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    Painting

    in MV Chatter

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    MORNING SEAN

    In the collection at Beverley we had at one time four K9s the reason l made the distinction in engine colours is two had the mid bronze green engines these had never been changed according to there history card details and they had spent a lot of there time held in storage until they came to Beverley the third a water bowser 10 BP 45 had the sky blue engine we also had one on loan to bovington and l believe that at one time they used it to attend shows in fairness I liked the mid bronze green colour l think you will find more sky blue engines fitted to K9s than the green ones

     

    REGARDS WALLY

     

     

    Good morning Wally, I don't suppose you know where those K9's are now do you?

    I've never seen a bowser in the metal.

     

    Cheers,

    Austin

    Age of MV owners?

    in MV Chatter

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    Im 28 and have a lifelong interest in military vehicles, my first ever rally was at the age of 3 months in a AEC Matador. Ive been involved in countless restorations from Diamond T's, to Morris 10/4 staff cars. I own my own Austin K9 and I helped my brother age 22 restore his Bedford RL.

     

    I think the subject of green machines is enough to keep 'new blood' entering the hobby, but some of the attitudes of the club members and rally organisers are whats causing harm to the hobby. For instance, rallies where post war vehicles are not allowed, where you can go and see line upon line of jeeps (usually 60's French ones marked as wartime) yet they wont let me in in my K9 or my brother in his RL.

     

    I was a member of the MVT for a few years, I enjoyed the mag but didn't really get anything else out of it, saw lots of politics and groups splitting and joining other areas, I can remember one monthly meet I attended had more people talking about washing machine recommendations than military vehicles or restoration. So when my membership ran out, I didn't bother renewing, I know at least 5 younger MV owners that feel the same, sadly.

    Matador Gallery

    in Transporters & Wreckers (All Nations)

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    There has been a Matador sitting between Junctions 15 and 16 (or the other way around dependent on which way you are travelling) in a field on the right-hand-side by a woodpile for a number of years now. The cab came off it about five or so years ago and sits on its front with a sheet over it, whilst the chassis is visible sheeted up by the fence.

     

    I wonder if anyone else has spotted it, or even visited it. Always look out for it every time we head north, hoping that some day somebody might save it!

     

    Scott

     

    Hi Scott, I too have seen it, although I thought it must of been the Bedford RL timber crane that used to be on the other side of the motorway. It was there for years, and even had a TK cab fitted at one point, then it disappeared and the sheeted up chassis appeared on the other side.

     

    Thanks

    Austin

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