Bedford MWR 1943

[Higgins kpt.]

nice photos! on my side , is far way..... But its not first restoration from wreck to Normandy, try again make myracle.

 

With your help think, will be one more MWR on the road,

 

Tom

[simon king]

Tom

 

send me a private message with your e-mail address and I will send you the drawings for the bins

[Higgins kpt.]

more work, slowly.... and WS19 ready for MWR, with spare boxes, am happy for this details, but MWR still missing many more parts.

[gordonb]

As I'm sure you know, the dogbone is in the wrong place. It should connect the top two 12 pin sockets.

 

Gordon

[64EK26]

Hi Tom

 

Chassis Number MWR61420 makes it (July-Aug) 1944

 

1944 Production : Chassis Numbers 55886 - 64484

 

Source of Information Page 44 of Kaleidoscope of Bedford and Vauxhall Military Vehicles by Bart H. Vanderveen (published 1982)

 

Cheers Richard

[Higgins kpt.]

Thanks Richard for detail info, think 1944 year is good year for born my MWR!

[Higgins kpt.]

Hallo Gordon, in the military wiress world Im new, not expert, I only know its ws 19set, not complete, thank you for info, I buy this set as you see, in future try make chenges, look for missing items and make in finnish perfect, velcome other info, photos about ws19set in 15cwt trucks, thank you very much, regards Tom

As I'm sure you know, the dogbone is in the wrong place. It should connect the top two 12 pin sockets.

 

Gordon

[Higgins kpt.]

one nice orig. small item for MWR

 

and interesting detail

[Higgins kpt.]

both seats, nice orig. wartime, Bedford MW, but.....

 

next job for me

[Higgins kpt.]

side panels is on my aeroscreen Bedford in colour , im happy, nice orig. items!

[Higgins kpt.]

have gearbox from QL (think) with PTO(?) ,

 

damaged and rebuild, but think its similar to MWR(?),

 

its very diferent to MWC(!)

[Higgins kpt.]

in the may Pilsen town celebration I have MWC and aeroscreen, next may wants have on celebration MWR.....

[Higgins kpt.]

few more work, engine Bedford 28hp ready for repair, slowly, slowly, but have realy dream.... MWR new life, back on the road,, in Normandy.

 

Tom

[Higgins kpt.]

more...

[Higgins kpt.]

two orig. wood parts from cab, nice for copy, for MWR

[Higgins kpt.]

and air filter, good for 1944 MWR, but missng cover.....

 

look for cover for this filter.....

[Higgins kpt.]

rear fenders , after sanding, ready to repair

[Higgins kpt.]

first ste for MWR body, rear bolt...

[Higgins kpt.]

"open" engine for MWR....

[Higgins kpt.]

nice orig. MW head lamps with rims (orig. wartime!!!) , Im happy....

[Higgins kpt.]

engine..... think ex- BEF, repair for Wehrmacht in Paris(!), think early model, MW/OX, I buy this engine in Poland(!),

[Higgins kpt.]

Far way to end of restoration my MWR..... only few more parts, no much work

[Higgins kpt.]

few new old  items for MWR  arrivet,

[Higgins kpt.]

Slowly, slowly, but look for metal parts for MW body, look for bonet MW,  thaks for help Tom

 

[paulbrook]

Tom

I have made bonnets for customers in the past but a bit busy to do any right now but what I do have are a couple of correctly dimensioned centre hinges - I had a batch made ages ago.  I think there might be a bit of surface rust but easy to clean up.  I can let you have one if you are up for fabricating your own bonnet. The bonnets are relatively straightforward to have made up as long as you remember to leave a little spare steel on the front corners to follow the line of the top of the radiator cowl because of the slight downward slope of the whole bonnet rear to front. I think I even saw the template for the shape of the cutout that goes around the radiator cap on a shelf in the workshop yesterday and I can easily draw around that, scan it and email it to you.  The brackets that the side panels hang on are simply a slighty curved rectangle with a slot; these are riveted to the bonnet.

Some pictures here http://s484.photobucket.com/user/RustyTrucks/library/Bedford Bonnets