Another Indian Pattern odd job: "C291QH 4x4 FAT for Royal Engineers"

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Hanno, there were 3 designs, with the latest having a near vertical (short) steering column. The driver sat between the chassis rails (the floor fixed to the underside of the chassis???) and the master cylinders being above the hanging clutch and brake pedals. (hydraulic throttle as well)Low silhouette was "in", in 1943. The C291QH was 42-43 101 1/4wb.(third design) (modified FAT Chassis) Only two fuel tanks.
The 1941 C19QHF was134 1/4wb. Modified from CO1QF 3 ton Chassis. This had 4 full sized fuel tanks.
The 2nd design (1941-42) C191QRF was also 101 1/4 wb. 2 tanks.
1st design had 16" wheels the 2nd and 3rd designs had 20" wheels.
"H" is for Hanno!!!
I hope that helps a little.

Lynn,

It’s certainly helps. I can place the C191QRF and C19QHF chassis – see above.

But where does your reference to C291QH come from? Or were you referring to the C291QR chassis, which was the third design for the wheeled carrier.

If you have a reference C291QH does it support - or reject - the evidence presented here that the C291QH was intended to be used as the chassis for an armoured vehicle?

Thanks,
Hanno

[Lauren Child]

This might help - a hand written note in one copy of the Indian training manual.
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Also, this page
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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Thank you Lauren! I take it these are the pages you referred to in Driver handbook scans and photocopies?

Originally Posted by Lauren Child

This might help - a hand written note in one copy of the Indian training manual.

In the top right hand section I think I read "stripped chassis"? But what is written exactly after the "H" (on the left below the entry for "W")?!?

Note: the "W" for 15-cwt is interesting.

Also, this page

The subject C291QH chassis is listed as a 1942 "stripped C011QF chassis", i.e. stripped FAT chassis of which at least the winch was stripped (see "-" in column "Winch").

Great stuff!

[Lauren Child]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Thank you Lauren! I take it these are the pages you referred to in Driver handbook scans and photocopies?


In the top right hand section I think I read "stripped chassis"? But what is written exactly after the "H" (on the left below the entry for "W")?!?

Note: the "W" for 15-cwt is interesting.


The subject C291QH chassis is listed as a 1942 "stripped C011QF chassis", i.e. stripped FAT chassis of which at least the winch was stripped (see "-" in column "Winch").

Great stuff!

It is indeed!

The writing for the H on the right is really difficult to make out, so here is a closeup in the hopes that somebody on here can work it out. As it says Stripped on the typewritten page that may be it. On the left side it says "also 160".