LarryH57

So I guess, anyone on HMVF who is promising to import tyres for WW2 era vehicles with the correct tread must be asking for an E marking on the new imports too? Do vehicles on with historic status at the DVLA get special treatment? Also do you get an E marking on a tyre for a 100 (plus) year old vehicle, with the first inflatable tyres and tubes? Someone on here dealing with replacement tyres must know. Why should my Historic Lwt be any different?

Ruxy, remind me, do imported tyres have to have an E marking on them to be road legal in the Uk? Explain the concept and why it might not be a good idea for example to be in a foreign country (like Cyprus or Malaysia) and see some tyres of the right size and have them shipped home (obviously not as hand luggage)

I have searched the web and seen 6.50 x 16s available in places like Malaysia or Indonesia and if they had the military tread pattern, which I think was something like Goodyear ZXL, it would be good if someone could import them, as there are still a great number of Lwts on Uk roads.

They should be ok for a Lwt I guess?

I have some Series Land Rover wheels marked with 231601, which were sand yellow before being blasted but what period do they relate to? Series 1?

The answer from myself is, my battery is junk now and won't hold a charge, and for the sake of the cost of a nice takeaway for me and the family and a few beers (just for me) I bought a replacement. On my Lwt I have a battery cut- out key which is great, as it slightly helps prevent vehicle theft - but cuts off the battery every time I am not using it, and is far more convenient than disconnecting the battery on my classic car. A more pressing problem for my Rover 45, 1.6L automatic is that it has a temporary fault, in the' message' that gets sent to the gearbox on fast roads that tells it to change down, so its unnerving to be doing say 50mph and the auto box changes down to say 3rd gear or even 2nd temporarily, but when I slow down it then corrects itself and works again. It did it once on a trip to London. It is not the gearbox but the method by which it is controlled and a friendly garage not looking to fleece me suggested, the speed sensors on the vehicle, and possible a gearbox oil change. Rimmer online sells such parts but suggests I find the part number, as does the garage who suggests I speak to Rimmer, so I am going round in circles. I need someone who has a proper service manual for a 1.6l auto - I guess a few inches thick as they used to be and not like the Haynes Manual for the Rover 45 & MG ZS The speed sensors for an auto are said to be one on the front wheel and another on the rear but I dont know which side.

Wow, I forgot all my old posts on MLU!

The attached might make an interesting project either full size or in 1/35 scale. The box body type and shape is not familiar. The Allied star on the hood confirms it is from WW2 Note the small 'RN' sign in the windscreen. Why it has 1570 on the fender but 31828RN as the vehicle number I do not know.

More photos - these are a bit more well known, and apparently were busses converted to represent the 'bridge' of a carrier or 'flying control'. Does anyone know what type of vehicle or bus in these photos?

Dear Members, Thanks for you comments I agree that gloss navy blue might be a better name for the blue used, I guess, post war As for the 'like a Ford' I agree its not a Ford but only point is 'here we have another manufacturer producing vehicles with black mudguards, like RAF Ford Panel Vans and Fordson Sussex Balloon winches circa 1939-40, I guess it could be impressed? Not much argument against RN light grey being used, as seen in the modelling fraterity? Incidentally, could the use of RN in the nearside front window help with the direction of road raffic, in the same way as an RAF Roundel did?

Another photo - this one showing dark sea blue on two tugs, but it looks to be on land, with a two prop aircraft in the background? Was this dark blue from USN / Lease Lend vehicles?

Over the years I have collected a few photos of RN vehicles, mostly in ports and harbours and shore bases etc. Strangely (or perhaps not) I can't find any 'RN vehicle colour regulations' to confirm what was in use but I suspect that after the early war period of light grey it bacame whatever the Army Regulations were (which would have suited the manufacturers) Inititally I think the RN used light grey (like this perserved Tilly) , though some people maintain the idea that the RN always used dark sea blue, which I suggest that was late-war The Wrens in their car photo, with lorry behind, looks to have black mudguards typical of Fords, and the ambulance also looks more light grey - than dark sea blue (similar to the blue that Fleet Air Arm used on Vought F4U Corsairs in the Pacific). Civil registrations, white blackout edging and the use of RN may be a hangover from prewar & early-war like the RAF. Also it looks like the ambulance was supplied by the British Red Cross, but I guess it is still an RN vehicle

Like some members on here, I have cars as well as an MV. (I have edited this question - see last post on 9th Nov) My year 2000 Rover 45 had a new battery fitted earlier in the year but I forgot to disconect it when the vehicle was laid up Now it is completely flat. If I recharge it, and use the car, will it charge from use and still retain the charge and work properly?

Have you told anyone in Ukraine about this product?

And what make is this Staff Car used by Bomber Harris in 1945?

I guess Bryan is correct in stating that the RAF had a surplus of Beaverettes once the Army had proper armoured vehicles, so I wonder if these attached are also experimental? I have seen the one with for gun turret and wonder if it was a gunnery trainer. Why the other Beaverette had a dust bid turret , I do not know

I found another couple Bedford OYs converted to an Armadillo 2 The similar one to this on OXD obviously had a shorted rear tub And also a strange RAF Armoured Lorry, said to have plastic armour?

Dear Ted, Regarding the salvage of Lancster EE193, does the attached help? Regards Larry

Great post - how did I miss it in Covid times And now to earlier times. Did the Albion Refueler have three hoses to refuel three biplanes at once - but by the BoB it was only able to do one Spitfire or Hurricance at any one time?

Adrian, I guess the 'plough' with mini castors is shaped like the letter C with squared off corners but the board behind, needs a horizontal shelf space for the sandbags?

And also, as various scientists have said, while hiding in case of reprisals, is that Co2, is not a pollutant.

I am familiar with these as there was one at RAF Christchurch in 1941 and I have a shell case from the COW gun. The RAF ground gunners also had two Bedford OXDs to fight off any German Paratroopers dressed as Nuns. Back up was also provided by the Air Defence Experimenal Establishment with a Dodge type lorry called Tubby the Tank Buster, mounting a canon from a WW1 'Male' tank side gun position.

Thanks Simon. BTW - is the Chilwell list online somewhere?

That's an interesting photo, and my guess is that they are converting a supply of various ex-civilian types into an Armadillo, all to the same design of the rear fighting compartment. However, the Bedford OY and OXD designs all look to be conversions of existing / new military vehicles, so were they converted once the war situation had calmed down a bit?

This may be a Bedford OXD or an OY. It was of a type created for the Army in the despirate days after the fall of France in 1940, but as you can see from the RAF roundel, it is now serving with the RAF, but still carries its WD serial