lynx42 Rick Cove

Tim,

I don't know about the lights, but the vehicles in photo 1 and 3 are WW1 Albion A10's. Any chance of more complete photos? I just love the bonnet muff.

Thanks Rick

Tim, your a lucky bugger, What a great shot of the Albion A10 of 1917. Why 1917? because it has the Albion name in script on the actual cooling fins. In 1916 that name script was not available.

regards Rick.

Don't know where the other photo's went too, so here goes again.

By the way, the pinion sprocket was also changed to suit the bigger wheels. Mine has 18 teeth and the larger wheels had 14 teeth.

Rick

Albion A10's were fitted with 2 different size wheels during WW1. The standard wheel was 720 x 120mm. and for more ground clearance, 880 x 120mm. wheels were fitted.

The hub caps are also completely different to the one's in your trailer photo.

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Attached are photos's from the Albion Archives in Biggar, Scotland.

The colour photo of the wheel is from a model built by the apprentices at Albion in 1940. There is a second on display at the Australian War Museum in Canberra

We visited there on the 17th August 2009 and located the actual build card for my A10.

My chassis was laid down on 6th December 1915 for completion mid February 1916.

Regards Rick

G'day Shakey,

Not that MG A any way. A good old Blitz will bring them in. Everyone knows a Blitz. A large number of Auzzies probably went to the pub in one as well at some time.

Be in for a beer next year.

Rick 'n' Jill

We fly out of Aussie tomorrow. Meeting up with Richard F and the HMVF boys on the 'Normandie' on 1st June and on to Etreham. Hope to catch up with as many as possible.

Rick 'n' Jill

I have one of these trailers and it was used as some sort of runway light station at the WW2 RAAF Aerodrome at Bairnsdale Victoria Australia.

The farmer I picked it up from said that it was the best and smoothest travelling trailer in the district. They used it to carry irrigation pipes around the farm.

It was purchased from the RAAF auction in 1946. David, the farmer, thought his father paid about 10 pounds for it then.

I require a full set of 10.50 x 13 tyres and a spare wheel as well. Does anyone out there have any?

These photos as attached give a bit more info on the fuel bowser.

I'll put my bare chassis photos on soon.

Regards Rick

Colin Anderson of Shepparton victoria Australia has this 1941/42 Pontiac ute.

These were built at GMH (General Motors Holden) in Australia. The rear body is masonite on a hardwood frame. Don't know how many were built but the number is listed in Norm Darwin's History of Holden book.

This photo was taken on the way back from Tocumwaal Vic. where we had been viewing the largest single span timber structure in the southern hemisphere. This is a hanger built by the American Forces in 1941/41.

The car behind is my 1940 Chev Staff Car. The Chevs camo is Syria 1941.

There was one at Corowa this year. This photo was taken at the school where we put on a display for 400 kids.

Thank you for your suggestions sofar. We will be pretty flexible and will be at Beltring for W&P. Richard Farrant has been his usual very helpful self and we will be with his group there. Hope to catch up with Tim Gosling and a few more. Duxford has been on my list but I think we might still be in Europe on June 21st.

We had been going to take part in the Aussie/NZ 'Greece to Normandy Trek' in our 1940 Chev Staff Car, but they head back to Oz. too soon for us and we didn't want to have to worry about any problems which might have shown their ugly hand. With this in mind, we have hired a motorhome for our transport and accomodation. We are going across to France on the same ferry as both the MVT and IMVPS(?).

Regards Rick and Jill.

We would have loved to come to the Bunker Bash but we have to attend a friends wedding on th 23rd.May before we head over. We had planned to be in the UK early May but this wedding came up and we just can't miss it.

Thanks for your suggestions, please keep them coming.

Regards Rick and Jill

G'day again we also have the following as well.

1940 Chevrolet Staff Car

1942 M3A1 White Scout Car

1942 Ford Marmon-Herrington 'Dingo" Scoutcar

1943 Canadian Ford Lynx Scoutcar

1941 F60L Cab 13 Ford Blitz,recouperator service van

1943 C60S Chev Blitz, Australian No.6 Artillery Tractor.

1944 FWD HAR1 4ton GS truck

1950 Humber FV1601

1959 Saracen APC

and more. so we don't mind what we see.

Thanks Rick and Jill.

Jill and I are coming to visit your lovely country in mid May 2009. We are going straight to France for the 65 anniverary of D-Day and then visiting the battle fields of France and Belgium.. We may go to Holland to see a "Bridge Too Far" as well.

