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there is a large private collection of mainly ford cars and commercials called the paradise collection owned by a chap named John Mould in I think Oxford area who I believe had a 7v project in storage,it may be worth an internet search for a contact number and trying there

Nigel

you should be able to find answers to most questions on here as several members have james,looking at yours many parts look correct military spec although I think it chould have folding footrests

Nigel

theres always plenty of jee[ parts dealers there and I guess as for bargains it depends on who else turns up but at least if buying from dealers you can see before you buy and vdont have to pay postage

Nigel

nice 45 dated American greatcoat for £30 and a couple of wartime dated British 2 gallon fuel cans,not as much as some times but it didnt rain and I bumped into a couple of forum members so a good day in all

morning Mark ,very nice project you got there ,was it an import or did you find it over here?

Nigel

I have a possible contact with the curator of the Uxbridge control room so if anyone is interested may be able to get something organised re a visit,let me know if anyone is interested and if there is sufficient response I will see what can be done

Nigel

theres always a chance, thats the nice thing about the digout, you never know what you might find

always look forward to this little event ,normally find some bargains and bump into a few forum members but I think it may be a cold start sunday

nigel

thats the one ,only 7 or 8 miles from me and Ive never been there

Dallas dig oput this sunday,anyone going?

forgot to mention the other obvious benefit over blast cleaning is no distortion to even thin body panels

a mate of mine used to use an acid dippers in the midlands for stripping panels on fifties american cars he was restoring the nice thing was that apart from needing degreasing good panels were ready for paint and any corrosion was disolved leaving good metal for repairs

as Tony says never rely on a jack alone (unless of course it is mr Beckett) a local gunsmith to me tried fixing the exhaust on his car a few years ago with only a jack for support,the neighbours found him squashed under the car 2 days later

having just had a quick look on the web I stand corrected as cc41 does indeed stand for civilian clothing although it was later adopted for other items such as furniture and bed linen etc

You're quite correct that CC41 stands for Civilian Clothing 1941.

That label was for all goods manufactured under the Utility scheme.

 

The Utility Scheme basically controlled how much cloth/buttons/pleats/darts etc you could use in a design, in order to save materials. It was also a high standard quality control.

 

There is a myth of Utility clothing being rubbish, I have quite a few items, and they are all superbly made. Certainly far better than today's throwaway clothes.

I am not sure about cc41 standing for civilian clothing as the cc41 mark can be found on other articles such as furniture and is normally known as the utility mark it may however have originally only been used on clothing and adpted soon after for other items

welcome aboard ,cant beat a landy for practicality

rytons Number 01909 500 222

have to agree ,call Ryron arms they are very helpful

always good to welcome another Herts boy ,where you from Paul?

Hi depending on your budget you could try replicaters.com they will make a uniform to your measurments, i have heared good reports about them.

replicators can do some very good well priced kit but they can also produce items of dubious quality and colour and the service has been commented on quite a lot on the reenactors forum,I have had no dealings with them myself but would suggest searching fo feedback about them before placing any orders.For todays sizes repro is probably your best option although you could try post war Canadian greek or Belgian

Yeah thanks - might get back on Jim's tank if that's the case!

pushbike will be fine on the way into Dorch ,its all downhill except that Wynford Eagle bit but it would be a bit of a bugger on the return leg

the Maltese camo certainly stands out amongst a sea of green ,check out the A and E pictures for Ian Hinces m20

We picked the Sugga up when Red Bull bought and it was all in its' original trim when it was taken to Austria for conversion - Never actually seen this one since it has been done so can't say - Has anyone seen the Milkfloats?? or the can cars!?

Cheers:cool2:

several of the can cars and milkfloats are stored in a fairground yard owned by friends of mine along with a red bull airstream caravan

is that one of those new Ikea tanks?

welcome aboard Stoneroad always good to welcome another biker ,what you got? we can always use more DRs at armour and embarkation