yes the morrises are taking over

[alleramilitaria]

morris on the move, now if only it could stop, and yes that is rod shaver on top. still not sure how he fit in the gun port.



http://news.webshots.com/photo/21682...31780957dYOwzI

[Keith Brooker]

Nice to see it back on the road Dave.


1944 Morris C8 GS
1938 Humber used as a Staff Car

[alleramilitaria]

THANKS!!!!

by the way i still need the front 2 banjos and bolts for the stopping thing, can you help out?????
thanks again
dave

[Nick Bullock]

Hi dave

what a waster I can be some times... you should have dropped me a line, I think about trucks in the holidays and then go back to work and it all leaves me behind!!!... I 'll get them sorted for you as before... Sorry you've had to wait. Looks like you really need them now

kind regards
nick

[alleramilitaria]

i have the floorboards out and just stick my feet out..... you know like how you stop a CMP

and for taking so long may the ghost of lucas invade all your home electrical fixtures.


DD

[Nick Bullock]

Hi dave
Thats a thought, maybe its the ghost of lucas that has upset my computer this last week. Anyway I have the envelope in my hand as we speak!
regards
nick

[Keith Brooker]

Hi Dave, this one looks good for spares. Tyres must be worth a few bob.£$. WW2 German Driver must have been on the wrong side of the road,

Bent morris ww2 in german use.jpg

Original photo from my collection

[alleramilitaria]

if you remember thats just about what mine looked like after the smashup that it got here, but that one in the pic would have been much easier to fix than mine. after the wreck both of my axles were touching.

[Keith Brooker]

This could be a nice one for you. 2 owners.
Original Photo is from my Collection
Morris in german hands 1940. largejpg.jpg

[Nick Bullock]

Dave
I ahve sent you an email direct
regards
nick

[Keith Brooker]

Help Wanted. I know a few of us own a 1944 morris. [ Dave] Does any one know when the 1944 Morris C8 GS 4X4 was made and the numbers made. All i can find out, it was made in late 1944. under Contract S6450. My Morris is a late one having a Metal body not the wooden one. Army number Z5812885. Chassis Number 22833363 and has 2199 on most parts of the truck. it had its overhall in 1953 at Base Workshop MT RS B385 any one know were that was?

morris at woll.jpg morris f.jpg morris at ra. 2JPG.jpg

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Keith Brooker

Does any one know when the 1944 Morris C8 GS 4X4 was made and the numbers made. All i can find out, it was made in late 1944. under Contract S6450. My Morris is a late one having a Metal body not the wooden one. Army number Z5812885. Chassis Number 22833363 and has 2199 on most parts of the truck. it had its overhall in 1953 at Base Workshop MT RS B385 any one know were that was

Keith,

As far as I can see, your C8GS is from the first contract, which was in 1944. If you think that it should have had a wooden body, it could easily have been swapped during overhaul, or sometime since. I think that the details on your rebuild plate mean as follows;
MTRS ; Mechanical Transport Repair Scheme
B385 ; was an Army Auxillary Workshop, which was actually contractors who repaired and overhauled for the government, usually garages and others in the motor trades. have never found the list of who they were, despite trying REME Museum, reckon the Public Records Office is the only chance of finding out.