naaficook

The complete uniform-tunic has been dyed brown and given to cloth prisoners of war. You can also find british and canadian uniforms in black, brown and purple/brown.

Wool will absorb the dye much better then cotton so the labels will stay nearly white.

If you open the thighly sewn seams, so sometimes find the original khaki colours.

Nice find BTW.

It's been some time since work started.

The dingo has been dismantled completly now and I've spend lots of days sandblasting all the the little parts : bolts, nuts, washers, screws and nearly all the small knick-nacks and bits and bobs. All has been labled and stored seperately in plastic zip-lock bags. After sandblasting every item has been primed in red-oxide paint...the old fashioned way by hand! (I've noticed that spraypainting doesn't cover the metal in the corners and would need to be handpainted afterwards). With painting lots of time was spent again. Some bolts, srews and nuts (when needed) were re-threaded if there was damage.

A few weekends ago prior to adapting a sea-container to serve as a in-situ large sandblasting room, the wheels were split from their tires. The frame, rims, some floorplates, armoured plates and mudguards are now blasted and primed again....by hand.

Pffff....lots of work has been done now and I hope that I can complete the sandblasting before the end of the year......and beginning next year I can start with the next phase : the build up !

Still looking for hatch handles, the commanders seat and 2 grenade bins for the grenadeboxes.

Photo's added soon :-)

Hello forum.

I've bought this wooden cart some years ago on a fleamarket in France. This oak cart is fully demontable : the wheels, the two sides and the front and end are detachable. The metal parts have been preserved in true army style : tar-paint.

At the rear there is one hook for attatching a brake/anker-rope (man-handled) and the front has got two hooks for a towing rope (also man-handled). The rear also has a red glass reflector. It seams that the bolts and wingnuts are metric thread.

At the frame it got a manual handoperated parkingbrake.

Internal lenght is about 3 feet, width about 2 feet.

There ar NO markings at all.

>> Can anybody identify this ammonition cart?? <<

Hi Shaun,

I need at least :

- one for the drivers FRONT lookout

- one for the drivers SIDE lookout

They are different in construction if I'm correct.

Also looking for a rotating commanders seat and the 2 bins inside the hull for the grenadeboxes.

Please keep me informed!

Cheers, Fred

The Daimler Dingo Mk2 (F329419) as bought some years ago. The engine, flywheel and gearbox are allready taken out for restauration.

Wings are dented and side bins are rotten at the bottom, but the hull is in good condition.

Inside the fueltank and all instruments are rotten and the floorplates are 70% ok. Unfortunate the rotating observers seat is completly gone.

For replacement I've managed to find :

- front bin   FOUND

- side bin cover  FOUND

- headlight + blackout FOUND

- side lights  FOUND

- Klaxon  FOUND

- repro fueltank FOUND

- hubcaps  FOUND

- steeringwheel FOUND

- visionblocks FOUND

and other odds and ends.

Help is needed to find :

- opening-handles for the lookouts 

- rotating observerseat  FOUND

- internal bins for grenadeboxes

Hello,

I'm the owner of the Hillman Tilly! I didn't know people where looking for her :laugh:

She is now driving arround with the dutch license plate BE-41-41.

Still in good condition, starts every time. Had some problems with the waterpump, but that has been solved.

Pictures will follow soon!

Hello forum!

I'm Frederik Loggen from the Netherlands. I'm a keen collector of WW2 militaria for over 25 years, mainly ww2 militaria from the commonwealth. In the collection I've specialised in ww2 rations, tabacco and female commonwealth services uniforms (like WAAF, ATS, WRNS, CWAC, etc.). Some people will know as "Naaficook".

I own for over 13 years a 1941 Hillman Utility Mk2a and a Mk5 bicycle. Some years ago I was lucky to find a neglected Mk2 Daimler Dingo in the UK and I've started restoring it this year. The Dingo has been used as a safety-car in the 1960/'70s on the Coventry Bee's speedwaytrack, hence the currently yellow and black striping on it. Unfortunally due to lack of maintenance is suffered some problems in the 70's and was put aside to be "fixed"......what never happenend until today.

It suffered severly from storage outside (rotten instruments, floorboards and bins) and a vandalised interior as the rotating commanders seat and some hatchhandles are completely gone!

Luckely the hull, engine and chassies are in good condition and dismanteling is in full process and will be completed within a few weeks.

I will need lots of help in the future, I will keep you all informed and will post photo's in the future.

Happy motoring too you all !

Frederik Loggen (a.k.a. Naaficook)