? Was he alright? Lovely pics. Jerry

Allied Canvas. Quality doesn't come cheap, worth every penny in my experience.

I'll hazard a guess at a Pre WW2 Morris Commercial.

John. If of a tender disposition an extra cushion might help bottoming bum as for friction burns that's just rubbish. Nice gear change, good brakes and on the C4 an engine that pulls are the plus side, on the negative side heavy heavy steering and a willful way for going off course over modest bumps means you have to pay constant attention to the helm. Come rain or shine it's warm not like the freezing cold WP51!! They are good to work on, reliable and good for fuel economy (14/15 mpg). What's more they have great character and they're British. Jerry

It's challenging to do doughnuts in a MCC C4!!!! Jerry

Now look Joris I made Rosie a cuppa tea at Hardwick last May, does that let me off?? Jerry

Thanks Ray, your too kind. Hope to see you soon and all the merry MVT men up in North Staffs. All the best. Jerry

I joined the Forum last March and didn't behave (didn't do an intro). I must make amends - sorry about that. B....y good site though. Jerry

The MoD specified their colours (Duck egg blue/Eau de nil). Commercial engine colour was R-R's choice. At a guess, the grey was used prior to the Feb 1971 R-R bankruptcy and the blue was Rolls-Royce Motors Ltd corporate colour choice from 1971 there after. R-RMC ltd was created by the Receiver Rupert Nicholson from the profitable remains of the R-R business after the Govt nationalised the aero engine business. Had the Govt not nationalised R-R then Lockheed, as I recall, would have taken over R-R for defaulting on the delivery programme of the RB211 engine for the Lockheed TriStar. The original RB211 had carbon fibre fan blades, which could not be made satisfactorily in time, ultimately having to revert to titanium. Jerry