Rick W

See restorations James

Cheer up, brian. you know what they say Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a wistle! And this'll help things turn out for the best.. And.. (The music fades into the song) ...Always look on the bright side of life! (Whistle) Always look on the light side of life.. If life seems jolly rotten There's something you've forgotten! And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing When you're feeling in the dumps Don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle -- that's the thing! And... always look on the bright side of life.. (Whistle) Come on! (Other start to join in) Always look on the bright side of life.. (Whistle) For life is quite absurd And death's the final word You must always face the curtain with a bow! Forget about your sin -- give the audience a grin Enjoy it -- it's the last chance anyhow! So always look on the bright side of death! Just before you draw your terminal breath Life's a piece of shit When you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true You'll see it's all a show Keep 'em laughing as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you! And always look on the bright side of life (Whistle) Always look on the bright side of life (Whistle) :-D :-D :-D

In a nutshell, what is the law on owning deacs, do they need to be declared? I take it you need the certificate? Do you need to be licensed?

Thanks for that, does the Mk1 take the 100 round drum?

How much should I be prepared to pay for a Mk1 Bren deac?

Is there an internet based resource which tells you what modifications you need to do, to convert the Ural motorbike and sidecar to a wehrmacht BMW R75 replica, or a guide on how to do it? 8-)

Wot no Tiger? :schocked: :-D

There is one on ebay at this time, no bids as yet.

It seems a little short sighted of the people at Morris to make the lower rad bracket out of iron, with what I can only assume are stabilising pins (also made out of iron), and have them going into the bottom of the rad, which is made out of steel (?) or tin (?) as they are going to react differently to each other. ie expand and shrink thereby cracking the bottom of the rad. They obviously werent thinking long term! I would be interested to hear fromk other owners if they use anti freeze/coolant or just water. Do you fill your system to the cap or leave room for expansion in the top tank? (Give you a bell tomorrow J. if you are on here).

Ohhh yes! Luckily it doenst look like a structural piece, as it appears to have its 2 main engine and gearbox monuts in the middle, besides it made of heavy guage metal!

Pilfered off another forum James! "The "englischer "Panzerspähwagen" is in fact a Canadian Arty Quad. It is a little known fact that the Canadian 1st Div landed at Brest after Dunkirk and was part of a force that was suposed to continue the battle for France. The hopeklessness of the situation was soon realised and the whole division was reloaded ad returned to England. In the mad panic of the time, the 1st Cdn Div arty were the only, repeat, only, artillery to bring back their guns. Being one of the first units to be issued with the 18/25 pdr, these were quite new and not easily replaced. Paul Roberts Respond to this message Steve Guthrie (Login guthrie) Missing-Lynx members 69.159.74.185 Ooooh, a Morris Commercial Mk.I March 23 2005, 7:53 PM Hi there Rare photo of a rare vehicle, thanks! Just a small correction, Paul. Only the 1st Brigade of the 1st Canadian Infantry Div and some of it's supporting arms landed at Brest. This included the 1st Field Regiment RCA, who's Arm of Service marking was a '3' in white on red/blue. Just as the photo shows. The formation was largely equipped with British vehicles as 1 CID came to the UK with small arms only and no MT. The story of the return of the Canadian guns is quite the tale, isn't it? The CRA of 1 Div was Ham Roberts, who later got blamed for the Dieppe disaster, was the guy who broke the rules and brought back his own guns, plus a couple of Bofors guns and some workshop trucks belonging to British units. They actually tried to court marshall him for disobeying orders to destroy all his guns. This was quietly dropped after it was pointed out the guns he had 'improperly' brought back were the only ones left in the country. Steve"

The front engine mount/crossmember has forcibly removed this week, as it was threatening to collapse at some point due to being so corroded. A new one has been fabricated and will replace it hopefully next week, along with some reinforcement along the engine chassis near it. (For those not familiar with the set up on these vehicles, they have 2 chassis. A main frame which carries the back body , a separate articulated chassis carries the engine and cab). It will be good to get this job done, as then we can mount the radiator and plumb in the cooling system.

Are there many of your kin around?

Second battle of Alamein?

Hi John, its fabricating the cab now which will take time, but everyone is cracking on with it now we know she runs, so you never know! No thoughts on name as yet!

Especially the one with the pink shirt and beard :-D

Welcome aboard. Yes.....british and WW2, definitely the way to go, and if you want to be different ;-) Makes them easier to spot in a car park full of Dodges and GMC's! :-D

If I come across any I'll point you in the right direction! 8-)

Just perusing photos and just thought I would post this, as it was how it looked when "procured" from Julian.

The photos of mine in its current state is on the "restorations" part of this here forum. A google search will bring up many pics, although I think most have been done as English unit markings. I think a search is needed in somepnes picture archives! Do you not have access to any photo archives over there? Have you looked into the cost of exporting a vehicle from here to there? Not cheap tho. Heres a phot of what it did looked like when found, and yes it runs! http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o72/rik242_2006/benson_photos_025.jpg[/img]

Welcome, British vehicles eh? The more the merrier! :-D

Morris commercials! Not that Im biased or anything, even the Wehrmacht used them. Ok, so they were captured! Why the questions?

Europe or Canada?

Hello Julian, yes, been using jigsaw with wood blade.

You are seeing the light, Joris! Come over to our side........ :-D