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Vehicle & Technical => Military => Topic started by: lwb109 on September 28, 2004, 21:09:12

Title: Sankey History
Post by: lwb109 on September 28, 2004, 21:09:12: Does anyone on the list know how I can go about finding the date of
manufacture / entry into service of my Sankey trailer ?

My insurers would like the information and so would I.

I have been able to read some data from the plate underneath :-
Vehicle No. 66AW32 Chassis No. 74
AVC 28550790 Contract No. WV11134
NSN 2330998067070

Best wishes

Jim Lester :?:
Title: Sankey History
Post by: Andy. on September 28, 2004, 21:39:12: Hmm.......... that would be very interesting.

The details that I have got off my plate are as follows:

Trailer Cargo, 3/4 Ton, 2WH, Sankey.

No. 2361 Cont. No. WV.11134

Vehicle No. 25 GB 04

Chassis No. 427

Code No. 2855,0790

Ces No. 33984.

Be interesting to know what they all mean :?:
Title: Sankey History
Post by: Wanderer on September 28, 2004, 21:42:52: I've got a PDF version of the manual but no mention of how to decipher the plate.

Any good to anyone?

Ed
Title: Sankey History
Post by: Paul on September 28, 2004, 21:43:20: If anyone can I'd be interested to see the info on:

Chassis No: 91103388B
Mil Reg: 37 FM 08
Title: Sankey History
Post by: Andy. on September 28, 2004, 21:49:49: Think I've the same manual Ed , and your right no mention of vehicle ID on there :?:

The must of all been logged at some point and each number must mean something :?:

I have done before now had a quick look round some military forums but it all seems to be vehicles and not trailers :(
Title: Sankey History
Post by: hobbit on September 29, 2004, 00:14:34: Manufacturers would be the best reference, but would they still have the info

Or even interested in helping

Kev
Title: Sankey History
Post by: George the Disco on September 29, 2004, 12:45:44: What about the records section at Gaydon?

Chris
Title: Sankey History
Post by: hobbit on September 29, 2004, 12:55:04: True, but do they just deal with the vehicles or trailers too, handy of they do

Kev
Title: Sankey History
Post by: Andy. on September 29, 2004, 18:50:09: Sankey's aren't Land Rover though :?:

Would Gaydon have that info :?:

Who actually made them originally, and then supplied them to the military :?:
Title: Sankey History
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on September 29, 2004, 22:30:25: The company was formerly Joseph Sankey Ltd who were eventually incorporated into the multi-national conglomerate GKN Sankey who have a manufacturing base in Telford (Shropshire)

http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/metalware/sankeys/sankey01.htm

It might be worth contacting the GKN Press Office, Archives, Public Relations & explaining what you want.
Companies with military contracts usually have decent archives (unless it's really 'hush-hush' stuff)

http://www.gknplc.com/

As an aside; have you tried putting this on 'landrovernet.com'???
Bob Morrison might be able to help - if he's around
Title: Vehicle history
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 10, 2004, 19:42:20: Once upon a time you could have asked the museum of army transport in Beverley but in typical fasion this once excellent museum has been run down over the years and now closed. I don't know where, if at all, the exhibits and records have gone.