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yes...it is very likely Mid Bronze Green color image always changes slightly depending on the angle... the light is reflected. the week earlier in bright sunlight it looked lighter than in the picture taken in cloudy weather yesterday pekka

i took couple of pics from the engine it looks Deep Bronze Green ... the weather was cloudy and rainy it looks original..not overpainted i forgot CRC- Brackleen at home so difficult to say if it is lighter because of dirt pekka

no worries, we didn´t overheated it, because the fan belt was removed was idling about one - two minutes the engine looks ok but the water pump is stuck the previous owner had drained the engine and it had not been started for at least six to ten years the oil is clear there´s no water mixture the carburettor and the fuel pump works ok and the distributor is clear the K 9 is 100km from here my friend´s place need to check the engine colour again in bright light spring sun it appears lighter than the last time last winter when was discussion about the color pekka

original K 9 wiring harness and switches are corroded and dead but after couple of hours work we got engine running without harness ..good news !! , no smoke..idling smooth 400-500 revs/min ..sounds very similar to the ferret b60 engine but bad news ofcource ..water pump is stuck. we removed the fan belt ...i don´t know how bad the damage is i don´t have any manuals yet, so whether it be remedied? pekka

studied 8 years Swedish (not voluntary) at the school here in finland later, no bad memories when forced :banghead: to study i think, it was useful and still is of some use ...as now pekka

Nitromors paint remover test .....12 h ...no apparent damage to the water canister I assume that the same kind of paint stripper is on sale all over the world if it has a black plastic safety cap so it should not cause damage to the same kind of black plastic but be aware ...no good for acryllic plastic my suggestion use Nitromors paint remover -> then neutralize water can with (hot) water -> and then hot water pressure washer ...? safety : watch out for splashing pekka

just testing ...it seems to work ok Nitromors Paint & Varnish Remover note! the cap of the canister would appear to be the same kind of black plastic ttfn pekka ....Robin ! it works on ferrets too:trustme:

http://staffweb.worc.ac.uk/photomodule/TACR-1/documents/VehRecordCard.pdf quill & ink is ready ! if this is the correct form to receive a reply ? pekka

Larry. thanks ! pekka

Would you be able to identify this if it british ? i tried to gently scratch it but it is too soft at the moment (outdoor) pekka

:thanx: and more horror ! inside the cabin, floor in particular, DBG seems to change gradually to Deep Bronze Brown :undecided: pekka

John . after looking your engine colour now i´m quite sure that my engine is darker green it is Deep Bronze Green pekka

Wally. i tried http://www.rlcarchive.org/VehicleSrch.aspx outsch ! help needed 86BG97 Sorry - cannot find the details of this equipment registration mark (ERM) maybe there´s no cards or did something wrong so is "The Quill & Ink" the only way ? pekka

wow thanks Wally mystery continues next I need a quill and ink bottle because RLC wants to queries written in the paper no email enquiries pekka more details ↓ bracket ? & padlock fueltank & locking

Wally. thanks ! but are you sure it is Radio repair K9 register says it is Radio Station it is quite possible that engine colour is MBG if it has been changed or re-con. but i thought all re-con. engines are light blue as it is said, (pdf-file) continuous vehicle painting was a big problem...needed a lot of manpower ............................. Sean. in the box there are old braided sparkplug cables and plugs and by the way.... is it 12v or 24v ? (classified stupid question !):whistle: fuel economy test was in the desert...no asphalt ...sand and rocks & cart path ......................... and if not have seen this battle damaged Bedford RL..maybe it survived http://www.holkkari.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=keyalbum.KeywordAlbum&g2_keyword=evakuointi pekka

previous owner (ex-soldier)said it is ex finnish army truck..so i have to rely on him until other info is found he bought it from 70 years old guy who originally bought it from gov. auction 1978 and the old guy said there was an other K9 too both were without the back also previous owner said he met couple of army guys who remembered the truck that´s why i sent an enquiry to war museum so if there´s no finnish history available i will restore it to british i have read that our troops got spare parts from the british REME also our guys got help from their workshops in Cyprus and maybe UNEF our troops loaned Landys , Bedford RLs and maybe Austins too and Ferrets with the british crew (Cyprus) i found " fuel economy field test in the desert" (UNEF) for these vehicles but it is in finnish........ page 23 of 98 https://www.doria.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/92383/SM222.pdf?sequence=2 Ajoneuvo Kulutus / 100 km Amerikkalainen 3 tonnin kuorma-auto m37 42 L Englantilainen 3 tonnin kuorma-auto Bedford-r 48,5 L Englantilainen 1 tonnin kuorma-auto Austin 38,7 L Englantilainen Land Rover-86 18,8L there are some interesting stories.... so try to copy-paste to google-translator i suppose K9s did not used in finland because of RHD ------------------------- the truck has three main layers of paint DBG ,desert tan, white and light matt green there are also couple of visible stickers under the latest green paint difficult to say but i think the engine colour is original factory DBG the truck is now about 400km from my home so the colour is from the camera pekka

orange "brain box" something to with the aux. dynamo? is it two speed dynamo similar to early ferrets had? rifle rack..british or finnish ? pekka

data plate and red dynamo lever ! what is it ? (i do not have owners manual ....) so it is 86 BG 97 ? pekka

Yuuup ! chassis tag and the green :undecided: engine pekka

hi John based on the chassis number 205751 it is Radio Station and the british army reg number is then 86 BG 97 (i think it is not 36 BG 97 Cargo/ FFW--MK1 because the correct chassis number must be then 200751) it has later mod bonnet , maybe the original was damaged or British / Finnish army changet it .... possibly to get more cool air to radiator (..if it is ex UN vehicle and was in Suez) it is mystery truck for finnish army use because it is RHD rumours say there were atleast two K9 in our army (maybe more?) i have sent an enquiry to finnish war museum i think the Radio box is "mission impossible" to source so one desperate way is to make "original" repro cargo back...i do not know yet so first i have to wait answers from our war museum Bovington has AFV history cards but where are the other vehicle cards ? i will post more pics if you like to see more rusted details pekka

very sad looking project but rare vehicle in here (Finland):whentitsdone: ....struck of census 1978 ? pekka

cushion is about 5 cm thick ... horsehair ? or something else it looks and i think it is original it was inside my K 9 G S truck (ex finnish army truck ?) pekka

AUSTIN K 9 GS CANVAS HATCH ? Pekka

workshop or your house remember !!! build a FINNISH sauna !!!! after a hard day at workshop or cold day in the field ...... you will never regret pekka :goodidea: okay Chieftain done..will collect in January.. making an offer on land today..if accepted I will be then applying for planning permission for a 70 x 30m 21,000 square feet floor area. A Building with three floors, first floor for the real heavies, second floor for the smaller vehicles cars and things, the top floor for living accommodation, for the library...and for other non essentials. I will use a log cabin as a separate building for a coffee shop... it will be heated by geo thermal heating, old oil burners and log fires plus it will be covered in solar panels, the walls will be insulated with something, not entirely sure what just yet but am thinking hay bales, it will have roller shutter doors on all sides have a large covered area outside for some machines to live outside but under cover... plus I want to get planning for a house on the land for me to live with the museum and the Animals. It already has a large barn that will be the workshop. I am going to rig that out for restoration work

http://www.santaclausvillage.info/santa-claus/santa-claus-main-post-office/ pekka ttfn