LarryH57

You may be right, as an amplifier making it a PRC 352 would have been an easy option. I know my Lwt was built as a 12 v GS but it has been special modified with support brackets on each side of the rear tub to hold the 'diagonal' support for the dexion. These are secured by four bolts each side. These brackets are quite rare but I have seen them drawn in an Army pamphlet. Also there are clips in and under the vehicle to hold the cable to the Tuam in place. There is no evidence of a radio table in the rear. The Lwt was used by the 7th (Para) Royal Horse Artillery from 1984 to 1990 which had 105mm guns towed by 1 ton FC Landrovers. From my own service I know that battery and troop commanders used to insist on a FFR and disliked the Lwt FFR as there was very little living space in the back. I has been suggested that vehicles with a radio were reserved for important persons. If we discount Officers with an FFR and Reme LAD with a 109 inch LR , or cooks with another 109, that leaves a jerry rigged GS Lwt with 351 or 352 to the Padre and his driver? Also a Lwt is rather small to carry a load of urgently needed 105 mm shells to a position unless an extra two would suffice for now! Incidentally the aerial leads box I was trying to identify was still attached to the offside front wing when it was cast!

Thanks all for the info. The one you describe Clive must be the later more sophisticated version. The one on my Lwt might therefore be a left over from the Larkspur kit, which my RE(V) unit only got rid off in 1980 so I guess there was old bits still good enough to use, especially as my Lwt was specially modified as a 12v GS to carry a dexion mouted manpack and wing mounted aerial.

Somebody must have similar on their Landrover!

You are doing a great job with tyres for many owners of WW2 era vehicles, that weren't even 40 years old when I joined the MVCG. Now my LR Lwt is nearing 42 years old and like many Lwt owners we could do with some 6.50 x 16 tyres with the typical MOD tread. I forget the tyre designation now. Was it Michelin XZL? It been so long since I have seen any! Sadly we all have to use larger 7.50 x 16 such as Deestone but I am told such larger tyres were NEVER fitted by the British Army. So I'm told these 6.50 x 16 tyres in the exact size and tread pattern are made in the far east but not available here in the UK. So I understand these 6.50 tyres need inner tubes but not being a tyre specialist dont know if they are available or need sourcing with the tyres. Could you possibly help?

Dont forget the 105mm howitzer or Rapier set too! See you there next year!

I think comments from many who attended, that Capel show may become the new War and Peace show are very encouraging, and the organisers were well pleased with the turn out and variety of vehicles. However, this may mean more fields, and the heli field is the obvious choice if the local farmers cannot oblige. As a Lwt Landrover owner and attendee, I like WW2 vehicles rather than a show just of LRs and these WW2 oldies were quite large in number at Capel. I was speaking with the organisers about suggested improvements and said that they perhaps need to think of ways of informing MV owners that their turn in the arena is near. On the Saturday I turned up for my slot on time only to be told it was 30 mins earlier. (It wasn't and they were mistaken). I appreciate schedules run late but not earlier than programmed. Apparently the show organisers hadn't had enough money for a PA system, but even a guy or girl with a megaphone might help. The show organisers have no intention of charging £.. hundreds to attend, but really appreciate owners agreeing to arena participation. It makes for an interesting show for the public, if the commentator has lots to discuss.

Yes agreed. I went with my friend for three days and it is really much bigger and better than my visit pre covid. Also some rare vehicles on show and i took 200 photos of all I could find including this Canadian Dodge;

On the front offside wing of my 1980 Lwt' behind the Tuam box for the Clansman 351 aerial was a little box, which I guess was 4 inches approx square, that holds the aerial wires, when the Tuam aerial box is removed. Mine has rusted away at the hinge and I need to know the name of it, or the part number as I need to find one. It had 2 screw type clips at the front and was hinged at the rear, and far more '1980s' than later ones seen on an LR wolf. Any help gratefully received.

Interesting that a Carrier is on a trailer pulled by what appears to be a current Military vehicle, so is it on its way to or from some Army event, like the Edinburgh Tattoo or Jubilee celibration?

It seems there are even newer rules for number plates, but are those that require UK instead of GB and the plate makers details added just for NEW vehicles or NEW plates or all existing vehicles?. At the moment my LWT , which is 1980 built and on Historic status, has the 'white' front and yellow rear plates on it, since it left service in 1991 and entered the civi market. I have not messed with the spacing of the letters and in any case I change to the Military HG plates at shows, and civi ones for the road. I don't have any other marking or details on it so is it still legal? I have no intension of going abroad with it. Is it still legal?

For any members - check opening times - as they open just at weekends for now

Thanks for the info - I will pay them a visit to day or tomorrow

Well, is there anyone in London area collecting this sort of stuff? My smaller military collection could still equip an couple of soldiers I guess

Ukraine Help? Guys and girls, what are you collecting for Ukraine, and who is collecting our sort of surplus stuff? I have sleeping bags and ex mil clothing and ex mil boots.

Great thanks

Dear Ron, What is it about your the screw cap types on your WW2 cans that is different to the one that Great War Truck posted below your post? Thanks Larry

I've been told my mates LR is a Series 2A with two 12v batteries fitted in series, which I thought was a 24v FFR but apparently not? I'm seeing him on Monday, so will find out the set up but what does two 12v batteries do for a 12v vehicle?

Surprisingly I found a brand new gasket in my spares that was marked as Land Rover! I did not know LR made them!

A follow up to this thread is the state of the parts I needed to replace. A couple of weeks ago I thought it was time to take the Lwt Land Rover for a run. However, this time instead of starting nicely, it ran really rough giving the feeling it was running on three cylinders. It was also belching black soot type smoke from the exhaust. At first I feared I had a broken value or even a piston. A compression test on the cylinders confirmed they were okay and the coil, dizzy cap, plugs and leads were all swapped. As is often the case it was the last place I looked; the carburettor and surprisingly the gasket between the two halves of the Zenith was mashed, and the 'o' shaped rubber seal between the upper and lower halves had expanded and was loose, compared to the replacement I fitted from my spares. Once back together the Lwt ran beautifully! This makes me wonder if ethanol was the cause of the damage even though it has only ever had E5. Normally if it works I will leave alone but it does make me think a look at the inside of the carb needs to be inspected every few years.

I was thinking a battery isolator would be a kind of solution, without finding the problem!

A mate of mine who I am going to see in a couple of weeks, has a Series 3 LR, which drains the battery with no obvious cause; no lights left on etc. So any clues as to what the cause might be, before I get to see it? Thanks in advance Larry

Dear Richard, Thanks for the info. Im looking for a shop like this that will supply individual parts as it seems every time i want a gasket or ring seal (between the top and bottom part of a Zenith 36 IV) i have to buy a refurb kit, with bits in it I'm unlikely to use, as I have so many left over parts of the same.

Anyone got a firm to recommend for parts ordered online?

Guys does anyone know of a reliable site to convert YouTube's films to MP4? I have seen some great WW2 films which i want to keep on my PC but often they want me to download a program that is in fact a virus or suspected as one. Recently i found a site that just converted the YouTube immediately, which I saved as a fav but somehow cant be found

Of course if you make a Beverley into a holiday let, it needs all the facilities, heating lighting and flushing loo etc, plus all those health and safety features.