gritineye Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Just won this on Ebay, nice bit of Scammell history, eight pages, a nice article on desert tank recovery and some good pics, surprised I was the only bidder, are they very common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Just won this on Ebay, nice bit of Scammell history, eight pages, a nice article on desert tank recovery and some good pics, surprised I was the only bidder, are they very common? [ATTACH=CONFIG]38725[/ATTACH] That's a nice thing, I'd have bid against you if I had seen it;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Nice one. I second recymech66, if i'd seen it you'd have had some competition. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Yep you would have had some competion......... :cool2: very nice could you by any chance make a scan of it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I Think if i'm correct, this was published in May in the Historic year 1944. As far as I know there are not that many complete about. But i do have a scanned copy on my computer:D. makes very good reading. Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Hi Neils. I'll send you a copy Tomorrow. Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I've seen that photo on the front before. It is a well known faked photo taken by 'Chets Circus' in the desert. They were well known for staging photos during WW2 in the desert and the explosion is a hand grenade used for effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 Hi Neils. I'll send you a copy Tomorrow. Clive Good man Clive, :thumbsup: saves me scanning mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Better to leave the rusty old staples in the paper. They only brake. I do like the row of old scammell fire pumps on page 3. Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Hi Niels. Send me your home email again, I can't find it at the moment. And I'll send it over now. Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted December 14, 2010 Author Share Posted December 14, 2010 Nice shiny staples here :-D I was given a small 1941 war office book called Notes On Recovery, I have never seen another one. Is this very rare? It's staples are too rusty to allow scanning which is a shame as it has some interesting bits in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Hi Neils. PM's sent to home email. Enjoy Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Clive, Could you send me a copy aswell please? Email: richard.fryer@sewardwyon.co.uk Thanks in advance, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 (edited) Hi Richard. PM's sent. Let me know if you got them all. Regards Clive Edited December 15, 2010 by protruck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Hi Richard. Did you get the scans ok. Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Nice shiny staples here :-D I was given a small 1941 war office book called Notes On Recovery, I have never seen another one. Is this very rare? It's staples are too rusty to allow scanning which is a shame as it has some interesting bits in it. A copy of "Guide to Recovery; Layouts for A & B vehicles; Recovery Notes &Vahicle Data" is available online at the AEC Matador & Militant owners club website - http://www.aecmilitant.co.uk/downloads.html- dont think this will be the same as the book mentioned by Gritineye as it is a REME training publication (undated) Could I also mention this site - http://www.raeme.info/toc.php?cat=rec&item=1#article - which has a copy of an article called Recovery in the feild [1944]" Noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted December 25, 2010 Author Share Posted December 25, 2010 Your'e right Noel, it's not the same one, here's some pics, Scammells and a couple of others :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Hi Noel. PM's sent. should be three . Merry Christmas, have a good one. Clive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 @ Clive - Scans received in good condition, Thank you very much. I note that the last page credits pictures to the article from "british machine tool engineering" to which I referred in the last link I posted (recovery in the field) - the whole of the Jan/Feb/March 1944 issue of British Machine Tool Engineering was dedicated to articles about REME but the section I linked to is the only part of this magazine I have ever found - anybody know anything about the rest of this magazine? @ Gritineye - That certainly looks like an interesting book. Seasons Greetings Noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Watkins Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Just won this on Ebay, nice bit of Scammell history, eight pages, a nice article on desert tank recovery and some good pics, surprised I was the only bidder, are they very common? [ATTACH=CONFIG]38725[/ATTACH] Is there a chance of reading the full article?.... I have a 1941 Scammell here in New Zealand. Sounds like a great article. Cheers Kevin Watkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Is there a chance of reading the full article?.... I have a 1941 Scammell here in New Zealand. Sounds like a great article. Cheers Kevin Watkins Hi Kevin. If you send me your home email via pm i will send you the scans of the article. rdgs Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Hi Kevin. PM's sent to your email, enjoy. give me a shout if you get any problems and i will send them again. Best regards Happy new year Clive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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