Tony B

Thanks Richard. Out of interest, anyone know the markings on the fourth one?

The local oiks have been using them for targets for years. :noyay: Glass not proof against bricks, stones , being punched by some drunk female wearing a ring with a stone in it (Blood everywhere on that one) or the bloke strimming the verge that is covered in gravel. Though a cricket ball did hit the middle of the screen and bounced off. Ahh the joys of London Buses. Opinion of garage manager when I was fulminating over a near miss. 'Next time slow down a bit, give them a better target and come back to garage for a tea. '

A number of captured and requisitoned (Stolen) vehicles were used by the German Forces in the Channel Island's.

WC54's in USAAF, Somewhere in England. Dodge 52 with British census number. Dodge Ambulance, not sure what type in Middle East and one very used WC51 in Far East. :-D

ABS will stay on till you reach 15mph. Driver's window not set, there is a procedure in hand book for clearing that Air Bag and SRS lights check wiring under seats, known fault on Range Rover and Discovery, often when the passenger seat is moved after being set for a while. Headlight wash wipe, not unless MOT inspector thinks your from Ministry, though if fitted they should work.

I'll try and find the caption for the photo. The SLU and Y Service vehicles had no distinctive markings, The whole idea was to be as unobtrusive as possible. The QL radio trucks often had a canvas pulled over the back to make them look like a GS. This is the only photo I have of WC54 I know is British, it's from the Tank Museum Collection taken of Chiselhurst Common.

No it was working just fine. It's in nice nick and I want it back! :angry

Pleasure.

Thanks Neil, problem is, if engine won't start, how do you get the thing somewhere to read the codes? :mad:

Airbags are fiddly but not difficult to fix remove the liner from rear arches and there is just enough room between body and chassis to pull out the rtretaining pin, but if it's ben in a while may ned some scientific brute force. Compressor contry to many tails can be repaired, mostly a bearing failure, and they are easyily available. The distribution block seal kit is also available, but that is one hell of a tedious job. Anyone know where I can get a P38 fault reader? I changed the tank pump on mine and it is now refusing to deliver fuel through the injectors.

Finally found the picture! :-D I believe this was taken in Germany. As for markings, I suspect nothing more than standard. The idea was not to draw any attention at all. http://www.yservice.co.uk/index Try here for more info, or any specific questions I can ask Phil.

The WC54 was used as a sealed vehicle to decode messages at headquarters, and as part of SLU, Special Liason Units, these handles the Ultra traffic in the feild.

The sir suspesion self stabalises when siting, that does drain battery.

Um, what registration is the vehicle? If it's English registered and your licenced to drive it in UK should be OK. Forign registration starts to get complex.

Tin bashing, head bashing, we have tried it all:nut: Now just to do it properly, can you help? Welcome in

Welcome Chris, and yes please the photos .

Converted to 12 volt. Were 1944 Jeeps built in 6 volt?

Thanks for that, Another odd gem of information.

Note: Mosquito Aircraft de-bonding. The original wood glue I believe was Cascamite, My Farther used a lot of that, a white powder mixed with water, the trade mark was two carthorses straining on chains to pull a wooden sphere in half. Quick check, you can stil get Cascamite--http://www.axminster.co.uk/cascamite-powdered-resin-wood-glue-ax21688

One or our machinery lecturers at college has been a MAF safety inspector back in the distant. He had a collection of old photos taken at the scene. Certainly made a point why there was a need for tractor safety frames etc. The prize of the collection was why you should not weld a seven foot diamiter circular saw blade. As for old vehicles doing the job, one place I worked someone got a Toyota stuck on the peri, the gallant gardiauns then got their Discovery stuck trying to get it out. In order to avoid embarrsesment they phoned me and asked if I had my Land Rover there. I didn't that day, but pointed out my WC51 was on site. Much laughter, OK you explain it. I took the Dodge out , just to prove a point left the Toyota hitched to the Disco and pulled both out in one go. I had a lot of quiet satifaction on that one.

Different production line, design changes, case of spending pounds to save pennies.

Like a two wheel drive Range Rover, if you have to have one WHY?

Could have been a local built body on the Dodge. Russia did have plenty of wood and shipping out rolling chassis would have saved a lot of vital shipping space and material. New Zealand reconditioned a lot of US vehicles from the Pacific, including using local material to replace beds and bodies.

With regards to Morris' comment. Out of interest does anyone know if Scammel's were actually supplied to Russia as military aid? I wonder if one captured at Dunkirk could have survived that long, shortage of spares for a start.

The US Airforce Police used them on bases in UK in civvy colours when outside. They could not patrol outside base areas in marked vehicles as they had no legal jurisdiction. Perimiter and outside patrols were the responsobility of the Royal Airforce Constabulary till 1971 when they were amalgamated with Army and Navy to form Ministry of Defence Police AKA MODPLOD.