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  1. Richard Farrant
    It sounded like a V8...........auto box as well maybe?
  2. Richard Farrant
    you farmers are never happy
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    Truscott airfield, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Years ago, one episode of the Bush Tucker Man showed all these old Blitzs lined up and rusting. I also knew someone who managed to visit the site, access was not good, but it seems now that the airfield has been opened up as a base for off shore exploration.
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    Jules, As others have said, REME was not formed until 1942 when it incorporated elements of RAOC and RASC. I think you will find that MT vehicles were normally maintained by Royal Army Service Corps workshops or LAD's. The sign for RASC is red and green square, divided bottom left to top right, with red to top. I have no info on what number to use for 1941, the numbers changed during the war period and also differed between infantry and armoured divisions.
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    It laid the dust, just what was needed
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    Looks like a engine heating system for cold climates.
  7. Richard Farrant
    There had been a heavy downpour in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Ashford area.
  8. Richard Farrant
    Hi Brent, Going by the part number prefix, X3/XC/US/......., which are of the British WD system, it would denote that the parts are probably for "C" equipment or plant and originated in the USA. A stab in the dark, I will guess perhaps from a four wheel compressor trailer or similar.
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    Robert, You could give it the name DRATSABASTI ........as it was used on an Explorer in service, it is authentic, in case anyone asks. :coffee:
  10. Richard Farrant
    I fondly remember those MVT End of Season events and the Saturday evening film shows and socialising in the Gauntlet resteraunt........good days. I used to ride my M20 down there for the weekend, about 180 miles each way :shake:
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    Looks like a Kraz :confused:
  12. Richard Farrant
    Bernie, You will wish you never asked that :-D ..............turn it around and read it again ...........see what I mean ?
  13. Richard Farrant
    Nice one Bernard, LAD REME Queens Royal Irish Hussars, Persian Gulf 1961 Just been looking at the website and realised I knew one of the guys, he was a Major at the Workshops I worked in.
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    Come on, someone must have seen what he has been up to in the engine bay..........what is making it go so fast.........nitrous oxide ? :rofl:
  15. Richard Farrant
    A field workshop display..............or running repairs? or was CW bored :rofl:
  16. Richard Farrant
    The RB system was known as Ampliroll and trialled on the old 16 tonne Foden 8x4 lorries. Not their own system, RB marketed it for a French company.
  17. Richard Farrant
    Wake up.........Tony is NOS...........I know who you are :rofl:
  18. Richard Farrant
    :nono: Tony N.O.S. has beat you to this, posted the link a couple of days ago :-D
  19. Richard Farrant
    More interesting films on Pathe news; Humber 4x4 military vehicles - 1940, featuring an armoured car, PU truck and ambulance www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=73105 Austin Champ www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=30590 FVRDE Chertsey display - 1962 www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=42513 and lastly, an Austin fire engine with the USAF at Mildenhall :coffee: www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=1716
  20. Richard Farrant
    Just what I was thinking. He will enjoy seeing that on his return :-D
  21. Richard Farrant
    Bordon and the 1959 Mechanical Transport Championships on Pathe news. or.................. how not to drive a Champ or Bedford RL :-D www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=41792
  22. Richard Farrant
    My recollection was that Land Rover pulled out because they did not have a suitable diesel for the Llama, the 2.5 would have been a bit small I guess. Think that all the other competitors vehicles were diesel.
  23. Richard Farrant
    Hi Fred, I cannot make out the number on the REME sign, but on the passenger side, it is the VIII Corps sign (8th Corps), the white knight on horseback on a red background.
  24. Richard Farrant
    Something to do with Clive's friend Borat by an chance? :-D
  25. Richard Farrant
    The Supply Mech number is for a British contract for International M5 Halftracks, the "Z" number is the War Office Census number for the vehicle, in a sense, its army registration number.
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