Danny P

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Hello Tim, I'm glad to read that not all small items were marked! So this will be a nice item on my Bedford MW. I think we are used to explain things through a certain logic and therefore the broad arrow will underline our explanation or it will just take away our doubts? Your explanation seems plausible and logic to me! Thanks, Danny P

Hello John and Louis, I've saved the following info on my PC which I picked from this forum! MW chassis numbers and years by Richard Farrant (HMVF.co.uk-forum) 1940 1001 to 18750 1941 18751 to 33719 1942 33720 to 46021 1943 46022 to 55885 1944 55886 to 64484 1945 64485 to 66995 This is the info I have from my own Bedford MW: chassis number 66674 motor number MW 72177 V.M. Contract number S-2216 (from the contract plate on the dash) date of production April 1945 (from the shock absorbers) So 321 more were built after mine When I had a look at the Bedford authorised service parts catalogue I discovered that the list of contract numbers must be of a chronological order since the S-2216 contract number is at the near end of the list (1945) and yours V3733 is at the beginning (194..?). So this list could help dating your vehicle to some extent! John, how can I contact the RLC museum? I would like to now if the number on the bonnet is the right sensus number! I 'm also interested in the history of course! Regards, Danny P

I have to correct my question (Sorry, I'm a Dutchman)! I wanted to ask if this kind of padlocks were used on British WWII vehicles or is it civilian as the broad arrow is missing? Any Idea? Sorry for my bad English:angel:

Found this 1941 brass padlock, maker Walsall locks & Cart gear Ltd. Dimensions 3 x 2 inches. Quite heavy. No broad arrow on it. Could this be used on the British WWII vehicles. Any idea? I think it will be nice on my bedford MW anyway (toolbox or petrol can holder)! Danny P

Thanks! Danny P

I'm trying to find out how to attach a picture in a private message but I can only see the "insert image" button (the one with the little tree in the middle). This button is linking to a URL address but I just want to add my own pictures stored on my PC! If I have a look at "today's posts" on the FORUM and open a thread to reply then I can see and use the "attachments" button (the one with the paperclip). I don't have this option in my private message. So, how to attach a picture in a private message? I have send an email to the administrator but didn't have a reply yet! Can anyone help on this please? Danny P

Hello Hans, Actually I have no idea but I have seen the weird blue-greenish color on restored vehicles. Hope others will react, just wanted to give it a start! Danny

First of all, best wishes for 2013! Let's hope for more discoveries on British WWII vehicles. Is it possible to share this drawing with us? Danny

Thank you Maurice, this takes away my doubts and I will leave it as it is! Back to my beer and party, champagne is waiting! Wish you good ending of the year and best wishes for 2013! Danny

That looks very very good! No comments about that. Looks original to me from A to Z so to speak! It will help me to restore my body regarding the details of yours. Thank you for that! Indead it looks like my floor is younger. Maybe that's why the hatch is not complete. In that case my body must have had a rebuilt. Therefore I would not doubt your floor. Looking to the details I can not discover any strange structural adjustments at my body concerning the floor thickness. However, our bodies are looking the very same I think. It's just the completeness of the hatch I would like to finish. May I wait for the sizes of the hatch, levers and wooden lockings and plate beneath it (take your time)? I would be very thankful for that! Wishing you a good end of this year, Danny

I agree it's a totally different body but it looks to me as a modification of the standard body as, for instance, the floor angle iron at the rear of the vehicle has no function (only for bolting the side board). Besides, to mine opinion the thickness of the floor has nothing to do with the fitting of the angle irons as they are on top of the floor and bolted on floor, side boards and front board. Only the bolts may look to long having the 7/8 floor. I appreciate your participation in my quest to the design of the body. I Hope indeed that others will participate to get a good picture. Here are some pictures. The last picture of the hatch is what I have at this very moment but actually you can't see it is 1.2 inches as also the floor is. Would like to see some pictures of your body. Please also remember once my questions about the measurement of the hatch (length and width) and maybe some close up pictures from the hatch levers and wooden locking pins from beneath it. How can I copy them. Would be to much asking measurements of it??? Kind regards, Danny

John, This is remarkable. Mine is about 1.2 inches (3 cm). I've studied the picture below with the following conclusion: You can see from the side the floor shelfs, lath beneath the shelfs (front and rear) and metal floor angles on top of the shelfs (front and rear). I've measured my metal floor angles and these are about 1.5 inches high. Herewith I can see and measure (ratios) from the picture that the floor shelfs would be about 1,2 inches and the lath 0.9 inches.

Hello, Thank you Lauren Child for your welcome! What I've heard is that the production of the bodies were outsourced to local carpenters and that they used what was available at that moment. Maybe that's why we see some differences in design? John (rippo), the pictures are very useful to me to finish my body. Could you therefore please measure: • the dimensions of the hatch and slats (length and width) • thickness of the floor shelfs (to check the thickness of mine) • How about the floor shelfs? are they all of the same width? I have some the same, one very narrow (next to the floor hatch) and one very wide (at the tail of the vehicle next to the tailgate) Is it possible to get some detailed pictures of the hatch (metal levers and the wooden locking pins from beneath) as I will try to make a copy of them. Are the metal levers somewhere available? many thanks, Danny

First my thanks to all the replies, especially to John (rippo) who helped me with the bolts! About the structure of the frame work I can mention the following: The two wooden main beams of the frame are on the chassis beams and are as wide as the chassis itself I would say, the distance between them is therefore fixed and is about 29 inches. The length of these wooden main beams are running from the end of the cabin to the end of the chassis and do not extend at the rear. On the end of the main beams is the tail beam also equal to the end of the chassis. The distance between the cross beams to which the mudguards are bolted are to some extend determined by the wheels itself which is about 35 inches. The little beam in the middle is located above the rear axle and is supporting the wheel arches as also the cross beams do. The hatch is located between the main beams of course and the nearest edge of the cross beams. The hatch is not as wide as the distance between the two main beams. So I would say this is the logical approach and maybe the picture is misleading. What I like to know is the exact width of the hatch between the two main beams?

