Question: What vehicle is the Loyd Fuel Cap From?

[Michael R.]

Alastair, I believe the image you posted is copied, cropped and enlarged from Loyd Carrier image # 08 of the Ford Canada test sample Loyd, 01 May, 1943.

[eddy8men]

my cromwell has the same brass fuel cap

[Lynn Eades]

Rick, Which brass one? Do you mean the notched (Loyd) one that Alistair / Michael R posted?

[eddy8men]

hi lynn
i meant the cap with 4 raised lugs on, the cromwell has a multitool in the ces for undoing it, the ferret and probably most other afv's of that era have the same cap

[Lynn Eades]

So just for clarity, you mean the centre two in Andrew's 4 cap photo?
If so, that would mean the cap is common to the Bren carrier, the MkVIa Vickers light tank (plus, maybe, other models), as well as the Cromwell. That's a very un British like standardization?

[Paul Dutton]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

So just for clarity, you mean the centre two in Andrew's 4 cap photo?
If so, that would mean the cap is common to the Bren carrier, the MkVIa Vickers light tank (plus, maybe, other models), as well as the Cromwell. That's a very un British like standardization?

Not really mate, we British probably made them with different threads and pitch!!!😵

[tankbarrell]

As I said much earlier in this thread, that cap was a standard commercial cap and used for many things, not just vehicles.

[ajmac]

Originally Posted by Michael R.

Alastair, I believe the image you posted is copied, cropped and enlarged from Loyd Carrier image # 08 of the Ford Canada test sample Loyd, 01 May, 1943.

It's a Canadian photo, but is actually an M.B.Wild manufactured Loyd TT WD No: T136480 that was sent to Canada for evaluation.