lynx42 Rick Cove

That would be a big job for the Federal 604.

Rick.

In 1983 the Albion was used in the first big Australian TV production, a 10 hour story called “The ANZACS” here she is on set in a ‘French village’. And also with a 1916 Talbot ambulance for company on site.

A vintage lane in England? No our driveway a few years ago.

So where is she today, On loan to the Bandiana Military Museum where it has been for a number of years. She was on display at the Australian War Memorial for 3 ½ years before going to Bandiana.

We often get her out for a run and will see her for a belated birthday drink in a couple of weeks.

“HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY - 361A”

Rick and Jill.

I took the restored chassis back to where it came from. A W Smith and Sons Leongatha. To show old Bert and his brother Clarrie who was the last person to drive her.

I the commenced the building of the body using the body builders blueprints I received from the Albion company in 1971.

The Albion engine has a dry sump system invented by Thomas Blackwood-Murray the founder of Albion. The oil goes to the 5 main bearings and the 4 cylinders. It then drips off the main bearings and collects in slinger rings which sling it into the big end bearings after which it is thrown all around the engine. The oil should be run off at the end of each day according to the brass plate seem above the exhaust manifold.

The crankshaft was in excellent condition but missing the governor. I found one as well as the magneto cut out switch in Toowoomba QLD.

The clutch plate was beyond repair as the lining rivets had ground well into the plate. The Albion has the linings on the flywheel face and the spring plate with a spinning disc plate, the opposite to todays practice. Where do you get a new clutch plate these days? Well, you cut one out of a circular saw blade which, I might add, are extremely tough but designed to carry heat without distortion. It is a lovely clutch to use.

No.2 piston came out in 3 bits, so it was a case of welding it back together and hand filing down.

More to come.

I brought it home on a tandem trailer behind my trusty 1956 ‘FJ’ Holden. That is something you could not do today, 3.75 tons behind a car weighing just over 1 ton. Petrol at Rosedale was 64cents a GALLON. ($0.14.2 cents a litre)

The chassis stripped down for straightening and sand blasting. The tyres were pretty sad.

The engine was seized and I left it for 6 months with the chassis jacked up on one of the flywheel bolts. Diesel was pored into the cylinders each week and one day the chassis was sitting back level as the seized engine had turned over.

More to come

“HAPPY 100^TH BIRTHDAY.

I almost missed this very important occasion, the 100^th birthday of my 1916 Albion A10 chassis number 361A.

Well actually I had missed it as it was to be delivered in the middle of February 1916 so I waited to the last day, the 29^th February 2016 just to be sure as I do not know the exact date of delivery.

These are copies of the original build sheet which I obtained from the Albion Archives in Biggar Scotland in 2009 which have the date the chassis was laid down as the 6^th December 1915 for delivery the middle of February 1916.

This is what I first saw way back in 1971 at the rear of A.W.Smith & Sons P/L Leongatha Vic. Aust. There was a large ship’s winch behind the driver’s seat for winching logs in the bush. This winch was driven from the final chain drive pinions on each side after the truck had been driven to the work site and the chains linked up to the winch. Bert Smith the owner wanted to keep the winch so that had to be removed first.

The chassis had a 3” sag in it between the front and back axles so the chassis had to be completely stripped down and straightened. This was achieved with the assistance of a track breaking press for bulldozers.

More to come

Regards Rick.

I have a Sarah, but her name is Jill. I would be lost without her. Seems we are both extremely lucky.

Tim, the photo in CMV shows a pair of really bad out of scale so called replicas. I think that they have used solid tyres of a Centurion or something like that. Too small diameter wheel with skinny tyres. The wheel track width looks to be right out of scale to me.

regards Rick.

What new WW1 movies are being made at the moment? I see CMV shows a photo of the two replica trucks used in Flyboys being painted grey as German vehicles. Is All Quiet on the Western Front up for another remake?

 

Thanks

 

Tim

Thanks Dusty, Richard and Clive for your fast response.

Hansard has a mint of questions to be answered.

Here is the memorial plaque to the Canadians at the scene of the accident. Hansard mentions only 19 dead so one of the initial 2 survivors must have died of his injuries.

Regards Rick.

I somehow ended up looking at the British Govt. Hansard reports of the sittings of the houses of Parliament and I came across this:-

"HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1940s → 1944 → June 1944 → 20 June 1944 → Commons Sitting → BRITISH ARMY

Accident (Burley-in-Wharfedale)

HC Deb 20 June 1944 vol 401 c16 16

Actually try this on F/b. instead and you might have more luck.

CVR(T) Appreciation Group

Regards Rick.

Can anybody please tell me what would the pointy sticks (Pointed out by the red arrow in the attached PDF) would be called in English.

Unfortunately I can only provide a PDF file of it.

 

Thank you very much in advance.

 

Dennis Loep

 

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Hi Dennis, It is called a SPRAG. It is used to stop the vehicle rolling backwards down a hill if they had to stop going up. It is dropped down and holds the vehicle as 1st gear is engaged and the clutch let out thus giving the driver more control of the vehicle.

Regards Rick.

It's a bad copy, because of the quality of the work.

That comment is going to make a few people disappointed with your thoughts. Those involved with the build are members of both MLU and HMVF and are known for their quality work. I know those involved and as Richard says, it is a good copy of an experimental vehicle constructed during WWII in Australia. The untimely death of Bob M., in the most terrible circumstances, meant that it was not completed. The SA Museum is lucky to have it to show what was being dreamed up in a difficult time.

