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Thanks mtskull , looked it up , its very similar but the plugs are coming off at a right angle to the bore and the rocker brackets are slightly different ?[ATTACH=CONFIG]88545[/ATTACH]

I have to say that, having searched many images on the web, I can't find one that completely matches yours either, but bear in mind that there were likely to have been a number of variations during the engine's production life, especially as it was also built under license by other manufacturers. The shape of the cylinder and even the number of fins match the Gnome almost exactly, so my money is still on that.

 

Do you have a photo showing the underside and inside of the cylinder? The arrangement of the transfer ports in the lower part of the cylinder, as well as the bore dimension, might shed some more light on its identity.

Hi Folks , this has been my door bell for years and I was told it was a Stuart tank Cylinder Head from the person who gave it to me. never gave it much though apart from being a cool door bell. was looking at Stuart engines the other day and it is not one? after a bit of googling it looks more like something found on WW1 radial aircraft engines , bore is approx. 138mm height (less rocker mounting) is approx. 265mm. it appears to be turned from one billet of steel , has been modified at the top to be hung up (possibly why is still around ) so disregard that top loop.

Any body know anything about these old engines?[ATTACH=CONFIG]88513[/ATTACH]

Pretty sure that is a cylinder from an early Gnome monosoupape rotary engine. Look up "Gnome Monosoupape" on Wikipedia; it tells you everything that you want to know.

It's a Stuart but it's using a Valentine engine to power the cutter.

That sums up why I absolutely love this forum. Whatever the question, however obscure the topic, if it is MV related then somebody on this forum will know the answer. Maximum respect, chaps.

http://illuminatireview.com/fbi-declassifies-files-showing-hitler-die-germany/

 

FBI files tell it all

 

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Casting an eye over the document, all that it amounts to is a statement that an FBI agent met a person who claimed to have helped Hitler to hide in Argentina; the claim could not be verified because the source disappeared.

 

Sorry, but that falls a long way short of proof that Hitler survived the war and that the US government knew that he was alive and well.

 

My personal opinion is that, if Hitler survived and gone in to hiding, Mossad would have found him.

Comet = Cromwell on Growth Hormone & EPO?:nut:

Nah. Comet = Cromwell with different gun & turret

Another photo of "Decoy", shows it was No.2 in the fleet.

See on this link at bottom of the page:

http://www.booty.org.uk/WestMoorsRailway/Sub_pages/05_ACountryRailway.htm

The crew appear to be the same men as in the first photo, no sign of anything resembling an artificial leg in this pic.

Nick and Richard,

 

Thanks to both of you for your identifications and help with this engine. Now i'm off to find the Distributor Cap for this engine and a Model-t engine for my roadster. Thanks again for your help, I'll take a look at the sites you recommended and hopefully get just what I need to make this motor run again.

Parts for this engine are relatively easy and cheap to obtain but depending on what you want to use it for, I would recommend that you find out which version it is in terms of cubic capacity before you expend money and effort upon it. The 948cc version is gutless, the 803cc even more so. The 1147cc is OK, the 1296cc is a sweet little engine and in my opinion the by far best of the lot. The 1500cc is utterly awful; stretched beyond the limits of reliability, it is rougher than the 1296 whilst developing no more power and with a penchant for eating its crankshaft bearings.

Enjoy!

 

militaria, ww1, the subject of hairy ancestor,

 

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

 

Don't you just love Google Translate! -"Objet de poilu" refers to the trailer having been in use by the French army.

"Poilu" literally translates as "hairy one" but was used by the French as a generic nickname for their soldiers; in effect their equivalent of our "Tommy".

Great stuff! What a magnificent effort to bring a historic truck back from the dead; It must be a great feeling to reach the stage where everything can start going back together.

 

I am really looking forward to following this thread over the coming months.

carry on up the qattara!!!

Love it! I am writing the script in my head already:

 

Kenneth Williams as Capt. Anson: "You can't possibly come with us"

Bernard Bresslaw as Van der Poele: "I've got 3 bottles of gin"

Kenneth Williams as Capt. Anson: "Oooh, I don't mind if I do!"

