Our LRDG Chev

[Andrew H.]

We have made contact with one local descendant, who expressed interest and in due course we will contact the others. One of the already completed trucks has been made by the son of an ex-LRDG member. The father is still alive (aged 92) and has already had a ride in the completed truck. That's them in the attached pic.

[Kuno]

That looks very promising, Andrew!

[Andrew H.]

Thanks Kuno,
How is your project coming on? Are you almost ready to take your Bagnold truck to Libya?

[Kuno]

Andrew - we are working on it and it is still the intention to put its tires on true Sahara-sand this year

[Andrew H.]

Great!
Can't wait to hear more on your great adventure!
Andrew

[Andrew H.]

Lately we have been working on the badly rusted floor pan. The seat riser was removed and the floor pan sent away for sand blasting. I love sand blasting because it works so well on thicker steel where there is no risk of warping and it only cost us $20 to blast both sides ready for priming.

[Andrew H.]

Rust is the enemy!! The seat riser was not quite as bad as the floor pan, but still required some repair and rust removal before it could be primed, painted and assembled back onto the floor pan. The rear cross-panel was so badly rusted it had to be replaced with a new one. The petrol tank is also quite badly rusted, so it will be some time before we are ready to install it under the seat.