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    is it agricultural or an MV?

    in I may be stupid, but......

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    My sense of scale is all out, so this is a bit of a long shot - it could be WW2 Terrapin. They were eight wheeled but the front pair waggled in the air - the front of the remains we have here look like they have been cut away. More info in Classic Military Vehicle mag of June 2002 and here: http://www.g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=99535

     

    Very unlikley to be a six-wheeled Humber Hexonaut. Only three were made and one is known to exist.

     

    Of course, may be something else entirely. Do you have dimensions, size of tires, etc? A better picture of what the wheel hubs and internals look like would help.

    What's this Humber?

    in British Vehicles

    Posted · Edited by Runflat

    UVE433K - appeared in Wheels & Tracks magazine, number 6, as part of their article on the FV1600 series. Pictured at Duxford in 1981, it was said to be owned by a Mr M Goodman and is, of course, a FV1622 Malkara missile test vehicle.

    Give us a clue 2...

    in MV Chatter

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    The second is on the same chassis and was found at an artillery proving ground at the end of the war. Thought to be used for observing the effect of artillery fire at close range. A bit like being in the butts, only with bigger bangs!

     

    The third is an Austro-Daimler wheel-cum-track

    WWI and interwar Vehicle Numbering

    in I may be stupid, but......

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    I had only a brief look in the shop last night... but have gone back armed with cash, so now have a copy in my paws.

     

    The author describes himself as a trained historian, so, pleasingly, there are more footnotes quoting sources than you normally find; but I would have welcomed more if only to differentiate between when he has drawn on original source material compared to received wisdom found in other works. I guess the author would enter into correspondence on points of detail as this would help steer any future revisions. For example my quote above from GRO944 differs slightly to that in the book. But then he dates his to May 1916. Interesting!

     

    ...and if anyone can explain the later Interwar system for Egypt with western and arabic characters separated by a 'WD' then I'd be fascinated to know.

     

    This is touched on, but I suspect you will hunger for more.

    WWI and interwar Vehicle Numbering

    in I may be stupid, but......

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    Seen today in Foyles bookshop, London, is a new book called "Warpaint: Colours and Markings of British Army Vehicles 1903-2003" by Dick Taylor.

     

    This is the first of 4 volumes. The author's preface suggests that, in time, all four may be combined into a single volume. No doubt that will depend on expected sales and new information coming to light (the author is soliciting for further information / corrections).

     

    Unfortunately, the annexes on WW1 numbering systems provide little in the way of additional information for this string. However, for the first time I've seen in print, it does quote (albeit unattributed) General Routine Order No. 944 of 26th June, 1915, that:

     

    "All motor cars and motor lorries must have their official registration number painted on the bonnet and also on the back of the vehicle. This number is to painted on both sides of the bonnet in white paint, in a conspicuous position at the back where it is not likely to be obscured by the tyres, tarpaulins or other obstructions. The size of the figures in all cases is to be as under:-

    For motor cars - 4in. high, 1/2in. wide

    For motor lorries - 6in. high, 5/8in. wide

     

    A broad arrow is to be placed on top or on one side of the numbers, according to the shape of the bonnet, as may be found most convenient. No numbers or letters are to painted on the bonnets or on the backs of the vehicles except the official registration number."

     

    The inter-war system gets a mention, but doesn't really add to what can be found in Hodges.

    Things turn up in France as well!

    in Pre WW2 vehicles

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