Kuno Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 (edited) Wikipedia says: "The Museum of Army Transport was a museum of British Army vehicles in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was commercially unsuccessful, going into administration, closed in summer 2003." Its collections are said to have been transferred to the National Army Museum. I stumbled about two photos in the net, where a truck disguised to be an LRDG truck w2as called a Chevrolet WB 30cwt... Now. The early Chevrolets used by the LRDG were not WB but WA. And the truck shown on the pivtures is obviously a Dodge but not a Chevrolet (and also the sand channels are not of the type used in the Desert War). However, I recall the movie "Sea of Sand" where - probably due to lack of Chevrolets- they have used exactly such Dodge trucks as the LRDGs patrol vehicles. Could it be that this truck remains from the movie (although the desert scenes were filmed in Libya)? And - is that truck still on display in UK? Here the photos: Edited August 4, 2013 by Kuno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Wally will know, no doubt he will be along! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 HI YOU ARE RIGHT the one we had on display was a dodge which cyril groombridge lent us it appeared in one of the sunday supplements LRDG MAINLY USE FORD F30S AND CHEV WBS the dodge was a replica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuno Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 ...what is to be understood under a "Sunday supplement"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Right l have now looked at a couple of books first LRDG GROUP BY R JENNER AND D LISTER reading it they mention the f 3o and chev wb also on the subject of sand chanels the one in the museum had pierce planking as far as l know it is not the type shown in the books but was around during WW 2 AS to was it from the flim sea of sand l do not know but l do not think so as far as been on display any were in the UK l would say not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 ...what is to be understood under a "Sunday supplement"? A colour magazine included with a Sunday newspaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numan Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 museum old humber still running strong:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 HI MR W PHOTO pre 1990 hall one behind the flight simulater hope you are enjoying the Humber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH57 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Is this the Humber today as seen at WPR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 different bumper and additional mirrors so would likely say no, mirrors can be added but u likely someone would change the front bumper, just a thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numan Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 as is today excellent tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 A long time ago, when I was very young ( stop laughing up the back there ....:blush: ) I saw a bit of monochrome film which featured a Humber Box in the desert. I don't remember the circumstances, but reasonably certain it was original film and not anything post WW2. The thing that was noticeable about this Humber was that it had no roof at all. It had the full main body, and windscreen, but the doors and rear body just stopped at the body line, making for a very spiffy four door open-topped tourer. If I remember correctly the glass screens had been painted too with just the wiper sweeps left clear. Does this ring a bell with anyone? What I know of Box construction tells me that if you take the roof off the rest of the back body would fall to bits - yes, no, opinions? ...and before anyone asks, it was definitely a Box as it was really quite distinctive and I knew my vehicles, even back in those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 HI ROOFLESS HUMBER BOXES In the film ICE COLD IN ALEX theres one at the begining GENERAL ALEXANDER had one and there where others the story about ALEXANDERS is that its roof was badly damaged when been unloaded so they just took the roof off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I think that you will find that the reference to "Box" was to do with the overall shape of this vehicle, all built on a main chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuno Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 GENERAL ALEXANDER had one and there where others the story about ALEXANDERS is that its roof was badly damaged when been unloaded so they just took the roof off The famous car of Alexander, if I am not wrong, was a Ford C11ADF 'Woody" were the structure above the doors was removed and the windshield replaced by one of a German Horch Kfz.15 Staff car. That particular vehicle is on disply in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 The humbers have an amazing chassis. But they also have a body that unbraced is like playing cards propped against one another! Or is it dominos? I think that if you undid the right (or wrong) plough bolts the thing would fold up.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 That's what I was thinking Paul ICE COLD IN ALEX - could have been- will try and watch it next time it is on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gordon_M Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 That's the thing, well done. Undoubtedly a Box. When was the film made then? I know they tinkered with the mechanics of the K2 but didn't realise that is where I saw the Box too silly me, should have thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Ramsden Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I guess the Humber might have been chopped just for the film, possibly to make the characters inside it more visible. After all they converted the Katy to 4x4 so they were able to modify vehicles. I agree that the body would have been very flimsy without the roof but the b and c posts were probably given some additional internal support so that the body survived the filming. If one of the Forum's Humber owners can have a close look at the film maybe they'll spot some modifications inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 hi ALEXANDER had several topless cars including the ford as to the body being like apack of cards the body of the humber was braced also WAVELL used them and l am sure others as well the reason that l am sure is that the chairman of the museum MR ROBERT HOLTBY served in north africa during ww2 not only under alexander but wavell and gave the museum numerous photos these included the cars l mentioned they where in my office for years on the wall sadly ROBERT DIED but he served with the SAS in africa europe and lastly norway he retired major from his regiment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 ICE COLD IN ALEX was made in 1958 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDonovan Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Beverley Museum of Army Transport 23rd March1994. A short video showing some of the armoured vehicles.. Abbot, Scorpion, Ferret, Saladin, Diamond T tank transporter etc plus the Blackburn Beverley Transport Aircraft. Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 HELLO MR DONOVAN nice short clip good to see it l do not remember getting a royalty fee l expect its in the post regards wally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 That Abbot looks suspiciously like the one that's now at Woolwich? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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