Richard Farrant

Holding quantity for a unit stores? Date.....late Fifties early Sixties ( that is 20th Century :-D)

OK John, have a good trip.

John, Forgot to say, the REME Museum has one. To explain first, theirs is on a Bedford QL chassis, originally it would have been on a WOT6, but were rebodied to Bedfords for Korea campaign. It is on display at REME Museum, Arborfield, Berks. and fully kitted with all machinery.

Eastblock, Generally, if a vehicle is registered with a Q plate it is because the date of manufacture has not been determined, that being so, it is not likely to be on Historic tax group, and to be MoT exempt, it would have to be manufactured before 1960, as from what you are saying it is over 3500kgs GVW. Points to consider...........

Hey guys, where are all the photos and reports on the Bethune trip? :???

I think they are Norton 16H in the shipwreck, the front brake plate is opposite side to a M20.

Hi Nigel, I think he enjoyed driving it, by all accounts when I spoke to him this week. Your Hippo has a fair turn of speed, from my recollections of the trip to a New Forest pub a couple of years ago. The Martian would be quite a bit heavier. Will try to get there next year hopefully. He will never forget that PA announcement.........as was not impressed by it !! regards, Richard

I like to do 37.5 mph :-D

John, I think the nearest venue I saw listed ( on another forum) was Eastbourne. Will leave that to you as I will not have a vehicle available.

Hi Nigel, How did your trainee Leyland driver get on with your Martian? Sadly I was not able to get to the show this year. regards, Richard

Without one of these screens, everyone would see you doing your bodily functions, if you see what I mean :-D

and I know someone who also has bits of it for his K2.

As Lee said, I have done this many times, years ago, the loss of turret weight gives it a bit of get up and go. If work had been done on transmission, etc, which required a turret removal, the examiners would road test like that, in case a replacement gearbox needed readjusting.

Actually Reynolds Boughton marketed the hook lift system made by Bennes Marrel, under the RB tradename of Ampliroll. It was trialled with British Army on Foden 16 tonne 8x4 trucks.

As GA was phased out when Cymbeline came into service, I guess these FV436 ( to be precise ), probably ended up as range targets as the hull had been cut down at the rear. There is a trailer mounted GA in Firepower.

If you see the latest MVT Windscreen magazine, there is an article on RA Locating equipment, it describes Green Archer on a FV432 , also the old Profile booklet on FV430 series has a photo of it on 03DA19:coffee:

This trial involved only a very small batch of vehicles which were to be monitered closely, I cannot remember now whether bottom rings were left of on building, suspect not. Someone probably recollected a old procedure, from the good old days, when vehicle engines often had skirt rings fitted only after a set amount of miles had been acomplished. Regarding 330 engines being bomb proof, don't know about that, but in the 22 years I was at REME workshops, our rebuild line was turning them out over that whole period, along with other types. Not often would you see a "leg out of bed", unless they had run out of oil.

Clive, I was well aquainted with that particular Technical Library and can positively say that they were very proficient at keeping up with amendments.

At a guess then Clive, it is "Plate clamping mantlet", for retaining the canvas mantlet shroud on a tank, Cent or Cheiftain I suspect.

No, but it was on Ebay. I think if you delve deep in the forum there will have been some chat on it.

Thanks Cliff, a neat mod !

Tony, That first photo of how you found it, the body was an RAF Domestic Fire Tender, looks to have been cut down at the back for a garage breakdown truck. I remember seeing this truck in a bad condition some few years ago, in a yard near to Beltring. A chap called Eric Bell owned it, he has since passed away.

Very nice job Clifford, a lot of work involved in that body. One question though, I notice there was no transmission brake fitted on the "before" shot, how was that provided for? Unless it different rear brake set up perhaps..:confused:

In the BBC link it mentions balloons being stationed there in WW1, it was also an important airship base operated by the RNAS.

Geoff, Just had a thought, there is a guy in NZ called Howard Pettigrew. He runs a Commer website and forum. May well have access or know of someone, to factory records and also location of stamped chassis numbers.