Desert Raiders

[paul Lincoln]

Thanks Tony,
I think your workshop is as clean as your Jeep. Mine has A nearly complete F30 in it, dozens of spares and tools everywhere. When the truck is finished, we clean it all out and start on the next project. That will be my 1943 Ford Jeep. I am planning an exact copy of one used by a friend when he was a patrol acommander in SAS during the war. Unfortunately he died before I could even get started, but his family are very pleased about the whole idea and one of his drivers is in regular contact.
I'll put a photo up when current project is done, Paul.

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by paul Lincoln

Thanks Tony,
I think your workshop is as clean as your Jeep. Mine has A nearly complete F30 in it, dozens of spares and tools everywhere. When the truck is finished, we clean it all out and start on the next project. That will be my 1943 Ford Jeep. I am planning an exact copy of one used by a friend when he was a patrol acommander in SAS during the war. Unfortunately he died before I could even get started, but his family are very pleased about the whole idea and one of his drivers is in regular contact.
I'll put a photo up when current project is done, Paul.

Hi Paul

Thanks for your kind comment, I assure you there were times when restoring the Jeep that I had to wade through bits and parts everywhere, but as soon as I started to put her back together life was easier. Due to space restrictions in my garage the purchase of a set of wheel dollies was the best investment I made, it was so easy to move the jeep around the garage.

Your new Ford Jeep project sounds interesting and to replicate a jeep to one actually used by a friend would be terrific. Just to have had the opportunity to speak to someone who was actually there would be fantastic. Are you part of a large group of restorers involved in LRDG vehicles.

I have a mate who is also looking at doing up a Jeep as a LRDG vehicle and then there would be two of us in our association, ("Military Vehicles Conservation Group".) in desert colours. There are a few others scattered around Australia who have restored vehicles to LRDG standards, but so far I have only met one restorer in Victoria.

Keep up the good work and I look forward to hearing and seeing more of your vehicles and group activities.

Cheers

Tony

[David Hardway]

Hi Paul

Would you have any original LRDG Jeep photos you can post here

heres a couple of pics of my project in progress




Thanks

Dave

1941 3" Mortar Carrier
1941 Ford F30 LRDG Replica
1942 Ford F15A
1942 NZ Pattern Wheeled Carrier

[warren brown]

Hi everyone, I'm new to posting pictures here. Little Joe, your jeep looks great, as do all the LRDG - SAS vehicles on this link - this is my SAS jeep, one which I finished in 2002 - winning best restored at the 2003 AMVCS annual awards. It's been hidden away in storage until about two months ago when my brother and I dragged it out of a chook shed. The following photos show my little bloke Oliver - a jeep fan like no other - helping to bring the old Willys back to the land of the living.

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[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by warren brown

Hi everyone, I'm new to posting pictures here. Little Joe, your jeep looks great, as do all the LRDG - SAS vehicles on this link - this is my SAS jeep, one which I finished in 2002 - winning best restored at the 2003 AMVCS annual awards. It's been hidden away in storage until about two months ago when my brother and I dragged it out of a chook shed. The following photos show my little bloke Oliver - a jeep fan like no other - helping to bring the old Willys back to the land of the living.

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Warren

Nice looking vehicle, pretty good after being stored in the chook shed. Nice to see little Oliver getting an early start into our great hobby, Good to see more Desert coloured LRDG jeeps around, they certainly stand out from all those OD coloured jeeps.

Cheers

Tony

[warren brown]

Thanks Little Joe - here are some photos of the jeep in a shed way down the back of a mate's property where it had been tarped up for about five years. It was all about space, or lack therof, and there were things hidden away all over the place until I finally managed to get a decent shed of my own. When my brother and i 'unwrapped' it in January, the jeep had suffered little to no deterioration at all. Once at its new home - changed the oil, cleaned up all the electrical connections, fresh water, battery fuel - and away it went! Stopping was another matter - I'm working on the brakes at the moment - but it's great to have it back...

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by warren brown

Hi everyone, I'm new to posting pictures here. Little Joe, your jeep looks great, as do all the LRDG - SAS vehicles on this link - this is my SAS jeep, one which I finished in 2002 - winning best restored at the 2003 AMVCS annual awards. It's been hidden away in storage until about two months ago when my brother and I dragged it out of a chook shed. The following photos show my little bloke Oliver - a jeep fan like no other - helping to bring the old Willys back to the land of the living.

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Hi Warren,

Jeep looks good despite the long time out of use. Oliver is a lucky boy with all the big toys he has to play with !

best regards, Richard

[warren brown]

Thanks Richard - (and thanks for the photos re the vehicle run!) The jeep is still sporting the sun-compass you found for it years ago. BTW - I've seen a photo of an SAS/LRDG jeep at Corowa a couple of years ago fitted with Vickers K machine guns. While I'm aware of the legal responsibilities and registration requirements of displaying and storing these sorts of things in Australia - does anyone know of the path you would take to legally obtain deactivated or replica Vickers K's here? Cheers Warren.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by warren brown

Thanks Richard - (and thanks for the photos re the vehicle run!) The jeep is still sporting the sun-compass you found for it years ago.

Hi Warren,

The jeep would fit just fine in the back of the C60X for its trip to Corowa next year