Howard Godolphin Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Hi, My Jeep has a Ford engine in it with an brass MOS rebuild data plate. I have read though previous posts on this subject and understand who the Ministry of Supply were and why. I saw a familiar name, Wally Duggan, on a post from about 2014 saying he was trying to put together a list of the MOS workshops, names and location. was this achieved? I met Wally in the nineties when he kindly showed me round the Beverley Museum, made me a brew and chatted about Army railway signs for Bordon, Longmoor and surrounding area. The data plate shows my engine was overhauled to Scale 2 by Auxiliary Army Workshop B6. Id like to know who and where B6 were, purely to satisfy curiosity. My Jeep was put on a civilian registration in September 1948 and changed hands only twice until my purchase. My understanding is Scale 2 would be a rebuild to a roadworthy, saleable condition but not Scale 1 which would have been 'as new'. please correct me if I've understood that incorrectly. The Jeep body does not have a brass rebuild plate on it. It is a willys chassis, early ACM1 body with a Ford wing and passenger seat. an example of interchangeable parts working well! many thanks for any feedback Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Just seen this the collecting information on AAW's is a work in progress there were several hundred of these ranging from large private companies to small workshops these where all over britian and 1n 1945 employed over twenty thousand civilian workers and a the moment have less than one third listed . At the moment B6 is not a confirmed one either location or who ran it but l have a large pile of documents still to sift through it's only lately that l found out there was one located ten miles from were l grew up which council house's were built on and up till 1948 it was still MOS owned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Godolphin Posted October 6, 2023 Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 Thank you Wally, hope all is good with you? I can imagine how many workshops there would have been. If I find any extra informatioon I shall certainly let you know. Many thanks Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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