george Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 A bit smaller than those other wreckers etc on this site, but I am looking for some internal detail of the LAD body fitted to the Retriever and Austin 6 wheelers. What I need is some detail as to how the sliding beam was unhitched and fitted to the floor. Ther appears to be two parallel rails mounted on the floor, and a vertical ladder type frame. On the girder beam, there are holes at intervals, and a pin at one end to fix into ???? I have photographs and some stowage digrams of the main bed, but all the photos I have are with the tarp in place, so this area is in darkness. If you can help, it's much appreciated. George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Speak to 'Retriever' a member on this forum, he used to own one. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retriever Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 mine was a workshop body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayjo56 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Its a long trip for you, but there is a lovely K6 in the reme museum at Arborfield, Berks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thanks, I was aware of the one at REME, so I guess a trip is the only answer. I have dealt with them before, vis Brian Baxter, so I would hope that I could be granted "access". Some museums now are getting a bit aitchesseey. As an aside, a couple of things really, REME were gifted two AEC 850 chassis, pretty poor condition, I believe they were the ones I had rumours of, sitting rotting away in a field in cambridgeshire. Secondly, I admire the work on the MW, I think you have pisted photo's (?). Here is a small one, 1/35th, that will be the master for a resin kit. George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayjo56 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Nice! Will look forward to the finished result. I know Brian Baxter, very knowledgable, I'm sure he will help you where he can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Does this help? (Austin K6 from the REME collection) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Does this help? (Austin K6 from the REME collection) [ATTACH=CONFIG]55819[/ATTACH] Was that photo taken at West Malling Great Warbirds airshow? I cannot recollect it leaving our workshop, I knw the TA took the green one there just before that was completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) Richard, I can't remember precisely but think it was taken at one of the Southsea shows way back when. Bloomin nice job you did on it. Pity it doesn't come out more often. (Correction - it can't be Southsea with that big shed in the background...) George, there are some more exposed gantries here: http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?12339-Austin-K-series-gallery/page18 http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?17786 Edited January 17, 2012 by Runflat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Thanks for the info, Hi Les, thought I would finally join this forum, some graet stuff. We are looking at the possibility of going ahead with the FBE Leyland by the way, but nothing definate. The market is a bit depressed so small stuff sells better. Can you or anyone tell me what the large lump seen on two of the black and white photo's is? Is it a jack, I have some photos of the Trewhella winch, which may have been carried. The photos do show that the ladder frame swings, on the diagrams it shown upright. Thanks George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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