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    Austin Gipsy

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    Hello

     

    Many thanks. I found that yesterday but it doesn't show a side view sectioned drawing, through the shaft, clutch plate, pressure plate and cover, flywheel and the end of the crank, etc.. This is what I need but must be in an earlier manual?

    Where was RAF Shepard's Grove ?

    in Aviation

    Posted

    A friend here, his father was a pilot in the RAAF, he was flying in the UK and flew Stirling glider tugs and SOE agents to Norway.

     

    We have his photographs and printed documents which include a plan of Shepard's Grove RAF airfield. He towed a glider to operation Market Garden .

     

    Hello

     

    RAF Shepherds Grove was near the village of Stanton in Suffolk. The Stirlings were Mk. IV's, used for both paratrooper and container dropping as well as glider towing. Would it be possible for me to have a decent quality copy of the photo with the people standing in front of it please?

     

    Regards

     

    Pino Lombardi

    Deelen dump. Anyone recognise this rear m/c carrier?

    in Motorcycles

    Posted

    Thanks Ron.

     

    I have came up with the same blank but hoped that someone on here might know something else; it's always worth asking. It was recovered a few years ago from Deelen airfield, with the bolts welded on. The Canadians stored thousands of vehicles there as you know. I had already measured the tube size which is 1/2", so could only assume it's British.

     

    I've just measured the bolts and they are 5/16 UNF. I would have thought that the Canadians would have used UNF threads? They didn't build any bikes that I know of, so I think it's still British but could also be American, though still no idea what it came off ??

    Deelen dump. Anyone recognise this rear m/c carrier?

    in Motorcycles

    Posted · Edited by pino357

    Does anyone recognise this rear motorcycle carrier? It looks to me like it's British and early 1930's. One like this was fitted to early BSA's. It was found on Deelen airfield known as the dump, so is most likely been used by the Canadian forces. it could have come from an impressed motorcycle. It also has four bolts welded onto it. Anyone know what bike the carrier comes from and what the bolts were used for? It measures about 13" long x 9 1/2" wide.

     

     

    Any ideas??

     

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    Crossley Q type FWD

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    Hello "PB Harcourt" I have just joined this forum and this is my first post apart from talking to an administrator, I am interested in all things Crossley, I have restored a Crossley coach and am mid way through a second one . I also have a 1929 6 cylinder Crossley bus I took over in a dismantled state and also a complete but as yet unrestored Crossley 4x4 Tractor unit. I noticed you havent posted any news in the last year so i am interested to learn of any progress and what your current list of things needed and wanted for the restoration might be. my name is Daveby the way! Look forward to hearing from you.

     

    Hello Dave

     

    I was interested to hear abouit bthe Crossley tractor unit. Is it a wartime one? Do you have any photos please?

    Airborne Jeep - No 22 set

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    Hi,

     

    I am making a mount for a 22 set in my Airborne Jeep, but can't find the hole pattern for the mounting bolts on the wing. The airborne conversion drawings don't provide any dimensions. Does anyone have a complete rack that they can measure, or know the hole pattern?

     

    Many thanks.

     

    Hi

    I have a complete working WS22 set installation for my jeep. Let me know what measurements you require and I'll try and help you.

     

    Cheetrs

     

    Pino

    Clark CA-1 Bulldozer

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted

    Hello Paul

     

    Do you have any spare parts for a Clarkair Dozer please?

     

     

     

     

    Well the bulldozer arrived in the UK last week and cleared customs on Friday. Clive and myself set of for Southampton on Wednesday with the trailer to collect the dozer. A part from the weather being poor we made good time and arrived at dock gate 4. We headed for the W&W offices to have the paperwork checked, headed to another office to be told it was on the quayside and we could go and load it!!

     

    We thought we would be clever and start it ready to drive it on to the trailer, you guessed it flat battery, so out comes the spare and after a bit of fiddling with the choke it did fire up and run and even moved. Just as we were getting ready to load a friendly forklift driver said he would lift it on for us, job done. Loaded and within forty minutes heading back to Suffolk.

