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Don't worry, if I hadn't paused for a cup of coffee 3 years ago I might have beaten you to it, but not much chance of that now!!!!!!

Paul - I thought this may be useful for when you get round to sorting that fuel tank........:-D

I saw this other piece further down that page, Iain, on recovering WW2 tanks from around St. Petersburg: http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2007/06/20/another-tank-from-the-lake/

Thanks TonyB. I think I'll try some - got quite a few big pins where we don't really want to put the hot spanner.

I can confirm the 353 body rides very nicely on a 16ft 3.5t Ifor Williams trailer - if seats and hoops too allow max 1.5t I would think, so yes - as long as transit has a long body then it should be ok, but if it is all hanging over back end - :shocked:

I must have taken that picture around 1994, Mike. Wonder what became of him?

Sounds really good for 1/2 and smaller fasteners. Do you think it would be effective on bigger stuff like 3/4 and bigger bolts etc?

I've searched their search engine for super crack and get nothing - no way am I going to risk googling that. Am going to need about 200 litres of the stuff if it is good as you say!!!

Jack - I know there is a rule that a recipient of the HMVF PURPLE WHEEL NUT has to have been a member for at least 18 months, but don't you think you could make an exception for these two guys?

When would this have been built? Remarkably complete!

I like that. A lot. :-)

Surely nobody could reason that a mint WW2 Jeep fitted with an ignition switch would be worth any less than one without? :shocked:

Could be embarrassing if you get your 'average condition jeep' distributor cap and steering wheel pinched - presumably to get a better example running and away.....

:rofl:I guess there's a positive side to almost everything!!

Despite accepting the halter, the armoured car showed them it was not yet ready to be broken in.

Or...beware....right at the top end of an iffy one :nono:

Lucky that old RL tipper body fitted so well :idea:

You'd have thought the crane driver would have dunked it in the river a few times to clean it up........:cool2:

And - if the lady wants a GMC - split or banjo axle? As has been discussed on here before.

Deadline - it may surprise you to learn that pretty much all tyre shops over here in Blighty wind on nuts with wind, but finish with a hand-powered torque wrench. To be honest I was halfway through packing my belongings to head off to USA for good, thinking it was a far better place to be than here in the clubhouse bar (especially on Wednesdays - that's totally pointless argument evening in the bar) - but now learning that all your tyre shops are inhabited by prototype versions of cro-magnon man I have just cancelled the airport taxi and am busy emptying my suitcase back into my wardrobe (which incidentally is a Radio body off a M Series Reo). But being serious, you've make some good points and argued your case well- but sadly when the discussion turms to using radial arm drills to machine repaired holes in jeeps rims by using axis co-ordinate measuring techniques I think the discussion is lost. After all what an archaic idea - any bright spark nowadays knows the easiest way to go is to machine new combat rims out of solid stock using an EDM (spark erosion) wire cutter and die cutter machine. The whole thing can be done from the comfort of your armchair using a computer linked to the EDM in your garage. Personally I blame Willyslancs for asking the question in the first place.

:rofl:I really should be more careful with my thread titles......

Hi Shaun, It will be a Cummins 6B or 6BT for sure. One was for sale earlier in the year (may even still be - I posted details some while back). Good luck, Tony

Just received my copy of Frituur Zorro (which turns out to be an Austin K2 converted into a Begian mobile chippy!). This is a wonderful collection of photographs of military trucks seen in civvy use throughout Belgium, Holland and France post WW2. The images show vehicles just hanging around on street corners, or construction yards, scrapyards or garages. Primarily a photographic resource, each image is captioned in English. About 70% of the images are of American types, the rest being British and Commonwealth vehicles. www.frituurzorro.nl gets you to where you need to be! The two authors are to be congratulated on the excellent quality and consistency of images (in a very slightly sepia tone). They started snapping trucks in 1969 and travelled widely in Europe throughout the 1970's seeking out any remaining WW2 trucks - this adds up to a great record of how these vehicles were utilised post war in mainland Europe. The photo of a French garage owner standing proudly by his German Sd.Kfz.8 converted to a mobile crane is lovely! A second book is in preparation which will cover German and Italian types as well as more British vehicles. If only more enthusiasts would go to the trouble and expense to share their own resources by publishing books of this quality! Oh for a similar book showing vehicles in post war Britain.....

So it looks like the post has been removed? OK, I guess it was seen as purely a means of free advertising and therefore it conflicted with HMVF's code of practice? On the basis that members here are free (even positively encouraged) to bring to others' attention any new books of mv interest I will gladly post the information again.