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Re: Dispatch Riders Coat Information please

I'd like a pound for every time I've had to rework something that has been sent to me just to make it is fit for purpose...Tight threads, incorrect dimensions etc. etc....

I've just spent a day fixing a one piece alloy clutch sliding plate (with oil seal fitted) that I paid £45 for to go on my Goldie project...The bore behind the seal was too small, having insufficient clearance on the gearbox main shaft, the two retaining bolts must have been manufactured in the comedy department and had to be scrapped and completely remade and as there was no way of getting the seal out of the blind hole it was fitted into I had to scrap it to get it out...

Anyway, after I'd manufactured two shouldered bolts, replaced the nuts and fibre washers, bought a replacement seal and drilled a couple of holes in the housing so that it can be removed at a later date if required and bored out the hole in the back to the correct size it's good to go...A sad reflection on the dealer I bought it from and unfortunately, the attitude that is prevalent these days in our hobby...Ian

email (option): ian@wright52.plus.com

Re: Dispatch Riders Coat Information please

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Well I’ve had this coat for twenty years and even though I’ve been into millitary vehicles and milliteria for thirty years I’ve never seen another new old stock dispatch riders coat and bearing that in mind I doubt that the army worried about whether a dispatch rider had to add holes to a belt.
Also the belt is not separate it is a sewn in original part of the coat and cannot be anything else but original.
But it’s doubtful that as it’s over 70 years old complaining to the manufacturer on behalf of the army wouldn’t really be an option
Again sorry you were disappointed that you thought that it was an issued and used coat (adjusted to fit the owner)
I’m v disappointed to see your dissatisfaction with the coat especially as it is a very rare item and I was quite sad to sell it.
Kind regards

And there you have it....
Paul

email (option): eastwood007@ntlworld.com

Re: Dispatch Riders Coat Information please

It really sounds as if this is a 'second' and that is perhaps why it was never issued...If you don't send it back then you have to decide whether to keep it as it is, sell it on as a rarity or finish the factory's job...

If you're not confident about doing the work, maybe talk to someone like Frank Brown who makes the canvas bags etc. I'm sure that he has the equipment for setting eyes and probably an original coat to work from.

Re: Dispatch Riders Coat Information please

Hi Guys,

I fitted some eyelets and it's now sold.
Thank you all for your help.

Best regards,
Paul

email (option): eastwood007@ntlworld.com

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