Bodger Baz

Bet you won't ever see anything like THIS at Tanks in Town though.....

 

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your right, unless i missed that bit!

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looks good mate, your missus is clearley a luck lady being allowed to spend her honeymoon on the truck!

going to try and meet up with him soon.

Trying to upload pictures! LOL :-)

i work in the oil industry at the moment, and there is a huge amount of work going on out here these days. unfortunately the job i'm doing here this time involves sitting in an office in Tripoli (not my sort of thing!) will be working for myself soon fiddling with green machines :-).

Baz

Nice one thanks Richard

Working on it, but internet connection in Libya is not amazing!

Are you being serious - or having a laugh Bodger Baz.

 

If that is a genuine siren light - I'll give you my Ward La France for free.

 

Oh and as Mike stated - not even on the right side.

 

Keep taking the pills Baz. LOL

 

Markheliops

Hand it over!!!!!! LOL

come on now....me be serious! but you have to admit the giant bean can was a great peice of french engineering!!!!

Got my info from RLC museum record at Deepcut yesterday, all they had was a Key card that has the info of loads of Bedford OXC's, the vast majoirty of which by the looks of it were sent to the BAOR in the 50's and disposed of over there in the 60's. Mine is one of only two on this record that stayed in the UK at Aldershot the other being at Bicester.

Mine 83 YY 65, serial no 22442 was sent to Ruddington auction on the 20 9 1966, coming ditrectly from RAOC Aldershot C.O.S.D. i think (correct me if im wrong) but the card also shows the orignal WD number as 5297466.

The chap i got the bedford from had bought it at Ruddington and never used it.

Baz,

 

That would have been Paul with the Austin K3, named "Vera Lynn", and Eddie with an early CMP Chev in RAF blue

That'll be them then :-)

There were some english guys on our campsite in Mons (Tanks in Town) last weekend that were heading straight to Bethune, the had a couple of lovely Austins and Early CMP (I think) and a Dodge WC, Cant remember there names though!

BAz

and again

The bridge in the background of the Jeeps pictures was the location of the first VC to be awarded in the First World War, the second was awarded just 500 metres further down the river at the next bridge.

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Cheers for the info, it all helps. So far everything is looking OK. but who knows whats around the corner, lucky i have the orginal cab and am pretty handy with metal so should be able to make it all work in the end, I also have a couple of other cabs lying around that are both pre war and war time that i can pilfer parts from.

Cheers

Baz

saw a genuine Ward La France Siren/light whilst at Tanks in Town, you lot were way off!!!! :-)

i think there were 7 shermans in all (it was like trying to count fish!, they didn't keep still very long!), got a great picture of 5 shermans parked in a line, Lovely!

i was even more impressed with the 20 or so half track! 4 of them with the anti aircraft turrets.

Baz

Just got back tonight, a 700 odd mile round trip in two jeeps, in every possible type of weather possible BUT............. it was well worth the effort, absolutely amazing, huge respect to the organisers, Armour owners and the Town of Mons for the huge effort.

Here are some snaps to wet your appetite, more to follow and some film work of our jeep chasing a Sexton through the woods! we couldn't keep up!

The sunday road trip was just out of this world! Shermans, Hellcats, Sexton, an M10 along with half tracks, M8's, scout cars, Diamond T's and so on taking over the loacal area and a 9 mile off road drive, fantastic!

Will be heading over again in a couple of years.

G506 and R Cubed should have some more input.

Baz

The cab came off an ex military tanker, lifted off myself. And yes the the panel on the passenger side is bolt on, so i guess it was a OL tanker not an OY?

Strange how the doors have the swage in them?

I am not an expert on Bedford types, but i am learining quick!.

The dash is the later type but i will graft the original dash into the new cab as for the bolt on panel that will be fixed into place just like to original.

Whilst in here a quick update.

The chassis has been repaired and is now in a fine red primer awaiting the first coat of sand yellow.

Rear springs and hangers are ready to go back on.

Engine is nearly done, the bottom end is complete and buttoned up awaiting to be reunited with its head.

Front axle is in the process of strip down.

Cheers

Baz

As the title says, what the rough weight of a T214 engine in a Dodge WC?

not sure where it was hiding but Pete Gaine found it. its the correct tanker variant cab aswell with the fire wall around the base of the cab.

Baz

No stopping me now!

Chassis all blsated and come up very nicely, just two spts that need a bit of welding other its in very good condition.

Found a chsssis number OX 22442. will do the welding this week and slap a coat of paint over her.

The engine is coming back together, got all the parts from Norman Aishe, very helpful. hopefully will have it back in the chassis before too long.

Been thinking about colours and markings, possibly a change of mind from gloss green to dessert sand with a north africa unit in mind maybe RAF? not sure just yet!

Darn!!!! that explains a lot!

Nothing wrong with Roman ruins- Leptis Magna is in Libya one of the best preserved Roman sites in the Med.

agree, i went to sabratha last time, and that was amazing, going to try and get to leptis magna next time.

Even the Roman toilets were still in one piece!

Baz

@ Bodger; will most probably be in the same city in that period...

would like to meet up if your not too busy?

I was there a couple of weeks back and tried to find out if there was anything to see from the ww2 peiod but only came up with Roman ruins! that was quite amazing, looks like you will know more of the area?

I'll treat you to Mango juice and Lamb Algarra!

Baz

I like it, top job.

I will be in Tripoli for the first two weeks of September if your in the area?

Baz