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I thought that the Lend-Lease trucks supplied to the British were not CCKWs but the 6x4 variant, Marco. The same goes for Studebakers. No doubt 6x6 GMCs were also used by the British, but I have not come across any info to help you.

RAF Constructor? I remember the article too. Great stuff

Here's one seen recently - despite a serious attempt at disguising the old girl's origins, a couple of clues remain :??? Anyone worried about their lack of sheet metal skills will have their confidence boosted by looking at the flaring of bonnet to cab on this truck, formerly in French civilian use.

Surely an RM shouldn't have a bathroom installed in the first place.....:confused:

I'm not 100% certain, but I believe this was an army prototype which went from service to civilian recovery use with this company.

Is that a 6 wheeler van on the left? Another expedition maybe?

Is the Militant 24V? Do you have a hazard switch? Negative earth? Towing trailer? The flasher unit goes between ign switch and indicator switch. Wiring varies with unit, but typical numbers on flasher unit terminals might be: 49 feed from ign switch 49a feed out to indicator switch (or hazard sw) 31 earth Lots of choice out there. For the Autocar (24v, towing a trailer) I'm using a combination of Durite 0-744-45 flasher unit with a Hella 6HF 001 579-052 Hazard switch (hidden under a U.S. dash lamp dome :-D) Once you get the 2 wiring diagrams for these units it all makes sense! I hope it works ok....:shake:

Spoke to Renosteel - helpful guy here. They ran 4 of these for around 5 years, all painted red. Similar work to Macleans (the compnay Adrian mentioned) on sea defence repair work. Other than sides removed and slight cab modifications for driver safety they were pretty much original. Spares came from Budge. Their worst problem was frequent track failure, as once the rubber cracked the salt quickly corroded the cables. All were sold to collectors mid-90's

If you get a DURITE flasher unit Simon, they come boxed with a good wiring diagram

Looks like it was the fitter's truck - lucky chap! Renosteel are still in business - I'll phone them tomorrow see what I can find out. If it does survive I don't think there will be much of it left after that salt treatment!!

Thanks Howard. Just a bit brushed onto a piece of card would be really helpful, delivery by Waynemobile?

If you venture into Holland for the Bridge Too Far, you might wish to consider driving a little further to visit the museum at Overloon (see elsewhere on here). Even if U.S. vehicles don't 'float your boat' you'll be blown away by the quality of the displays :coffee: (Having just looked at your list of toys, I really don't think you'll be disappointed!) And if you decide to do that, you might just find this hotel http://www.hamert.nl very convenient as an overnight stop - a delightful quiet riverside location with excellent Dutch "tucker" Enjoy your trip! Spoil yourselves with a riverside room, ground floor!

Seems to be a Swiss postwar body, as I've not seen any wartime pics like this. The "rubbish trailer" at W+P looks very much like one of these - often wondered about it's origins and this pic explains it! Thanks for posting Centi521!

And just in case anyone is in any doubt that these ever existed, see below:

Howard, don't forget to re-spray the grass with green paint when you've finished :cool2:

Had a look through some old filter catalogues today - found a number match to Crossland 113, which unfortunately is no longer available. But it might be easier to find N.O.S. Crossland than the Tecalemit!

I used the following superbodge on the Constructor front wings - Concrete Reinforcing rod of correct diameter welded to edge of panel. You do need to be very careful with the welding to prevent distortion, but it is a really quick method and the end result is very strong.

You can still see traces of it - back to the spuds, Fowler!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:You're in! (I just peeked at the Approvals List someone left on the bar) Please keep the Erks' cloakroom door shut at all times - Jack hasn't got a clue about the GMC engine we're stripping down in here for rebuild....(he never ventures in here, always uses the Officers' facilities)

What On Earth Is Going On Here? I'll tell you, and it is perfectly innocent - The guy shaving and the girl brushing her hair are of course married and holidaying in the caravan, pulled by his recently demobbed Dodge WC - which has unfortunately just bust a rear differential. The other two girls are a mobile repair gang - the one by the stove is heating up a new nose bearing in a pan of hot oil, while her friend has just brought over the flask of liquid nitrogen in which to cool the pinion shaft. (honest )

Oh! that was well worth the wait - a real beauty. Top banana!! :banana::banana::banana: Looks a bit like a Junkers / Ford Trimotor!!

I would get some new ones. Most old sizes are still available from one or other source. Hopefully someone will give you the filter number. If not (and if I remember, and if I can find it) I can bring home on Wednesday an oldish Crossland catalogue which has a useful cross reference using dimensions and a photo recognition chart. You'll need to measure the length, o.d. and i.d., and preferably post a photo of one for the centre detail.

And a very short shelf life!!!

www.belzona.com One of the bodge jobs we did was to build up the output shaft of a large torque converter where the oil seal had worn it away, simply trowelled on and hand filed down to an approximate round shape when it had set! Saved a major dismantling job to get the torque out of the loading shovel, and complete strip down of the torque to replace the shaft. Ran for 20 years until sold, I think it might have clocked up 35 years now....Lazy engineering or what? :-D

Guess it depends on the main interest of the folk running this museum, Mike. I've seen lots of exhibits at museums which are in the "peripheral interest" category, and often they end up just as you describe (not necessarily through any fault of the museum - it is down to resources and priorities). Either that or someone does the right thing and allows it to move on to a new home, either another more appropriate museum or a new owner who will look after it, maybe keeping it at the original site for the museum's benefit. I wonder how the Explorer came to be there - was it donated? Is it on loan? I have a feeling it has been mentioned on here before. What that Explorer desperately need is for a local band of nutters to adopt it and sort the problems out. But that is easier said than done. Perhaps a Forum 'Area Group' project?