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They were originally painted in Mickey Mouse camoflauge, though various sources say the headboard was painted red but I've not seen documentary evidence to that effect.

Various photos of these Army Fire Service trucks exist in museum archives. The Imperial War Museum has four portrait photos, which when I did some research on these vehicles I noted as:

KID1429 - left-hand side view

KID3321 - rear internal view

KID3371 - rear left 3/4 view

KID3372 - front left 3/4 view

My memory is hazy but suspect two of them are these photos (which also appear in Robert Coates' book "Bedford to Berlin" and Mike Conniford's Military Vehicle Pamphlet Number 5 - Bedford QL):

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An article on GYR786 in Vintage Commercial Vehicles magazine (No 109; January 1999) has this view courtesy of the Tank Museum, Bovington:

GYR786 appeared for sale in the May 2003 edition of Classic and Vintage Commercials magazine.

I have some more information that I'll try and dig out.

All for sale incl. several Ford model T ambulances...

TTM - I couldn't see these on the site linked to. Do you have any photos of them?

Another survivor:

http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p1036399512/h2a2e676a#h2a2e676a

http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p1036399512/h2a2e676a#h36b4889d

and a period photo here:

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?10005-Military-Fire-Appliances-Gallery/page15

Bryan Purves' book "The Austin Seven Source Book", has information on 329 different A7 variants, including the military variants. I can't remember though whether it contains info on the relevant chassis numbers.

One of the owners of the surviving military sevens (I think he owns two of them) has done much digging around for information, and has probably shared the information around. So it may be short cut to go along to the national A7 rally and chat to some owners. One year about seven or eight of the military sevens turned up!

Looking at some pictures here, registration numbers include HX6529, AMP929 and EME686.

There are these people as well: http://www.castironwelding.co.uk/

I can't vouch for either company.

Very nice!

I've just thought, we've gone past Albion without mentioing the medical body example in, I think, Turkey. Anyone have a picture of it?

Update: It's at the Rahmi Koc Museum in Istanbul - pictures here:

http://www.rmk-museum.org.tr/english/exhibit/road.html

http://www.geziyorum.net/rahmi-koc-muzesi/

Thanks Andy - interesting. Though can't think what the army has that warrants a that sort of carrying capacity.

OK, to most people's eyes this is one of the strangest trailers ever, not to mention the length. What's the advantage over a conventional trailer? I've seen the Conq balanced on board, and can't help but think that it it would be relatively easy to knock it off its perch if you accidently bump it into something.

There's a great list of war movie titles on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_films

I only recognise a fraction of them; no doubt some duds in the lesser known ones.

Do a search under "tyres vass" and you'll find plenty of threads for 9.00 x 16 tyres and suggestions for alternative brands.

Well, if you consider Dennis, the total is just one.

Don't we count Les Warren's (in civvy colours)? :undecided:

The one on the left looks like a Canadian Chev C8 HUP.

Personally, I find the sheer number of photos quite daunting, especially if wanting to look back in previous years for something specific. Things are just random with little context.

May I suggest placing the living history photos in one area and then divided into different albums for the different groups attending. Similarly, place the vehicle portraits in a separate area divided into albums for the different vehicle classes (as listed in the show guide). And a further (but time consuming) step would be to label the vehicle images with the entry number. Anything else, such as arena events and candid shots could go a misc album.

Judging by the picture here, it was pretty butchered to begin with: http://www.tankmuseum.org/ixbin/indexplus?record=ART2992

Or is that another one?

The show guide lists the Panzer IV as being entered by The Royal Jordanian Tank Museum. This says restored by Stephen Lamonby: http://www.warandpeaceshow.com/News/News/RARE-PANZER-IV-TO-STAR-AT-WAR-AND-PEACE-SHOW.html

Not sure that answers your question though!

Very interesting - thank you Doug

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WW1 vehicles in New Zealand. This batch are all ambulances.

The Rover Sunbeam is original. After service in France was shipped to NZ and was used in a rural region for many years.

 

The Model T is of unknown history, I seem to recall it's a body builtup on a local chassis showing American Field Service. May not have any war history.

 

The latter image with the aircraft is also a rebuild. At the Aviation Heritage Centre, Omaka, Blenheim, NZ.

This collection has links to Peter Jackson the film maker and hence the display presentation being so realistic.

 

Doug:-)

Yes, the T is a replica. See, for example here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/2674/AFS-on-history-tour-for-60th-birthday

Do you have a close-up of the radiator badge on the Rover-Sunbeam? The Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq Register recently had an article on this vehicle and suggested the badge wasn't the normal script found on Sunbeams, but didn't have a clear close-up!

Apparently, the ambulance was named "Gutless Gert" in service. In 1919 it was shipped to New Zealand for use in areas without resident doctors; and was stationed at Greymouth. In 1925, having passed through the hands of one private owner, Stan Booth acquired it and converted it into a motor caravan. It was discovered by Bryan Jackson, Northland, in 1966, who bought it for £30 and restored it to war service condition bearing RASC markings and renamed it "Jessie". Bought by Mr Rhodes in 1970s.

I don't think we need be too prescriptive about this, but we like photos. By all means start with one type and we'll see what the collective knowledge can pull together. Can you post some pics of the Liberties in your list?

...and there were at least three different closed cabs - one with an round arched roof; one with a flat arch; and one with a rounded roof (if that makes sense) - plus the open cab on the fire crash tenders.

I assume the blue isn't navy blue - the Royal Navy used also Crossley FWDs...

Paul

You need to speak to Michael Eyre of the Crossley Register about this as he has done much work looking into the FWD types. However, the picture is a bit confused.

In the CR Newsletter #39 (Spring 1998) Michael says:

Production variants were identified in Crossley's usual manner - there were Types 1, 2 and 3 for the truck and Types 1 and 2 for the tractor. The cabs on the later FWDs were built by Mulliners Ltd of Tyseley, Birmingham; most were of a simple square-shaped design, being easy to repair in the field but those on the later Type 2 tractors were of a rounded style and they were usually kept in England. Other variations were engine power rating of either 91 or 96hp (often referred to as 100hp) - the latter for fire engines.

However, in his book "Crossley" (published 2002; co-authored by Chris Heaps and Alan Townsin) it says:

There were Type 2 and 3 of the truck and Type 1 and 2 of the tractor. The principal difference was engine power - either 90 (Type 2 truck) or 96hp (the rest)... Later engines were further uprated to deliver a full 100hp, some being fitted with aluminium crankcases instead of iron ones. The transmission details also differed - on the Type 3 trucks and all the tractors (but not the crash tenders) the two-speed auxiliary gearbox was modified so that four wheel drive was engaged only in low gear. This made the vehicle more economical on normal roads and reducing wear on the tyres... The final variation of the Type 2 tractor and later trucks was the addition of accessories, such as a tyre inflation pump, driven off the gearbox, and extra electrical equipment.

The article lists contact V4326 as being for 695 truck Type 1 units in 1941; whereas the book says order 294/V4326 was an amalgam of six orders between 1939 and 1941 totalling 2,807 units (552 being airfield crash tenders).

As you can see, some contradictory information; possibly as a result of fresh information after writing the first article. It's not clear, for example, what happened to the Type 1 trucks; or whether the Type related to the cab design or not. As I said, best speak to Michael about what he knows. He also maintains a list of survivors.

These people have been retro-fitting seatbelts to classic and vintage cars for years. May be worth giving them a chat.

http://www.quickfitsbs.com/index.php

Very nice. Is that the one with the Hampshire Museums Service (Milestones Museum)?