At the moment I’m restoring the wooden GS-body and frame work of my Bedford MW. I have made a new hardwood frame (see pictures) as the original one was partially rotten and inhabited by woodworms. Now I’m trying to find out which correct bolts are used to keep the frame together since I doubt whether my bolts are original. Can anyone help on this: 1. There are four corner plates on the inside of the frame at the back of the vehicle (see picture below). These plates were bolted with 5/16 inch carriage bolts, lock washers and square nuts. Is this correct and what should be the correct diameter of the carriage bolt head? I’ve seen other carriage bolts (i.e. on front board of the GS-body) with bigger heads on other vehicles. The dimension of the carriage bolts head used on my GS-body is 0.7 inches (1.8 cm) diameter. Is this correct? 2. Same question about the bolts used with the angle brackets on the front beam of the frame and connected to the cabin (see picture below). Which (carriage) bolts and nuts (dimensions) are used (2 brackets, 4 bolts)? 3. Finally, same question about the cross linking of the frame (see picture below). Which (carriage) bolts and nuts (dimensions) are used connecting the cross-beams to the two main (chassis) beams? Are the bolts also connected to the four wooden shims below the two main beams or are these shims screwed from below? Thanks, Danny

Nice Bedford! Let's chake hands as I bought my bedford MW in Belgium in 2011 (see picture). I'm the one on the right in the picture and I'm living in the region of Maastricht The Netherlands. I wrote a short introduction a few days ago with the same picture. At the moment I'm restoring the back down from the chassis. Maybe we can share our experiences in the next future. My bedford is also late war dated (1945) with an early or earlier GS-body. Succes with the project fellow!!

Hello to everybody, specially to the Bedford MW enthousiasts! It has been a year or so ago that I registered on the forum but I never had (took) the oppertunity to introduce myself. I've posted a thread maybe once but now I realize being an unknown member with no messages at all. Therefore I would like to introduce myself today and start participating. I bought a 1943 GMC tipper when I was 19 years old and was the youngest member of the Dutch Military Car Club "Old Hickory". It is 16 years since I sold the GMC. My interest faded until I visited a liberation celebration in Noorbeek the Netherlands in 2009. I met some old friends and realized I was infected with the green virus again. This led to the purchase of a Bedford MW in Belgium 2011 (see attached picture). I went to my first meeting in As Belgium that same year and started restoration in September. I started with the back of the bedford from the bottom of the chassis. With this many questions come up which I like to share in the near future. The chassis number of the bedford is 66674, shock absorbers are dated 4-45, contractnumber S8216. If I'm correctly the Chassis number and contractnumber are corresponding with 1945 production. I would like to know the sensus number for completion! Can anybody help on this please? There is a sensus number on the doors but I don't know if this is correct? I hope you will appreciate my short introduction and I'm open to any comments! Kind regards and merry Christmas! Danny [ATTACH=CONFIG]70698[/ATTACH]

Hello Rippo, I'm sorry for my late reply but I focussed on the restoration of my bedford mw. However, the chassis number is 66674 which is 1945 production, according to Richard Farrant (read it on the Forum). I checked it with the data on the shock absorbers which are all stamped 4-45. I also found a data plate on the dash with a V.M. contract number S ?216. I found the contract number 294/23/S8216 in the "Bedford authorised service parts" book. The number in the book is almost at the end of the list which implies end of the war production? I'm still interested in the measurements of the bracket and ears to fit the rifle clips. So I will be grateful if you could send me some drawings! By the way, is the bracket of an early MW different than the bracket of a late MW. Regards Danny (The Netherlands)

Hello Rippo, My name is Danny P from the Netherlands. I bought a bedford mwd in belgium last year. I started restoration end of 2011. It is progressing very slow as I'm trying to find out how to tackle the job. I never restored a british wwii truck. Maybe one would not start his restoration with a rifle bracket but collecting some data for the later stage will be beneficial. Therefore I have the question to you if it would be possible to send me the measurements of the arm and ears of the rifle bracket? Would be great getting an answer as this is my first message to the forum! kind regards, Danny

Hello Rippo, I'm Danny P from the Netherlands and bought a Bedford mwd in Belgium 2011. I started restoration end of 2011. It is progressing slowly because it is my first british car and I'm trying to find out how to tackle the job. So I'm new to the forum and did not post an introduction yet. However, I saw your message on the forum about the arm of the rifle bracket. I do have the clips but are missing the arm and ears. So, will it be possible to send me the measurements to copy the arm and ears. It is not how one would start the restoration but collecting data at an early stage may beneficial at a later stage. Regards, Danny P