Lauren Child

To be clear, Hypoid 80 and 90 were both in use at the end of the war. They were used in some applications that didn't need them as OC600 was in short supply. Spec for both Hypoid and OEP220 requires it to have no deleterious effect on copper, but evidently something later highlighted a problem.

Blimey, I'm surprised it was a real one. It had the look of one of the newer ones, which I imagine was the stretch. It makes you wonder what sort if engineering went into the modification - was it properly planned for safety etc.

Is this a "real" DUKW or one of the look-a-like modern ones that are made for tourism?

I think that's an FGT with a no.8 body rather than an F8. It's Cab 13, which is short for Cab number 1 type 3 (if I remember right).

I've not been in there for a while, but I don't think so. I'm still hopeful that it'll come back in some form later. The volunteer group AGM is coming up, and there are several members on here so if things change I'm sure we'll know.

Wow those pictures have come out awfully. Let me see what I can do later.

The 412 is 40+ pages long and runs through : * Instructions and orders * The task system * Tasks for diesel engines * Diary sheets to record the task numbers done (preprinted starts July 3rd 1943, ends Nov 11th 1944) * Record of transfer of vehicles and kit between drivers * Record of repairs and replacements * Record of modifications * Record of mileage, fuel and lubricant consumption

Here's what I have - The 412 and the 413 insert. I'd imagine the 413 must have been the same size / format.

That's interesting, I've got a 412 and what I'd assumed to be a wartime "insert to 413" thats the same size. I'll have to look on it for dates.

Yup, but it's also right for an "in-use" vehicle. The blast from the 75mm firing would damage them when firing, so most of the wartime photos you'll see have had one or both of them blown off or removed.

Nice to see it displayed without the front mudguards Tim. It gives it a proper look. Have you read "Flamethrower" by Andrew Wilson? It's well worth a read as it runs through the author's experiences in Churchill Crocodiles during the war.

Conquerors are difficult to keep. If it breaks down, about the only thing that will move it is another Conqueror. That's a hell of a risk for most people. It's (comparatively) a lot easier to keep Centurion/Chieftain.

It will be, that was her last flight.

It's used a lot in post war AFVs (like the Centurion). I wonder if this indicates a modification after the cable standard had changed.

Awesome, well done Clive!

It's not the normal way of showing shielded cable, and the upper right cable has a ring at one end and not at the other so not consistent with a colouring choice or ring colour (unless that's a mistake). My guess would be sheathing, such as heat shrink rubber around the connector where shown. That would obscure the colour.

Awesome. Keep the photos coming. Have you got the engine?

Just to follow up as I've not seen another post, the new series has started on Quest (second episode on now by the looks of things). If you've missed the first like me, there's an online catchup on Quest's website - http://www.questtv.co.uk/combat-dealers-catch-up/

Welcome along!

Actually, if you attached antenna to the three attachment points you'd probably have a direction finding set. Could this be for hunting rogue transmitters in the woods? Edit: ah Tony's already thought of that

Has to be said, it could be an early satellite phone

Or maybe for tunnelling?

It looks like something fits onto the the three protrusions with holes in. At the moment I'm thinking it's something like an aquaphone. I don't suppose it's for a midget submarine is it?

You could take a look at desiccant spark plugs as well. Pretty much any fluids left in can go nasty, particularly with some of the weirder additives used in special versions. That said there's an offset against letting seals etc. dry out. so you may want to monitor and drain when you need to. When it comes time to wake the vehicle back up, filler caps etc. can be insanely seized, so a bit of time spent now with some copperslip or similar will save you a bunch of heartache in the long run. Note that this advice comes from waking vehicles back up, i've not had the experience of putting them to bed myself.

Yep, it sounds like they've got quite a project on their hands.