wally dugan

IVOR will know if you ever want the blue and yellow transfers give me a shout l have loads of them and if you ever get to the bottom of who had the quad let us know l may have the original transfers as l used to collect them REGARDS WALLY

A specification sheet dated the 24th june 1965 l have specification sheets with the same spec of paint up to 1970

deep bronze green green or BS 6224 appeared in around the early 1950s and was a military specification number 2012 nearly all vehicles came in this colour as to the bmc engine colour it was called middle bronze green or BS 223

while looking into this l came across mention of the white triangle badge and the the 1st {regular} division it is my opinion that the one you posted to day is post war and when the division was reformed with elements of the 72nd indian as to the first picture said to be the divisional sign l cannot locate a picture in any of my books on the subject also it is not quite the same as the picture you posted one its in white over yellow two the curl looks more like horns than a twist the arm of service is not quite right ie the white line seperating the two colours is no possible some one has touched up the originals badly

The triumphs made between £60 and £80 pounds each its nice seeing the RN jeeps lots numbers 424 and 423 do not recall seeing one restored as such would be differant

THIS is all l have found when the 72nd was disbanded the british element been the 6th south wales borderers the 9th royal sussex regiment and lastly the gloucester regiment where incorprated in to the 1st infantry division 1n 1946 there were in egypt for two months before going to palestine until 1948 there is mention of this in the history of the royal sussex regiment they returned to egypt then went to libya until 1951 the 1st infantry division was disbanded in 1960

IT seems the 72nd indian infantry brigade was part of the british indian army and as such was disbanded after ww2 for the reason l gave as it comprised of three british battalions is not possible they retained there vehicles if so they would remain in use with the british army also the yellow and blue on the bridge plate is post war as during the war this was red and green for the RASC but the yellow and blue was not seperated by a diagonal line in a other colour l have looked at peter hodges book not alot of use STILL looking for post war history on the 72nd to see were they served have a friend who served in greece during the troubles so he may remember who was out there at that time REGARDS WALLY

COPIES out of HOWARD COLES book on the 72nd indian could the fact that there is little on this unit due to the fact that INDIA got independence after ww2 l have several books on british army formation marking and historiesif no one else comes forward l will lok for you REGARDS WALLY

JOHN its not any thing to do with me but its shauns and if it was theres no one l would rather want to work with than you on it

HI john wonder if you would pop up and put us right hope you are keeping well and out of mischief REGARDS WALLY

GRAHAM my understanding of MTOR is MECHANICAL TRANSPORT OFFICERS REPORT in the form of a document FT/B REGARDS WALLY

HI DUSTY interesting will post some more RAF / RN sales vehicles from the 1950s and some from the 1940s GERRY 275 posted on post war sales catalouges l noticed his jeep registration number and found it listed in a 1959 sale so little a bit more could be add to the history of his jeep just to show how these over looked documents have much to add to the history of ex military vehicles and how they can help to clear up some of the myths that surround the disposal of them REGARDS WALLY

Thank you for that shaun the SP number is not for that charioteer its a made up one l have the list of all the charioteers that RARDE CHERSTEY held on there books l think that one was in the ZW range

if it helps the engine colour is middle bronze green BS 223

hi l have the original austin spec reports and photographs for the austin gypsy in paint specification it states the external finish shall be deep bronze green BS 6224 does this help REGARDS WALLY

three types of the austin multi-fuel

IT was a manpower services project nothing to do with the museum the fuel tank was interesting a bedford TK just dropped in it was fitted with a re conditioned engine still have the engine number l see it has suffered some damage to the front track guards the man who was most invoved with this is a forum member he recovered it from the range and got the engine as well as giving advice to the M/S PEOPLE

There was also the FV16012 the cargo one as to 50 prototypes been built l can not find that many in the RARDE records

The MULTI-FUEL IN question was the FV 16013 ambulance and FV 16018A MISSILE TESTING EQUIPMENT SAGW The ambulance one was at beverley but now l am told its at bordon

ex linconshire range ex beverley ex national army museum

l DO not recall stating the model of scammell or foden in the trials video only that l have a copy

BROOKY is right the first drops were badged SCAMMELL some where l have the trials video of the SCAMMELL against the FODEN and they where first made at WATFORD

mark 2 stalwart in service by june 1966 according to records

ITS a fiat because the lada was not imported in to the uk until 1973 also the photograph must have been taken after 1966

THE WOA2 that was at THE MUSEUM OF ARMY TRANSPORT was on loan for a number of years you are correct about the body but still very nice also l think the owner may be a forum member