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Looks tidy enough to me. If I had that much space I'm sure I'd have filled it with more junk. Vehicles in pieces that sort of thing. Everything looks pretty much together there.

I know of the extending deck, seen it quite regularly used for large excavators etc. Was very surprised at how narrow the track of the Antar front axle was given it's such a wide vehicle.

Ouch! :shocked: Is the clutch something special then? Not just a standard plate that can be relined with friction material I guess.

Mike I was looking out for your Antar at GDSF, never seen one in the metal. If you'd have parked it near that trailer I would've had no problem finding it. Sorry to hear about your misfortune on the way home. Is it a difficult job to repair? Engine or gearbox out? I'm surprised to see it fits on the recovery trailer, width wise at least. Looks like the front axle doesn't even overhang the standard trailer width. I always thought the were wider than standard trucks.

Don't they do similar nowadays in Germany, leaving car wrecks at the side of the Autobahn as a warning to other drivers?

Thanks Paul Just had a look at the Evesham thread and the Ward there looks the right type. Please could you PM me a phone number so I can check with you tomorrow?

Is anyone taking a Ward La France or know of one being taken to the Victory show at weekend? I could do with a good look round one before commencing my restoration project. A series 5 or M1A1 would be preferred. Just trying to decide if it's worth making the trip on Saturday given the weather forecast.

Apart from the bean can on the rear it looks exactly like the one in the TM 9-736. Could be that the bean can is just added protection. Stop people stealing a £500 genuine siren light!

Those wheels looked too good to paint. Pity to hide that craftmanship. Is this Autocar restoration now on hold whilst the Dennis one progresses? Looking forward to the latest instalment on that one too.

Is that one of the 57 varieties of Siren Light? :-)

Looks good. Makes me wish mine was back together. I've got copies of parts and repair operations pdf's. PM me your address and I can post you a copy on CD.

I didn't see an M1A1. Was quite dissappointed as I need some detail photo's for my restoration. Only saw the Series 1 and identified some of the differences. Couldn't believe how many Scammells were on display, in military and Civilian guise, particularly Explorers, didn't know there were so many left running! Glad I went on the Friday, only one hour queue on roads to get in and not as hot as Saturday. Didn't see Mikes Antar or either of the Rotinoffs. Maybe next year?

Les If you or anyone else is interested you could give them a ring an ask. The phone number should be readable in the photo but 0161 330 2928. Be good to see at least one of them restored.

Have you got any pictures of your project to post? Helps generate a bit more interest for others. Good to see what others are upto. Good luck with your project.

Turret Totty is probably still swinging from one of the overhanging branches! Nice bit of precision driving between those gate posts Mark.

Thanks Degsy. That's quite a list. I'm surprised I couldn't find any of them with my searching. I'll try and find a bit more about the Cummins engined ones.

As the thread title. Were there any Diesel engined trucks manufactured by the US during World War 2 for military use? Plenty of British trucks of the period used Diesels Scammel Pioneer, Albion CX22, Aec Matador to name a few. But I'm struggling to find anything but petrol engines from the US. I know the Diamond T was fitted with a Diesel engine but think this was post war. The reason I'm asking is my Ward La France has a Cummins engine fitted which I'm informed is of the correct period or there abouts. The owner says an Old Boy recognized them as being fitted in the International trucks during the war. I can find no record of this. Everything I find says the American policy was for Diesel fuel to be used by the Navy. Found a list of engines here but no mention of Cummins at all. This seems strange as Cummins were rumoured to be on the brink of financial ruin before the War but military orders saved the company and fortunes turned round after the war. http://www.wwiivehicles.com/usa/engines.asp Can anyone else expand on this?

That replacement Cab looks mint! Where's it been hiding to keep in that good condition? Certainly save you a lot of work and a good find like that helps keep you positive for the rest of the project.

A friend of mine was recovering someone at an off-road race event with his ex-military 90 soft top. Two ropes were joined by a shackle, one of which let go! The shackle and rope hit the roof of the 90. The rear flap was rolled up at the time. The flexible rear window was shattered by the impact and the rear hood stick bent. A few inches lower and it would've been the back of his head stopping the shackle. This was using normal nylon ropes not as stretchy as KERR but still a danger. At another event I saw someone try to recover another stuck competitor with his lightweight Land Rover. The recovering marshall used to store the rope wrapped around his spare wheel whilst attached to a nato hitch. Another Marshall helping the recovery unwound the rope and attached it the stuck competitor. Some off you may have guessed already that the assisting marshall didn't unwind all wraps of the rope. The rear door and a good part of the hard top of the lightweight were destroyed.

You blaming the slick tyres for that one then? You didn't have anything to do with it by any chance? :whistle:

KERR always work as such. Even if you think you are not doing a "snatch" recovery, the rope stretches a hell of a lot before anything begins to move. This gives the false sense that lower force is involved than when using a dead rope. One of the biggest factors to be considered with all winching / towing is the attachment point. Particularly as most of the vehicles owned on here are of considerable age and have had some amount of restoration work / welding in the past often of unknown quality. No-one on here has owned their historic military vehicle from new and knows it's full history.

I think the price of scrap has come down in recent weeks. It peaked at around £250 a tonne for iron/steel a few months back but has come down to around £165 when I weighed some in last week :-( Yes the high price of scrap is a problem for wreck restoration, as Madrat and I have found out. They wanted £3000 for the other Pioneer, when he mentioned VAT as well I walked away! I guess some wrecks will just sit around a bit longer until prices equalize and it's more worth while selling to a restorer than the scrap man. Others will unfortunately be lost, but why didn't they get bought up when the price of scrap was cheap. Probably because the fall back on an unfinished project and it's base price is the scrap value.

See his other item's this one:- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260272549240&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RCRX_Pr4_PcY_BID_IT&refitem=260276142078&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget&_trksid=p284.m183&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DS%252BI%26itu%3DUCI%252BSI%26otn%3D4 And it was put on as a buy it now after another enquiry. Not a bad deal looking at the condition.

Told you the transport was just sitting there ready to be loaded! Congratulations and good luck with the new project.

Is this your M578 before blasting? Got a copy of the picture in some documents from a chap selling another vehicle in North Wales.