lynx42 Rick Cove

I reckon your right Steve, but I think it is an Albion A10 3tonner.(Like mine) Regards Rick

Should be easy to identify, I don't ever remember seeing wheels with Seven studs to bolt them together. 3. 4, 5, 6, 8 or 10 are the norm but not 7. Regards Rick.

Hi Peter, Father Christmas brought me a book"A Corner of a Foreigh Field" with photos from the Daily Mail and on page 75 is this photo. I thought you might like to see a water cart in action. (well not quite). Regards Rick. (Copyright approval has been requested but has not yet been received.)

Here is the card for 368A laid down on 29th December 1915 showing that it was to be Service Green. 361A has body no. 5150 and 368A has body no. 5197, 47 bodies later. These Chassis Cards are to be found in the Albion Archives at Biggar in Scotland and are on Microfisch.

Here is a bit of proof as to just when the Albion Company changed their vehicles from Grey to Service Green. My Albion A10 is chassis number 361A and was laid down on the 6th December 1915. The attached build sheet shows it should be GREY. (I did not know that when I painted it during restoration). The attached are the build sheet , the top section of the build sheet and the lower part showing the body number and that it was to be GREY. I will post another for chassis no. 368A later in December 1915. next showing Service Green.

Well that didn't take long. Thanks Richard, Runflat and NOS. Now I know. The movie is a great example and the advert fantastic. Regards Rick.

Found this on Ebay (No.301022670497) but I have never seen anything that resembles this mode of motorized transport. The Christie motor axle was one type, but I have never heard of the "One Drive Company". Regards Rick

"Behind the Model T’s is a line up of more GS Autocars These are not Model 'T's The two closest may be Dodges and the third who knows. All three have dumb irons out the front with semi-elliptic springing, not transverse like a Model T. There is no elliptic (?) steering box below the steering wheel either. Great photos though, Rick.

Thanks Richard and Jack, At least we know where it has gone to. BUT the question remains, Why was it closed without my knowledge. Rick

Where has my Wanted Advertisement gone?? I had an advertisement headed "Wanted URGENTLY - 19" fan like this one.." There were many, many viewers with out success and so I bumped it up as well. Now it had completely disappeared. I have not advised that the item is no longer wanted but one of the moderators must have removed it. WHY?? I sent a PM to Jack but have received no reply. Please advise what is going on and where it has gone to. There is no sign of it in any Closed Threads section. Thanks Rick.

Hi Mark. Just found your introduction here and want to welcome you to HMVF. Congratulations on your Albion A10 it certainly looks a treat. I have seen it in numerous British Magazines. My email address hasn't changed so you should be able to contact me that way. Do you still have the hooks? My A10 is in transit as I type this. It has just been over in Adelaide, South Australia for the past 4 months being used in a TV series called "Anzac Girls" a story of some of the nurses in WWI. I was fortunate to drive it in some scenes but only not in any close-ups as I am not a pimply faced youth any more. Regards Rick.

What really great photos. Tim. It is not often that we can see such detail. Richard, Tim did say that the photo had been reversed. Photo numbers IWM (Q 26238) and IWM (Q 26214) are taken at the same place, just at different times. The bonnet on the Vauxhall has been removed etc. etc. (Tim, you might have put an incorrect photo number on two of the photos. There are two IWM (Q10118)'s. I noticed it when I went to refer to the following. I think Post *2 should be IWM (Q 10116).) The axle in the foreground in Post *1. IWM (Q 10118) is from an Albion A10. The Albion in Post *2. IWM (Q 10116) is after 1916 as the Albion Logo was not used until 1917. It also seems to be missing the tow hooks from the front spring hanger. My A10 is also missing those tow hooks and the shackle pin isn't long enough to fit them onto as the pin goes through both sides of the hook, through the spring hanger and the spring. I have long been looking for a set to fit to mine but maybe now I have proof that not all Albions had them. Regards Rick.

A mate of mine sent this to me a few days ago. There are between 35 and 37 Albion A10 3 tonners in this photo. I have permission from the source to publish it and to try and locate which unit they belonged to and where the photo was taken. ("Yes, that's quite ok to publish it - maybe someone can figure out which transport unit they belong to. I'd much rather these sort of images were shared around a bit, as it helps preserve them for the future. Sorry I can't help much with the location. It would be in one of the regions in which the 5th. Light Horse Regiment served in the time frame that my great uncle was there - 1916 to 1919. The photos he has are all of Egypt ,Sinai & possibly Gaza, Palestine and some in Syria. I'd have to check the 5th. Light Horse history to find out more. There's no official stamp or marking on the back, so it's unlikely to be an official British war photograph of the type purchased by troops. It may have been taken by my great uncle, but my best guess is that it might have been taken by a regimental photographer. There's no real clues in the photo.") So over to you all. Regards Rick.

