Ford 01A(F) Complete after 12 years!

[Ian McCallum]

And Some More.

Ian

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[Phil Waterman]

Hi Ian

Great work on the Ford, the Before and After Photos are always of great interest when a vehicle is on display.

Always interesting to watch people at a meet or show looking at vehicles they always seem to take more time looking at the detail of vehicles that have a photo or information display. Seems to engage them more in the vehicle.

Cheers Phil

[Jordan Baker]

Looks great. I've got a highres scan of the proper early war 2nd Div formation sign. The maple leaf is rather funky looking compared to the more common style you have used. I'll post it tomorrow.

[Ian McCallum]

Thanks to you all for the positive feedback, new information, and offers enabling me to get it right. I only wish I had explored the Drivers Handbook details earlier.

When I did I initially got it wrong, thinking the first part of the service number was '13'. Therefore when Ed Storey was asked he came back informing it was not a Canadian service number as they were all prefixed with a letter. It was only when I was drafting my 'public information board' that on looking again I realised it was in fact not '13' but 'B'. When Ed checked again we immediately found the service number related to J.Dickson who had served for some of his service with the 1st. MTVRD. I now have the correct vehicle serial for this vehicle and 50% of the correct unit signs, with hopefully the complete story before too long. I can also take the opportunity for a photo shoot at Bordon, where there were based for all of their UK life, as I journey south for our Normandy trip very shortly. I am currently putting the finishing touches and tweaks to the car plus packing the spares into the underfloor boot, sorry trunk, storage. I may see some of you over there the vehicle being quite distinctive. Will be at Arromances on the 6th, Port en Besin on the 7th and Bayeux/Tilly on the 8th plus a lot more.

I will try and get some outside shots if time and weather permits today, but sure as hell will have loads soon!

Thanks again for all the help and please keep it coming. Has anyone got any decent photos for instance of these LC424-C-PASS-1's in service? Funnily enough if you look in Bart's Historic Military Vehicle Directory, page 41, the vehicle serial shown in the photo is 4 digits from mine!

Yours Aye,

Ian

[Jordan Baker]

Here is the proper style of Div marking for 2nd Canadian Infantry Division for the first half of the war.

[Ian McCallum]

Thanks Jordan,

As you say its completely different from what you usually see on the later vehicles.

Most definately will use that style if it is determined the 1st. MTVRD were part of the 2nd Division. May be however they were 1st Division or even Canadian Corps Troops.

If this were the case was this pattern of Maple leaf on all the earlier variants?

Regards,

Ian