Regards Rick.

I think it is a truck version of Trigger's broom ............ if you know what I mean

Here in Australia we'd call it 'Kelly's Axe'. You know, 20 new handles and 3 new heads but still Gran-dads old original axe.

Regards Rick.

Do you now own one of these? I know that we all want to prove the providence of our vehicles so maybe your Ferret or Saladin is here on F/B.

Check out the 23 visible rego numbers in this group of 37 photos.

In no particular order there are 4 Saladins (07GC72, 01CC51, 00ED16 and 06BB55)

The 19 ferrets are (00EC69, 08BB86, 06CC10, 01DA30, 01DA21, 01DC57

01DC00, 00DC99, 00DC99, 00DD23, 06CC87, 03FO74, 00DC87, 04CC01, 00DA??,

00DC98, 05CC84, 01DC05, 07CC31, AND 01DC24(?).

Good Luck

Rick.

Welcome to HMVF David and thank you for the phone call the other day advising me that you now had it. I was disappointed to miss out on the GAZ but rest assured I will be keeping an eye on the restoration.

Good Luck with it and remember to put me first on the list if you decide to part with it.

Regards Rick.

BTW If you need a new exhaust for the US6 Stude, I have both the engine and tail pipe (NOS) for $90.00.

 

I have not been able to seal the deal yet as it seem that someone else may have been more successful. I will know this weekend I hope.

 

Thank you again. I will buy it if it is still available as it is such a rare vehicle in Australia.

 

Regards Rick.

Well, I missed out. I wish the new owner (David B) ever success with his restoration and I ask you all to assist him with the parts and information as I know you would have done for me.

I am disappointing but who knows, further down the track there may still be a chance.

Thank you again and I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Regards Rick.

Discussed at length here:

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?42225-it-came-out-of-a-Saracen&highlight=hull+shocker

 

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Cheers,

Terry

Looks like the Hull Shocker works inside as well as outside the hull.

Big sale coming up in Holland with this Heavy Aviation Truck as one of the items.

ARMY CARS HOLLAND B.V.

heavy aviation truck

https://www.troostwijkauctions.com/uk/heavy-aviation-truck/03-20818-23046-3206688/

No connection just interested as I saw this one in 2009.

Regards Rick

I have pulled the pin and rolled the metaphorical hand grenade on this subject elsewhere, it is amusing to see reactions.

 

So I was idle the other day and wondered what the strangest item is that anyone could collect in the form of a vehicle or equipment or whatever that is not camouflaged and run of the mill military pattern kit?

 

My first attempt at a suggestion in this category is this speed trailer (as I call it) that the Military Police use to show the speed of vehicles on Camp / base over here to get drivers to slow down through education, it is usually after a road layout change or a speed reduction change.

 

Over to you folks for your nominations, let us try to get a picture in here as well so the rest of us know what you are on about.

It is hard to say, what exact year of production have this GAZ-67. If we shall talk about radiator grille - the cars with such grilles were in production from year 1948 until August 1953, when the GAZ-67B production was cancelled.

The windshield on Your GAZ-67 is from GAZ-69 vehicle.

 

As to correct body configuration - I feel sure, the drawings are ideal for this purpose. See the drawings below - right side view shows the 1943 version (but body is the same like this body on later vehicles). Other views show the 1953 version. Click each image to enlarge:

That is excellent information. Thank you for that. I had thought that the windscreen was from a later GAZ-69 and I think the wheels are as well.

Is the right side drawing of a later than 1943 vehicle as the vents on the bonnet are pointed and the photos I have seen show a curved vent?

I have not been able to seal the deal yet as it seem that someone else may have been more successful. I will know this weekend I hope.

Thank you again. I will buy it if it is still available as it is such a rare vehicle in Australia.

Regards Rick.

Here are a few photos from Model A Ford Garage showing the gas tank fairly well. I guess a regular gas tank from a US Model A should be possible to use?

 

Keep us posted,

 

Goran N

Thank you Goran, I have studied your FaceBook page and other threads here on HMVF, but I still do not know what year this 67B is. The different windscreen and longer body behind the rear mudguard should give the experts out there some idea. The current owner suggests 1948 build but it may be a bit later. Over to you.

Regards Rick.

I am interested in purchasing this GAZ 67B and wonder if you HMVF members can fill me in a bit about it.

It is missing the fuel tank and by the shape of the windscreen and the doors it is not a WWII model.

Can anyone pinpoint the date for me with these changes to the body from the WWII model.

Does anyone have a fuel tank out there for it?

Thanks Rick.

The start of the Trackers 2015 Convoy.

Jill and I were also starters on this Trackers trip but I ended up having a second quadruple back fusion on the 20th July last and only home from hospital last Thursday. We were on the first one twenty years ago called 'Back to the Track' along with Richard Farrant.

Really sorry to miss this one.

Regards rick.

Hi Rick I got them for Guy a couple of year ago from ToTec Tyres but he no longer sells this pattern then I found another dealer in Manchester England and had the last 2 but it looks like he's got some more back in stock ? https://www.bigtyres.co.uk/tyres.html?a_application=undefined&a_size=&ax_sw=18970&a_construction=&ax_rim=18868&ax_od=&ax_pro=

Thank you for that information Ian. I will chase them up in a few weeks. Too many other things happening at present.

Regards Rick.