cosrec Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Every day a school day never heard of EFA before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo24 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Yes, Neik seems to have nailed it! So not an obscure wartime conversion after all but a well executed sympathetic civvy one. It tallies as it comes with Belgian documents. It is still interesting & useful & I think I will still restore it as a military looking truck but will be truthful about its origins - the general public will not really care as it looks "busy" & period anyway. It will also be useful around the yard but I will check out the mounting first! Thanks, guys! I know Edgard's yard of old - I bought an engine for my GMC back in '86 when it ran the big ends on a rally to Bruges. There is a photo in Wheels & Tracks of a bunch of us doing the engine swap. Those were the days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I bought an engine for my GMC back in '86 when it ran the big ends on a rally to Bruges.There is a photo in Wheels & Tracks of a bunch of us doing the engine swap. Those were the days... Now that brings back memories as I was also on that rally. I recall Nigel Hay working on that GMC and did you use Colin Brooks Austin K6 Coles crane to lift the engine? Sorry thread-jacking :embarrassed: cheers Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge'40-'45 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) I know Edgard's yard of old - I bought an engine for my GMC back in '86 when it ran the big ends on a rally to Bruges. There is a photo in Wheels & Tracks of a bunch of us doing the engine swap. Those were the days... We were there then too, believe the name of this rally was ''Operation Patterson'' in a domain called ''the valkaart'' at Oostkamp (near Bruges). It was an organisation of Patrick Thiersoone. We were there with a desert coloured Jeep and WC 54, my uncle was there with a Bedford MWR (wireless) and 10 cwt trailer. I remember the engine swap done in the field with an Austin Gantry or Coles crane (can't remember which one it was). Those were the days indeed... The GMC is a nice project which looks military. After all, the wrecking gear is also ex-military equipment. We're currently busy restoring a 1940 Dodge VC3 (have a blog under vehicle restoration). Edited January 4, 2015 by Dodge'40-'45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Hi Mark, As we have hijacked the thread, now, thought you might like to see this photo, it was actually 1987 ...... a long time ago, you can see the Coles crane in background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo24 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 That's Peter Birch & myself finishing up the job. We had lots of help there & Colin enjoyed playing with the crane. Nigel was memorable for his pink marigold gloves. Much water under the bridge since then & a few more jimmies & DUKWs too. This crane will help me restore my ex French army DUKW as well as giving me something to "play" with whilst the restoration is in progress. I might even join the MVCG Aquitaine group down here as they are quite active. The Dordogne group which I have been a member of for a while tend to favour reenactments over vehicle restoration. I am more the bbq & beer sort of person nowadays! @Neik, can I use the picture of the Ford in other sites? I have joined a few in an attempt to get an answer so I should go back & let them know the end of the story! Thanks guys - is there a reminiscing thread? I seem to recall that we used to get up to all kinds of adventures in the old days - Rex Cadman & I being held by the gendarmes on our way to Dunkirk in 2 jimmies rescued from a scrap yard. Time was against us & the headlights did not work - hardly a safety issue as the traffic was nose to tail all the way but against the law nevertheless! They made us effect a roadside repair before allowing us to continue, watching from a bar as we did so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I remember Nigel's gloves, did not want to embarrass him by mentioning them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge'40-'45 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 @Neik, can I use the picture of the Ford in other sites? I have joined a few in an attempt to get an answer so I should go back & let them know the end of the story! The picture is just one i found on Google so go ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashcollection Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 The picture is just one i found on Google so go ahead. I've seen a old black and white picture if that truck, or one the same in a magazine in the past it was in relation to someone salvaging a tram I seem to remember, the picture in the article was of the tram being placed in someones garden to be used as a shed in the late 50's, I will have a search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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