Higgins kpt.

thank you John!!!

 

I try go on beltring, maybe...

 

tomas

one more Bedford MW on Malta- oh god! Owner must be wery skillfull!!!!!!!

Great stuff Tomas,

 

I will be at the War & Peace Show later in month - so will look out for a MWC to photograph ...and post them on this thread.

 

Cheers,

John.

thank you John!!!

I try go on beltring, maybe...

tomas

it was for sale on e-bay-

 

water tank without Bedford !!!

 

Tomas

Hallo , Im back with MWC, engine with gearox is now in very good condition, running and ready to go!

In summer try make cab and others work, hollyday in workshop...

Tomas!!

 

Love the pics!! I wish you all the bestfor the restoration!! If you struggle with replacing the leather gaiters let me know... i have devised a cunning replacement!!

 

Tim

Hi Tim,

thank you for answer and nice offer!

Think David want, please send me details on my mail higgins@seznam.cz,

sorry best is contact David, but is now without computer,

I want help with this project,

again thank you!

Tomas

We was on Pilsen celebration with Bedford MWD, Bedford OXD and Commer Q2 as "Token Force" 65 years ego.

Tomas

As mentioned at the start of the thread, the M4A4 is Jims and is an ex-SPTA target. Now fitted with a radial but not an M4A4T per se as it is not a French conversion.

Hi Steve,

one Sherman is in military museum Lesany and one more go to Pilsen ZOO park(!!!)

Tomas

news from Czech workshop LD4 ...

 

and woods parts , all is out...

 

must make mew

it was for sale on e-bay-

water tank without Bedford !!!

Tomas

nice photos, interesting that the Sherman with the chalk marking "freedom"-"to prague" etc seems to be an M4A4 of some sort a gun tank not generally used by US 2AD in Europe -only for training and the odd transfer from the British.

Hi Steve,

oh, its not my M4A4:D,

think it was group from France,

I like much more "Firefly"

Tomas

nice lorry:clap:

Hallo Tim,

here is few pictures Austin K6 "Tipper",

On the first wieu is this Austin "out" but ....

my friend, owner, David is very skilful, on my garden, Austin start and run with own engine power to new position

for full reconstruction!

And tipper is full function!

May be you like,

regards

Tomas

More pictures....

sorry more pictures here....

Hallo Jack,

 

nice pictures from my home, think it was big and nice show!

 

I send few pictures from my side "Token Force" Czech/British re-enacment group,

 

Tomas

More pictures....

Hallo Jack,

nice pictures from my home, think it was big and nice show!

I send few pictures from my side "Token Force" Czech/British re-enacment group,

Tomas

As some of you know - the 2nd Armoured group are on tour commemorating the liberation of Pilsen - Czech Republic.

 

Jim Clark and his Sherman are there too and Jim has been keeping me up to date daily with events the people he has meet there - it sounds like a once in a life time trip. QUITE FRANKLY - I DON'T CARE AND IN NO SHAPE OR FORM JEALOUS..........

 

Jim has sent me through some pics and he will have more in his return!

 

Incidentally, The Pathfinder Magazine have the exclusive on the tour and we will be producing a pull out supplement of the tour in TPM and a DVD too! So stay tuned for that. But by the sounds of it Jim and Jason and the Sherman have been treated like royalty as it is the first Sherman to be back there since the end of the war.

 

Some pics

 

The gentleman in the picture - Left the son of the General who was head of the 2nd/16th armoured who liberated the town and then went on to have a face off with the Russian. Right - a veteran who was the in the first Sherman that rolled in to Pilsen - I believe he is 92 years old but Jim will correct me on the above if I am wrong.

 

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This is Jims Sherman and the writing on the side roughly translates has first we liberated Pilsen, next mother Prague and was taken from an historic picture and recreated here, exactly.

 

 

Local who can remember the Americans rolling into town..

 

Vehicle shots

 

 

Got this one very late last night with the message - 2 bottles of wine + camp fire = perfect...

What a job ...And the pressure of a fixed deadline to boot ! Amazing how everything came together in time and you made the entire trip as well with out any mishaps .

