Broken Vows

[Grant Bowker]

Originally Posted by malcolm erik bogaert

wife number 1 didnt get the collecting buz Im afraid and departed for pastures new!however number 2 apart from being much younger has no problem with my collecting( as long as she is allowed to buy something as well!)...this time its an exercise bike!!!! tyre sizes are 18.00 x 20.00 I have no idea where they where sourced (CZ)...there are 6 spare wheels in the back but as of yet no idea as to condition of same!Russian sources form the Zil factory say the truck was reverse engineered from International K series although the engine do's have the look of a Dodge about it!best regards malcolm

Tyre sizes are 18.00 x 20.00 ------That's one serious exercise bike!

[malcolm erik bogaert]

Grant Im afraid this side of the pond exercise bikks dont have wheels! but I get your drift cheers malcolm

[malcolm erik bogaert]

Grant Im afraid this side of the pond exercise bikes dont have wheels! but I get your drift cheers malcolm

[malcolm erik bogaert]

apart from the soviets copying Zil 157 from the American K 8 series I would also sugest that the copied there mighty Kraz 255 from either the Corbitt or the Sterling trucks as they do look identical...tlaking of copying there was a german truck in WW2 that lo0ks very familar to the British Ford Thames Trader Cab!can aybody sugest anymore copies......cheers from a rather wet noth-northumberland.malcolm

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by malcolm erik bogaert

apart from the soviets copying Zil 157 from the American K 8 series I would also sugest that the copied there mighty Kraz 255 from either the Corbitt or the Sterling trucks as they do look identical...tlaking of copying there was a german truck in WW2 that lo0ks very familar to the British Ford Thames Trader Cab!can aybody sugest anymore copies......cheers from a rather wet noth-northumberland.malcolm

Mally..
I had a KB 2 International..1941 ..that I restored and it had a pre war Green Diamond 6 cylinder engine built by Rolls Royce..which was pre war..after WW2 International started building their own engines and installing them in their trucks.. so it may have been the Rolls Royce pre war version that they were copying..Interesting..looks similiar to the Dodge flat head 6..
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[malcolm erik bogaert]

yes Alex it has the look of a Dodge about it...talking of RR engines I once bought an old Austin Champ that had been stood 25 years albiet under cover....engine was siezed solid so owner sold to me for a song...removed the head...gave piston no.1 a slight tap and engine was free...however upon removing the head everything looked brand new....vehicle is till alive and running well....take a bit of beating those good old British RR engines....best regards malcolm

[malcolm erik bogaert]

Alex here are a couple of pics of the engine!cheers malcolm PS just need to find a set of GMC type hoops and windscreen wipers and away we go