G506

Thanks Niels,

great pictures, and good to see these beautiful old girls are in safe hands!

Looking forward to seeing more pictures soon!

Niels,

can we see some pics of your Humber armoured cars please?

Sorry to hijack the thread guys...........

Well, it's in the Sun so it must be true....................

Incidentally, I'm in Tripoli with three British colleagues at the moment, I sent out an email this morning stating that the four of us will be observing the two minute silence with you guys in the UK on Sunday. Buck House may be letting our war heroes down, but us four won't!!!!

Sloth/Catweazle,

from memory, I think mine was WD reg no. 05 EN 00, and was ex REME, what are your reg numbers?

Sloth,

as Catweazle says I'm pretty sure chrome is correct for the wheels. Bizarrely, TRWs were originally supplied in bottle green paintwork with twin gold pin striping, which seems odd. I've seen NOS TRW tin-ware still in its in army wrappings, with the bottle green and gold pin striping applied! Of course, many were just painted DBG or RAF blue not long after entering service.

If anyone hears of a project (a basket case is fine) please let me know

G506

Sorry if I'm going off topic a bit, but about 10 years ago I am absolutely sure I saw an advert in the MV press (W&T or MVT green sheet) for a Jaguar MK10 for sale, which I seem to recall was described as left hand drive, with black paint work, (which sounded to me like a possible ex BAOR staff car) needing restoration and located in Kent (I think).

Does anyone know of this car, or have I just been sniffing too much olive drab paint lately?

I had a very late production MK3 TRW back in the 1990s, what a fantasic bike. You have that glorious Triumph twin sound, good looks, reasonable handling, and very reliable (later production examples had two coils, two sets of points, two condensors, lose any one of these and you can still get home). I had to sell mine due to divorce 10 years ago, and I really miss it, been looking for another for ages.

A word of caution guys, be extremely careful if using a pressure washer (either hot or cold) to get the worst grime off, as it can weaken the structure of the tyre walls. This is particularly important for those tyres known to have issues with sidewall cracking/perishing, as an example I have major problems with Goodyear 7.50 x 16 Xtra Grips.

Tragically, I have to admit to liking my Landy being all clean and shiny (in fact I take a lot more care of the Landy than I do my everyday car), and tyres come into this. I use weak soapy water and a brush to get any dirt off, followed by a fresh water rinse, and once this has dried apply a coat of tyre dressing, or preferably tyre foam as mentioned by Phil P. I like the 'sparkly' look personally, but if you dont, just carry out this process a week or two before the event you want to attend, just to allow any sheen to die down.

Sorry chaps (and Rosie!),

joined the party late yet again!

Count me in for making a donation, will do it as soon as Im home (early next week).

The government obviously couldn't care less, but lets show our heroes that we care.

Al,

yes I have, I'm in Libya at the moment, but as soon as I get back I will try to upload them

A Man's Truck !

 

 

 

Nope, you've got that wrong, she's got one too many axles..................

But what an event, seven Shermans, eight other tanks, have'nt stopped talking about it since!

Niels,

Good news that she's in safe hands !

By the sound of it there are a few survivors, but what a shame so few seem to be safe in collectors hands, are there any under restoration anywhere?

Sorry guys,

only just found this thread!

It may be of interest, there was an Amazon in a yard in Chichester in West Sussex, a couple of years ago, may still be there, and another (in safe hands) in a yard near Southampton. If anyone on this forum is brave enough to attempt a restoration, I can point them in the right direction to possibly save the old girl in Chichester ...............

By the way, I remember the one in Parkstone, not sure where she went.

Hello Tugger,

instead of primer/red oxide, you can get etch primer in aerosol form. A lot more expensive, but a lot more effective. Most professional auto paint suppliers should do it. Dont forget to use correct respiratory protection, its nastier than regular paint!

A White 704S survives in the Netherlands - see http://www.armymotorcars.com/html/w_2.html. It was discovered in and rescued from a French scrapyard, and then restored by a Dutch collector.

Hi Matt,

this is a friend of mine in Holland. This 704 is believed to be the sole survivor, and my friend was kind enough to let me drive it a couple of years ago. It is an absolute honey, probably the nicest army truck I have ever driven.

Cheers

Hi Nick,

thanks for the reply, I will PM him.

Cheers

I realise this is probably a long shot, but for a long time now Ive been on the look out for a TRW project, in any condition, but so far no luck. I had one years ago, but due to divorce it had to go.

Anyone out there know of one for sale?

Busy sunning yourself on an airfield while some of us were slaving away in an office....................

:-)

Mine has the original Chevy 235 in it, and no you won't want leatherette. The vinyl covers on mine were horrible when it was hot.

 

Got the troop seats back in mine today :-D

Good man, lets see some piccies!

I like all the Chev's but the panel van in particular, I think that at the time I was offered the van it was one of only two in this country and it wasn't in too bad condition. The present economic situation has hit me quite badly and it's difficult enough to keep the jimmy going let alone take on another vehicle but thanks very much for the offer.:-D

Hi Degsy,

no worries, understand the financial aspect, loads of people are struggling. They keep threatening a recession is on it's way, I say its been with us about a year already.

As you say, the main thing is keeping that Jimmy on the road!

Keep smiling!

Tee Hee, you gotta laugh!

 

Bodger

 

 

P.S. dont mention the post war cab on my Bedford. did 101st have OXC's?

I'd heard it said your Bedford was the first vehicle off the landing craft on the 6th June....

it doesn't really matter..........you'll never finish it anyway! hahahahahaha :-)

 

i believe 50's 235's were painted a nice shade of blue in cars!

 

Get to work G506!

 

Bodger Out!

LOL!!

Harsh but funny

The engine in my 1943 truck was a bottle green colour when I got her. I have since painted it OD.

 

Also I took the modern vinyl seat covers off my seats to reveal the original green canvas seat covers.

Hi Pop,

Is your engine a Chevy 235, or a Jimmy 270?

A friend did point out to me the other day, that even if my truck should have leatherette, do I really want to be sat on it, stuck in traffic, on a hot July day, in a closed cab? Canvas is a whole better plan! John and Mary Worthing sell green canvas covers, to fit yourself, £60.

Pending you finding out any thing definite I suppose you can only go with the majority opinion, its a difficult situation. A few years ago I was offered a Chev 1.5ton panel van, unfortunately couldn't afford it but have regretted it ever since.

The panel van is a lovely truck, and very, very rare. If you still want a Chevy, I know of a £750 project............