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Still a VeeDub legit , somebody (he needs to notify DVLA of colour change to sand) junked the spine chassis for a "new replacement" space frame , the photographer should have fully de-plated LoL DVLA Search on Registration number & manufacturer as VW.. ------- Services provided by DVLA: Vehicle enquiry The enquiry is complete.The vehicle details for KHM 367K are: Date of Liability 01 08 2012 Date of First Registration 01 12 1971 Year of Manufacture 1971 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1285cc CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type PETROL Export Marker N Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour GREEN Vehicle Type Approval Not Available Please be aware that if the vehicle has recently been relicensed or a SORN declared, these details may not yet be updated on the vehicle record. If you think that the details on the vehicle record are incorrect please write to:VCSDVLASwanseaSA99 1BAPlease include the incorrect V5C Registration Certificate for amendment. To make another enquiry go to Vehicle Enquiry Finish

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Typical Series , 109" Station Wagen Maximum approved Payload 10 persons and 400 lb. (reduced only 200 lb cross-country) * Maximum loads for cross-country when heavy duty springs are fitted. Above from a civilian User Book. ---------------- Normally you allow 150 lb / person. ---------------- It seems to me this was a RAF way of doing things at the time, you take a Utility , class it as a FFR and assume it will always remain equipped as such , and then deduct the weight of a typical battery box & selection selection of kit , then advise what weight you can put in the rest of the tub.

OK - locked on. See my earlier post :- ----------------------------------- ruxy Re: Land Rover Series 2a information The Contract No. WV92?? Can you clean this up please and advise. Strange that it is a Rover 11 with "Car" - this is normally a Station Wagen. And the fact that it is 10 cwt (normally a 88") All the 16A Ref. on 3039 are RN ar Army The exception being 3039 that is RAF seems to be Truck Utility, 109" FFR WV9214 it is on NSN 2320-99-806-2530 -------------------------------------- Confirms my earlier post , defo. a RAF Contract but prior to Tri-Service it is known that vehicles at odd times move service (often involving modifications that should involve a change to N.S.N. - however it is known that nomenclature plates were not amd. by instructions (for example "winterization" ). =================== Ref. Clives comment :- fv1609 Re: Land Rover Series 2a information 16A/3039 is the RAF Vocab Ref for Asset Code No. 1720-0766 which equates to Truck, GS, FFR, 3/4 Ton, Rover 11 ------------ The above does state 3/4 ton. I suppose a error could have been made at anodising plate manufacture / Strange , possibly if Clive could find a bit more info. on the N.S.N. Then it may be worth spending a bit of time on research of the factory build spec. but that would be hard going without a few starting clues.

It could effectively be a CL (accounting for the front side fill) , Rover 11 there were many unusual contracts. That would account for the capacity of only 1/2 ton , the military would do this as it would not have HD springs & shocks. A better front view would show if a "Combat Chassis" with extended spring hangers. I don't think it is a "Walt" because that nomenclature plate looks too genuine , I doubt if Walter would go to the trouble of arranging a complex anodized one off fake , slapping on IRR to distress - or would he LoL

A Rover 11 , 109" with hardtop (ex-Solihull) , would probably be VAN GENERAL SERVICE , 109" FFR The S2 & S2A up to the start of Rover 10 & 11 , there seems only a single chassis No. with the designation VAN

The Contract No. WV92?? Can you clean this up please and advise. Strange that it is a Rover 11 with "Car" - this is normally a Station Wagen. And the fact that it is 10 cwt (normally a 88") All the 16A Ref. on 3039 are RN ar Army The exception being 3039 that is RAF seems to be Truck Utility, 109" FFR WV9214 it is on NSN 2320-99-806-2530 ----- At odd times - RAF Rovers were taken from Army Contracts and re-plated.

If the nomenclature plate is extant, then the NSN & Contract No. should reveal a bit (what it was built as - FFR / GS + possibly the RAF role). The RAF museum normally makes no charge for a history search.

