Degsy

Hi Mark I get it on subscription, it usually arrives up to a week before it's in the shops. Cheers Degsy

Precisely what I expected you to say, just a bit slow thinking about it I think thats known as a 'Gotcha'. :lol: Cheers Degsy

Yes, two actually, the one on the front cover and the one at the beginning of your question. :lol: Cheers Degsy

Issue 58 March 2006

Tim,I thought it was free subscriptions all round :?:

:twisted: ............you have got my address, haven't you Degsy! :shock: Hi Jack, welcome back :lol: regarding the above I claim exemption on the grounds of senility. :wink: Cheers Degsy

Hi Ian I have read a small piece on this in one of our MV mags on this side of the pond and am glad to hear your update on the situation. I completely agree with the sentiments expressed by other members on this forum but be careful what you put in print,' Big Brother' is, no doubt, watching and free speech in this country is a thing of the past.

Another reason is that there was a desperate shortage of vehicles in Britain after 6 years of war and only a very small no of new vehicles built for essential civi services. All the war surplus trucks were snapped up by hauliers, farmers etc and almost all garages had a surplus 4x4 very often with a crane mounted in the load bed to use as a breakdown. The majority of them were driven into the ground and then scrapped. You must also take into account the huge no's of vehicles manufactured in the USA, 800,000 2.5 Ton 6x6 trucks and nearly 650,000 jeeps as examples.

Received my copy of CMV todaycomplete with first article, two pages professing total ignorance and innocence. Very crafty,no doubt will now have loads of people contacting him offering help so he can sit in the armchair drinking tea and eating Berni's biscuits :!: :roll: :lol:

Berni have a look at http://www.goatpark.force9.co.uk The pics of the trailer on this site contradict the info I found and posted in my previous message. :? I would think that the shock absorbers might help to identify it, many years ago I owned a 1937 MG TA and that was fitted with the same type of crude wood block friction shock absorbers so I assume this would date it to some extent but hopefully someone will have seen something similar and come up with a definite identification. Cheers Degsy

Hi Berni Airborne jeep trailers had six stud wheels and no tailgate, GS trailers had five stud wheels. There is a pic ob the web of a GS chassis but it is different to yours. I know this doesn't help a lot but might narrow things down a bit. Cheers Degsy

Hi Tyler Yes the AA handbook was updated as far as I can remember annually,but I have no idea when it was discontinued, it may have lasted into the seventies but I suppose it went the same way as AA men on motor cycle combinations saluting members as they rode along. Cheers Degsy

Hi Tyler The handbook which used to be issued to AA members contained a list of registration letters and their origins, you should be able to find one on a stall at one of the shows. I can't find any reference to the K4 in Army service but they were used for essential 'civi' purposes such as milk collection from farms and wholesale deliveries from dairies. I can remember seeing some with a roof ring and think that this may be that they shared the cab with the other K series Austins. It will be very interesting to see if you can turn up any evidence that they were used by the Army.

Several members of our group are going over to Ireland for this show. Special rates have been negotiated on the ferry and petrol money will be paid. Everybody welcome, PM me if interested. Cheers Degsy

I have seen a pic of a GMC in British service in N africa towing a Bofors and I believe that some GMC's used in the desert were fitted with larger tyre's, singles on the rear but which wheels were used is questionable as it was apparently done before the DUKW was available. Studebakers were also supplied to Britain but which units they were issued to I don't know a friends father drove CCKW's or Studes during RASC service. CCKW's were still being used during the Korean by both British and American units, another friend remembers dumping a large no of Jeeps and GMC's into the sea in Malaya in the fifties, they were no longer required but the Malays were not allowed to have them for political reasons. Cheers Degsy

Hi Tyler Glad you have found what you wanted,it is good to see acomparatively rare vehicle going to a good home. I have seen many pics of a bren being used on the roof of Brit vehicles but they must have been very inaccurate with the tripod sliding around on the roof. Cheers Degsy

Is this a pic of the prize or a certain moderator in drag :shock: :lol:

Hi Tim Suggest you ring Tony Sudds at TS Autos 01474 564038, he will tell you the parts you need and sell them to you at the right price. He usually goes to Stoneleigh so if you could ring him in the morning you might catch him before he leaves. Cheers Degsy

Hi Tyler Unfortunately no,the only thing I do remember is that the Bofors pic was taken in N.Africa and it might have been in British service. Cheers Degsy

Hi Tyler Marco's 1st pic is of a hard cab 6x4 CCKW 352, THE 2nd axle is hidden in the photo. The SWB Jimmy was specifically built as a gun tractor for the 105mm howitzer so will easily handle the polsten quad, as well as the howitzer I have seen pics of them towing bofors and polsten quads. Several manufacturers produced a 1.5 ton 4x4 in a ,variety of configurations, Dodge, Ford/Marmon Herrington and International (USMC and Navy) but the main manufacturer was Chevrolet who built many thousands between 1941 and 1945. Surprisingly there are not that many of them in the UK and they bring higher prices than Jimmys. Cheers Degsy

You're welcome Tim. Let me know howyou go on. Cheers Degsy

Hi Tyler Have you not considered a GMC SWB (352) dimensions 231" (245" w/winch) x88"X 108" (reducible to 76" if you got a soft cab) It is an ideal vehicle for the Polsten and is considered by many to be the best designed truck of WW2, easy to work on, reliable and relatively quick on the road. Similar mpg to a WC52, better than a WC62 and slightly more powerful. Cheers Degsy

Hi Tim Have spoken to a jeep expert mate for you ,like most old vehicles there is alot of play at the steering wheel even when the box is OK. It is possible to adjust the steering box,there is screw and lock nut on the left hand side of the box but you have to be very careful when adjusting it or the casing will break in use.The method is to jack up the front of the vehicle ,tighten the adjuster then move the steering GENTLY to full lock , if the steering tightens as it gets towards full lock it is over adjusted and must be backed off. When on full lock there still needs to be a small amount of play at the steering wheel rim. As I have said before on the forum the average MOT tester does not understand old vehicles and will fail things which, in effect, they do not know about. Ask around and find a tester who is used to older Land Rovers as they have very similar characteristics. Hope this is some help to you but if you want to speak to Rob if you let me know I will PM his phone no to you. He will gladly help you in any way he can. Cheers Degsy

Hi Tyler Vanderveen lists them as follows:- WC62 L 215" W 82.75" H 87" Wt 7975lb WC63 L 224.75" W 82.75" H 87" 7550lb winch capacity 5000lb. Same engine as the 3/4 ton 4x4 but addition of a 2 speed transfer box. I haven't owned one so can't help you in that respect but hope this info helps you. Cheers Degsy

Hi MM If you paint over the original markings before applying the new markings leave a few days between so that you won't get a reaction between the olive drab and the white. Cheers Degsy