We will be going to War and Peace at Beltring and then to The Albion Owners Rally at Biggar in Scotland. After that we are going to The Great Dorset Steam Fair. and will be returning to Australia mid September.

We would like to catch up with as many of you as possible whilst we are over there.

Please feel free to advise us as to where we should visit during our stay.

This pic is of our 1916 Albion A10.

Thanks Rick and Jill.

What a great link. Went right through them. Found quite a few Albion A10 photos I hadn't seen before.

Thanks again

Rick

Somewhere amongst all my boxes (I've just moved house), there is a photo and an article about one of the Hathis here in Australia. They were used to tow artillery pieces. The paper, I think, was The Argus. Hope to find it one day. (Both the paper and the Hathi.)

Regards Rick

The White Scout Car manual also states that the NUTS are red. Of course only the ones which hold the 2 wheel halves together. The wheel nuts to keep the wheel on the hub are either vehicle colour or white.

Regards Rick

I'd settle for the Fokker.

In the photo, "Assembling the Convoy...", the fifth vehicle along is my Desert chev Staffcar.

Rick

I can see 26 or 27 USA.Liberty's. these were made by Gramm-Berstein, Selden, Garford, Pierce-Arrow,Republic, Bethlehem, Diamond T, Brockway, Sterling and about another 6 manufacturers.

The one on the left bottom corner might be an AEC type YC.

The rest, well who knows.

Regards Rick

Thanks Richard for reviving the memories.

It was a once in a lifetime trip for sure.

My mate Roger Ross and I were the first into Darwin from Howard Springs. We went ahead and had tea there on the 13th. On arriving back at Howard Springs, I rang home to tell them that we had made it and my wife said 'that's good because you have to come home.' My Mother-inlaw had passed away whilst we were having tea.

As a result I had to miss the formal part in Darwin and I had to fly home.

Paynesville, where I live, is the FURTHEST town 'as the crow flys', from Darwin on the Australian Continent. All flights out of Darwin for the next 5/6 days were booked solid. All those who had travelled to Darwin for the VJ day celebrations, were booked to fly home. I was stranded.

So what to do?

In Alice Springs, I had the pleasure of carting Con Saccia and his wife in my 1940 Chev Staffcar for the day. Con introduced me to his Northern Territory Advisor, Robyn Smith, with the words" If you need any help, contact Robyn."

As I couldn't get a flight out, I wasn't sure what to do. After all the old MiL wasn't the dragon most are. Then I remembered Con Saccia's advice. I rang his advisor Robyn, to see if she could help. Robyn gave me a code to quote when I rang ANY Airline and a seat would be available. This I did, and miraculously a seat was found and at a MUCH REDUCED PRICE. Seems they have a few seats in First Class for Politicians etc. who need to get to Canberra or somewhere in a hurry.

So with this help,I made it home in time for the old girls funeral.

But what about the Car?

The Army support crew had a tank transporter travelling with them to pick up any breakdowns. My Chev and jeep trailler were loaded onto the tank transporter and delivered to Puckapunyal in Victoria and my travelling companion Roger Ross also travelled back in the truck. Roger then drove the Chev back to Paynesville. Only cost was 1 tank of fuel too.

Regards Rick

I knew that the GDSF was at the end of August or beginning of September. I don't know why I said November. We are over there for 112 days, so I hope to catch up with a few of you.

regards Rick.

Snapper (Mark)

Picking up a motorhome about the28th May next. Already booked in for War and Peace. Heading to Normandy on 1st. June for a week. Staying at the same park as the MVT. Same ferry as well.

What else do you recomend?

We want to see as much as possible.

So far we haven't got too much planned

Will be visiting the WW1 battlefields and looking up some friends and rellies.

We have a few friends to see as well whilst we are over there.

We are also taking in a few Commercial Vehicle runs and finishing with The Great Dorset Steam Show, at the beginning of November.

Looking forward to catching up with as many forum members as possible.

Regards Rick 'n' Jill

Jack, Thanks for the update. When do they think it will be open to the public? We will be in the UK for 3 months fron 30th May 2009.

Regards Rick

Ma Yappy, Welcome to HMVF. How yah doo'wn Mate?

Nice to see you've finally join a very interesting forum. Lots to see here.

Rick 'n' Jill

Some persons of unknown identity, had great fun moving the route guides for Kangaroo 95 around. These guides , Diamonds, Hearts, Clubs and Spades, and a directing arrow, were used to point the various military units to their correct areas. During our stay at Katherine, many of the route markers were swapped about. So I you had to follow the Hearts to your refuling point for example, you could end up anywhere. Don't ask me how I know, cos I'm not saying anything.