ltwtbarmy

Hi all.

Does anyone know the current owner of the vehicle in caption? It currently carries the ERN 18CE73 on the bumper, and would like to find out if it is the correct number for the vehicle. If it is, it's got some interesting history, and would love to speak to the owner about it.

I have found a picture of it, apparently taken in 2006, as shown in the shortcut below.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2255/2353946055_e72dfa9a1b_z.jpg

The DVLA website lists it as still on the road, so fingers crossed.

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Regards

Martin

The fact that i've never seen these mentioned is why i put up the post in the first place.

The relationship with the Libyan government started in the 70s. There are numerous records, including photographic evidence that while the british forces were still in Malta, Libyan personnel were already present on the islands. In addition, search and rescue went from being the remit of the RAF to the maltese government, who divulged it to the Libyans, and the Italians. I think that the last remnants of the Libyan presence on the islands, at least, ended in the late 80s. That's all historical fact.

What is also interesting is the date on the battledress, which predates the Ghaddafi regime, and must have been an order placed by the Idris regime.

i knew these existed, because somewhere else I have a size 13 pair of trousers, also in mint condition. However this was the first instance that I came across a complete set, so I couldn't resist!

The collector who had them had stopped collecting in the late 80s, and with him now dead, I can't find out the exact provenance, unfortunately.

Having worked in the oil industry, and starting out in Libya, I, over the years, encountered numerous Libyans wearing some form of battledress, even in 2011. However, I never asked them to take the uniform off to check out the labels. That might have been asking for trouble!

Noticed an advert on a maltese site, selling off military gear, and duly went along, and purchased a few items.

The items were all the property of a now deceased maltese collector, who, from his long association with the british forces on Malta, had managed to accumulate a number of items, amongst which, was a collection of more than 1000 badges, from all the different branches, and from all eras. He even had a Bedford QL tanker, which is now at the Malta Aviation Museum, an Austin Utility, and a number of motor bikes. These had all been sold by the time I got to his premises (luckily for my bank account), but I managed to get a few uniforms, all in rather good condition.

The first I'm putting up, is a Libyan 49 pattern battledress, c/w trousers, which, apart from two American uniforms, were the only items which were not actually british.

Here we go again:

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/european-international-sites/87514-uncle-sams-hanger-belgium-february-2014-a.html

Hasn't this featured already before here. I recall drooling over the quad in the pics shown before in another thread.

Martin

Is it just me, or have I seen much worse, even on this forum?

It looks to me as if the engine is covered with some blue plastic. Wouldn't it be grand if someone went, pulled it out, and restored it?

Martin

the 6x 50x16 bar grips where used on early landrovers jeeps some champs and quarter and half ton trailers but l do not recall seeing them on light weights as they had HI MILER GOODYEAR ULTRA GRIPS FITTED

On Mark Cook's book, there are numerous instances of Lightweights with bar grips fitted, from prototypes to in service rover 1s, and also series 3s.

And didn't the early lightweight series 3s come fitted with Dunlop Trak edge as standard, and were then changed to xtragrip grips and/or Michelin XCLs later?

regards

Martin

May be coincidence, but click on the history of the one from Southern Ireland at the bottom of the list

http://www.albion-cx22.co.uk/cx22database.html

Yes, I noticed that as well.

i wish you luck. I've had the same problems with donations to museums. Unfortunately, first refusal when they lose interest in donated items doesn't exist, but there isn't much you can do.

Um, have you seen this?

http://www.albion-cx22.co.uk/survivors.html

Still trying to figure out the offside wing marking.

The usual culprits seem to have missed this thread, and am sure that people like Wally Dugan, Clive Elliot or Richard Farrant would have the answer.

1967 formed as 55 Thames and Chelsea Squadron (V), renamed in 1970 to 55 West Lancashire Squadron. Renamed in 1999 as 55 Merseyside squadron. SHQ was always in Liverpool. When formed in 1967, one troop was in Cardiff, and the other was in Chelsea.

page 168 of Royal Corps of Signals Unit histories 1920-2001.

Better heads will elaborate on this, but as far as I know, command markings placed on the near side wing differ. So if it were in Cardiff, it would have one marking, but in Liverpool would have another.

http://books.google.com.mt/books?id=031WegRPmM8C&pg=PA404&lpg=PA404&dq=55+signal+squadron+history&source=bl&ots=r9nZMAU0yr&sig=YXovU7QtodJkvWZ4N6Vb19M98Zs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZBriUpSGD5SthQeJ-YDYDA&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=55%20signal%20squadron%20history&f=false

55 signal squadron (Volunteers). Now 33 squadron.

Welcome. Hope you find something.

I,ve changed the flasher unit but still the same fault./QUOTE]

 

Silly question, I know, but which unit did you change?

 

The indicator flasher is the box just above the clutch reservoir, on the bulkhead.

 

The other two, Lucas 6RA 'top hat' relays, on the opposite side, are for brake lights, and infra red lights, if I remember correctly.

 

I'm sure that someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

 

regards

 

Martin

In addition, try to find contact details for a chap called Bob Morrison. Back in the day, apart from loads of articles on military Landrovers first on LROi and then LRW, he also had a few books regarding landies, especially leaf sprung ones, and early 110s.

When on LRW, he ran a series of articles and was always asking people to send him vehicle reg numbers of ex military Landrovers and if he had taken pics of the vehicle in question, he would do an article on it.

