Richard Farrant

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Hi John, it may have been used for a petrol cooker, the can being AM might be a red herring as the cap may have been swapped. The US had a petrol cooker fuelled from a US type jerrican, could have been something like that.

Hi Derek, Did you have a C8GS 4x4 back in the 1980's? cheers, Richard

Hi abacus, Sounds like you will fit in well here ............ I recognise some of those traits :-D :-)

I think Jolley do an electronic conversion for a Daimler Dingo and that is a very similar screened distributor, the points are same part number anyhow. Worth asking Jolley, even if they need your distributor to fit it, that is not a big drama on an Austin, just note position of rotor arm and body before removing and don't turn engine over in meantime.

Tony, If you have charged cylinders and get the engine just over compression, when you turn on the trembler coil it will shower sparks and away she goes. At 28 litre, I would not want to swing it with ignition on, it would throw you into the next county.

I think he turns it over to fill the cylinders with mixture and then switches the trembler coil on, you see another chap do that. The older cars did this by flicking the advance / retard lever.

That is a very nice shade of brown, I have a restoration in progress in that very colour, makes a change from olive drab.

Remember the Aardvark? I worked on one once, you could have halftrack or all wheeled. Operator was in an armoured cabin right at the back.

This was quite common amongst engine makes. Bedford for instance had the blocks measured before assembly as well as pistons, to ensure the skirt clearance was identical on all bores. When you had a brand new cylinder block, you matched the pistons to bores, the letter stamped on the piston had to correspond with the letter stamped adjacent to the bore. If an engine has gone through a reconditioning programme then this process might be done again on oversize bores. A one-off engine rebuild, the machinist boring will hone to finish to the pistons he has, to enable skirt clearance to be correct. This is why you will not get anyone to bore a block without the pistons being available to measure.

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There is a new WW1 exhibition opening at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. OK, I know its a long way to go for some of us, but I saw a photo which those interested in WW1 transport will appreciate, see link; cheers Richard

Providing it is on 11.00-20 tyres, then that sounds correct, the rims are offset and reversed when fitted to the front. You do not use twins with the 11.00 tyres/wheels

The recovery and tipper military RL's had twin rears, wheels are different and tyre sizes are 9.00-20 against 11.00-20 on the normal RL cargo versions with single rears.

Thanks for your interest, I had to read back as it was 2 years ago and I still do not recollect who the guy in Belgium was as I lost his contact details. Would imagine he has got over his problem by now. There is bound to be others who would be interested no doubt. cheers Richard

Spot on Ron !

Definitely need a brake light on a WW2 motorcycle. I was gently advised of this by a well known WM20 owner who was also a traffic cop. This was back in 1983 when first had my WM20 on the road. The law states brake lights required from a date in the mid-1930's (cannot recollect exact year at present time). It is for your own safety. I had a rear number plate and 1950's type stop/tail lamp which was quick detachable and revealing original tail lamp for showing. regards, Richard

Martyn, That chain sprocket is odd as the alternator and exciter for the gun were driven off this shaft, by a pulley driving v-belts, so maybe it is a modification or another version. Unless this chassis has had another use in its post-service life. regards, Richard

Hi Jerry, I know that the drive was intact when Monty had it, and it looked as in the photo of drive box in this thread. Was not sure about the wireless truck, thanks for confirmation as I could not find my C4 book to check. regards, Richard

I am pretty sure it is from a 15cwt air compressor truck, but in the back of my mind, I think that some of the wireless trucks might have had a PTO driven generator and a possibility that was driven like this as well. Just seen a certain forum member reading this thread and he owns the C4/AC that I worked on all those years ago, so he should be able to confirm identity.

As that gearcase stands above the gearbox and both outputs face rearward, I thought it was from a CS8 or C4 air compressor truck, with drive for rear axle and power take off for compressor. I rebuilt one of these gear drives about 37 years ago, so could be wrong though.

That is a Servicing trailer, it has the compressor and air operated lubricating equipment, you can see the hose reels for oil and grease guns. IIRC there was a washing plant on wheels in the front of the body and a ramp to offload it.

If it is the same vehicle (and not sure it is as rear wheel arch is in a different position), they have improved it since I saw it 22 years ago!

I thought this was the same DC3 bus that I came across in 1992, a photo attached, but not so sure if it is the same one now I compare it. I was on the Variety Club Bash as a member of the REME team taking part. The DC3 in my photo was entered in the rally by members of the Royal Australian Navy. We travelled from Sydney across to Alice Springs and Ayers Rock, mostly on bush tracks and stony desert. Needless to say, the DC3 always lumbered in to the overnight stops well after all the others. It was built on an old Chevrolet truck chassis and the drivers position was what you might call quaint and dashboard was a bit of board with random gauges and switches, looked like an after thought. Brings back good memories when I searched out the photo. regards, Richard

Afraid I cannot see that.