shaun Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 HI Guys, i posting this info for a friend, please read bellow . INFO/PICS WANTED FOR RESTORATION OF "1918 RIKER LOCOMOBILE" ROLLING CHASSIS.NOW LIVING IN WILTSHIRE[07734829626]would anyone like to value it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 (edited) Seems to be a mixed message - is he restoring or selling? And if it's pictures he's after, he only needs to pick up Military Machine International from a few months ago (April 2010) with Tim's (Great War Truck) article in it. Edited November 1, 2010 by Runflat MMI edition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minesweeper Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 I think that Tim's computer has gone down today as otherwise, he surely would have made a posting by now ! Would this be the Locomobile chassis that was sold/bought recently on EBay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Must be the same one. £102 i think it went for. Oh yes, my computer is back on line. Piles of e-mails to go through. A late night tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 So, for those who dont know what we are talking about this is the lorry chassis in question: When the building in the background was being demolished this is what was found. A superb Locomobile truck chassis. However, the problem is that is all it is. There is no engine, gearbox, diff, steering box or any of the important parts. if the owner plans to undertake a full restoration then i wish him every success but the chances of finding original parts in this country is practically zero. France or the USA slightly better chances, but not greatly so. he may wish to put a modern drive train in it which can be done, but is going to be an awful lot of work. Value of old chassis like this is about £100, slightly more if you scrap it. If you do intend to scrap it let me know as the wheels might be of interest to someone else who has one to restore and the greasers could be useful to. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but finding WW1 truck chassis is not too hard. Finding a really nice one like this Locomobile is a little harder. Finding the drive train is next to impossible - but can be done with a great deal of hard work and lots of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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