Richard Farrant

Thats correct. What I should have said, was walking beams like the Pioneer and Explorer

Hi Peter, The Martian has only one raer axle / diff, with walking beams as a Scammell

Clive, and to add to your list, OSU Ashford (Kent), where vehicles were lying, and could be viewed and collected, but sold at auctions, inc. Ruddington and Chatham.

Dan, On a QL there are two rifle stowages, between seat and door post on either side of the cab. the butt drops down into a cavity in corner of cab, ( I normally have a fire extinguisher and warning triangle stowed in them). The clips are shoulder height and are the standard U shaped spring clips with leather lining, but fixed to a special bracket that fits to the door post ( and i think, cab rear). They are actually a damned nuisance as you catch your clothes on them, getting out.

There was a good reason for not extended the slewing angle to lift the spare wheel. If this were done, it would meant that an operator could lift outside of the designed safe lifting arc. Of course there could have been an actuated limit switch fitted so when out of normal working arc, the crane was limited to only lift the wheel . Might have been easier to use a simple davit as the Scammell EKA had. The original design and prototypes only had the EKA boom, as per Crusader, but there was a requirement for the crane, this then put the weight up and did not improve cross country performance with the 27 deg tilt limit.

Don't know why he went to the trouble of obtaining 5/16" threaded rod for extractors, the socket head screws securing hub cap are normally used and a stronger thread than the rod. Would not advise using an air wrench to remove socket screws, as the socket is often worn and need a bit of careful handling. Start off with a parallel punch same OD as socket head, give the screw head a sharp hit and it will hopefully free the screw as well as close up a stretched hex socket head so the allen key is a better fit. The guy obviously has not read the EMER as he would know the torques for the planet carrier bolts, another point is that anyone stripping a hub might come across these bolts with spring washers instead of locktabs, this was a Mod and it should be noted the bolt heads were machined down to clear the gears. When refitting use Loctite thead locker. Here endeth today's lesson :-D

Al, I can remember a lot of jeeps being sold off from Norway in 1987, there would no doubt have been GMC and Dodges released as well.

Sorry mate, thought it was clear :embarrassed:. Have done a bit of checking and the contract number on the plate was one from European Command, US Army, so looks like they were rebuilt by Rootes, for the Americans for Mutual Aid to Norway.

Whatever the result is, you can be sure Adrian is the winner .....................but which one?

Chrysler and Dodge were not linked or associated to Rootes until the mid-1960's.

Ed, The data plate refers to a piece of RAF equipment, the Stores ref. 4G is for "aircraft servicing and ground handling equipment". Probably something grafted on in later life as i do not recall the RAF using the Fordson E4 lorries. Wingets were better known for concrete mixers too.

I believe that contract number on the Rootes plates relates to European Command, United States Army.

In the late 1980's, a local dealer bought some jeeps from the surplus auctions in Norway, and some of them had Rootes, Manchester rebuild plates.

Back in 1989, we were across the road from Sabre, on Southsea Common for the MVT D-Day show. As we were awaiting embarkation to Normandy for the tour, someone said we should all get a special hat for the occasion (don't ask me who or why). I came out of Sabre's shop with a conical hat in light khaki, made from a sort of cord material. Transpired it was the centre part of an Indian army turban, so nothings surprises me what can be found there. Later put it on a militaria stall and sold it on!

David, This should give you a bit more info; http://www.g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=122600&p=1117995#p1117995

Hi David, The plugs and sockets do turn up on stalls at shows, and the 2 way switch is the normal one fitted at the rear of most British vehicles of the period, your K2 should have one. There is a thread currently running on G503 forum on this subject and photos of the bracket and location on a jeep. Thought I had a link to it, will put in a following post.

David and Tim, British vehicles, inc Jeeps in Brit service, were fitted with a a small lighting socket, similar to a bulb holder, there was a two way switch fitted adjacent and a convoy lamp, the switch would cancel the rear lamp and light the convoy, and vice versa, but maintaining feed to the socket, the trailer also had a rear lamp and convoy lamp along with a two way switch, and if trailer had a tow hook on the back, then another lighting cable socket. There is a recent thread on G503 forum on this same subject.

Maybe they were to do with jigging during manufacture of the chassis.

To add to Clive's informative post, I am sure that on an official publication somewhere i have seen that cars and other light vehicles under the lowest bridge rating (5 tons) had no requirement to show a figure, although they were fitted with plates. will have to try and find where this was stated.

It is an 8-sided nut, you may find that Melco tools have one to fit. The part number of the original tool is 41-W-1495, why not try Dallas Autos?

I notice the statement in each lot, saying "you may strip your parts and leave the body". Good ploy, you sell a vehicle, buyer takes what he wants and you sell left overs for scrap, a double bite at the cherry !

Hi John, I see the engine was overhauled by 750 Base Workshop REME, they were situated in Italy, and had a rebuild line for Bedford and Ford engines. of course this engine could have been fitted at a later date. My view of it is a fire engine, going by the wide platform in front of the rad grille, and a large cutout for what was probably a front mounted water pump. as Hanno said, Austria had some MW fire trucks and if the vehicle had come up from Italy, going by the engine, that would all fit in.

Adrian, Thanks for that. Nearly got it right !

Bob, Peter is still about and living in Normandy, but his M10 went to Tony Budge's collection, in late Eighties I would think. Have a feeling it has ended up in the US, something in my mind tells me the late Jacques Littlefield collection might have it. The Panther was in Hardwicks scrapyard in Ewell, ended up in Germany and has been restored, know nothing more about that one.

Think that was Peter Gray's M10