Brooky

Chris Morter www.vintagebedfordspares.com (01953602581) Norman Aish trades under Bygone Bedford bits and comes from Poole. Sorry haven't got his details Or try www.bedfordspares.co.uk, although they seem to deal with later models TK,TL,TM All seem to advertise in the Heritage Magazines

try John Morter or Norman Aish Both big Bedford men

The F8 taken at Expo in the 1980's

But it was the one that Churchill drove ashore on D Day with Patton in the passenger seat and Monty sat in the back towing a trailer with the Glenn Miller band in

I think I may even have one somewhere in the mess I call stores

Daft as it may seem Aldi (other German supermarkets are available) have just had in stock some Bluetooth headsets for motorcycles Maybe worth investigating?

I sometimes think that the registration number the vehicle was given when it left service is part of the vehicles history A "new" are related plate has nothing to do with the vehicle past My Series 1 Land Rover is 1955 but was registered in 1964 and carries a B plate (and has done so for longer than the vehicle was in service Just my thoughts!

The V765 scene is to reclaim a registration number the vehicle was first registered with that was never transferred to the dvla computer. So a barn find can have its original number reallocated. It is quite a torturous procedure and does include a club looking at the evidence. Again very strict rules about what is accepted Plenty on the dvla website In this case the vehicle is on the system with the correct date of manufacture. It is therefore a reasonably simple process to get an age related number

Not a V765 application, that is to retain an existing number that does not exist on the DVLA database As the vehicle exists on the DVLA database and has the correct d.o.m on the V5 it is a simple process to get an age related number Write to the DVLA and explain what you want to do If you trawl the Land Rover Series 2 club forum there is plenty of info on there on how to do this

The vehicle must be reasonably complete it does not have to be roadworthy Speak to the MVT vehicle verification officer

Fair point, but after all these years shouldn't have found its feet? Mind you the same goes for all the Heritage Magazines, how many pictures of a stripped down traction engines or Atki Borderers do we need? The best in my book is Steam Railway, a good balance of history, preservation, photography and news

Been following this thread with interest and now feel its time for my two pennorth CMV has really gone downhill ( have subscribed since day 1) too many ads, poor sale and wanted, incorrect captions. Occasionally there is a gem of an article but generally feel it has been dumbed down, with little detail The MVT Windscreen is a bit like the curates egg, good in places. Yes it does have some good articles and archive stuff but it is a club magazine and as such does have a fair amount of area news and such like. In my humble opinion none of the present offerings are a patch on Wheels and Tracks (again have the full set) Maybe one of the problems is that the subject has been done to death and there is nothing new to say or vehicles to investigate, or perhaps people with skill and knowledge to write about the subject. I am seriously considering cancelling my subscription

Honest answer, even though I shouldn't say it, the Magnum

One of the only wagons you can stand up in to get your trousers on in the morning

Close but better with a Rolls Eagle

Surely plenty of old low loading trailers about, one with a detachable swan neck would be ideal Plenty being used by traction engine owners and better than modifying a skelly Would have to be tested and plated but could be run as private lgv and have a word with Walker Midgley for insurance (again used by the traction engine boys) My beavertail is insured through them

Different to the experience I had yesterday with my beavertail transporter The guy could not have been more helpful, allowed me to adjust a headlight and change a bulb The test itself was fairly painless During the conversation he said they test to a minimum standard By the way it failed on a track rod end and front brakes but I have no problem with that, get it fixed and in for retest

I like that!

Very nice......don't tempt me! Have just got the model making bug again, just finishing a 1/35 Diamond T and trailer! Next up a 1/35 Morris Quad Shorland looks good though, wish someone would do a K9 or a Humber or...the list is endless!

Try Roy Trigg, he usually has loads of commercial vehicle spares He is from Stoke on Trent area

Saw them last night Quite expensive I think for what you get

Feel free to pm me if you want some help

It doesn't have to be a nightmare The Military Vehicle Trust or the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club should be able to help Please just don't try for registration without getting some advice from a subject matter expert. Otherwise it will end in tears and all we will see is posts about how poor the DVLA are

A word to the wise I suggest that you enlist the help of a club to get the first registration sorted The DVLA can be a funny animal to deal with and the paperwork you provide them with may not be the paperwork they want. This will only lead to frustration and delays Part of the V55/5 scheme (get one on order from the DVLA asap, it cant be downloaded) requires a dating letter from a club that is authorised and recognised by the DVLA. I don't think (although I will be proved wrong) the RLC museum is listed Plenty of info on the DVLA website (look for V55/5 scheme) Please feel free to pm me to discuss (I was MVT verification officer for three years)

Eventually!!! However it wouldn't pull overdrive top gear unless on a slight downward slope