fayjo56 Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 (edited) Will see if I can organise a pic of an MW fire appliance that I have seen. Edited June 20, 2009 by fayjo56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 The awnser to some of these may be in the forum somewhere but here are some old photos of preserved MWs, question is are they around now as they probably are and who now owns them the first five were taken at the old Shottersbrooke rallies in the very early 1970s and the last one at one of the early Duxford shows. Lets hope they all pop up in the right order this time chers Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 forget the ford i hit the wrong number, heres the Duxford MW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 (edited) The first pic "G" reg MW was the late Phil Passey of Newbury it was a very complete wireless truck complete with all its radio gear, Tony Oliver then owned it for some years, the MW below with canvas cab was my brothers, with my Dingo parked next to it ! He bought MW from the local scout group and restored it, don't know where it is now...all a long time ago Edited September 21, 2009 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Pics of an aeroscreened water tanker, I´ll leave it up to rippo to properly identify it. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Found this link to an MWC, unsure if its on here already. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh26/NUBINA/Album%25202/bedford_mw_2_159.jpg&imgrefurl=http://militaria.forum-xl.com/viewtopic.php%3Ff%3D218%26t%3D1391&usg=__EjvcwsARO-om8OPfDPOa7I8ZJKM=&h=576&w=768&sz=59&hl=en&start=112&um=1&tbnid=5vsML3W06yt1SM:&tbnh=107&tbnw=142&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbedford%2Bmw%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D100%26um%3D1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins kpt. Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Hi, this MWC "early" is in Czech army museum Lesany, but..... few years ego was buy in England, think its not orig."early" :nono:, "good for movie", and this water tank is CMP from Chevy/Ford C-15 Tomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 (edited) Hi I have found a surviving MW, In Denmark, It has been converted in 1948 to Firetruck and is in a museum. Edited February 8, 2010 by Niels v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHillyard Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 As asked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MHillyard Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 had another rummage and found these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 there is a early MWD with aero screens on milweb at the moment, looks good http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/large_image.php?ad=61141&cat=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Shame about the headlamps though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Just a story I've been told very recently , talking about the German occupation of Belgium , and very related to the MW thread , is that a lot of MW's have been rescued from the "Dunkirk area" , lots of them were brought back behind the front line , where they have been repaired and repainted in German "Feldgrau" , it happened also in a Ford garage in our small town here in Flanders, My friend said the German soldiers were very fond of the MW's:D:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Is there anybody who knows were the studs were fitted on the very Early MW battery boxes ? I have seen a very Early MW picture still with the big holes in the bumper which has them fitted to the sides , others have them in front of gear lever , and at the wooden box at the back . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 John it is an optical illusion it goes the same as in the instruction book , but because your able is downward you bought the side move of the pipe , yes silencer has a little eye welded on it were it hangs on the chassis bracket . I still have another brand new down pipe , if you want pictures of it I can dig it out . About the battery box , do the cables go in at the front near gear lever or at the back ? I saw the drawing in several manuals that I have , but have to make a copy of the picture from were they were mounted on the side to show to you . I already wonder for years what the round curve or ting is at the front of the battery box on the drawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Here is the NOS battery box , what would be the front ? The fire extinguisher bracket holes are a left over from the pre war O series . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Is there anybody who has a elbow for the Bellows air cleaner , the one fitted now is for the later oil bath air cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Ha next question on these early Bedfords there should be a spare spark plug holder , (same as QL an O series )mounted under the aeroscreens on the wood , (later ones have it near the air cleaner elbow .) Is there somebody who could sell me one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickAbbott Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Does anyone know of a source for the felt bellows that go in the vokes air filter (or have a spare one), as I need to get hold of one for my Matador, which is fitted with the same air filter? Thanks Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Ashby Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Nick I take it you are looking for the concertina felt type that you pump the case to clean? if you manage to find a source I would be very interested in one for my Leyland Retriever. I have considered making one but I'm not sure how successful that would be. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 If you want a more efficient filter, I came across an early MW recently, that had a dry type element inside, somewhat similar type to fitted on some Massey tractors, etc. I did see some new felt bellows last year, but they had just been bought, so not much help there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Moths really like the felt bellows , I can get the Felt material here , but it is a big job to stitch them together with the metal rings in as well , if they are not in , the engine will suck it together . best way to go is a dry modern element . Here is a picture from an early Bedford still with thick civilian enameled badge and holes in bumper with battery box with side locking nuts on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 on the picture you can also see that there are two different colors on the wheel rim bolts , they started deleting the white ones somewhere in 1940 , who knows when ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 and below the drivers screen there is something i can't make out? They offset to allow the mirror arm to come through, the one on yours are straight? You mean that small button like thing? C'mon on John, that's the screen wash nozzle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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