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Old 23-09-10, 20:48
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Serge,

a very nice find - thanks for posting the pictures.

I don't think I have ever seen a single axle Canadian trailer with duals before.

Brian
Brian..
Do my tired old eyes deceive me or is that a triple 2 barrel carb set up on that beautiful flathead..????
Three deuces ,in line were hot in the early fifty's ,with progressive linkage..
All us youngsters would have killed for that set up on our fifties Fords(And Meteors)..
Tell me my eyes are not playing tricks on me..and can we get some close ups of the set up of the carburetors...
Nostalgic old fool....
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Old 24-09-10, 01:05
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Brian..
Do my tired old eyes deceive me or is that a triple 2 barrel carb set up on that beautiful flathead..????

Tell me my eyes are not playing tricks on me..and can we get some close ups of the set up of the carburetors...
Nostalgic old fool....
Age plays tricks... Just the angle of the pic.

It looks like a single carb with a Ford Truck aircleaner. These were a big oilbath airfilter that was offset for hood clearance, unlike the blitz which had plenty of overhead clearance for a big aircleaner.
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Old 24-09-10, 02:19
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Age plays tricks... Just the angle of the pic.

It looks like a single carb with a Ford Truck air cleaner. These were a big oil bath air filter that was offset for hood clearance, unlike the blitz which had plenty of overhead clearance for a big air cleaner.
Hi "Local Chap"..
Please use your real name so we get to know each other a little better..Alex Blair is my real name and many many posters know me and I know them..We are real with nothing to hide..EXCEPT maybe our forum owner and moderator who goes by the crazy name of "JIF" ,"Peanut butter Balls"'. Winnington-Ball.....!!!
Ever hear such a crazy name..??
But that's his name ..for better or for worse and we all know and love him,85% of the time and the rest of the time we are calling him stupid names....So don't let us start on you with stupid nom de plumes..
your real name will do..
Just edit your profile and it will appear in all your postings like the rest of ours do..
Another collector and kindred spirit may live around the corner from you ..you'll never know with out that real name and location..
Oh yeh..Thanks for the photo interpretation..I see it all better now..
Being sober helps..
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Old 26-09-10, 00:28
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Here are a number of images of the trailer in question, a Trailer, Searchlight, AA, 20KW Generator, 5M-P-GEN-2.
Several of these images will appear in the 'Tarilers' section of "Drive to Victory" (note the blatant commercial plug)

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Old 26-09-10, 03:36
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.... when will the book be ready....

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Old 26-09-10, 05:03
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Volume 1 will be available sometime in the future. Volume 2 will follow at some point afterwards and Volume 3 will be the last one. Sorry for getting into specifics.
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Old 26-09-10, 06:44
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Hello

Very good information! I thought that all the trailer was original because at the bottom end of the fenders there was a canvas , the same we find at the bottom end of fenders of CMP.. The only part with an interrogation was the braket of lights using a thin metal part.
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