Very nice!!! Pictures and movie BED MW in Normandy, Oh I like MW on the road!

Tomas

Hallo to riders,

 

search Smith speedo for Norton 16h,

 

make reconstruction and go to finish, only missing orig.Smith speedo...

 

please see on pictures,

 

Tomas

Norton 16h finnish work, ready to go on Pilsen end of war celebration, very good running!

and Smith speedo from e-bay on the way,

Tomas

Ok, which model of Bedford is this? I saw it on tv the other day and managed to track down some stills of it. Although it does appear to have more than one variation, so my guess it has been field modified over a period. Is it an ‘O’ model or, as I favour, an MW? I think the latter due to the angle of the top of the bonnet being not so steep, but I’d be interested in others’ opinions. In the first pic the cab has similarities to the modified one that Radek posted a pic of elsewhere on the forum.

 

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?10507-Bedford-MW-s-in-service-gallery/page10&highlight=bedfords+service

 

Although obviously the one in Radek’s pic has a better grafted cab top line up. Any way though, it does not quite match any of the normal configurations. So over to you chaps for your interpretation.

 

 

The trailer types are another question altogether.

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Hi ,

sorry I dont full understand, but as you think pictures from old Czech film "Riders in the sky",

I not Radek, Im Tomas,

Radek is my friend, but live 150km from me, in Czech country,

on this pictures is 100% Bedford MWD (maybe ex-CIABG, ex -fire brigade),

only doors and cab is rebuild from after war product Czech truck, "hand make"

I many years search info about this MW, but no body dont know nothink,

maybe in future...

only know few Bedfords MW was to 70s years in villages Czech fire brigades,

but all end live in scrapyards...

Tomas

MWC dash board before and now...

 

engine be good but pistons rings broken...

 

On the doors search army number , maybe is under "comando",

 

I dont know ? Portugal commandos or HQ?

 

tomas

news from Czech workshop LD4 ...

and woods parts , all is out...

must make mew

Hallo to riders,

search Smith speedo for Norton 16h,

make reconstruction and go to finish, only missing orig.Smith speedo...

please see on pictures,

Tomas

Thank you John!

 

very interesting pictures.

 

Here is few pictures from sunday work- engine and pistons....

 

clean and maybe ....

 

Tomas

MWC dash board before and now...

engine be good but pistons rings broken...

On the doors search army number , maybe is under "comando",

I dont know ? Portugal commandos or HQ?

tomas

Someone has been neglecting her! Have you seen Rick's introduction from Moose Jaw? He has two APT's. .

Nazdar Radku!

Velcome!

I dond know maybe you know me?

I m from Prague, (near Prague),

regards

Tomas

Tomas,

 

A few other old photos and one more recent example. Might be useful to see how the kit was stored etc

 

Good luck with the engine!

John

Thank you John!

very interesting pictures.

Here is few pictures from sunday work- engine and pistons....

clean and maybe ....

Tomas

oh, thanks for this wartime pictures! very, very nice!

 

think is gunners, Guards division, Belgium or Holland 1944???

 

 

 

Tomas

little more work...

engine before me, think be big problem

oh, thanks for this wartime pictures! very, very nice!

think is gunners, Guards division, Belgium or Holland 1944???

Tomas

You may be interested in these as well

 

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And from here: http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=53872

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Hi Tomas,

Great work!

Thought you might be interested in these photos I took in Normandy last year....

 

Cheers

John

Thank very much for this nice MWC pictures!

I was last year in Normandy celebration , but see only two MWD Bedfords...

For one week it was big, big, big show!

thank you again

Tomas

and notes- maybe?

 

someone have one hand water pump??? and brass end on tubes, search from warter tank or water trailers,

 

thanks

 

Tomas

Two pictures, and two questions, for what its good?

holder for traficators?

and holder on top cab tube frame.

and notes- maybe?

someone have one hand water pump??? and brass end on tubes, search from warter tank or water trailers,

thanks

Tomas

thank you Simon!

 

 

 

now cab, doors, seats, engine, eletrical etc., etc., etc.

 

but think is very nice truck

 

regards

 

Tomas