Tony B

Yes, I did that with mine. I was told it was English practice. One thing it does do is allow the tailgate to come fully down, easier for loading.

The Normon's, they aren't French, that's like telling a Welshman their English, aren't stupid. They know the value of parts and tend to keep locations very quiet. Calvados is a great place to visit, not only for WW2, but they are an ecentric bunch. in 2015 2000 Euro was spent on a helium advertising/ small barrage balloon because one old guy asserted that his memory of D-Day and the landings were barrage balloons. When I suggested it was bit expensive I was asked 'Would you deny an eighty five year old his balloon?' :-D One thing you still find in great numbers alongside the roads are 20mm Hispano cases English head stamps.

Visiting the area two years ago, and yes talking to locals. I was told it took TEN years to clear the area up, most was taken away for scrap, at one stage apparently the carnage was so bad pilots at 5000 feet were complaining of the smell. Though you never quite know what may turn up in local barns even now.

It has been mentioned to me, and for that thanks, I've misspelt Graham's surname it should be it should be LAY. I apologise and could the moderators edit the title please?

There are fascimiles of various SOE manual and material catalouges available. They went out of print for years but seem to be back again via Amazon. The other weapon devised for such uses was the De Lisle Carbine, based on a Lee Enfield action chambered for .45 ACP.

The BBC have just announced the death of Graham Lay, a military expert for the Antiques Road show. I met him at Chatham when I took Katy my WC54 to the recording at Chatham Dockyard. His first question was 'What is Katy doing here?' I was a bit supprised, but it turned out he had worked in Jersey and knew both Carol, Katy's former owner and Katy herself. He also told me that he loved MV's and had owned a Daimler Dingo till he was unable to drive it any more. A friendly, knowlegable man, who had a gift for making military history accesable to the public.

It's a numbers game, they built a hell of a lot of Dodges, Jeeps and GMC's. Like the Tilly, after the war and in al the old black and white films you see thousands of Tilly's with every farmer , builder and plumber having one. They just got worked to death and thrown away when the bright shiny new toy came along. As for prices, not long back ex military Series 3 were available for about £500, running, now the price is eye popping!

MV's are a lot more fun than money in the bank, and you can't drive and cause havoc with a bank account. Mind you, how often, at least legally do you spend your time under the bank in the freezing cold trying to make the **** go?:???

Is'nt Standard in this case a tolerance of 1/1000 to the inch

It is the number of shots held in the magazine. If more than 1 in chamber and 2 in magazine, they are now section 1 . Best answer if you are a member of a shooting organisation, and the Sportsman Assocation provide 3rd party insurance for military and re-enactment as part of membership, ask them.

Welcome in. We consider your desires quite sane. :-D

Found this on Youtube, some interesting shots of ground equipment and vehicles to.

That is recommended for any tow hitch. Many moons ago when I was foolish (Yeah what changes?) I used to marshall at AWD events. At one whilist yanking out a stuck competitor the hitch bolts failed. I've never moved so fast in my life, straight into a ditch. The Scrutineer was subject to some very harsh words.

http://dixon-bate.co.uk/ For those not familiar with the Dixon Bates adjustable system, you have a ladder back piece bolted to the vehicle. Then face plates to which you attach the hitch of your choice which is pinned by a removable pin to the plate at desired height. I have a NATO on one plate and a Universal couplig on another. It's just a case of pin which one I want on. Funnily enough the NATO is the most used, especially if towing out a stuck truck on a rope or chain. I lock the hook down and set to spin so regadless of what the vehicles do, the hitch moves around.

Tell them you need a tow hitch as your wife has the economy size Shopping Trolley. :cool2:

Yeah back in the day when we were young,... and used that as an excuse to be stupid. Funny how now you see me driving the WC54 with a roof (And heater) whilist Number One Son has the WC51. Still he wants a Series Land Rover back, I'll stick with the Disco. :-D

Telling and sobering scene.

Happy Christmas, and a prosperous New Year to all.

HuH! You got that request in quick! :mad:

YES!! A Skoda Yeti, fabulous little beast by the way, can mount a NATO hitch. I took an old Dixon Bates back plate cut it and mounted that on a mate's Yeti hitch, then you can fit what hitch you want.

Z was the British prefix for 15 cwt-3/4 ton vehicles. However, always a however, the American's use a short ton of 2000 ilb whilist the Imperial ton is 2, 240 lbs. So the max theoretical load of a British truck is 1680lbs, whilst the rated max load of a Dodge , from manual is 1500 lbs including driver and assitant. On a more practical level, put mine over a rated weigh bridge with canvas and fuel tank full, no load and got 2,400 kg. The other oddity is that British trucks seem to have pionner tols on the inside of the tailgate. Allows for full opening but can be a nusiance for load. 815-9 suggests a date of late 1942.

Welcome in, many years ago I got my WC51 from the same place, she was in the same markings but of the Gaurds 7th armoured, because the previous owner's Father had served in that regoiment . I haven't found eviedence that 11th Armoured used them, but then I changed mine to Force 135 the unit that liberated the Channel Islands, and they didn't use them anyway. :-D What's the chassis number, and dimensions of the cab would be useful to me, I'm getting a bit to old for open cab in winter. :shake: I do have a number of pictures of British Dodges.

Firing order for a Dodge is 1-5-3-6-2-4

i asked this question year ago on Gordon's forum about electronic ignition Phil P came up with 7 degrees. Works for me on both mine. :-D Though did have a similar problem with my WC51, early this year, most embarrasing. Cause was even more embarrasing, one plug lead had rested against the bottom of another plug, and partially melted.

When first introduced by Kraft, other manufacturers described proccesed cheese as 'Embalmed Cheese'