another Aussie humber fv1601

[john piercey]

Hi to all ,thank you for replies,i deduced(rightly or wrongly) at the time that ARN no may have been 691 as it was the 20th one after the initial one 631001 but knowing army could well have been miles off,so thank you Richard if that is actually the proper number.Robert may be good to actually catch up with you 0ne day and compare notes seeing we are so close,it appears some one has used a sanding disc on the bonnet areas to actually remove possible army markings (pics will show this when i get them on here) only orig marking is a 35 presumably PSI tyre pressure on lhf wheel arch,previous owner sandblasted and painted rear tub so no hope there.Tub is extremely well preserved but i think shade of green may be slightly off,i read g63 is the british standard and aussie shade orig used on 50s vehicles. Did any of these ever get painted camo green or olive drab later in their service lives or did they just stay DBG? I have just removed grille/front panel/bash plate/radiator and have been pleasantly surprised at "relative" ease at removing nuts and bolts i have had much newer vehicles hassle me more- READ- land rovers! I have read articles stating b60 RR motor etc but none say what actual Brand(Rootes) or otherwise or model no.s gearbox, same with diffs etc i dare say anyone with actual manuals etc will know.A Major refurbishment is what i had planned just repair,remanufacture/replace only as needed not a tear down and rebuild of apparently servicible units,and would like to keep some of its ambience/patina about it with mainly exterior paint being the biggest job to do(coz it really needs it)
John

[jeepfinger]

Hi John,

Have you been down to any of the meetings of the Military Club? I am sure that the late Bob Dimer owned one. I also saw one at Brookton show in 1998.
Dave

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

John, ARN's were not issued in order of chassis #, it was a case of next in line, so arriving at 105 691 via chassis counting would be an anomaly, in this case it was the 18th truck to be numbered, so good guess indeed.
Trucks were delivered in the factory finish, the British version of Deep Bronze Green, slightly different to the Aust. norm. This needs to be stressed when having paint mixed by the experts.... Many were over painted at some stage, but to my knowledge never in a Cammo. pattern.
It is has been remarked upon before how well the Humber bolts will come apart even after years of living outside, biggest exception is the tub floor bolts, shame you will miss out on them!
As Richard Farrant mentioned in a previous post, most Humber parts are unique, there was no off the shelf gearbox, transfer case, running gear parts. This design was part of a Grand Plan project that became so incredibly expensive it was shut down because Britain could not afford it, with only a handful of vehicles being finalised, now you know why.
(read Pat Wares "In National Service" or "Tugs of War")
Manuals are pretty ordinary, but you can't do without them.
Vintagemanuals.co.uk had copies made, there is a drivers handbook, spare parts cat, and a combined manual that covers Cargo, wireless and armoured.
Rich.

[john piercey]

Thanks Jeepfinger ,i havent been involved with or been to any shows with military clubs but will prob proceed to as i move forward,we (my son Colin) and i have a couple of ex army 1966 11a landys 1 ex NZ , 1 Aust both incomplete ffr units both rebuildable but not high on list at moment,Colin has Diamond T tank transporter 980 1942 to restore it is in remarkably solid cond with only a few parts missing and fairly minimal dents/rust etc fitted with Hercules DXFE diesel,will be looking for any technical information etc in the future.
Richard i really meant the straight camoflage green as in Protec paint colour rather than WW11 or auscam type camo,sorry to confuse you,i have seen photos of drab ones which made me ask although i am unsure if they were Aussie ones. the floor bolts with exception of 2 all came out nicely which considering the fine thread and length still stuns me they definately built them right first go. A replacement NOS or very very good spare RHF mudguard (wing) and rubber "wing finishing strip" came with vehicle as it had had a small bingle on front which i have straightend out although i think dented guard is still repairable i will fit the replacement.
John

[john piercey]

Any pics of the tool brackets and .303 top internal bracket/straps would be good Richard if you have any, it only has the butt mount left on both floor sides(would have been a real bugger of a setup in actual use i reckon)

[jeepfinger]

Hi John,
A real good friend of my lives in Kalamuna, is that any where you? His name is Norm Chester. His son Ray has a Landy, he had a Bloodbox, not too sure if he still has that one.
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Military Section meetings are held at the VCCofWA clubrooms on Hale Rd. near Tonkin Highway, Wattle Grove, on the third Tuesday of each month beginning at 8pm. Anyone with an ex-military vehicle of any era or country, or an interest in them, would be welcome to attend any meeting

John, looks like you have just missed the last one.

Regards, Dave

[jeepfinger]

John,

Just saw this photo in an old newsletter
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...MTNkZDBhYjEzNg

Quite a few shots of the Humber in there. the unimog belongs to Norm.
Dave