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  1. Richard Farrant
    Tony, IIRC, the army had specific paint for painting camouflage on canvas.....seen it in black and green. Have seen surplus cans of it for sale by dealers at shows.
  2. Richard Farrant
    Perhaps a stuck thermostat then............
  3. Richard Farrant
    Is the fan working?
  4. Richard Farrant
    Hi Adrian, That ref to BS shade of Olive Drab, should be number 298. I have used this for wartime vehicles and it would seem correct after finding evidence of original paintwork in hidden places. As for Khaki Drab, was this an official name? I am just starting to use SCC No.2 Brown, at least what the supplier says it is, and that has a slight resemblence of the colour of British Khaki battledress.
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    There were two of those scaled down Matadors, they were sold off quite some years ago, and ended up with friends who were involved with the REME Historic Vehicle collection. Beleive they may have been sold on again. I think it was powered by a Mini engine and transmission.
  6. Richard Farrant
    Hi Degsy, You are quite correct, to quote the entry in the Def Stan, "this oil may not be suitable for use in systems containing gears or bearings made of copper alloys".
  7. Richard Farrant
    Hi Mettlen, I am sending you a PM. Richard
  8. Richard Farrant
    Ah, I see your point, possibly had a bulkhead swapped during an army rebuild in its early life.
  9. Richard Farrant
    Hi John, That is the instruction plate for cleaning the early air cleaner. Talking of which, a friend has recently bought an MW with a early filter, and I see it has been converted inside to take a modern air filter element, similar those on some tractors.
  10. Richard Farrant
    Thanks Nick, very sad to hear about Jeff. I remember him well, when he used to bring his Scammell to shows. Always nice to chat to him. Not seen him for some years though, last time he was in a steam car. regards, Richard
  11. Richard Farrant
    Andy, It should be a Perkins Phaser 110MT diesel, which is 3.99 litres.
  12. Richard Farrant
    I will second that, having bought a copy of Mike's book, covering 1936-45 in UK and NW Europe. It includes paint chips. A lot of regulations quoted as well, so it is not heresay. And SCC15 is known as Olive Drab.........now in the British Standard colour chart as 298 Olive Drab.
  13. Richard Farrant
    I recollect it is a Hella component, but do not have any details to hand, but just scanned a page from Hella catalogue of mid Eighties, with two circuit diagrams for 24v. Hope it is of use.
  14. Richard Farrant
    Bernard, It was an adaption of a 6x6 Guy lorry designed for Colonial work, chiefly India I think. I would guess it was built in a bid for export orders, probably ended up a one off. It looked like it had overall tracks on the rear, in the film. Certainly impressive performance for the time.
  15. Richard Farrant
    Now there is a name that brings back memories, Mr. Robotham was one of the customers of the company I worked for in the Sixties. He had a farm nearby and I recollect going out there, to attend to a combine with a broken crankshaft. In one of the sheds were a number of very large Rolls Royce engines, at that time, I did not know his background, but only wish I knew then. He was actually Chief Engineer at RR Derby before the war and was instrumental in adapting / converting the Merlin for tank use, as well as being involved in design work of the Cromwell.
  16. Richard Farrant
    Richard, My grandfather was a chauffeur to a invalided gentleman who had an estate in West Sussex. This man bought one of the first Citroen Kegresse Type P2 models to be sold in Britain, in 1922. It had a specially made bodywork so that he could travel around his estate. I have photos of my grandfather driving this vehicle and my father had memories of it. Always wondered whether it might have survived.
  17. Richard Farrant
    Hi Bernard, That looks like the Guy 8x8 Prime Mover.
  18. Richard Farrant
    "Here's one I made earlier" Shades of Blue Peter and what can be made with sticky back plastic, loo rolls and old cornflake packets
  19. Richard Farrant
    Hi Ken, I think this is a container, converted into a tank. The writing on it looks to refer to Radford Ordnance Works, in the USA, they made smokeless powder. I can just make out the word "flashless" on the container and think that it must have been for gun powder, hence the large cap.
  20. Richard Farrant
    Mark, They are Dingos.................ATF Dingo made by Krauss Maffie
  21. Richard Farrant
    Catalina flew back this afternoon, apparantly had been out to Barcelona and returning to Duxford.........lovely sight.
  22. Richard Farrant
    Re. the Stalwart with extra towing attachment on the front. There was once, one like this in use by a certain MV dealer, used for shunting tanks and other large vehicles. Maybe this is the same vehicle. Definitely a post-demob fitment.
  23. Richard Farrant
    Tony, If you posted up those part numbers and photos on the Flypast Historic forum, you would get some knowledgeable person who could identify them. A lot of the airwreck archeologists get on there.
  24. Richard Farrant
    Hi Niels, When the cab is on, it is a different story ! I have had a stuck clutch a couple of times, after it had been standing during the winter. It released without too much trouble and without having to touch it, by warming engine up, putting it in gear quickly then putting the brakes on. Trouble is that yours has obviously been standing around a long time I guess, so better to remove the clutch, while it is easy to access.
  25. Richard Farrant
    Hi Niels, You do not remove bell housings from Bedfords to get at the clutch, the gearbox is unbolted ( 4 x bolts) from the housing and withdrawn, remove pan under the housing and the clutch can be dropped out the bottom. So, no need to remove the engine. Right, to the awkward part, or though not for you, as your cab is off. The tyre pump has to be removed, and after unbolting the gearbox, it is turned on its side and drawn back out, this has to be done, to clear the chassis cross member. regards, Richard
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