The hubs are now back with Tony having been primed by Howard after blasting, they have now had a black top coat of some marine-type super rust-proof black paint to keep the rust at bay for a few more years. Smart they look too, ready for refitting!
Part of the Military Vehicles Trust process for dating the vehicle for the DVLA involves ascertaining the chassis number. It's on a plate under the bonnet, which is present and clear, and matches the V5. However, there should be another on the chassis somewhere. But where? On a Bedford RL, it's on a plate on the offside, just behind the cab - easy. On the Commer? Hmmm. I looked at the military parts list and it says that it's on a plate on the near side near to the spare wheel carrier, which the Civil Defence version doesn't have. So, a quick flick through the Civil Defence parts list leads to the following:
"It is also stamped on the top flange of the N.S. (L.H.) chassis sidemember at the rear spring front bracket location."
OK - but is that not where the body sits? Er, yes, as this photo shows....
Anyway, another AFS Q4 has appeared on eBay and the owners said that the chassis number matched and was visible etc. I cheekily emailed him to ask where he found the number on his and he had the following advice:
"Near-side chassis rail just above some rivets, about 12'' behind the rear wall of the cab."
Great, that's where the military parts list says it should be and nowhere near the CD location! But - on the AFS Q4, is there not a locker in the way, as the photo shows? Hopefully it will be visible.
However, some good news! Whilst wandering the web and the DVLA list of vehicle clubs earlier, I came across the Rootes Archive Centre Trust. Despite it saying that their records for military and commercial vehicles were not as complete as the cars, I emailed to ask whether some Commer information might be available. The response was "What's the chassis number and registration mark? We may have some information" So, fingers crossed.
To be continued....
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