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  1. Brooky
    List of vehicle clubs here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-vehicle-owner-clubs
  2. Brooky
    Second look and yes probably AA A side view of the wheel and hub cap would confim
  3. Brooky
    Dad bought two Austin K9's in about 1968-9 from Houseman at Pateley Bridge One was £100 the other £120 and they were new and unissued. The tools were still in greased paper Morris MRA1's were £75
  4. Brooky
    They would have to be on the DVLA list of approved organisations to provide dating letters
  5. Brooky
    Would agree with Ford but could be 7V?
  6. Brooky
    The vehicle has to be roadworthy, as does any vehicle!! So yes you can buy a pre 1960 vehicle and provided it is roadworthy drive it home
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    It wasnt very long ago when hauliers were pulling 32ton with 180hp!!! I would suggest first thing to do (if you havent already) is a full service and injector overhaul, bet some of those 220 horse have bolted the stable over the years!!
  8. Brooky
    Have it in my mind it came from or had something to do with Vass from Ampthill
  9. Brooky
    Always wondered what had happened to it!! Used to see it regualrly at shows in the 80's and 90's in the Cambridge/Bedford area Interesting spin in the sales blurb.....................give it a few years with a new owner and it will be the vehicle that Churchill drove ashore on D Day
  10. Brooky
    All interesting stuff Having one of those "wish I had bought it moments!"
  11. Brooky
    Very interesting! Think you may be right about the ex showman FWD, it still has the remnants of the bumper
  12. Brooky
    Took the photos myself Used to visit the guy quite regularly, he did have a knack of finding different stuff!! Bought a Morris MRA1 from him, he also had a Karrier 3 tonner. He also had a Cletrac (complete with winch and compressor) Don't know whether they ran but went in bad nick He was an "interesting" character and quite well known in the area
  13. Brooky
    Was definitely Swavesey,and the yard was down a lane that led of the bottom right hand side of the village green
  14. Brooky
    They were taken into a yard at Swavesey or Over (cant remember which....old age!!!) The yard was on a lane at the bottom left hand side of the village green. It was run by a guy called Olby Smith He also had a Cletrac crawler
  15. Brooky
    Just found these pictures Taken around 1990 ish. There were two of them They had just been delivered to a yard in Swavesey (Cambs) for scrapping They may still be there for all I know!!!
  16. Brooky
    Maybe worth having a word with paulbrook on here
  17. Brooky
    There is a special Bedford tool for tightening the head bolts, a bit like a ring spanner but with one end bent right over to get at the bolts under the rocker arm I suppose the theory was that if a man pulled it as tight as he could that would be OK Its is more important to pull everything down evenly
  18. Brooky
    According to my info the range 15BE01 to 84BE76 were allocated to Austin Champs1952-54 Contract 6V/5531 I stand to be corrected though!!
  19. Brooky
    My very original MW had a trap door in the body to get to the back axle
  20. Brooky
    Perhaps someone can explain the method of securing the flat rack to the vehicle When I ran a fleet of demount boxes were told by VOSA (as was then) that the box was the load and therefore had to be secured to the vehicle. This was achieved through twist locks at each corner, what happens on drops?
  21. Brooky
    Like the Leyland, although I dont think there was ever a tanker version
  22. Brooky
    generally your motor insurance will cover public liability Worth checking with your insurance company
  23. Brooky
    You obviously have all the answers and the driving experience to cope with all situations so crack on and just hope that you keep it pointing the right way up
  24. Brooky
    My mistake!
  25. Brooky
    You will never feel whether its about to fall over, when the centre of gravity steps outside the baseline it tips over. That's physics! I have been lucky enough to have had experience of roll over awareness training (in a 44tonne truck with outriggers) There is no warning and we were getting it to roll at speeds as low as 8mph
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