I'll send you a PM about this horn. Thanks Rick.

That is a lovely photo. The Albion is not an A10. It is a much smaller one, maybe a 30cwt. The brass radiator dates it pre WWI. Regards Rick.

Aussie, I have a pair of rear mudguards here. They have slight surface rust but are yours if you want them. I live 300km east of Melbourne but can deliver to a transport depot if needed. Price?? You might have something to swap. I'll take some photos if you want. Regards Rick.

I enjoy this thread. I have a registered museum (The Cove Collection Museum Inc.) which has approximately 5,000 items on display. 2,000 have a military significance and the rest, you name it. My No.1 son was visiting yesterday, he said,"Dad, I need to talk to you about a delicate subject." Well, that was an interesting start to any conversation. I wasn't sure what was coming next. He said, "When you go, where am I going to put all this stuff?" Well my answer was along the lines of 'You and your brother know which vehicles you will each get and the rest can be sold if you are unable to locate the owner of any donated items. His reply was,' You don't understand Dad, We want it all but don't have the room to put anything. We want to keep it all." I replied that he had better lookout for a big shed on a big block and start planing. So it is over to them. The donated items all or mostly have the donators details in the files and it is my wish to hand back those items. Why? Well a few years ago there was a museum in a closeby town which closed down and the owner held 3 BIG clearance sales and pocketed the lot. I do not want to be held in the low esteem that he now is. In fact, today I received a request from a donator for the return of a few small donations and I have had grandchildren visit and have offered their grandfathers donations back to them as we are all only just custodians. I am selling two Ford Blitz, a 1940 Cab11 F30S, cab chassis with Chev axles and a low mileage 1941 F60L with a recouperator service van body. This truck still has the original factory fitted muffler and fan belts. Let me know if your interested. Regards Rick.

Just blew the photo up as far as I could and it looks like the front axle has become un-attached on the right side. Can't see if it is still attached to the spring or not but with the damage to the front mudguard, I'd say that she has hit something pretty hard and knocked the front axle off the car. Regards Rick.

Richard, I don't think you are right. If they pulled on the track rod the wheels would be pointing inwards not out to the left. I think that something far more serious has happened. The track rod is behind the front axle, so they had the axle to hook onto first. There is no way that the wheel could get that far around if it was just a bent track rod. It is a great photo. Regards Rick.

Where do I put this? Under Aviation or Navy, you decide. Yesterday I recovered a piece of Australian RAAF equipment. It is a 25ft. RAAF tender launch. Unfortunately it has spent part of the last 20 years acting as a submarine. It was pulled from the water and dumped on land about 8 years ago under a canopy of trees and has deteriorated badly. This is RAAF class 011 and is number 0118 and was used throughout WWII in the Gippsland Lakes based at Paynesville, Victoria, Australia. In 1991 this vessel looked wonderful but it's submarine activity has certainly taken it's toll. In 1991 it was painted up for display at the 50th Anniversary of the Bairnsdale RAAF base about 15km. from where I live. I have a photo of it on display there and when I find it I will upload it. Will it get back in the water? I don't know. I hope so, as the frames are still very good. The engine was either a Dodge or a Chrysler the same as the Dodge WC, so an engine won't be too hard to find. All the bronze fittings are there and the prop etc are in good condition. Time will tell. At least it has been saver from the bonfire it was heading for. I will give reports as and when we get into it. Maybe a plan to put it in the Murray River at the Corowa Swim-In might be the challenge I need. Regards Rick.

That doesn't look like the ideal place to set up a wireless truck. Look at the power lines above the ariel. Two thoughts come to mind., 1. you wouldn't want to go much higher and 2. there would be a lot of interference from the electricity going through the wires. I guess it was a staged photo. Nice looking truck though. Regards Rick.

Wouldn't it be great to get these two together. Chassis No. 361A Rick

Hi Mark, Well done. Looks a bit better than when we saw it in 2009. BUT,DON'T CRANK AN ALBION WITH YOUR HAND LIKE THAT, MARK. A kick back will break your thumb.

There are 2 more photos ot this Albion in that Beamish Report. The chassis number is 1551G which would certainly make it a late 1916 or later truck. The Albion Club archives will have the build card on microfiche. It is well worth contacting them and requesting a copy. I went there and saw that they had the build sheets for all the A10's. Regards Rick

That looks great. Another one on the road. I would like to know the chassis number. Mine is 361A and was laid down on 5th December 1915 for completion and delivery in February 1916. The Radiator on this one is of the late 1916 early 1917 design. I notice that, like mine, it is also missing the front towing hooks. Anyone got any they don't have a use for? Regards Rick. Proud owner of Albion A10 No. 361A.