... Oh that is perfectly true. As schoolboy my father in Cologne arrived in the morning at the school to find it bombed to the ground. That happened 3 times...
Tungsten was used in AP shells for the Panzerbushe at least, to lengthen its useful life, but as you say it was just too expensive/rare. Gemeral Motors bought...
... Most people seem to agree in the notion that the 6 cyl. motor of Opel Blitz was by Ford: http://www.autogallery.org.ru/blitz36.htm They cite from book...
Nigel, I dont know but this is my R12 :) MIke ... Who owns this bike in the photos section My 1939 R12 In civi colors ? I've asked before but it's remained...
Nigel, I dont know the motor number or the frame number. Someone has removed the data plate on the bike and painted over the frame number in the back.When the...
Mike I dont know of a web site for the R12 numbers but I am sure there is enough info between the members to iterpolate the known numbers to give a pretty good...
Gary I followed your oil trail home from Normandy....only joking..!! Nice to see you in the group... I have just put the footings down for my workshop, how is...
Richard, I did the same thing with the 1945 Kubel that is in my WW2 reenactment unit, i wrote VW and paid for the info, it was very cool. I am willing to do...
Richard and Gary, What did I miss ??? See Matchless G3L on top .... I have got one ... Gary too ????!!!! Oh Richard, are you getting British vipes ???!! ...
HI there, I am getting a G3L soon, I have ready they are the best of the Brit wartime bikes. I would really like a German bike , but finding an affordable one...
Hi Richard if you can imagine 3x old pigs sheds built in old stone and concrete blocks, 18m x 5m total, collapsed, derelelict, no roofs on 2x of them, but at...
Hi Jan my G3L is a recent purchase, I've always wanted one, as well a my KS600, the engine and box were rebuilt some years ago, but had stood unrun due to the...
... Jan I have a BSA M20. Unfortunately the big end went on my way to Normandy, so had to do the trip over there on a 1936 Royal Enfield pushbike. Vibes is...
Hello Gary, Like your G3L. Germans captured lots of bikes from The Allies during the war. The Allies were proud to capture the German bikes ..... they loved it...
Thanks for the replies, Sorry about the British distraction, at least it is a wartime bike, did the Germans repaint the captured bikes and put there own plates...
Sorry, last question I promise, is it ok if I contact some of you guys with Brit bikes off list if I have anymore question? Is it Jan and Richard with the brit...
Hi all, I've been reading your posts for quite some time now because I'm restoring a R12 myself! Needless to say that the information provided here is a very...
Hallo Klaus, Welcome to the list... even though your first post was so long in coming... We'd appreciate pics of the bike.. whatever condition. What's the...
Hello Mike, You may try to contact Fred Jacobs by email to (Fred.Jakobs@...) and (Historisches.Archiv@...) He will surely get back to you in a few days. ...
Jan, I most probably will be shifting to a former Portuguese colony in a years time with my german warbikes of course.... from Sept to April there are a lot of...
Hi David and Dietmar, I found this message on a forum. I checked out a few links... and I found some bikes.. maybe R71's maybe some chinese clones too. But I...
