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wally dugan

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  1. simon last thing on your list round metal cap next to petrol gauge on instrument panel is just a cover for the panel light if you screw it anti clock wise it releases pressure and breaks contact so the light goes out it is not how you turn the light on or off this done by the switch between the ign and oil lights hows the ferret going regards wally
  2. NICK thank you for that l have some details on matadors from chassis 001 to chassis 8680 this comprises of wartime cenus number post war number and the civilian owner at the time of collecting this information in the early 90s these are the army ones RAF ones from chassis 9281 to chassis 10737 as well as some of the export mark 2s l have some RN ones as well thank you again REGARDS WALLY
  3. CLIVE having given this some thought as ABD all cover some health issuses is it to do with unit sanitation
  4. the only thing the other three seem to have in common is health or medical
  5. NICK the list of the seventeen petrol AEC MATADORS has now given me a link to what was to happen to them some were sold before 1948 some stayed in service like 085113 in 1948 it got the postwar number 86 yy 72 l now need to check the others REGARDS WALLY
  6. is it to do with personal hygiene in the field
  7. clive b against the crimean war a latrines
  8. as the spanish would say if you want to soar with eagles do not sleep with owls
  9. THE tyres fitted to the commer are firestone general purpose or also called ground grip
  10. JAK if you get in touch i have the RCT transfers the insignia the yellow and blue and other bits you could use to mark up your land rover if do it in a bit earlier period say 1980 REGARDS WALLY
  11. the stories of allowing sand to be put on wet paint are quite true you can see a example of this on montys humber old faithful in the black paint on the wings
  12. NICK the only way you may find any thing about its wartime service is to see a picture taken during the war of this matador you have its cenus numbers l know its a long shot but you never know l think 1939 late is about right as a build date the contract V3501 ran from 24-8-39 TO ?-7-40 l do not think l can add any more but if l come across any thing l will let you know REGARDS WALLY
  13. what a rare and interesting truck last time l heard about it was when it was in the ownership of nicholson a similar one was sent to india it had a flat roof cab if you did not know its wartime registration was H 133460 IT WAS SAID that late in the war after a rebuild it was change to H 1736O77 l look forward to seeing it progress regards wally
  14. HI BILL the bedford oy on milweb appears to be fitted with PETLAS NT3 tyres l have ony bought them as 900x16s REGARDS WALLY
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