Lynx I MkIII purchase

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Alastair Thomas

I have been unable to find any International Harvester markings. Where would be a good place to look?

Alastair
F60S
Lynx I MkIII*

Welcome to the Lynx owners Club, Alistair. There is a good write up about your scoutcar and a lot of photos here.

http://www.mapleleafup.net/vehicles/cmparmour/lynx.html

The IHC stamp should be just forward of the windscreen armour on the flat plate near the right hand edge. It is small, about 12mm. in size.

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Cheers Rick.

[Alastair Thomas]

Thanks Rick.
The Lynx looks almost exactly the same now as it did at Beltring in 1999.
It was kept in-doors and has not suffered at all (except for the loss of the Bren gun in a break in).
I am currently re-commissioning it starting with the fuel tanks. These had about two gallons of stale fuel each with the well known nasty smell. I have cleaned them and flushed them out and will shortly be replacing them. The fuel gauge senders do not work. However, there again, my experience of old cars is that the fuel gauge rarely works so I have made a calibrated stick in the time honoured manner.
The next precautionary job will be to similarly check the fuel lines, pump and carburettor.
The engine turns and all gears can be selected. The clutch pedal hydraulics seem to work.
The one job that promises to be major is that the brake pedal drops straight to the floor so it is possible that I may have to have all the cylinders off and check the seals. Mike told me that he had used silicon brake fluid. I know that in some quarters this has a bad reputation but I have used it successfully over a long period in vintage car restoration. Maybe there are different grades of seals. I will report on what I find.
The 19 set will be left until I run across someone who knows them and is willing to have a look.
One tiny job I have completed is to make keys to allow the hatches to be opened from the outside. These are not exciting enough to be worth posting a photograph.
Alastair
F60S
Lynx I MkIII*

[Alastair Thomas]

When Mike Ebeling restored this Lynx, Michael Cecil was able to trace its census number using the hull number. Thus it is now dressed with 12391.
Among some pictures Mike gave me there is one of the vehicle as found in a scrap yard. In this you can clearly see the number 12758 neatly stencilled on the fuel tank armour.
Can anyone tell me, please, if this a later census number (one digit short) or nothing of the sort?
Alastair
F60S
Lynx I MkIII*

[tankbarrell]

Looks like Budges yard.

[Mike Cecil]

The Australian Lynx registrations which yours (123921) falls within were 123810 to 123980, so that Lynx does not fall within that sequence.
The set of 12758x, presuming it is missing a digit, are all Willys MB jeeps.

The original 12758 falls within a block of numbers issued by the Dept of the Interior, who controlled the registration system at that time, to another Government department (not Army) in 1940/41.

Mike

[motto (RIP)]

Silicon brake fluid can be a little problematic but works well over a long period if correctly used.
Be aware that the mil spec silicon fluid will not mix with the civilian DOT 5 silicon. They simply seperate out and one sits on top of the other.

David

[lynx42]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

The Australian Lynx registrations which yours (123921) falls within were 123810 to 123980,.....

Mike

My Lynx is the last to be given an ARN. 123980. Hull no. 1726. This is how I found it. All cut up after they blew the diff and couldn't get parts.

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Roger Ross helping dig up bits buried under a prickly Hawthorn bush.

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Whats on the trailer. You can see the roof complete, wheels, rear diff housing, doors, roof rest, radiator and many other small bits. The windscreen armour had been used as extra weight on a set of disc in 1958 to plough a rough bush block and had fallen off the disc set and was left standing up in the corner of the paddock for more than 50 years.

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123980 across the front.

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Almost completed. My TA is cleaning up behind me as usual. Thanks Jill.

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you can see the progress to date here at MLU: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=23906

Cheers Rick

[Alastair Thomas]

Thanks, Mike for clearing that up.

Question to Rick: Regarding the flap/bracket seen in your last photograph, mounted above the escape hatch, I am assuming is the mounting for a sun compass since it is adjustable for level. A sun compass is mentioned in the standard equipment for these vehicles but no mention is made of this bracket. Do you agree? Also, would the sun compass be the standard Cole compass or was it a North American type? The former would be more convenient to me as we have a Cole sun compass our family, (which was used extensively by our Father in explorations of the Egyptian and Libyan deserts).

Regards,
Alastair
F60S
Lynx I MkIII*