David
I took a trip to Bovington on Tuesday to look at the Contract Cards including S/M 2611 which you mention.
What is interesting about this contract is that only 2459 numbers have been allocated for an order for 3000 vehicles. If completed, this obviously leaves 541 without a number. To support this on the back of the contract card it states 60 vehiches without WD numbers supplied to Alexandra, and ditto 25 vehicles to the Palestine Police.
Returning to my vehicle, if the number uncovered is correct, the Chillwell list has it down as part of a mixed batch of B vehicles supplied to the Middle East. There does also appear to be signs of sand paint in places on my vehicles. It it is possible to add 2 and 2 together in this case and get four, I seem to have explained the strange number on my vehicle. It was in theroy supplied under S/M 2611 and allocated a number in the middle east.
How the hell it got to the Dutch army post war is another question.
If anyone can give a date of manufacture from a hull number I would be interested.
We still also need details of numbers allocated under S/M 6507 if anyone has any details.
For any one within travelling distance of Bovington, by appointment you can view the British CMP Contract Cards as well as their photgraphic and manual collection. The collection of photographs showing Lynx hull manufacture were particularly interesting.
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