LarryH57

MV clubs should draw up new rules to say that apart from petrol, oil, and lubricants and other consumables like spark plugs and oil filter a vehicle can only be classed as original if it is original paint and markings and has had nothing else added, and is driven by the original in service crew! That should do the trick

So what happens about the gearbox in a CMP 12 or 13 Cab - does that fit the Bedford engine or is it an engine and gear box job

More Daimlers on this link too; http://milinme.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/qatar-national-day/

Is there anything on the web for 'Exercise Crusader 80 in 1980' (also known as Exercise Spearpoint) for most of NATO including BAOR and TA, of which I was one?

Barry, you certainly know your stuff. The reason I asked is that I have heard that the British Army fitted Bedford MW engines in to CMP Chevs perhaps post-war and a few are still doing the rounds.

Seeing as Bedford, Vauxhall and Chevrolet were all part of the same GMC group, were Bedford MW engines essentially the same as those fitted in a Chevrolet CMP C15, C30 etc?

And the solution then? I'm waiting with bated breath!

Can anyone help with a method of moulding a beret to one's head so that it looks the DBs instead of looking like Frank Spencer!!!!!!!!

Clive what was FV1609 - Shorland or Pig with Malkara?

Strange - my first search of the net gave no result Then I found this! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FV_series_military_vehicles

Has anyone got details listing all the FV numbers for each type of vehicle? Presumably if say FV432 was Trojan and FV701 was a Daimler Ferret there would have been an FV 001 upwards? Any help gratefully received

Clive, Thanks for you reply; so it seems that with my 12v GS Lwt it is worth changing the plugs. As for the leads these are bog standard ones. Are you suggesting I change these too for a copper set?

I have just had electronic ignition & a new coil fitted to my Lightweight Land Rover and it runs very well. However I read somewhere that if electronic ignition is fitted, as with most modern cars it is best to fit spark plugs to match i.e. those with a R for resistance in the designation such as NGK BR5ES. Is this true and why?

For anyone interested once in the event you can have access to the motor museum sheds, aircraft hangar containing many aircraft including Wellington R for Robert, various aircraft parked on site and the new bus museum. The event is 10am to 5pm but most have left mid afternoon to get home before dark so you are not forced to stay! While they like MV owners to book they are happy for late entries to turn up on the day. Contact is Donna Hopton, Tel; 01932 857381 or email events@brooklandsmuseum.com

This gun I don't recognise; is it an 18pdr on 25 pdr carriage? It is seen here being fired by 148th (Beds Yeomanry) Field Regt RA in July 1941.

Connected with my original post on the shape of trenches, I'm also interested to know about the barbed wire in front of the trenches. If the British set up wire in front of their own positions, then surely they needed to leave gaps in it so that when they went over the top towards the Germans they would not get held up. But then the Germans could equally use these gaps to attack the British lines! So how did it work; did they have to remove wire before an attack and then fill the gaps in quiet times. BTW I have heard that the Germans often set up their Machine Guns to cover the gaps presumably in their own wire. Thanks in advance.

I recommend Alex Engineering near Tring, Herts. They moved from Bentley Priory, Stanmore area a few years ago. Their yard at Stanmore held an AEC Matador, a Scammell, a Steam Engine, a Marshall tracked tractor and Land Rovers. Great guys and very friendly. http://www.alexengineering.co.uk/

Can't wait for some more photos of the progress

Spotted on M3: a convoy of civi low loaders each with a Man Truck and Sankey trailer on the back! Makes me wonder why each vehicle could not do the journey under its own power as it would have used the same number of drivers! If a vehicle was being recovered I would understand but not a convoy worth of trucks? They all looked new and in good condition.

Mike, it might be worth you listing the types of work you need doing as I'm sure that many members can help with recommendations for firms for particular types of jobs. BTW I was interested in seeing that the plates in the cab were in English so perhaps its a vehicle used by the Irish Army?

The link doesn't open for me?

Made end of 1943 shipped to UK prior to D-Day and swapped by a GI for something better to sleep on (or with)!

You have done a great job with your MW. The indicators look very discrete and as for the civi registration... er I can't see it but no doubt you took it off for the event. Actually its a shame the VOSA won't allow pre 1960 vehicles to use an original vehicle number in place of the registration plate?

On reflection I liked Beltring, as the camping was easier for people like me who could not spend 10 days on site. In view of the new 'be on site for the week' rule this year I could just as well come in a civi camper as the public didn't come by my MV where I was camping at all! At Beltring I could still arrive on the last four days and feel welcome by the organisers and still be allowed to park up on my Club stand nearer the action. The other thing at Beltring was the ability to play after hours; I loved the tracked vehicles doing a circuit of all the fields at Beltring and got some good photos but I don't think this happened at Folkestone this year did it! While the arena at Beltring wasn't perfect, the view was much better than the Racecourse where vehicles disappear from view on the far side. Another thing that annoyed a few amateur photographers at Folkestone was the insistence on taping some kind of safety notice to each wooden post in the arena that evidently formed the edge of a 'a vehicle no go area' from that point up to the public barriers; surely these didn't need a notice on each one and instead could be disguised as something else? Even adding fake barbed wire would help make the arena more photo friendly. On this same point it would be good if the white vans, toilets and other plant be moved or at least hidden on the other side of the arena and red an white tape removed. I know that people attend for many reasons and that taking photos is one important reason.

I know the VCR Act has been truly discussed on this forum (but sadly not to death) but I thought I would share another unintended consequence of this bit of legislation as related to me by a Met Police office who I met recently. In conversation concerning this Act he mentioned that criminals are now painting their real weapons orange, red and blue colours, so that if they are seen with them, Police Firearms Officers are likely to hesitate in shooting - out of fear of shooting an 'innocent' person. In addition that hesitation is likely to give the criminal a split second advantage if they decide to shoot back as has happened in the USA.