lynx42 Rick Cove

Just browsing the web from Australia and spotted these in the UK.

Might be useful for someone over there.

Regards Rick

http://www.junktionantiques.co.uk/gallery3/index.php/Wheelbarrows-Trolleys-Handcarts/DSC08084

Thank you LarryH57 and Kufra Kiwi for your comments, but, the engine is not a Model A Ford but a Model B. The Model A is a very different cylinder head. I could go with a Model B, BUT, the GAZ 67B head has Russian writing on it and I would like to keep it as original as possible.

Thanks all. Rick.

I removed the cylinder head from my GAZ 67B and discovered that it had at some time in the past cracked and has been welded up. I think that the welding has failed and water is leaking into the cylinder. If you have a spare, please let me know.

Regards Rick.

I can confirm they came from Peter's sale at Bathurst. There were two chassis, both had been made into farm trailers. I am going out in a few days to retrieve the second and more complete engine, and will get a bit more information from Peter on their provenance. I will report in more detail later, particularly on the second engine, as I have no ID for it yet.

Ian

Ian,

When you see Peter, please pass on my regards. I worked at the Paynesville Slipyard and 25 years ago or more we restored a little steam boat, built back in the 1800's, for Peter and I was also involved with a boat called the Wanderer which Peter had for a while and it is now back in Paynesville. Thanks Rick.

Hi Pekka, The search is over. I now have a 1949 GAZ 67B which needs a lot of work and things like the correct wheels, windscreen and fuel tank. The body has been altered but won't be too big a job to bring back I hope. For some reason the grill has been moved forward about 75/80mm as well.

Any contacts in Europe or Russia will be welcome.

Regards Rick.

Hi all,

Glad to see the thread that developed here, and thanks Rick for it. I am the 'lucky' guy who bought the Gaz. Turns out the data plate is still affixed so the chassis and engine numbers are quite clear as is the year of manufacture, which turns out to be 1949, which is a little disappointing as I was hoping (and lead to believe) that it was an earlier wartime model :-( Not to worry. I have already made some contacts in the Czech Republic and Russia, so am on the hunt for parts. If anyone can tell me if the wheels I have on the vehicle are correct for a 1949 model I would appreciate it. Also, I am going to be in need of some folding windscreen mounts as fitted to each end of the windscreen where it mounts on to the firewall. Any leads would be gratefully accepted :-)

This should be a fun, if not challenging restoration, so I'll keep you all posted as things progress. Any advice or technical assistance would be very welcome.

Regards,

David

Well it has happened, I am now the owner of this 1949 GAZ 67B. It arrived today, thank you David and Liz. Now the search starts to locate the correct wheels and windscreen.

Off the trailer and into the shed.

A fuel tank is also on the want list.

For some reason the grill has been moved forward about 75/80mm.

Any contacts from over seas will be welcome.

Thank you Rick

A great step forward, Steve. Doesn't it give you a thrill when your restoration job starts to go back together and look like a truck once again.

Regards Rick.

1916 Albion A10 Chassis No. 361A

This thread died in June 2010 with no resolution, so what was the outcome. Is it a Pilot or not, is it over-width and what did you get to pull it legally, (or not).

Regards Rick.

All in all a very interesting subject. Here in Australia there is no difference to the UK with regards to insurance. More and more shows are requiring PLI and safety plans for clubs to exhibit at their show.

A couple of questions which comes to mind are for us overseas members of the MVT. We only receive the 'Windscreen' and look forward to it too, but why should we have to pay an extra amount for something we will never ever use. If we pay the extra insurance cover, will we be covered for PLI by the MVT at shows and displays in our overseas countries?

Looking forward to your replies, Rick.

I am in the market for a restorable GAZ-67B. I am looking for one which is close to driveable but needing work. It will have to be able to be imported into Australia so needs to be clean, not covered in mud etc.

Thanks Rick.

The rear hoop is secured to the tail board by a set of brackets. These need a 1/8" joggle to fit around the steel angle hoop.

 

 

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They still need the holes drilling and the edges breaking with a file before blasting and painting.

Hi Ben, Have you made the same mistake that I made on my Albion tailgate fittings? Should not the two right hand brackets go the other way? Two to the left and two to the right, not all four facing the same way? You are probably correct, but it looks like the mistake I made years ago to me. Keep up the excellent work.

Regards Rick.

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Regards Rick.

Where abouts are you located, Noel?

Exactly my question, Welcome to HMVF, you will enjoy your stay. I also have a WW1 vehicle and a 1914 Talbot CB4.

Regards Rick.

Hi Tina,

Welcome to HMVF. That looks like a good restoration project. Have you tried to obtain the RAF MT Vehicle Record Card from the RAF Museum at Hendon. You might be surprised at what they have available, (or might not have. lol.).

Regards Rick.

While looking for information re tire size and wheelbase of WW1 vehicles (hint hint; how about sending me those for your vehicles!!) I came across a couple of series that some of you might find of interest. The first is in Automobile Engineering, Vol 8, entitled Military Transport Chassis. Included are reports on the Commer 3-ton, the Dennis 3 ton, FWD 3 ton, Locomobile 3-4 ton, Maudslay A chassis, Peerless 3-ton, Pierce Arrow 3-ton, Saurer 5-ton, and Thornycroft J.

