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Engines from the.1940s ran on leaded petrol. ...whilst leaded petrol is not available you can buy valvoline lead replacement and add it to your fuel . The issue you will find with any engine you buy is you won't know what work has been done on it .. The safest thing to do use use valvoline which will protect your engine . Lead was used as a lubricant for the top end of the engine .. Jenkinov

Most ww2 jeeps that ended service life in Europe . We're rebuilt at least one . Many were allocated by the US army to liberated nations armies france. Holland. Greece . Italy . Some were stripped and rebuilt by the reme. Others in their lives by the holding army . When stripped . The engines. Axles . And tubs were sent for refurbishment and when rebuilt there was no returning parts to the original vehicle. They literally grabbed the first axle and remitted it ..as such most jeeps i saw 40 years ago were a total composite of parts ..willy s .Ford and different years . It's been fashionable to return vehicles to stock ..so a Ford for is 100% Ford but my experience is that the chassis has and remains the key vehicle identifier for registration in the UK . Jenkinov

The chassis on any vehicle in the UK is the principle I'D .or frame on a bike .the jeep .the challenge is that if the vehicle has a doubtful age or identity the DVLA will issue a Q plate ..if you are building a jeep from parts it potentially could be judged as doubtful age .identity or both and allocated a q p!ate I attended a show where I saw a rebuild where the owner was proudly listing all the new parts .New tub.New chassis.the list seemed endless ...he was very proud of his rebuilt jeep .. Which as far as I could see with the exception of the engine and axles seemed brand new .. jenkinov

Valiant bombers part of our cold war armoury on Christmas island . The vehicle in front is a modified ww2 matador lorry .. Jenkinov

Hi . Bikermoss. The thread hesitated with the statement that triumph frame is that of a 3sw .. But curious are you confident that this is correct ? Post war many triumph 3 s were 're-engined with the higher performance 3hw engines .. The evidence of military specification would rest in the frames construction . In the absence of records ! .... Jenkinov

Hi.. We are quite lucky that with British bikes and the records compiled by Ron and other enthusiasts and the British forces motor cycles we can get vehicle matching or near those original .. I have a WW2 jeep and it's number is purely fictional.. As a comment a vehicles identity and in particular British bikes is driven by the frame number and identity rather than the engine ..I would consider your bike a re engined 3sw and if it was recorded on the triumph register it would be listed in The 3sw section ..so my gut feel would be to have a census number linked to its frame.. Jenkinov

Hi Chris Curious is it a war time or post war accessory for.the.universal gun rack ? Regards Jenkinov

Hi the jeep gun rack is normally mounted on the brackets on the front windscreen . When I purchased my jeep it came with the gun rack not mounted ..I was keen to have the vehicle appear as authentic as possible and mounted the rack but within a few days I had dismounted it as had the previous owner .. Whilst in war time it's positioning was a necessity it's actually in a very awkward position . Can impact your free movement of hands on the steering wheel and restrict vision . It's also fiddly to mount and dismount . I suspect that the fitment is a modification to allow the quick mounting and removal of the rack ..I have never see One before so suspect it might be a field modification Jenkinov

My spellchecker is working overtime ..that should have read the picture with the two vehicles Jenkinov

Hi Geraint The picture with the tendencies vehicles in convoy features a Canadian Chevrolet CMP GS this has RAF Police written on the front radiator and a 30 mph speed indicated on the fender .This was to assist if it was in a convoy. The armoured car at the front is an Indian pattern carrier mark 2a these commonly had names and serial numbers neither are clearly visible but their is a RAF rounded on the front glacis plate . The imperial war museum has a photo of a similar armoured car in service in North Africa in 1942 called Dhar IV Jenkinov Or

Hi Geraint The AT on the rear of the vehicle would normally refer.to Anti Tank .you can also see cables on the rear (centre) of the truck a common feature on anti tank tows ...I imagine the vehicle was 're allocated to the RAF police and the original markings left in place ... Jenkinov

The top photo with the 3 RAF servicemen are in front of a Chevrolet canadian pattern general service truck ..so this is designated as a Chevrolet CMP GS .. During The war the Canadians had a large vehicle manufacturing plant in Oshowa ( GMC)and were licenced to produce military vehicles ...their designs were based loosely on existing military vehicles such as the Morris vehicles but with Chevrolet running gear hence the reference to Canadian pattern . I visited The oshowa plant site about 15years ago and there was a small museu. Relating to camp x on site plus a. Collection of CMP vehicles . These and other vehicles are now house at the oshawa tank museum .I There are a number of CMP vehicles in private collectors hands . The military Vehicle trust may be able to help you identify owners near you if you want to see one . Hope that helps Jenkinov

Hi interesting collection of vehicles ..all badged RAF police the motorbikes appear to all be Matchless G3Ls a 350cc bike with telescopic forks .On The left you have A ww2 jeep (either willy s mb or Ford gpw) The next vehicle working right is a Canadian quad ..or CMP Quad normally used to tow a gun but a great vehicle for the police as it can carry 6 men and a load in the back . The next vehicle is a further canadian vehicle ..but a general service truck or CMP GS ...there is the edge of a 4th vehicle a staff car on the right but I can't identify this immediately . Hope that helps Jenkinov

