XXX Corps Club Route event 2024, Belgium & The Netherlands

[Ed Storey]

What a fantastic video and some lovely vehicles! I just wish that such technology to capture the event had been available back in 1985 when I was on a similar tour with John Marchant.

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[David Dunlop]

Nice to see that particular aerial base on the side of that HUW, Ed!


David

[Mike K]

I spotted a Morris-Commercial PU8 in the parade, in front of a Standard Tilley. Or am I seeing things. Does anybody know who owns the PU8 ?

The tanker outfit suits you Hanno

[Alex van de Wetering]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

I spotted a Morris-Commercial PU8 in the parade, in front of a Standard Tilley. Or am I seeing things. Does anybody know who owns the PU8 ?

The tanker outfit suits you Hanno

Mike, there was indeed a very nice Morris PU on board the XXXcorps tour; Sadly I have no idea who owns it! I do seem to remember I have also seen it in Normandy in 2014 or 2019.

Ed, John's HUW is now owned by a Dutch MLU member who has been busy restoring it for the past few years. The HUW made it's first appearance again at this years Race to the Bridge in Arnhem.

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[Mike Gurr]

The PU8 was driven by a chap called John Sayer from the UK, he was in my Company on the tour

[Ed Storey]

Nice to see that John's HUW is back on the road.

[Mike K]

Thanks for the replies and the pics. What a nice restoration !

That PU8 has the appearance of being a late production PU8. At some point during production, the windscreen height was increased, this also had the effect of raising the canvas canopy upwards to allow for more head space for the occupants. The other item of note is the smaller Butler style W.D. headlamps, the headlamps fitted for most of the PU8 production run were the larger CAV/Bosch brand lamps.

I spotted a Australian connection there in the pics ! The tyres fitted are the OLYMPIC pattern 900-13 SAND GRIP with the unique tread pattern that OLYMPIC used . While visiting relatives in NSW back in 1981, I attended a large agricultural show, OLYMPIC tyres had a stand at the show , I wandered up to the stand and enquired about 900-13 tyres , the salesperson checked and responded saying yes we still have them available. Long story short, after OLYMPIC tyre production ceased here, the 900-13 moulds were shipped off-shore to S.E. Asia where production continued for a while, I have seen examples of these 900-13 SAND GRIP with 'Made in Thailand' on the sidewall. The OLYMPIC tyre Factory was located out in the Western suburbs of Melbourne, the 900-13 was kept in production right into the 1980s mainly because there were certain brands of small farm implements and hay handling equipment that used 900-13 tyres.