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Bob, Thanks for the reply...My Bore/mains/throws are listed as 000 so that would be new then that I would understand on a new engine but mine was rebuilt ? I am wondering why they didn't put the machining down as you stated...

I found a brass data plate on my 1954 Canadian Army Ferret MK1 located on the right side of the engine near the bottom..Can some one help me decipher it please ? I am really interested as to where Workshop 27 was and about the Bore,Main and Throws...... RCEME Rebuilt Engine Workshop 27 Date 15 12 65 Inspected by (blank) Engine job number 2404 Cyl Bore 000 Main 000 Throws 000 Thank you all for any input.

Very nice of you Andrew

I am back in civilization now with a computer Tim and am amazed at your work...I was following your posts earlier in the year....Keep up the great posts....You are a real inspiration....We have a real great bunch of people here on this forum from all over the world... Joe in USA

Very nice Robin..........

Awesome...I never knew that existed.......I have heard of and seen on tv plane grave yards out in our western States but hadn't heard of this......Those plane grave yards are massive.......

yes,very interesting Ferret indeed.......I like those doors......

Fantastic

OK sorry I was referring to lug nuts.......I let the pros at the truck tire shop do my rims when I bought new tires as it is extremely dangerous.....

As you are sitting in the drivers seat the left side front and rear tire nuts come off by turning clockwise...The right side front and rear nuts counter clockwise ....

OUTSTANDING craftsmanship.....Thank you for sharing....Hope he gets a lot of business as he truly is a perfectionist....

Outstanding

I'm not seeing the pics now either.........

I spoke to a close friend of mine who was a U.S.Army M60 tank driver in 1971....He was stationed in Germany.....He said they transported several times by railroad flat car....He said because of the ramp they backed the tank up onto the flat car....They backed them up over several cars to get to the flat car it belonged on as the ramp to take them off they pulled straight ahead... He also stated the train ran by an electric wire up above and he personally witnessed a guy stand up on the tank too high and made contact accidently and was electrocuted....

ouch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just incredible...The old crew surly is smiling down on you....

Very very nice.....

Thanks for the update......Post when you get it running too........

I remember watching the riots on the tv news back then in the USA....Bad times for sure......

I can see why your confidence is lost Larry...That's a lot of breakdowns...Maybe go with a different vehicle....The very best to you

Tootles any update ? Maybe I missed it in another thread..Hope all is well these days...

This is what our great hobby is all about......................

Larry I am really glad you brought this up........I bought my 1954 Ferret almost 2 years ago...I finally have it all tuned up and street worthy thanks to my friend Earl.........For months now I have worried like you...Where my Ferret is now is near Chicago where the traffic is really congested with lots of stop and go traffic...I hope someday to have it at my main residence in the rural area of South Dakota...I think it is just a matter of confidence building in getting it out someday..I have it jacked up on jack stands and about every 5 months I run it thru the gears on the jack stands.......It is really easy to get a tow on a flat bed truck if needed....Glad I am not the only one that thinks this...Thanks for posting about this....

CaptMax, Welcome to the forum and to Ferret ownership....I am very happy for you to have found the history of yours...Thank you for sharing all the pictures..... It is a great hobby and as you have already found other wonderful people around the world that own Ferrets and are willing to help a fellow Ferret owner out.. Mine is located just south of Chicago... I am looking to locate crew members and pictures of mine...It is a 1954 Canadian MK1..Canadian reg 54-82586.Possible UNEF 1216...

Be careful of the snakes......Good luck with your projects...