wally dugan

l think you have every right to be   angry at the lack of workmanship and attention to detail and all any one can say has been said l would be ashamed if that had left my workshop

Vehicles used as targets do not appear as cast there where two catalogues for this disposal the one shown shows 815 MKs and the supplementary catalogue shows more

Clive its not as good as the mod sales catalogues in the fact it  does not show  the ERMs but does show the year in service date also on the question of cranes fitted the  HIAB SPEED LOADER 500 was fitted l have just looked in my file box as l was involved and found among the items  a JB MODEL OF  THE  MK still in the box which was sent to me by the model company  JB MODELS

You asked when the MKs left service the answer was the mid 1990s and by 2000 most if not all had gone the last up date on documents  was 2009 and that did not include  MKs only  MJs

well  after investing that amount of money l do not think l would be hanging around if it is as bad as that l would be doing more than asking for advice . l known there are cowboys out there and l have met some of them l would not trust to work on a wheel barrow the one used on  building sites. And like others l could list them

I have just check the list there is no  701 in the 48 publication on MK/MJ that  l have. l no longer copy the EMER's or AESP's due to the actions of former forum member Sorry but as l do  have a spare copy of the CES above if you send your home address l will pop it in the post

l believe l have most if not all the publications   on computer that one there may be a spare copy as l did one for a   owner of a MJ some time back 

Like you have have had a long interest in ASEP's and EMERS and have been very lucky in a massing a large collection. l notice that this is missing from your list as to your question about the winch and crane is yes there are

I am sorry to hear this it not up to you to rectify any of the problems you have paid for a service and in your opinion have not received it any reputable company should do the upmost to rectify valid complaints. Over the years l have been asked to inspect military vehicles for a number of reasons for the police  insurance companies as well  as solicitors acting for disgruntled clients with such problems as you have indicated .  In a number case's both parties have come to a amicable arrangement with out the need to go to court go back to the restorer and make it clear you are not HAPPY with  jeep and what you would like done to rectify this unhappy state of affairs

When you contacted this [ restorer ] did you give a written instruction of the work you required or did he give you one. if the work as you say is not up to the  standard you expected have you  contacted the restorer to express your disappointment. As a  last resort you could employ a independent engineer to inspect the problems you have  found. Sadly these people do pop up  from time to time and often give the impression of having the skills to do the work to a high standard.

The only thing missing from the information given is its wartime census number which was H4133662

it housed a early computer to give firing solutions M9/M10 mainly anti =aircraft  M1 12O MM

HERE is some thing use  as a generator

On the subject of footage of the stalwart   FRVDE had a 16mm film of the stalwart which showed shots of the alvis factory making the hulls for saladin and others the factory trails of the prototype stalwart 2020RW cross country trails and the sea trails as well as shot of things like towing a 5.5  and a { broken down} centurion the whole thing runs for just under a hour and l just have watched it

If W& P happens in 2023 it will never be the same a lot of trust has been lost by  the present owners and once lost it is very hard  to regain it. l for one enjoyed the early days and gave me  like others the chance to meet  friends that  were from other parts    what ever happens at W&P there is no doubt that it will change yes the  die hard' s will still go . There many smaller event's that are a mixture of types of vehicles and good they are and l am sure some will grow

the EV series of numbers is for the year 1963/1964 the number looks like 01 EV 00

ANDY do not worry just a good job  they never  worked for me in a museum l would have sent them to the workshop to get down and personal with one. Any way clive will have just as much as the RLC but if you want to pay thirty five pounds play their game ask for the history for a humber and give it's BK NUMBER no mention of armour  and l bet you would get it.

REGARDS WALLY

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I would like to put a foot note as l have more than a passing interest in the history cards l rang the RLC museum to find out the state first l talked to the lady curator who had not a clue what l was on about then put on to   the lady archivist l enquired was the information on pigs there the cards are held some where else l asked the location she said who was l and what l wanted to know for l explained who and why she became defensive and rude l still did not get a answer but they now know pigs are soft skin vehicles and they have the cards l suggested that more research was needed on their   subject matter This seems to be the norm in modern museum

The key cards for the BK SERIES were held a the museum of army transport at beverley The rlc museum took all the records unless they have passed them on

l am now 73 and have kept my C1 not because l needed to  but god forbid l have accident with a historic vehicle l have under gone a yearly medical and eye test and seen a consultant to keep it to show that l am still fit to drive a large vehicle on the road

A small  company but have used them for hard to find fasteners including cage nuts worth a try  SPALDING FASTENERS  01522 753444 very helpful

its the crest of london county council  up to 1965

It's the 1966 catalogue with the left hand drive moke picture the preface pages in the early days were the same text and pictures the same ones appear in several  catalogues

have you checked the plug lead it's self if ok the contact point in the cap is it clean  and making  a good connection hair line cracks can be hard to detect 

Thank you for your comments l have three sets in the same condition  l am  going to give one set to the young man with the ferret who lam helping in the hope it fires his interest in military vehicles in the future