     

    I have to say that having been worried about imporrting a vehicle my agent ensured everything was inplace and that there where no problems, and the cost was as quoted at the beginning!!

     

    On Thursday Clive and myslef met up at Howards farm ready for unloading. We fired it up and drove it off the trailer, apart form the crunching of gears and excessive amounts of force on the tillers to steer it did exactly what the guy selling it said it did. Not many honest people out there! After playing with the new toy, Howard and I decided to investigate the crunching of gears and the forward/ reverse clutch which did not totally disengage.

     

    We first drained the forward/reverse clutch housing of oil, sludge and water, rinsed it throughly and adjustted the clutch's as per the manual. Refilled with oil and guess what problem solved!! We were on a high now so continued to drain/rinse and refill all oil's.

     

    It should have a Waukesha FC engine, but as I suspectted it has been re-engined with a Continental FS145 which as it runs well will left in, unless I find a Waukesha engine. It does however need a new ring gear due to a flat spot, so if anyone has a lead on one please PM me. Also it would be good to replace the exhaust/inlet manifold and carb with an updraft version rather than the currently installed down draft one.

     

    I will try and post pictures and video in the next couple of days.

     

    Thanks to Clive and Howard for all there help so far

    British WW2 jeep records

    in MV Chatter

    Posted

    Hi

     

    Thanks for that. I cant be certain that it is ex British but there is dark green paint underneath. At some stage I'll delve under the paint on the bonnet to see what I can find.

     

    Pino

     

     

    THE B card records at the RLC MUSEUM do not contain any information on ex british wartime vehicles transfered to other

    goverments yes if you have a british army cenus number they may find its details beter still the post 1948 number

    HI from Mark Stillman

    in Introductions & Welcomes

    Posted

    Hi Mark

     

    Just spotted you on here :-)

     

    Pino

     

    Hi all, been a re-enactor for some years now medieval mostly, have been doing wwii now for 4 years.

    Part of the Baker Street Boys, SOE and RAF Bicycle display team. (see Goodwood Revival!)

    Anyway am looking at getting a british vehicle at some stage, at present im going for my Foundation License for radio and am restoring a WS19. So ill be searching around for that ( some interesting info on here!).

    Mark

    British Motley Bren Mount

    in Weapons/Accessories

    Posted

    Hello Arjan

     

    I have found the three whitworth threaded nuts in the floorboards of my Austin Tilly to locate a Motley mount. Would it be possible to send me a copy of the manual and the drawings at a decent size please?

     

    Regards

     

    Pino

     

     

     

     

    The Motley mount was used for AA. There are a few versions : MkI till MkIV have only one Bren LMG on it. Because more firepower was needed these mount were adjusted so they could hold two Bren LMG (the Mk1A till Mk IVA.

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    A new mount MkV was also developed for two Bren LMG.

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    The mount were indeed for 15cwt Trucks such as the Bedford, but some were mounted in Light utility Trucks like the Austin, Hillman and Morris.

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    More information can be found in : "Small Arms Training Volume I, Pamplet No. 6 (G.S. Publication 936, 1943)"

     

    The picture shows (I think) a Motley Mount Mk1A. If it´s possible I would love to have that picture for an article I writing about the Motley.

     

    Cheers,

    Arjan van der Hoek

    'Mickey Mouse' camo on British Jeeps

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    Does anyone know if 'mickey mouse' camouflage was ever used on British Jeeps (ie ones used by the infantry etc, so not specialised airborne ones)? Have seen it on a couple on the show circuit, with a completely black bonnet, although would have thought that with such a low profile on the Jeep they wouldn't have really bothered, haven't noticed any pictures in the 'British Wartime Jeep' book of any with it.

     

    Yes indeed, micky mouse camoufage was used on lots of British jeeps including Airborne jeeps. Acording to instructions all upper surfaces were to be painted black, though this wasn't always adhered to. Just remember that some of the soldiers given this task were on jankers (or 'confined to barracks' as we called it) or were not always of the brightest calibre. Often the paint was just slapped on......

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