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  1. Richard Farrant
    The upper two photos are from Contract No. S2245 for Truck, W/T House MkIII. I would say the vehicle is straight from the factory, note the spare wheel on the roof with no tyre. This was often seen, my guess tyres were short and fitting spares could have held up vehicle production, if supplies run out.
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    Gary, Don't think you have mentioned the Cole sun compass yet. As that one was developed in Egypt for use in N. Africa by the British Army, early in the war it is another contender. I bought a new one in its case a few years ago, they do still turn up. ( have not got in now )
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    Tony, Now there is a name I did not expect to see on this forum.....Stanhay ! I used to work for them, well one of their companies, we were in the same yard as their factory, did my apprenticeship there. I bet old Arthur had Darvill wheel strakes made by Stanhays, on his old Fordson as well :-D
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    You are right, Mark, do you recollect a young chap from the Solent Area with one of those? Don't see him about now though and forgotten his name. :confused:
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    So it was the Mobile Cinema man ? :-D
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    CW, I think your photos were of one belonging to Gary Howard, at the time, 10FG72 ( ref. W&T No.9)
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    Thats odd, the photo in my post #360, I was certain was of Steve's Pinkie, but just noticed it has 10FG97 plate on it. I remember the occasion and can only recollect that one and Roger Jones's in the arena at the time :confused::confused::confused:. In those days, I think it was the only one with the Arabic lettering on the bumper as well.....mysterious.
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    Just for a change, a green Pinkie This was one that Phil Bashall restored to how it left the factory. The 2a L/wt on the left was Chassis No.1
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    Hi Centi521, Thank you for the link to your father's museum, a very impressive collection. I would be interested to see other vehicles that he has. Richard
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    Hi, I do not have a Cent, but these Rolls Royce engines can be converted to fit other vehicles. I sold mine to someone who has converted it to use in his Saladin. Some parts have to be exchanged on the engines, they were built to be adaptable for different purposes. Do you have these engines yourself?
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    The Cent winch was powered by a straight 8 engine, a Rolls Royce B80. I had one of these engines once, ex-Swiss army.
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    CW, Good work :tup::. At a guess is it Nick ?
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    Think I have as well, somewhere, it had the "water cannon" on top :-D
  14. Richard Farrant
    According to history, Scammell developed the 6DC630 diesel in to a petrol engine themselves, by producing new heads and pistons, resulting in the 6PC630, so the likelyhood of them being the same crank is high.
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    Clive, I have not seen him for years.
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    Here is a Steve Wright with his 2a Pinkie, at a Rushmoor rally around 1990 I think. The vehicle behind is a "p1ss take" SAS Beetle, created and driven by the infamous Dicky Knight........how many remember him?
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    Clive, Just when I thought it was a "non starter" design, you have them coming out of the woodwork :-D
  18. Richard Farrant
    Might have been a failed idea then, unless any were sold to overseas forces.
  19. Richard Farrant
    Two more from the BAEE 90 display. An 6x6 Perentie SAS patrol vehicle built by Jaguar Rover Australia, on the L/R stand, and a 90 converted for Anti Tank role.
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    A modular ambulance pod which could be removed from a standard 110, very quickly and exchanged for another type of body or to another vehicle. All electrics were simply unplugged. I forget the manufacturer, the photo was taken at a BAEE trade exhibition at Aldershot around 1990. Anyone seen this before?
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    Mike, I think that is the question you should put to the operator, why not post a message up on Youtube. I would think from hearing people in the background that it might have taken place in Norfolk or thereabouts.
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    Mike, It easy to debate all this after seeing a brief film clip, but a trained recovery mechanic would not put their equipment in that position. Indirect pulls are one of the set ups they are trained to do (in the army that is). Although the dozer went over the bank, its centre of gravity and stability on tracks was far greater than the AEC. From what I saw, with the RB tracks at right angles to the pull, the operation was spot on and I guess the dozer and AEC drove straight out without causing themselves or the ground any more damage.
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    No problem, I guess you have to depend on what colour you are using, by the label on the paint tin.
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    Tony, At that time there were many small countries around the world with Alvis and Daimler military vehicles and other equipment with RR engines, in their armouries, it was these customers that AJ would have been serving in the main. Some of them would not have had good engineering facilities for overhaul of major assemblies.
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    Ah RAF........well can't comment on their procedures, but they did tend to hang on to equipment for a long time and might have done a few changes to keep it running. The filter and carb are from post war versions of the 28hp or early 214 and as the RAF would have had O and J types during the Fifties, this might be the answer.
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