On his book 'Land Rovers in military service', on page 66, there is an article on AMF, and I can see 2 FFR 109s, vrn 87KB00, and 75KC99. In addition there is a lightweight, vrn 53HG77. The other vehicles in the article have no visible vrns.

Hope that helps.

regards

Martin

Try contacting a user called Neill, who goes by the name of AR4412 on the militarylightweight.co.uk forum. He was in AMF(L), as far as I recall. Being ex REME, he probably would have had more contact with their vehicles than most.

regards

Martin

Umm, not sure about that, although the last time I had a smoking relay, turned out the earthing was completely duff.

suppose another possibility could be the battery being too strong?

I'm sure if Clive Elliott saw this thread, he'd have the answer!

I just got lucky with the indicator problem, being a member of that forum as well! Might be worth asking a question there as well , since there's an ex REME fitter who goes by the name of AR4412, who is brilliant at troubleshooting.

regards

Martin

we had a issue with the indicator stalk, the one fitted has got a WD label on it, the replacement ciffie item has got different plugs on it.

how do i wire it in? also with a standard relay, how can i run the main beams over them? i am not that handy with wires ime afraid

thanks,

Arjan

Does this help?

http://forum.militarylightweight.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2113

Martin

they don't break in, they trespass.

look in to the urbex lifestyle, then judge.

With comments in that forum, such as not to worry, the place is now not being so hard to get into, wink wink, I doubt that all of them just trespass.

I have commented after having looked through that website and noted everything, including the quickly removed comments from people, such as authorised visitors, accusing people of breaking in. As I said before, if a place is abandoned, and fallen down, and completely open, no problems. But I am not impressed with pictures of people climbing up walls, and going through windows with the ground below showing fresh glass shards.

i was always brought up to respect other people's property, and only go in if the owner had given permission, even if the owner was a government entity, or a private corporation, but maybe I was brought up on another planet.

I do know that if someone trespassed on my property, a), I would like to be told if anyone found out about it, and b) if I found them on my property, they could wave their silly 'taking pictures is not a crime' badges on the way to kissing the ground after being ejected summarily from said property.

Had a look at this after seeing the original post, it looks like an Argos catalogue for metal thieves and vandals to me. Trouble is I found it addictive to see these once proud buildings as they have been allowed to become. I DO NOT condone what these people do in any way shape or form but who hasn't wandered round some derelict house etc and wondered of it's history ? That said these all belong to someone and they should be consulted before entering. There is a section on Rauceby Hospital where I worked for many years and to see it now is soul destroying

I agree with you completely, it's addictive. But I do wish they'd stick to stuff which has been completely abandoned, and is in ruins. Posting pictures of places with all the goodies inside them, is only asking for someone to find the place, and go and take what they want.

I've looked up a few of the places shown, and most of them not that hard to find with google earth and a little knowledge of the areas.

Just recently, they put up a post about some vehicles found in Belgium, from an Antarctic expedition, and lo and behold, somebody has now been and chopped up the vehicles to take the artwork off the doors. Coincidence? Methinks not!

So glad she's going to be saved. I felt so sorry for this cent, getting rustier and rustier very time I went to Duxford.

http://www.anti-aircraft.co.uk/images/radar/meadows27.jpg

The whole setup shown in the link would have been bolted down to the Sentinel 2 tonne trailer, which is the trailer shown at the start of this thread.

Great trailers, but the mudguards simply fell to pieces with rust!

Thanks.

Was rather hoping that the warning would go out to the equipment owners really;)

Checking back on the site, it seems that the pics have been blocked, which is better.

regards

Martin

We used to have a 27.5 KV genny set with that bigger trailer.

I seem to remember it having some sort of cover over the gen set though.

Used to power the Machinery wagon for the fitters and REME plus powering the offices if needed.

 

Our unit was an RE Field Squadron ADR based near Tidworth in the 70s - 80s

if it was a Meadows genny, then it would have had a metal cover on it, with the exhaust exiting through the roof, with roll up canvas sheets on all four sides. Hand cranking those gennies was a nightmare, with several broken fingers resulting from the starting handle kickbacks. We never did seem to find parts for the original compressed air starting setup!

Hi all.

Been monitoring a site called www.28dayslater.co.uk

If I recall correctly, it's already been mentioned once or twice on here.

Some interesting stuff on it, but I do get worried when they start posting pics of privately owned vehicles, which obviously belong to somebody.

The first one is this- http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/military-sites/86488-tank-graveyard-attleborough-oct-2012-a.html

Some interesting items there, including the Long Tom in the background on one of the pictures, and the ex british military FH70. The Reo looks like its an early one as well, with a petrol engine, judging by the lack of vertical exhaust stack.

The second one refers to the former RAF High Ercall, with a lovely Bedford fire appliance, which they even have the cheek of getting into. Mind you, at least with it being unlocked, the possibility of 'someone else' breaking into it is reduced.

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/military-sites/86545-raf-magna-revisited-shropshire-november-2013-a.html

Hi everybody.

After being here for a while, decided to finally put in a post.

I'm mainly interested in post war british military vehicles, and currently own a 1975 ex RAF Luqa and Wyton Landrover 1/2 ton GS, a 1975 ex RAF Catterick Landrover 109 GS, and also an ex Malta Garrison 1962 Landrover 88" GS.

If anybody has any questions regarding the Bofors 40/70, and its ancillary equipment, I can help, and what I don't remember, I can dig up from the various manuals and EMERs I managed to salvage when I left the military. As a matter of fact, in 2007, I donated a full set of manuals and EMERs to the Coalhouse Fort, which helped them restore their 40/70.

regards

Martin