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    Here we go again...

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    I am having problems with some of the kids around here. In the end i went to the parents house, rang the door bell, stood back (expecting a broken bottle aimed at my face) and told their Mum. Things have been OK since then, but i was contemplating getting a CCTV and setting it up to video the drive and garden. i was suprised how cheap they were, especially wireless night vision ones. Would CCTV footage be of any use as evidence for the Police?

     

    My problem was different from yours. The kids came in to my front garden. Dug up all the plants and planted them in their back garden. Lost about 30 plants in all.

     

    Tim (too)

    London to Brighton Run (HCVS)

    in The meetings log and photobook

    Posted

    No, we didn't take anything this year. Have not done so for quite a few years now. We always intended to take the FWD when completed, but it does not seem to run very well and we have got stuck into the new project as opposed to sorting it out.

     

    Anyway, Steve had a chat with Paul, so they had an opportunity to compare notes.

     

    It must have been the same Y Type that you recovered. there cant be many that were pushed off a ravine in Dorset. Here is what it looked like when Tony first went to see it:

     

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    Not a lot to see. I guess it finally fell to bits in the drop. Which bits did you recover and how did you get them back up the slope?

     

    Sorry, i didn't comment on your WLF. A fine piece of work. What condition is the original engine in now?

     

    All the best

     

    Tim (too)

     

    London to Brighton Run (HCVS)

    in The meetings log and photobook

    Posted

     

    We spent a long time crawling under and around the Daimler comparing it with the near-identical AECo 'Y' type bus that my friend is doing up.

     

    Who is your friend? I expect that Steve might know him. I have not seen the Daimler yet, Tony and Steve made the HCVS run and had a good look at it. I was off shooting a BAR instead. Too many things to do, not enough time.

     

    A few years ago we found the remains of an AEC Y type in Dorset and directed a chap who was restoring one to it for the axle and steering box i think it was. i wonder if it is the same chap.

     

    All the best

     

    Tim (too)

     

     

    Folding canvas buckets

    in Weapons/Accessories

    Posted · Edited by Marmite!!
    Photo link repaired

    Ah, time for another post to the topic that never runs out of interest. Please find below a picture of a beautifully restored WW1 Daimler lorry complete with painted bucket.

     

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    I presume that the arrow is to indicate that it is WD property and the end of the bucket which is to be filled. I must admit to never having seen a picture of a WW1 British lorry with bucket, although it would be be quite useful.

    Beautiful restoration. Well done Richard.

     

    Tim (too)

    Scrap yard relics...

    in MV Chatter

    Posted · Edited by Marmite!!

    A friend told me about the location of an old army truck that was lurking in the undergrowth which he came across while working that way. Expecting to find a tractor or maybe a Land Rover i found this:

     

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    Getting a bit more interested i went round the other side and got a better view:

     

    DSCN4202.jpg

     

    So not being an expert on these "modern" machines, can anyone enlighted me further as to what it is?

     

    I then had a nice chat with a lady who was observing me. She explained to me that the truck and the sheds all belonged to someone who enjoys restoring old army lorrys. What a strange past time i agreed.

     

    Well there we go. Could it be i have discovered the workshop and storage area of one of our local MVT members. What a discovery.

     

    If any of you wish to explore our shed and field with a camera, just drop me an e-mail, and i will send you a photo of what is there. It will save you a lot of time no doubt.

     

    Tim (too)

    One for Tim - GWT....

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    Yes i remember that. That must have been the Bournmouth to Bath run in about 1992 (doesn't he look young!). I think the journey was about 80 miles and the weather was changeable the whole way (which is not not much fun in an open top truck). With a top speed of 15 miles an hour it was a long day. We were first to leave and last to arrive.

     

    I think that this was the first big outing of that truck. We did it about 4 times over the following years in both Autocars. On one trip we were overtaken by an articulated truck who hit a massive puddle at about 50 miles an hour and we caught the whole splash. We all got soaked. There is definitely something to be said for cabs and windscreens you know.

     

    Tim (too)

    Bucket advice please .

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    That is a very interesting suggestion and something that should be considered.

     

    I am advised that in certain communities, that the hanging of a different colour bandanna from different pockets will have the same effect. Just to be on the safe side, i gave up the use of bandannas a while back. In fact as soon as i heard this.

     

    Tim (too)

    Folding canvas buckets

    in Weapons/Accessories

    Posted

    Gosh and there we go. Everyone was mocking the MVT's motions about cultural diversity, racial groups and sexual persuasion and here is the proof that HMVF is leading the way forwards with ethnic and sexual persuasion of our members. Fantastic stuff!

     

    So another Tim. That makes you Tim number 4, or if you prefer you could be known as Tim For, or Tim Fore. Anything that makes you accusable of an inability to spell can not be bad.

     

    Tim (too)

    Bucket advice please .

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    I didnt know that CMV were giving away free canvas buckets. Sounds a bit like they are adopting one of the MVT proposed motions and are trying to attract people to join from the diverse society we live in today.

     

    If it is not a personal question, how big is your bucket and what colour is it? To what purpose do you intend to put it, purely decoration, or is it to be a functional bucket? What sort of vehicle do you intend to hang it from? Now, tell me about your childhood and when was the first time that you saw a canvas bucket? :rtfm:

     

    Tim (too)

    AEC Matador query

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    A friend has just pulled his AEC Matador out of his shed to look at for the first time in years and has noticed for the first time straps under the body on the left hand side. He assumes that they are for tools, but what tools should he have?

     

    Many thanks

     

    Tim (too)

    Folding canvas buckets

    in Weapons/Accessories

    Posted

    That is interesting. I have never seen one as pink as that before. My 1950's WD one has gone green and a friend has a wartime WD one that is blue. The British seem to have a spectrum of colours while the Yanks just have tan. Now, what can we read into that.

     

    Tim (too)

    It's not April 1st, is it?

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    Yes i agree, it could quite easily be back pedalling on some of them, i dont think that we will ever know for sure. However a few suggestions were so mad that they had to be spoofs of some sort or other.

     

    Saying that, people may well look at us (rightly or wrongly - i am not going to start a new issue here) as contributing to green house gasses. The point was raised that if we as a club can say that we contribute £xxx to the national arboretum each year to help offset any green houses gasses that might not be such a bad thing to throw back at any criticiser. No one has ever accused me of contributing to green houses gasses in my Jeep although I have been accused of glorifying war, tresspassing, being a "Yank-lover" and destroying a hedge which apart from the first one is all true (my wife is American after all and i am really really sorry about the hedge).

     

    Preston did ask if there was a Gerald Leggit in the room. Everyone looked around but no one answered. So i would think that the jury may still be out on that one.

     

    Tim (too)

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