wally dugan

As most know my main interest is soft skins and on the subject l had only once come across the SP ones So as some  one who does not like puzzles l contacted johathan holt at the archive at bovington who said just that he did not give a date or a reason for the change so it must have been after 49/50

The story of SA numbers these were used to renumber ZR and ZV AND T cromwells

this is  again is made of white metal and  again was given to me by the manufacturer

this is a white metal model given to me by the manufacturer

from what l know on military registration ERM history cards SA  numbers were not used on british military vehicles   as to S l have only come across ERM's SP

two more that l only have a small amount on

A new one for me  to start to amass  information on

the caps look like the french kepi 

SEMIPHORES were always orange but  flashers were first fitted with amber lights on all new cars after 1958 debate on this first was discussed in 1955

the task of completing aesp's is on going l now think l completed the SEDDON- ATKINSON RE PLANT SEMI TRAILER

they look like candian army it looks like one of the census numbers starts CH there were dumps like this all over after ww2

l will admit having more than a pasting interest in The AUSTIN CHAMP not only  who spent many hours working on them but the history of them which prompted to dig out their tech manuals which l got over fifty years ago they like me have aged covered in oily finger prints turned yellow  and on some page spots of blood dam crown wheel and pinions l will watch with interest your efforts there are some parts here in uk found NOS RIGHT HAND REAR WHEEL cylinders seal kits but those should be available in the states. NOS new old stock

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Some more out of box

if you cannot get original front brake cylinders you can make use of series twoA  LAND ROVER     brake cylinders you just have to remove a small amount from the casting to make them fit  the rears because of how the hand brake linkage is part of the casting is a different matter l would if salvageable  have them sleeved if the bores pitted there are a company or two in UK that sell champ parts l can ask about availability for you

Sorry no l only just got some of the sales documents from BAOR which l have been after for years

 A number of CHAMPS were sold by the MOD in germany those can be found in a number EUROPEAN  countries restored by their civilian owners yours was sold in germany as l said

a picture of the champ FV 1802A you can make out the round indicators just below the side light on the face of the wing when they first came out the lens was white

To day l have been getting rid of a lot of things and came across two unmade model kits still in the boxes that must be twenty years old in1/35 scale of the BEDFORD 15CWT by ARMOUR MODELS are they of interest

To day l have been getting rid of a lot of things and came across two unmade model kits still in the boxes that must be twenty years old in1/35 scale of the BEDFORD 15CWT by ARMOUR MODELS are they of interest

The  FV 18O2A prototype or box champ did indeed have flasher type indicators the lighting on champs did change the rear trumpet style tail lights and  replaced by the round screw in glass type as seen on later land rovers  also the same style indicators were fitted. BAOR modification  MOD 1  fit semiphores MOD 5 electric 24 volt trafficators as l pointed out l never saw them but l did see the later type

 As it was sold in europe there is ever chance it stayed there until coming to the states it entered into army service in 1954 and was the cargo version  not FFW fitted for wireless

This one was sold in GERMANY IN  APRIL 1968

ALL ARMY champs were registered  in the BE SERIES OF NUMBERS a smaller number  IN BF SERIES OFNUMBERS 

as far a most people think only one was made and never went in to production this is a replica

ALL  military champs were 24 volt and you could buy 24 volt semiphore indicators the question is were they fitted to champs while used by the military