abn deuce Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 (edited) French caption Le lieutenant G. Cooper, cameraman du Canadian Army Photo and Film Unit, rencontre son beau-frère, le capitaine R. Muller d’Ottawa. Photo prise le 11 juillet, rue du Général Moulin à La Maladrerie (100 m plus haut à gauche l’entrée de la prison Beaulieu). translation Lieutenant G. Cooper, cameraman of Canadian Army Photo and Film Links, meets his brother-in-law, captain R. Muller of Ottawa. Photo catch on July 11, street of the General Mill with Maladrerie (100 m higher on the left the entry of the Beaulieu prison). Edited May 18, 2008 by abn deuce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 and that one is a Humber Light Reconnaisance Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 H&S would have a fit. 2x Jerrycans, smack by the hatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 A rare beastie, these days, unfortunatly......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Ive never seen one, what were they based on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Ive never seen one, what were they based on? Based on the Humber heavy utility running gear Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 A long shot,.............maybe's; Does anyone have any drawings/plans for this vehicle.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted December 15, 2007 Author Share Posted December 15, 2007 (edited) a Morris light recon. here. French caption Un véhicule blindé Morris Light Reconnaissance Car MK II (4x4) baptisé " CAROL ", le 4 juillet 1944, devant le Monument aux morts et l'église N D des Labours de Norrey en Bessin. Remarquez le 40 (côté avant à droite-sur la photo-un peu en dessous de l'anneau de levage, sur le blindage partie inferieure).40 blanc sur fond bleu soit HQ Royal Engineers (R.E) d'une British ID ou HQ Royal Canadian Engineers (R.C.E) de la 3rd Canadian ID. Le même lieu a été photographié, avec un autre blindé, voir ici : translation An armored vehicle Morris Light Recognition Because MK II (4x4) baptized " CAROL " , on July 4, 1944, in front of the War memorial and l' church NR D of the Ploughings of Norrey in Bessin. Notice the 40 (front side with right-hand side-on the photoone little in lower part of l' ring of lifting, on the shielding lower part) .40 white on blue bottom is HQ Royal Engineers (R.E) d' British ID or HQ Royal Canadian Engineers (R.C.E) of the 3rd Canadian ID. The same place was photographed, with another armoured tank, to see here Edited May 18, 2008 by abn deuce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Anyone know what happened to the one that was found and started to get restored by someone on here? (Morris) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 This was my Uncles Morris that he ran as a car in the 50's/60's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Anyone know what happened to the one that was found and started to get restored by someone on here? (Morris) I think it was Chapper's who had the bones of one and started to collect parts for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Have a look at this link here Rick http://www.hmvf.co.uk/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=38&topic=4419.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivor Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 A long shot,.............maybe's; Does anyone have any drawings/plans for this vehicle.... I don't have the plans,but I did build a copy of one for a mate of mine in 96. We borrowed one and I used it as a template. It is in Colchester now owned by Alex Scott. When I can suss how to do pics I'll post some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Have a look here Ivor http://www.hmvf.co.uk/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=38&topic=98.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 I don't have the plans,but I did build a copy of one for a mate of mine in 96. We borrowed one and I used it as a template. It is in Colchester now owned by Alex Scott. When I can suss how to do pics I'll post some. :-) Cheers Ivor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 This was my Uncles Morris that he ran as a car in the 50's/60's Cor,..........what happened to it ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivor Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 [iMhttp://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/ivor_04/Humbers.jpg[/img]G] [iMhttp://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/ivor_04/Humbers3.jpg'>http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/ivor_04/Humbers3.jpg[/img] http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/ivor_04/Humbers3.jpg[/img] If this works, this is my humber staff car and the armoured car I built at Beltring this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivor Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Nearly got it right! The armoured car was for a mate of mine who had 4 humbers and he wanted one of these for the "set". We copied it off pics of one that the King and Queen had hence no turret. He died a few years ago and the collection got sold off, the PU that he owned was also at Beltring now owned by Tobin Jones but didn't get a pic with mine as he got flooded out and had to go home so missed our humber photocall. Alex is the one lacking hair!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 :-) Great Pic's Ivor. What did you build A/c on, Humber chassis or something modern ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Cor,..........what happened to it ?? The Morris ended up many years ago partly dismantled in an Oxfordshire scrapyard, was rescued and restored, last heard of in the Norfolk/Suffolk area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 Very Nice ,Ivor ...... You must have spent a lot of time to build it . Do you have any more photo's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 The most complete Humber LRC in the World can be found in the RAF Museum at Hendon. There are three other examples in the UK with substantially rebuilt hulls. For plans/manuals of British AFV's, the answer always has to be the Library at Bovington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Cor,..........what happened to it ?? The Morris ended up many years ago partly dismantled in an Oxfordshire scrapyard, was rescued and restored, last heard of in the Norfolk/Suffolk area Cheers for that, Nick;.........Glad it made it into preservation. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivor Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 :-) Great Pic's Ivor. What did you build A/c on, Humber chassis or something modern ?? We had a spare FWD chassis that came off a golf course so used that. The original chassis on a LRC is slightly different but all measurements end up the same. Rear axle is a bit heavier aswell. Have got pics of building it but can't find them at the mo. Will post when they turn up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivor Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/ivor_04/img001.jpg[/img] http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/ivor_04/img002.jpg[/img] http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh130/ivor_04/lrc.jpg[/img] Here are som pics of the full "set" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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