Please note my spellchecker changes processing into purchasing .....in the above text. Jenkinov

Hi .A NOVA is a notification of vehicle arrival which is used to register a vehicle imported into the UK .it's a form i am familiar with as my son purchased a vehicle imported from Europe .However the good news is you don't need one . The clerk or administrator purchasing your vehicle was most likely unable to identify your vehicle and assumed it's a foreign import as They have been unable to identify the vehicle has been previously registered in the UK . I would recommend contacting them and advise them that your vehicle was a UK military vehicle and crown\government property and as such bad been exempt from a V5 however you wish to register it for road use . They are likely to ask for some evidence but I would refer them to the imps documents .if this is not acceptable it may be necessary to get a letter from the military vehicle trust which I know the DVLA accept Regards Jenkinov

I should add commercial vehicles by definition carry goods or people for reward. Military vehicles do neither and beneficially have their own defenition . If you can demonstrate the vehicles provenance it should allow your solicitor to quickly close the topic Jenkinov

Hi .my property is subject to a covenant precluding commercial vehicles .when i purchased my jeep circa 18 years ago I was immediately asked if my vehicle was a commercial vehicle .. As a member of the military vehicle trust i immediately responded that it was a historic military vehicle ... That closed the topic . i would suggest if not a member you join the mvt and seek their support . regards Jenkinov

Hi .my property is subject to a covenant precluding commercial vehicles .when i purchased my jeep circa 18 years ago I was immediately asked if my vehicle was a commercial vehicle .. As a member of the military vehicle trust i immediately responded that it was a historic military vehicle ... That closed the topic . i would suggest if not a member you join the mvt and seek their support . regards Jenkinov

As a historical precedent the war department in ww2 would have an inspector accept and stamp the vehicles.. With the BSA.B40 i believe the bikes would have been inspected on behalf of the.war department and accepted and at this point the data p!ate added . BSA with its historic link to small arms and being a key bike manufacturer would have been used to these procedures and it's not unlikely that a senior quality control manager within BSA would inspect the bikes .The plate would be added priors to despatch .They would then be inspected upon arrival at the army depot . Jenkinov

Hi. We are all aware that paint fades and discourse with exposure to light . Dirt petrol etc .. And similarly films and photos may not show true colours as the paper. Toner fixer etc and again discoloration with age may influence the colour .. Allow for colour variances during wartime due to necessity and differences in factor paint mixes and you get a plethora of colour variances.. As such when I attend a military or air show and see a mix of colours i think that is representative of how vehicles would have appeared in WW2.. On the specific topic of RA F blue i recently acquired a record vice and found the blue described as either record blue or RAF blue .As record vices have used this colour through the war years into modern times i would suggest this is actually an good reference colour ..due to its continuous production Regards Jenkinov

Mr Bushy Thank you for clarifying that there 2 boats in the picture .I enlarged it again and saw the second boat ..I am curious do you know the oats.size...does the dock behind it still exist to scale the 2 workloads ? Chris AKA Jenkinov

I believe I have found it a 1934 Ford v8 flathead. As Brockwood pointed out the headbolt or studcount was the critical factor . I managed to zoom in on the boat photo on The display and this shows a workboat...rather than a crash craft..always hard to scale boats but much smaller than a 68 ft crash boat.it also refers to the vessel having 2 engines a Ford in the front and Morris in the rear. It seems unusual for a military boat to have 2 different engines.. So it would suggest a composite put together during the war to create a working tender ....it may have stood in as a crash boat..but that description may be a designation of its use rather than design ... Chris AKA Jenkinov

Hi a very interesting thread and discussion. . Ford engines are all stamped and a 1942 engine would have a G stamp denoting the year. I am curious as to which museum the engine is displayed at. I note that there is a photo of a boat inthe display potentially the one the engine came from ...I would suggest it might be more beneficial to identify the boat as I suspect that will throw more light on the engine. I note that the boat is described as a crash boat .. A US term rather than an air sea rescue boat so suspect we have a US produced vessel rather than British .it may have sported a raf roundel during the war but in fact could have been. Lend lease. Crash boats were similar in profile to MBTs but often smaller at 68 ft to mbts at 80ft..these boats generally featured twin engines . As a young man i was offered a British air sea rescue boat still fitted with its twin rolls Royce engines ...my heart was taken but I simply could not afford the fuel running costs ... The boat survives but I believe it was refitted with diesel engines. Chris AKA Jenkinov

Hi . I believe it's a AA site for gunnery training .you have the traditional gunfire in the centre . The red and green lenses create a basic 3 d effect. So you could project a film of aircraft in 2d on a screen or some and the lenses would create a depth effect useful for AA gunnery .. It's missing the telescopic sights which would look a bit like trench sights but you can see the headrest and a side pad for the head ..the right hand side is likely to have a Audible ear piece for effects and instructions... Jenkinov

Hi Martyn You asked about the paint colour on your bike. ..Ron s confirmed it was green . But as a RAF bike the decals would often have been different .They often had the letters RAF on the tank and there was an instruction in 1941 for an 9 inch RAF rounded to be added to bikes.in service in the UK . I believe this was to assist Military police and others in quickly identifying RA F vehicles . Regards Jenkinov