Chappers

We now have definite proof a B17F landed in Rowington,/Lapworth . I'n sticking with the theory that Bovingdon was a mistype of Rowington after our latest discovery.. all will be reveled in due coarse.

Following on from my post from years ago ,42-3347 was abandoned over England on14 Oct 1943,Pilot Emery Chesmore crew...If you write down(Hand writing) Rowington and then Bovingdon they could easily have been misspelled as I've found through other items.If it is this Aircraft,One great suprise I've recently discovered is the waist gunner is still alive and recalls bailing out of the aircraft.Hew only flew one mission with the Chesmore crew and it was the only time he bailed out of an aircraft..I'm at present in contact with his son ...Will post more as I get it..

Not been on the forum for a few years ,so just noticed this thread,We've got a Morris LRC MK 2 also in need of restoration,I'd possibly be interested in sharing any expense on parts you may be having made,I.E Turret for one as ours is missing .We also need several of the hatches as they are missing too. Regards Steve

I've been trying to acquire some Rear leaf springs for my Dodge WC 52, but have had no luck..The shackle pins were worn and both springs had broken leaves and were generally in a 65 year old distressed state .After a little search and a few phone calls I was put in touch with Jones Springs in Wednesbury, Birmingham..http://www.jones-springs.co.uk/ Well I took them in, they completely refurbished and re tempered the springs resetting them up 1/2 inch , replaced the broken leaves (4 of them) re bushed the springs and shackles (6 of them) and supplied 8 news shackle pins made to fit..All for £250 and done in 3 days!!! They are what I call an "old school Business", Professional ,friendly and true to their word.. They come highly recommended from me .. So if you need any springs sorted give them a ring..

I have a Polsten Quad running but do not have a foot Pedal??

Most batteries can be revitalised using a pulse charging system,which dissolves the crystals that clogg the plates. These Pulse rejuvinators actually do bring a really bad battery back to life.you can read more here : http://www.pppindia.com/bb/msgs/410.html

This may help with some info http://www.penholdbase.ca/pdf/new-airport-ww2-1939-1945.pdf

It's nice to see the MV's getting involved with the Poppy selling,We ( 8 of Us) attended our local shopping center (Solihull) last weekend with 2x Gmc's ,a Dodge a Jeep and the Polsten,after all the "ir...relevant paperwork" was sorted, we spent from 9am to 6 pm without a break and raised £2827.47p which is £461 more than last year,Who said there is a recession !!!!!

Anyone going to Malvern Militaria on the 22nd November ?? http://www.militaryconvention.co.uk/Publish/Leaflets_Flyers/Flyer_Nov_2009.htm

Some great pictures, Surprised to see myself talking to a fellow Polsten Quad owner

Well Chaps,I too was at Stratford Armouries,Camped near the main building with the Anti Aircraft Gun.I spent most of the weekend taking the public for FREE Jeep rides around the 80 acre site. The site has the potential to be a premier event in the Midlands due to it's location and amenities. It was mentioned the possibility of putting on 2 events a year one to start the season off and one around August. Sorry I didn't get chance to meet other forum members but was very busy working to make the public enjoy themselves so they will come back next year!!!. Considering it was only 5 weeks from concept to get that amount of MV's there was commendable.Looking forward to a bigger and better show next year Regards Steve

Cheers Ash ,I'm contemplating getting a new regulator so if the resistor I've repaired fails I can replace it without having to wait for it in the post. The other alternative is to replace the insides of the Reg with a modern day 40amp regulator from a mini.I've been told that they fit inside the case!!. Regards Steve

I'm in the Midlands(Solihull), I have used conductive silver paint and stuck the resistor back together secured it with the 2 screws and it's working fine.How long it lasts is another issue!!!!! Regards Steve

Cheers Tony for the heads up, will give them a ring as not to far from me. regards Steve

I've been investigating an intermittent fault on a Ford GPW,The Ammeter was working then not ,the battery would charge sometimes and then not,so I started with the testing of the Dynamo,this seemed to read O.K,so I furthered my investigation to the regulator,cleaning the contacts with a very fine diamond file,still intermittent readings.I then took out the regulator and found that one of the Carbon resistors on the base of the regulator had cracked,this was causing the problem. Does anyone know if the resistors are available and if so from where.There is a 30 stamped on the one broken and it appears to be around 30ohms. Anyone got an old jeep regulator for spares?? regards Steve

This how to spend a rainy evening in a GMC Or like this

We stayed at Asnells just outside Arromanches for the D-Day celebrations but as we left on the 7th we went past the War memorial and was shocked to see this We tried to put it back but was stopped by the officials for some reason,the Police had already been and taken photos so I couldn't understand them leaving the area in such a disgraceful way. I was Gutted to see such mindless vandalism Steve

WoW ..............Thats us...... Great picture. I'm the one with the goggles. I let my friend Justin drive down the beach half way. Thanks for posting regards Steve

I'm wondering if any forum members could help me try and find my camera which I lost a Pegasus bridge.The camera is not worth a lot but the pictures it contains mean so much. I last had the camera on the 7th at Pegasus Bridge. I climbed onto a DUKW I think it was from Suffolk which had broken down,dynamo problems.I took some photos of the engine bay and had a chat with the nice lady on board the guys working on it had gone to try and get some spares. We left and about 10 miles along the coast I realised I'd probably left it on the DUKW when I climbed down the ladder.If It's not on the DUKW then I'ts dropped out of my pocket on the way back to my GMC. If anyone has any info on a DUKW I believe from the Suffolk area can they let me know. regards Steve

I spotted our GMC in one of those beach photos It's the 2nd trucks behind the Red cross vehicle in the convoy. We had a great trip staying a mile from Arromanches with the Belgium MVT. Will post some pictures when I get chance Regards Steve

Hi the Gear stick goes in from the underneath so you will have to remove the top plate from the gear box. I've just repaired my gear lever ,it became to loose as the ball and socket had worn , it's the hardest job I've ever done on a GMC trying to get the spring back in. Hope this helps Regards Steve

I'll be there,I'm taking along my 352 and Polsten for the Birmingham MVT Stand Hope to meet some forum members there regards Steve

This looks similar to the Mounted version

It's funny how this seem to work out, It was Just after Pete Passed away that I found the post Jack had put up with regards to the NVA appeal, Sue had asked me what charity would Pete have liked his donation to go to,The first to mind was this appeal. Knowing Pete he would have been so proud of what everyone is doing. I'm so please it's going to a great cause. Thanks for posting this Jack,for me it's very moving Regards Steve

Can anyone Identify the US Mail vehicle in the picture??I can't say I've seen one before. Regards Steve