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  1. Richard Farrant
    According to the news video on here he said he was opening the museum on Memorial Day 2019, must have been a slip of the tongue as it was planned for May 2020
  2. Richard Farrant
    Hi Ted, In answer to your quote above, I had to smile as Bedford used to put in there adverts many years ago, "good for a 50% overload". !!!
  3. Richard Farrant
    Thanks, going by the tail, it looks like a Miles Gemini.
  4. Richard Farrant
    I thought the D8 had a donkey engine to start the main engine. Begs the question of how they started it without any starter?
  5. Richard Farrant
    I have rebuilt servos before and did one for a Dennis F28 and Ian at Classic Spares made the new leather piston seal for me. The one you show here looks like those fitted to a Stalwart Mk2
  6. Richard Farrant
    Hi B Series, Here is the link to the crash report; https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=18743
  7. Richard Farrant
    Just a bit of information on the demise of the Dragon Rapide. The incident happened on the 25th June 1948 near Mile Post 100 in the Syrian desert. It was on a flight to Damascas when it had to make an emergency landing.
  8. Richard Farrant
    Not sure if you have a wiring diagram for the cupola, but this may be useful to you.
  9. Richard Farrant
    You should have seen the Land Rovers we fitted the NI GRP armour to. If they had gone through several tours there would be quite a few holes in all the panels as the holes were never in the same place.
  10. Richard Farrant
    Not wartime but about 1949/50, a lovely Commer Q2 15cwt. These are ultra rare, they were supplied with the WW2 pattern 15cwt body, like the Bedford MW. On Milweb currently https://www.milweb.net/webvert/a4796/98834
  11. Richard Farrant
    ML is Morris Commercial and as there is some commonality with parts you will see Morris Motors and Wolseley shown as well.
  12. Richard Farrant
    Just tried the website again and it opens for me.
  13. Richard Farrant
    That Haldex website is in North America! The clutch is Borg & Beck and these are their part numbers: clutch driven plate is part no. 54795TT Clutch pressure plate is part no. 48446/20TT The people to talk to are Clutchfix in Yorkshire, www.clutch-fix.co.uk They made a new plate for me for a customer's Rolls Royce engine in a fire tender, Very good service.
  14. Richard Farrant
    Ah OK, I thought the photos might have been from the 1950’s. Will have a rethink. Rear body does look CMP though. If there is a star and in N Africa then it indicates a US vehicle, maybe .....
  15. Richard Farrant
    These last two photos, body looks like a CMP but windscreen looks like one on a Humber FV1600. There appears to be a CMP truck in the distant background in one photo.
  16. Richard Farrant
    Mike, That is bad luck. When you get the head off, check it with a straight edge for any bow in the face. A engine machining shop should be able to face it for you if it needs doing. Not sure if the studs go straight in to the water jacket,, if so it is possible they are leaking around the threads.
  17. Richard Farrant
    They were a 'parts bin' machine made by a Royal Ordnance Factory, two adapted RL front axles, RL gearbox, Thornycroft transfer box, and Coventry Climax forklift steering box., along with a Perkins tractor engine. I worked on them for the army, the manual would be an EMER which is in three levels of repair, Unit, Field and Base. A part list would be of great help to glean the origin of some of the parts. ,
  18. Richard Farrant
    Try a freeze and release spray on the pipe nut
  19. Richard Farrant
    I had one of these back in the 80's and it said to use unleaded petrol, but this was well before Unleaded was available at filling stations.
  20. Richard Farrant
    Hi Tony, On the thread I linked, the first two photos, my grandfather driving in the top photo, with William Robinson in the back. I have a couple more photos probably taken at the same time, but the photo below is the same registration number, but different track layout and the bonnet is different. I did hear once that Citroen may have used this one advertise the vehicle and maybe they upgraded it for Mr Robinson. Sadly my father is no long alive because he remembered the car. I often wonder if it still exists. regards, Richard
  21. Richard Farrant
    Hi Tony, Have you seen a thread on this forum from about 7 years ago regarding a civilian Citroen Kegresse? I could not believe my eyes when it came up as it is my grandfather was driving it, back in the 1920's. He was a chauffeur and drove it from new. regards, Richard
  22. Richard Farrant
    Hi Phil, That is a good collection .Am I right in thinking you took the Humber 1 Ton to Darwin in 1995 for Back To The Track? I recall seeing it in Darwin.. regards Richard
  23. Richard Farrant
    Yes, John did have the Humber ambulance at the first time I met him in the 80’s at one of the MVT D-Day shows on Southsea Common.
  24. Richard Farrant
    That one on the back of a Bedford fire engine belonged to John Rowell of Peterborough. Not seen it for many years. I know of a restored Guy 4x4 FAT in Australia, and a friend had an unrestored one a few years ago
  25. Richard Farrant
    And here is 00HX26. It is being loaded at REME Wksps, Ashford in early 90's. It had been through the Paintshop and I had removed and refitted the blade to get it in there.
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