LarryH57

Yes very impressive. BTW the next photo in the sequence is this, which might may help further with the location. The IWM caption for the photo with the three POWs mentions Route 6. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205188888

And Guidon is just the French word for Handlebar!

The Jeep and POWs photo is IWM and reference NA15001 but hardly any of the series are online yet. As for the colour photo at a guess I'd say Life Magazine but I have no recollection of where it was on the web.

I thought the plan was to take over the RAF Officers' Mess?

I don't get why they moved the REME Museum to the wide open space of what was RAF Lynham and don't have enough room to house all the interesting vehicles in their reserve collection?

Sadly there is no clue as to the unit to which this Jeep belonged as the caption said near Cassino and focused on the three POWs. So it is hard to know if there is an Indian Army connection. Having said that I have seen troops so dirty on exercise they could be mistaken for anyone! BTW - I just uploaded a better photo as a Jpeg rather than PDF

Strange as it seems, when I uploaded the colour photo above of the three POWs, I thought I knew that guy on the right from somewhere, the one who is possibly wearing a US Army or British Army shirt. So I had a trawl through some 300 IWM photos I have had for about 40 years and found this photo. As you can see they are Luftwaffe but I'm not sure they are Paras but the relief at being away from the fighting is clear to see! Sadly the British soldiers in the front, despite their half smiles, show a sense of apprehension. They still have another year of fighting to go before they can truly relax! Note the Jeep has two different tyres on the front and bashed fender and lights and no pioneer tools.The canvas covering the windscreen looks to be Italian or German in origin.

That is great news; does the collection of MVs now include what was at Borden and at old REME Museum at Arborfield?

Bob, I cannot recall where this photo comes from, as I often trawl the net for one thing then find something else interesting and save it for later.

I did a bit more digging and I think it is a Valentine Bridge Layer, without the bridge on top or with the bridge in bits after it has been knocked out.

Assuming the rotating horsebox was just mounted as you suggest on a raised section of the chassis, then this mounting would have had to be made of something strong to withstand the load forces, front to back and side to side, as the vehicle moved unless there were some form of stay arms?

Thanks for all your replies. Out of interest if the Frosts POR15 is poured in to a fuel tank by what method do you block up the holes ASAP while you are turning the tank over and over again to ensure that every surface gets a good coating before it cures. I have been told you can't hang around once the sealant goes in to the tank!

It's an interesting idea Richard that the horses might have preferred looking out and facing the direction of travel, but then the tilt would be open at the front so would submit the horses to a cold breeze, as the truck raced along at 25 mph which might not be good for the horse's health! And if the horse didn't care which way it faced with the tilt pulled down on all sides, why bother with the swivel? Another possibility is that loading or unloading from the side might be useful if these trucks were unloading horses from a train, and rather than back up the truck to each carriage they could simply drive in as a column and park beside the door with enough space to turn the rear to face the train, and be at the approximate height of the carriage floor.

What type of vehicle is that in the background behind these three German POWs captured at Cassino?

I found this old photo of these British Trucks in Italy and no doubt Tony Gosling and others can say what make they are and possibly the unit that used them. The second photo shows a horse ambulance possibly photographed in France or Belgium in WW1. What is strange about it is that the rear body swivels and the men can be seen pushing it round towards the ramp. But why bother with such an arrangement when access just from the rear would have been good enough? I look forward to your comments.

All those Stirlings parked up together look like they are up for disposal. Shame that no one thought to keep one!

My replacement tank for my Lwt is not new and has had a small hole repaired but it is quite rust free so I may not bother. However the replies suggest that following the instructions and only using new formula sealant is vital.

Has anyone had a bad experience with using fuel tank sealing compounds such as that offered by Frosts? http://www.frost.co.uk/por15-basic-big-fuel-car-tank-repair-sealer-kit.html I have a replacement tank for my Lwt and although its in good order I thought about using a fuel tank sealer to give it a bit of extra protection. However a friend of mine said don't bother as he knew of another MV restorer who used a sealer on a restored fuel tank but later found that it started to peal away and in turn it clogged up the vehicle's fuel supply. My friend suggested that the sealer used by his friend (not necessarily from Frosts) may not have been able to cope with ethanol in the petrol, so are there things to look out for with such products?

I look forward to seeing it running in a few years!

STA-BIL 360°® Marine is about £15 from Amazon and on bottle is enough to treat 302 litres

The garage also gave the engine an internal clean with a system called Terraclean, which apparently gets rid carbon deposits and other crap! It is done through the fuel system. I was also advised to use higher grade fuel on the Lwt as it has less ethanol. Has anyone else had this Terraclean done on an MV?

I know in the USAAF that some aircraft passed to other units retained their names, so perhaps this P-40 was passed on to 112 Sqn in the Med.

Well done Ruxy - it was the hand-brake (transmission brake) snatching off / on! The pads were soaked in oil and new pads and a new seal should solve the problem, fingers crossed! The gear box is also to get a new breather as the one fitted my have been blocked hence the oil finding an escape route!

More colour photos from India including an unknown USAAF Fighter Sqn flying P-40 aircraft. The Jeep photo is interesting perhaps to modellers in that it is covered in dust but the mud on the wheels is as black as the rubber. As for the last photo showing a Dodge, it is on the airstrip but doesn't appear to be in use as an ambulance.

On the Leyland Retriever I the last photo I wonder what the white circle marking is; a faded Bridging plate?