Thread: Bundalenes '51 Restoration

Close but not the closest Klonk is 16660816 from Annard and Thomson , Brisbane. Dispatched from the factory on the 27/10/50.

Cheers Steve

Here is an extract from a PDF I found from the Series 1 Club -


1951 16660537 JO049* MB02/96. ORIG ENG ON FARM.
1951 16660541 16101808 TG331 MB02/96. EX JOHN AINSLIE BELL.
1951 16660544 1610180 MB02/96.
1951 16660545 MB02/96. BROKEN UP.
1951 16660557 MB02/96. BROKEN UP.
1951 16660580 MB02/96. BROKEN UP.
1951 16660584 MB02/96.
1951 16660587 MB02/96.
1951 16660621 MB02/96. CHASSIS ONLY REMAINING.
1951 16660625 06100960 MB02/96. WRECKED.
1951 16660648 MB02/96.
1951 16660661 MB02/96.
1951 16660686 16100445 MB02/96.
1951 16660727 MB02/96.
1951 16660734 16102229 MB02/96.
1951 16660735 16102947 GPH078* MB02/96.
1951 16660738 BDC292* MB02/96.
1951 16660779 EX SNOWY MOUNTAIN.
1951 16660829 LUE917 SOLD TO DEWARS. L/R DESP RECORRDS.
1951 16660899 MB02/96. BROKEN UP. ? FITTED TO 06108567.
1951 16660902 111709309 MB02/96.
1951 16660966 MB02/96.
1951 16660977 16102941 TH773 MB02/96.
1951 16660985 170610979 DTK051* MB02/96.
1951 16661004 MB02/96. BROKEN UP.
1951 16661033 06110256 MB02/96.
1951 16661050 MB02/96. BROKEN UP.
1951 16661075 MB02/96. WRECKED.
1951 16661118 06113802 BFJ750* MB02/96.
1951 16661130 MB02/96.
1951 16661263 MB02/96. WRECKED.
1951 16661318 MB02/96. BROKEN UP. BULKHEAD ONLY REMAINS.
1951 16661343 MB02/96. ? ON 06113751. BROKEN UP.
1951 16661344 MB02/96. BROKEN UP.
1951 16661371 16102707 MB02/96.
1951 16661402 AYX461 MB02/96.
1951 16661794 16106291 LR051* MB02/96. EX BILL CAMPTON.
1951 16661933 16109565 MB02/96. PTO ON G/BOX.
1951 16662063 MB02/96.
1951 16662070 MB02/96.
1951 16662077 MB02/96. WRECKED.
1951 16662084 MB02/96. BROKEN UP. BULKHEAD ONLY. EX DAVE CLANCY
1951 16662111 16109234 MB02/96. PTO. ENG COULD BE 16100234. EX PETER TREWIN
1951 16662154 MB02/96. BROKEN UP.
1951 16662162 MB02/96. WRECKED.
1951 16662248 16100457 MB02/96. WRECKED.

I am not sure if there is more info attached in other fields, whether this is current, ............?





Erich

Hi Bundalene,


Nice looking vehicle well done! I think you have made the right decision to do a sympathetic rebuild keeping the body as is, it looks great.


Luckily the records for Grenville Motors still exist. Your vehicle was part of a batch of 36 Standard CKD (completely knocked down) vehicles. Unfortunately I cannot make out the name of the ship. If you PM me your email I will send you a scanned copy of the page, you may have more luck.


16660790 was originally fitted with engine 1612786 and key number 570 (most likely an FA key). It was sold on 1/3/1951 to a name that I cannot make out.


Hope this helps,


Geoff

A mate came over the other day and saw the molasses bath. He mentioned that he had a garden pond stored behind his shed. This is now a second molasses bath doing it's work on a complete firewall. It would be great to do the chassis









Presently have removed the rear chassis shackles but the fronts are proving to be a struggle. They are in 2 pieces and the center section is probably full of rust.



Erich

A mate of mine who owns a little property, dug a pit (rectangular in shape) with a tractor, lined it with several layers of that heavy black plastic, he put the chassis of his Rover P4 car in it to clean it up, worked a treat he said, cheers Dennis
ps the pit was covered by a couple of sheets of iron for obvious reasons and his kids were all grown up n gone,,.

What a top idea, we are on acres here and have an excavator. I will give this serious consideration. Now where can I buy molasses by the 200 litre drum?



Erich

I was thinking of doing this with my series one chassis. We have bought 200litre drums from rural produce stores local to us.

To save digging a pit.
1. Calculate the size of the container needed, allowing for at least 50mm of liquid above the submerged object.

2. Build a wall out of bricks; blocks; sandbags, or just bare earth on level ground. There is no need to mortar the bricks or blocks, but remember that the pressure of the water will push them over, so consider laying them as headers if necessary. Remove sharp objects such as stones, or cover with about 50mm of clean sand.

3. Line the pit with two layers at least, of builders plastic.

4. Place masonry blocks such as bricks in the base to support the item to be de-rusted and insert the item.

5. Fill with water and the required amount of molasses.

6. Cover with roofing iron and plastic to help reduce evaporation; monitor the water level regularly.

This is the method I used to do the axle casings on my S1

Cheers C