 

The second is a five or six article series re captured German trucks by LtCol Arthur J Slade, US Army and can be found in Automotive Industries, Vol 41. Included are subjects such as axles, frames, drives, et cetera.

 

Both have considerable information and can be downloaded via HathiTrust.Org.

 

Bosun Al

Thank you for the suggestion BUT,I think we might need a bit of a closer link in HathiTrust.Org.

"109,958 items found for Automotive Industries,"

Are you able to give a closer link as I don't have time to go through 109958 different links.

Regards Rick,

I had a win last weekend, this Chorehorse arrived to be added to the collection. It spins over on battery but has no compression and no spark. I am also in need of the correct exhaust pipe and muffler if any one has one out there.

These photos are a bit fuzzy as at the time, the light was not conducive to mobile phone photos.

Regards Rick.

Hi Mike, well that is a great start. The side panels should be easy to have cast and the top and bottom tanks look pretty savable. When you strip it right down you will find the tubes easy to clean and replace if necessary. Regards Rick.

Hi Mike, Congratulations on the radiator find. Is it one like mine with the flueting and oval Albion badge or like the one on Mark Farrall's with the ALBION name cast into the top tank? Of course it won't matter if you are going to fit a muff cover as in this picture.

Regards Rick.

Photos are Marks, The Muff, and Mine.

Data plate for £25 pounder £20 plus postage.

Was that 25pdr. manufactured by G & J Weir? My 25pdr. is number 288 from them but the plate says G & J Weir not G & J W. Number 12510. The Australian War Memorial has G & J Weir Number 504.

Regards Rick.

Welcome to the forum Scott, I had a problem not knowing how to get a military vehicle into my life and one day my wife asked if she could have a larger stove in the new house we were planning to build, so I agreed to the bigger stove on the condition that I could have my White Scout Car. She was so happy with the idea of the new bigger stove she agreed straight away. So just bide your time, keep this in mind, and it will happen. LOL.

Regards Rick.

Hi Rod,

The items arrived yesterday and here they are fitted to one of the No.11 sets.

Thank you for that, I owe you a beer or 2.

Regards Rick.

Rod, with thoughts like that, your one of a kind. Looking forward to the post. Thanks Rick.

PM Sent. Regards Rick.

Thanks all for your kind words, Jill, my spanner hander and No.1 girl found this letter which I had misplaced years ago. It has more of the Albion's history from an old bloke I met years ago. Michael K. died 15 years or so ago so I am glad the letter was put away safely. Thanks Jill.

You can see the winch in the as found photos in post 1. The right rear of the chassis had the right rail pushed across towards the left chassis rail and I had to replace the rear cross member as well as straighten the chassis and get the sag out as well.

Regards Rick.

Life in the Australian Army...

Text of a letter from a kid from Eromanga to Mum and Dad. (For Those of you not in the know, Eromanga is a small town, west of Quilpie in the far south west of Queensland )

Dear Mum & Dad,

I am well. Hope youse are too.. Tell me big brothers Doug and Phil that the Army is better than workin' on the station - tell them to get in bloody quick smart before the jobs are all gone! I wuz a bit slow in settling down at first, because ya don't hafta get outta bed until 6am. But I like sleeping in now, cuz all ya gotta do before brekky is make ya bed and shine ya boots and clean ya uniform. No bloody horses to get in, no calves to feed, no troughs to clean - nothin'!! Ya haz gotta shower though, but its not so bad, coz there's lotsa hot water and even a light to see what ya doing!

At brekky ya get cereal, fruit and eggs but there's no kangaroo steaks or goanna stew like wot Mum makes. You don't get fed again until noon and by that time all the city boys are buggered because we've been on a 'route march' - geez its only just like walking to the windmill in the bullock paddock!!

This one will kill me brothers Doug and Phil with laughter. I keep getting medals for shootin' - dunno why. The bullseye is as big as a bloody dingo's arse and it don't move and it's not firing back at ya like the Johnsons did when our big scrubber bull got into their prize cows before the Ekka last year! All ya gotta do is make yourself comfortable and hit the target - it's a piece of piss!! You don't even load your own cartridges, they comes in little boxes, and ya don't have to steady yourself against the rollbar of the roo shooting truck when you reload!

Sometimes ya gotta wrestle with the city boys and I gotta be real careful coz they break easy - it's not like fighting with Doug and Phil and Jack and Boori and Steve and Muzza all at once like we do at home after the muster.

Turns out I'm not a bad boxer either and it looks like I'm the best the platoon's got, and I've only been beaten by this one bloke from the Engineers - he's 6 foot 5 and 15 stone and three pick handles across the shoulders and as ya know I'm only 5 foot 7 and eight stone wringin' wet, but I fought him till the other blokes carried me off to the boozer.

I can't complain about the Army - tell the boys to get in quick before word gets around how bloody good it is.

Your loving daughter,

Susan..