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no deffo fuel cans i am used to the water ones coming in the scrap i will post a pic if i can find a camera lead as i bought two of the sand plastic sceptre cans from ian mumbersons yard a few years back his yard is sadly gone since his passing

hi me again the other day in our scrap yard one of our drivers had tipped a load of mod scrap amongst all the scrap items were as normal several damaged jerry cans what made these of interest to me was the fact that three of them were green plastic jerry cans made by the scepter company now i know these are used by the us forces but i thought that ours still used the same steel jerry cans that we have since the war i dont think these had come from any ops that our boys are on as iknow the us forces employ yellow injection molded cans for desert ops and green molded ones for everything else i just wondered if we were trying them out any one out there know for sure

thats bad mate glad you are all ok

well it seems to look just about standard the pic is not the best and i am wodering what would be the paint scheme have been the one in the pic is us airforce but wondering from 1979 to 83 were they just using olive drab or were they in to camo by then i have seen pics camo cuckvees and and just olive there are only four of these in the country and i own three they only made 27000 in the entire prodution run so if i tryed to build a replica would this be blasphamy and deeply wrong or due to the almost imposability of real ex airforce or army one turning up in the uk would it be deemed a fair thing to do

well i found a pic at last any info at all would be helpful

tusday half oneish i was driving my scania hook lift with a load of mod scrap i was just at junction 10 walsall when i got a two second glimpse of a low loader going north on the other side and it had on board a m8 greyhound rusty but all there septin the 37mm gun tyres were up and it looked as if may have drove on i must be wrong but loaded in front of that was the a four wheeled cariage for an artilery peace but it looked like it was for a german 88 no gun or shield on it other than that it looked all there there was some other bits on the trailer but i simply couldnt tell what anybody got new toys to play with

very nice anybody on here been to birmingham j2 of the m5 and had the x star autos daimond t from oldbury after standing in a yard for 7/8 years it disapeared this week i do hope it will be saved

where would he get a guy armoured car from [poss humber ?]

k h will be kelsy hayes wheels they look like fiftys ford wheels to me we had wheels very much like that on a farm trailer that was a cut up ford

phew... i dont know if its still there but ther used to be one parked up at the side of the road just past the red kite cafe on the way to abberistwith it yellow ex council snow plough by the looks it was rough but all there

only just seen this thread for the future it might be worth getting the shoes re prophiled at almost any truck brake retailer they will then all be the same and will rid you of needing shims and cure your imbalance for good strange how the minestry no longer alow the tapley meter until that is the rollers are bust

hello and welcome you are not alone i do not own a military vehicle either i do have a rare jeep or two but no militarys ....yet

i wonder why no restoration has been done to save what is left

there used to be one at the edge of a field near the bottom of farlow hill shrops i must go look if its still there that was a tank transporter unit too

please save that mack no afore the gas axeman gets to it

this is going to sound mad i know but my work takes me to south wales near bridge end is an industreal estate on what was llandow airfield well on the new build area on one unit is a mint looking from a distance of a moke body tub/shell but its on a propper stillage that looks as it might from the factory no other parts just the shell i have no idea if its a repro or original .....there is also a commer q4 on the estate too

ahh that was the one high ercal somone rents a hanger there he has a ward la france and a matador waiting for some tlc

that dutz thing is ward lafrance/kenworth isnt it

there was a simaler hospital in herefordshire at mansel lasey an estate not far from leaominster all that remaned in the 90s was the concrete pads and gravel standings around where the wooden buildings had stood some of the old all wheel drive club members may remember the club holding ther national event there

i wonder if anyone knows any thing about american bases in shropshire around bridgnorth shrewsbury and telford the reason i asking is my now departed mum was a teenager during the war and in her words had a high old time with personel who atended the dance halls particullarly around bridgnorth but as far as shrewsbury they would pick the girls up in jimmys and take them to the dances she said despite how deaperate the times were her fondest memories were of wartime and the yanks who were so kind i know shropshire was a hive of activaty during the war but there is litle left to bear witness to those days there are still hangers at crudington and the remains of a large ammo dump at ditton priors and there was a large camp in sturt forest any info would be very welcome but the rest if any seems forgoten

thats good news

i was wondering i need to replace my sankey trailer as i foolishly sold it i would like to replace it with the later disc braked wide trac version where and how much should i expect to pay there is one not far from me the chap is asking £350 it would come with a landy canvas and hoops looks in good nick and not muchly used all advise very welcome

super colection you should be very proud i have just added to my jeep colection i hope you all wont be upset as its not military.....but it is the only one in the uk

i hope it did just about my fave tracked vehicle i take it not many about as halftacks dont seem the have a thread