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I feel like I am banging my head against a wall. I contacted Martin Oliver early and he was enthusiastic about this idea. I am now trying to get entry forms from him for this event, and despite e-mails, and phone calls to the show office and Martin, I am no nearer getting entry forms to send out. I realise that Martin is very busy at this time of the year, but at the moment nothing is happening from the show office. Whilst I hope to have entry forms coming (on the basis of Martin's early communications with me) as yet there is no sign that they will happen. I hope this event will be possible but I am warning everyone that despite my best efforts it is not falling into place as I had been led to believe it would. After last years fiasco of offered help from the GDSF and lack of delivered help on the day I am not far short of breaking point with trying to organise the Diesel Heavy Haulage section. I hope that the next few days will see some positive response from GDSF, because if they don't start talking to me soon, it will be too late. I feel like I am failing in the task, but I am doing what I can. I hope to give you some hope that this will happen in the next few days. At the moment, based on current interest from GDSF I do not feel very confident. If any Diamond T owners think they can get an answer from Martin, when I can't, it might be the time for you guys to start pestering the show office. enquiries@gdsf.co.uk 01258 860361 Mike

Richard Burt from Towcester had a Unipower pole trailer. I have photographs somewhere. Most common third axle conversions carried out by Unipower were to Commers, and unsurprisingly these where sold as "Commer - Unipower" http://www.automobileadshop.com/1958-commer-unipower-10-ton-six-wheeler-with-trailing-axle-chassis-advert-933-p.asp

Unipower (or more accurately Universal Power Drives Ltd,) did sell Pole Trailers. I had always thought they were badge engineered, though others claim Unipowers product range to include Front wheel drive, rear engined cars, Aircraft Refuelling bowsers , Aircraft tucks, four wheel steer dock shunters, pen cast mining shovels, Gun tractors, Logging arches, Timber drugs, third axl; e convertions and oilfield tractors. Unipower are famous for extra axle conversions to trucks, so would have a ready supply of Unipower badged hub caps. The Woods Brothers at Rayleigh, have one they tow behind one of their Unipowers, as far as I know. Wynn's ran three Unipower Timber tractors at least. The Caps could therefore have come off one of these, if they scrapped any of them.....

I bought one of these new in about 1970....

Where I used to live in Aston Clinton, the Vascar marks were painted onto the kerb stones. When the locals realised this and painted yellow stripes on just about every kerbstone, the Police put in two posts like the Motorway distance markers....But these where onto set into the grass and were moved with great regularity by the local population..... I think the Police gave up with Vascar in that location, because so many people where prepared to interfere with their distance markers. Some Police Helicopters are Vascar equipped. http://www.ukspeedtraps.co.uk/police201.htm http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23545518-police-use-1000-an-hour-helicopter-to-trap-speeding-drivers.do http://driverstechnologyassociation.co.uk/what-the-papers-say/spy-in-the-sky.htm

Block diagram in user handbook only shows 2 wires going to the tank sender unit the gauge shows only three connections. T, B+, and B- so the user manual is at total variance with the machine itself.

I believe that the white squares (about 1 foot square) painted at intervals in the carriageway, are the distance markers used when Police Helicopters are being used for speed trapping. They are fairly common in the UK. I can't see why there is reference to "ridiculous" in the clip. It is a widespread enforcement method. It is no more ridiculous that the "speed camera" signs we are more used to.

The D in DUKW gives a date of 1942... so 1942 to 2011 , is that 69 years in service?

Depends whether that can of beer is empty or full.......

Dukw?

The lengths the SAS go to to protect their identity!

I will refrain from making any comment about spelling....

Goliaths?

Quite a number were built to this spec from parts allocated to a cancelled Ministry contract. Two at least were in Rush Green Motors. Post war, rationing, make do and mend, needs must, mentality........ (all the forward winching, winch rollers are also fitted even though there is no winch!)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55268742@N08/5477968537/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/55268742@N08/5474768850/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55268742@N08/5482124880/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55268742@N08/5486459430/in/photostream/ couldn't find a QL gallery, If you know better, please move the link to a more appropriate place....

Cancelled W.D. order 4x4 Matadors built as 4x2( by leaving out transfer box) for P.O. http://www.flickr.com/photos/55268742@N08/5485825649/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/55268742@N08/5482702795/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/55268742@N08/5483296556/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/55268742@N08/5482640171/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/55268742@N08/5472102038/in/photostream/ Not the one, I know, but is this the type?

Sold under the Name AEC Bush tractor? Some where built as fifth wheel tractors, so this may well not be a conversion from a dump truck, but built from new as Artic Bush tractor.

Don't be hard on yourself, your got Castor perfectly correct!

Surely the Gemini twins were Castor and Pollux?

Or maybe a cotter pin..... or a 1/4" washer?

Probably a nut bolt or screw.....

8 Bedfords ,Bulk Fuel equipped......