Ooer matron! Its Sylvia Syms - Joan Sims was in the carry on films. Agree about the film though. Mills performance as a man on the edge is outstanding. As an aside she (Sylvia) has appeared in many more recent films including Absolute Beginners !!

 

I think the thing about those early war films, vehicles aside is that the war was still very contemporary so they couldn't ham it up in the way they do today..

 

Sylvia Syms; how did I get that wrong after a whole afternoon of sifting through Ice Cold in Alex trivia? :red::red::red:

Mind you, that set me thinking: How might the film have turned out if it had starred Joan Sims, with Kenneth Williams as Captain Anson, Sid James in place of Harry Andrews and Bernard Bresslaw as Van der Poele?

 

I'll get my coat.....

Ice Cold in Alex. When you have John Mills, Harry Andrews, Anthony Quayle, Joan Sims, an Austin K2 and a Humber Heavy Utility, it is possible to forgive the dodgy German vehicles in the desert and the S1 Land Rover at the end. :-D

I never cease to be amazed at the quality of workmanship, depth of knowledge and sheer ingenuity that goes into this project; I am looking forward to watching it all go back together.

 

Re. the steering wheel, isn't the wheel fitted to the Taunton scrapyard example different to the others which you have used for reference? -It appears to be have been made out of steel, with a separate rim, rather than cast in one piece in aluminium. Perhaps the need to protect steel spokes from rust might explain why they are coated as well as the rim in this case?

It is difficult to be 100% certain but the spokes of the wheel in the old photo of the tipper look as if they are bare aluminium. Also, if the aluminium spokes were once coated, then in the case of the bus in the museum, somebody has gone to a lot of trouble to remove every trace of the coating from the spokes, before wrapping the rim.

Wow, that is one brave project! Best of luck; I look forward to following progress on this thread.

I am really enjoying following this thread.

Dan, that is amazing, the way you never let a few missing vital parts get in the way of progress.

 

Future archaeologists are going to be convinced that "D.J. Nemeth" was the name of a foundry which supplied castings to Halley & Co. In the early 20th century!

 

looking forward to the next instalment.....

Clive, you might want to change the title of the original pic on photobucket, as it's a bit of a giveaway.....

You can see the rule in the picture? They look like 30mm to me.

Ooops:red:

you need to measure the diameter which will give you the calibre which will make identifying them much easier. as a guess i'd say they might be 20mm from a hispano suiza (but ordnance isn't my thing)

Too small for 20mm; more likely 50 cal.

A truly magnificent achievement. Not sure how you could bear to part with it but I do understand how sometimes the satisfaction derives from the restoration itself, rather than possessing the finished article.

I can't wait to see the Churchill up and running!

Does anybody else find it slightly intriguing that, apart from the two later vehicles, everything is standing on the sea bed the right way up? Any ideas as to why?

Ok in summary of what has been deduced so far. We have:

 

Flag for a latrine built by the British Army

Not specifically for officers

Not likely to be for women

Not for the public

Not specifically a special urinal

 

So someone has been left out. :-D

NCO's? Other Ranks? Men?

Cor, you are kind of a 3D Printer for old trucks, aren't you ?

 

Might be worth people going back to the start of this thread to see what you had as a starting position.

Agreed. This is inspirational stuff and a fantastic achievement to resurrect a unique truck from a scant pile of parts. I think this story will just keep on getting better and better

Thinking outside the box, is the decision to go for new cast iron pistons for practical reasons or simply for authenticity? Do the pistons have to be cast iron at all? Wouldn't it be easier to do them in aluminium alloy, or even machine an existing piston to fit? -just asking out of curiousity; this is in no way intended as criticism of the fantastic work being done here.

Wow! That is some dedicated research. Now, where might we find records showing where they worked when in War Department service?

Regardless of whether the vehicles are period-accurate or not, "Escape to Victory" has got to be the worst war film ever.

So excruciatingly bad it is also one of the funniest :laugh: