Tony B

Crazy is good! What is she based on?

Don't know if you have seen this. Those connections could be for central predictors.

Start at the ankles, then you weld  back on higher  up! 😁 They were built for someone about 5 foot 6 inch. I use a couple of wooden wedges under my Dodge Ambulance drivers seat to get a better angle.  Don't forget hatch in the top of canvas.  You will find a way! To much fun to be had driving them.

Watch was a seperate issue also a reportable item if lost ie easy to nick,  and valuable. That is a lovley movment, probably imported by JWH who then either retailed it under their name or fitted thier own face hand and case. Just like modern watches.  That Omega is particullaly nice,

 Not as good as a Dodge , but, Jeepparts is also a useful supplier. Paint,  if you have a sample pices most places can match it exactaly, depends if you want bright shiny factory fresh or that lived in a bit look. I use Dulux Weathersheild Metal finsh on mine, it's extremly hard wearing and semi matt so easier to clean.  They were working military tools after all.  As for your height, tough! Watch the films of John Wayne driving a jeep and get some knee reinforcement.  🤣

A lot of the watches used by both sides were Swiss. The one I have is a black faced RECTA, name on dial  Back of case markings Broad Arrow G.S.T.P. (Gentral Service trade Pattern ) F , unidentifiable 22166. Inside  back of case is engine turned marked F4726 engraved roughly  621242 proffesional engraved and some smal what I take to be repair marks, intials and numbers. Movemt is marked RECTA.  Genral size and scale of numbers on face are similar, though hands are two section but narrower. Hope this might be of intret.

Open the back of the watch an look at the movment.  The GS /WT is General Service/ Watch Trade. meaning it is a commercial watch bought in from variuous manufactures. Should be  a 15 or 19 jewel movemt.

Best of luck!

Who cares? Getting running for 11/11/2018 That isjust gorgeous!

Thanks for that. Whole new interest opening up. The other point is that the MG is a Maxim or Vickers Maxim , not had the chance to look up which one yet. Looks like the 1904 model. RN used them on two wheeled carriage mount originally. Tomo , the usual answer Improvise Adapted and Overcome. Apprently two of the buses they used were armoure dwith boiler plate, making them the first wheeled self proppeled APC, and two others were outfitted as hospitals. I belive about thirty went to Antwerp, those that survived were taken into German service.

I got my last lot from my local factor. Try your local plumbers supply place or dear old Amazon and E bay. Make sure you get adaptor, and the end screws at the same time to garuntte fit of threads. 

Reports are, where they were used on paved roads they were effective.

Found this clip guys. What are the trucks please gents.

Very impressive. Pity so few people realise how much work goes into it.

Panniers, Wicker . were definitley WW2 issue.  So as the amulances were normally attached to a hospital, I suppose if the hospital was moving the vehicles were used to move them. I know the full set includes a Dental Pannier.

One man's junk etc. 😁

I knew an old guy who went into raptures over my Dodges. He'd had one of those trucks post war. Used to tell all sorts of tales of overlaoding, and driving 36 hours at a spell. He claimed the truck bought his first house and brought up his family.

In close co-operation with our MOD no doubt. ☠️

I just hang  a trailer bored over the back of mine when on the road. If anyone wants to stop me and argue the answer is , well you saw me din't you?

Andy , it is the beast.

Yes, it is a Cliamx pump. There are a number of versions depending on how many Gallons Per Minute they pump. The ignition is a magneto. The only spares  I know are over here. 

Slur you total Diamond! Thanks a lot just what's needed! 

Andy, if no one else wants it , give me a chance to get back to you will you? Very busy over this weekend.

Yes it do. A small four cylinder side valve. If you have the exahust manifold still does it have a box with  a vavlve in it under the the Y? That was used to generate vacum to prime punp. 

Useful, thanks! The Coventry pump engine magneto I have is being acomplete Lucas of a thing!

Yes, the straps attach to the wodden bows, over the rolled up canvas to hold it in place.  When you roll up sides , roll to inside. That way the rain  doesn't collect in the folds. Also throw side ropes in before rolling. Back and front cab  sections   rope through eyes around the front and rear bow with straps attached. Front section goes over the rear pice and buckles in place. Good idea is to put front onto windscreen, buckle up to rear than pull rear section to get tension all the way through. I see the ubiqitous cable tie to hold bow to lazyback. Mine are bored through with a butterfly nut and coach bolt Worth putting stretchers acros sthe bows to fix them. I have thin plastic sheet, actually ex Bus advert boards under the canvas to stop water puddling.