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There is a book by Christopher Duffy "Through German Eyes" (The British & The Somme 1916) His research which was explained in the early chapters , showed that the German intelligence officers were more competent at extracting info. from British POW's than their British counterparts (this was from psycho based rather than thumb-screws). Certainly the British were never going to give them any credit for this - even if they knew , all we have is the victors official history that has been prepared & published. IMHO there was much more to the flight of Rudolph Hess than has ever been made public , the British Intelligence Services seem to wish to claim it as a sting operation - probably was but Hitler may have sent him. His flight plan over the North Sea was very complex for radar avoidance (German) and with unloaded guns he would have needed it. Much has been written about such as Operation Mincemeat and the superior British intelligence / counter-intelligence during WW2. However it would be very foolish to consider the Germans beyond such spoofing , for what could have been their greatest escapade. Who knows - Hitler could have come to some arrangement with one or more of the three allied warlords ? Some of those South American rivers are very wide and more than sufficient in depth for submarines many miles inland. It does seem as if Martin Bormann made such a escape , would he have taken a load of loot (to finance Fourth Reich) well in advance of the escape for self & not his fuhrer ?

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/1163/749/Nazi_Expert:_I_Have_Proof_Hitler_Died_In_1960s.html

========================================= A bit of a clue for these substances is to Google around the manufacturers COSHH sheets , you can gleen a few clues , in this case they state Hydrocarbon Distilates 75 to 100%. - ,,,, to 100% leaves a bit of scope ! Stated for the worst case safety aspect for COSHH . So we are looking at I would guess petroleum distilates (a unspecified light ends / more probable - light ends mix ? ) safe for transport , probably with a bit of magic added (Teflon , graphite, MOS2 etc) - plus a bit of pale spindle oil (as light as it comes) and the rest will probably be Stoddard (White Spirit). ----------- It seems the all magic "3 in 1" oil is basically 100% pale spindle oil ISTR..

Working my way through the pics.

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Seems to be also the main DP (often with red on range cars) used at British Army Support Training Wainwright & Suffield , Canada

According to the L'wt Parts Book dated may 1975 :- LV7RU / 2805-99-822-9494 ENGINE,GASOLINE c/w clutch, 24 electrics , up to engine No. 95109476A Rover No. 608326 ----- That NSN would probably be just for a brand new Ex-Solihull crated cartridge. I have the odd FFR crated Lightweight FFR engine units , problem is they are stored with poor access. As soon as I can get to them - I will check all the labels on the crates.

The gasket description you give - sounds like a tinplate reinforced composite sheet c/w steel anti-blast rings type , these are sprayed with a special sealing laquer. If the block has been decked & head skimmed to correct surface finish - then the application of any compound will have detremental effects. Even if the surfaces are far from perfect - then you would be better off using straight out of the packet..

Recently read this book :- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flatpack-Bombers-Royal-Zeppelin-Menace/dp/1848840713 Well worth reading , there is a good photograph of a Sky Car whilst on display at The Imperial War Museum (unable to show for copyrite reasons). It was discovered on English soil complete with winch and cable + a crow-bar jammed in the winch , no crew body ever found. A sort of cigar shaped thinghy sky car , apparently could be suspended for over a mile below the dirigible which remained above the cloud. The observer tended to be a smoker (the only crew benefit) and he had a telephone line to the gondola. The observer smoker or not - must have been a very brave man..

By the 1980's most ignition automotive capacitors (of quality) were in fact of metalllised paper such that they were "self healing" apparently in the event of electrical breakdown between layers - then the heat developed vaporized the metal and cleared the fault - magic ! Then the electronic ignition types came along , mass production will have ceased in the UK & EU probably , even out of a Intermotor , CI or even Lucas box - they will may be made in China out of primitive dielectric construction ?

To me it looks about right , right for a sand cast , resin sand cast at best. It looks aluminium on my screen, and as if somebody has put a small wire brush in a drill chuck to remove the paint and overdone it - probably not a good idea to clean up..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14677418

Yet another :- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2031279/Village-phone-internet-weeks--thieves-rip-MILE-copper-cable.html Possibly the only downside of stopping cash transactions will be the reduction in profits to ferry services between Eire & England ?

Vehicles that have been rebuilt using a mix of new and/or used parts To keep the original registration number: Cars and light vans must use: the original unaltered chassis or unaltered monocoque bodyshell (that is, the body and chassis as one unit); or a new chassis or monocoque bodyshell of the same specification as the original. A receipt from the dealer or manufacturer is required. AND the vehicle must have two other major components – as listed below – from the original vehicle. Suspension (front and back) Axles (both) Transmission Steering assembly Engine If a second-hand chassis or monocoque bodyshell is used, the vehicle must have Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) or Single Vehicle Approval (SVA) (see section 11). A ‘Q’ registration number will then be issued (see section 7).

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WW2-British-airborne-folding-hand-cart-trailer-/320744067030?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item4aadd60fd6 Nice project for somebody.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/8698056/Berlin-Wall-50-years-on-Germany-throws-full-state-approval-behind-remembrance.html