Higgins kpt.

I bought my Tilly in February 2004. Het maiden trip was april 2010..... It takes time to restore such a vehicle. You can't compare it with the restoration of a Jeep.

Hi Arjan,

I know, I make few restorations Jeeps MB.....

Tilly is wood and tin, tin and wood,

my problem is missing parts or completely destroyed parts,

and I finished the rear fenders and make new side tin boxes.

Tom

The rear body comes very nice together! For sure you can have sleepless nights when you deal with a problem.

Lucky that we have the forum to solve some of are problems on are vehicles.

 

It is a very nice tread to follow, keep up the good work.

 

Guy

Tom Higgins

Thats a 37/8 chevy which i would say was a four door thats been cut down.And great job on the tilly

But Tilly is Tilly ...

Alex,

 

Nice find!

 

As I understand it, the later 214 engine does fit as a member on this forum fitted one to an MW. Once he reads this I'm sure he will share his engine swap experience.

 

Regards,

Hanno

Im very happy see one more MWC on The world!

If you want details see on article in HMVF ,from my full restoration Bedford MWC,

think help you,

or if you want contact me by mail,

regards

Higgins Tom

going back to the stella filters , on my canadian ones there are no brass plates on them.

Hallo Ian,

nice job, I like it!

Tom

nice body details, thanks John!

If sucessfully finish my Tilly(?), go to the restoration my chassis Bedford "fly screen",

thanks again(!),

I have cca 30-40% orig. wood parts, but floor missing,

I have two Bedford, but I'm still learning

regards

Tom Higgins

Hi Ron,

its very interesting only 89 chassis between my and yours Tilly!!!

Think both Tillyes have first meeting in Austin factory!

Richard , thank you for information!

I make now woods parts for body, but I do not have photos, my camera died...

And have problem - position body, rear side,

i must start work from rear side, becouse work with cab be very, very problematic, and think front body side, be

good hard position for the doors gate.

But wood parts is out and I dont know dimension, start position for rear body side, sorry my English is very wrong,

please see on picture, thanks for help!

Tom

Hi Ron,

Your post has just reminded me that I have a couple of Austin tilly parts books, just dug them out and one is dated 1940, with stop lamp and the other is a 1945 Master parts book for all Austin Tilly contracts, it gives chassis numbers of when lamps were fitted. If you send me your chassis number I will work out what it would have fitted.

 

regards, Richard

I am glad that my question aroused interest and did not find it stupid:-D

this is my first Tilly.....

Tom

My chassis number is 211933

thank you all or the posts

 

hans

Hi Hans,

I by happy see your MW on the road in Normandy , in june 2014!

Good luck with restoration and good time with Bedford MW!

regards

Higgins Tom

very nice, I like it!

Tom

thank you!thanks for very good answer with perfect wartime foto!

Thinks both variants is good.

Think this pictre is cca 1941-42, think by soldiers uniforms, battla dress patt.37 and 1907 bayonet SMLE,

in second half 1942 year, go to the British army patt.40 and No.4 rifles with spike bayonets,

but this is only conjecture, photos can be with a later time.

I have to make a new rear board, because someone board removed, on Malta and replaced the iron reinforcement (!)

have question for other owners Austin Tilly-

eletrical question - rear lamp or lamps, i see on pictures every Tilly(!?) after reconstruction have on rear side only one lamp, think its stop lamp(?),

i think it's funny, becouse other british military vehicles have two lamp - stop and tail light, off course plus axle floodlamp.

But in maintenance manual from march 1944 is only tail lamp, but in negative earth circuit is "rear lamp and stop lamp"???

And I think hole in the rear bumper for lights is big enough for two lights,

best is wartime picture, but think is problem, Austin Tilly from rear side with lamp

maybe someone of you knows the reality of war, I am interested in year 1943, 1944, 1945

thank you for the information

Tom

no pics of the inside at the moment

 

i wil try to make them this week

like other MW, congratulation, Im enthusias for Bed MW!

Wait more pictures your MW,

regards

Tom Higgins

Looking good already!

Austin Tilly chassis is back on wheels:-D

If I know the Maltese they simply acquired 'any colour' and used it. It was certainly the case when visited there some years ago. Ex-military vehicles were fairly common in al sorts of colours. But in 1998 or so I did see a steam shovel used by a construction company still in the WW 2 SCC.2 brown.

I think it also, my Austin was also blue, but it not military colour, under blue, was brown, black, red, silver(!!!), yellow and green.

Think interesting foto, think end of war 1945(?),by Japs soldiers on the roof, Japs Tilly(?),

anyone know what kind of car?

Tom

Unfortunatly the owner of this Tilly passed away after Normandy.

 

R.I.P. Felix!

 

Cheers,

 

Lex

I did not know, I'm sorry.

It was fine time in Normandy and see Austin Tilly on road...

Tom

one my, fine foto from Normandy, I talk with Austin Tilly owner in Arromanches,

tell me his Tilly go "with god help"...:-D

Great stuff Tom, well done.

God save the King!

Hi Ron,

now helped me very much, I have another brake brakes on my Tilly are destroyed.

Of the three rear axles compose one (!)

I want to thank you again for the great help!

With the number it's very interesting!

I'd like my Tilly, stand next to your beautiful Tilly.

 

Tom

repair of the rear axle and brakes continues

three axles composing one ...

Think its interesting idea, I think about this long time, but on Western desert area was great political changes and its very dangerous, I make, with friends re-enactment Czech infantry battalion under British Command, 8th Army 1941-42,

Czech fight in Syria-Problem,

Czech fight in Tobruk -problem

etc.

This year we make action in Slovakia ,big, big military area "Sahara",

very good action, but need more soldiers for both sides....

see on pictures my camp and vehicles,

and on weside this action

regards

Higgins Tom

Hi Ron,

now helped me very much, I have another brake brakes on my Tilly are destroyed.

Of the three rear axles compose one (!)

I want to thank you again for the great help!

With the number it's very interesting!

I'd like my Tilly, stand next to your beautiful Tilly.

Tom

Very slowly continuing, cold and frost not good for work....

make rear springs and rear axle,

and here are pictures my axles and rear bumper, think 1940-1942 Tilly models,

is for change.

Higgins Tom

Hi all,

 

This Tilly was also one of those 4? I do not know who has it now, presume it's still in Holland?

 

 

It had an MG enine in it I think, ohv. for sure.

 

Cheers,

 

Lex

Hi Lex, sorry I dont know, I now this Tilly from picrutes, think have new owner in England,

but best is contact Tilly register.

Tom