berni

its funny you should ask jack.

it should have been tucked up nice & cozy in the barn this weekend but it is going to be saturday now before she comes home.

russ had to work saturday morning so went down on the afternoon to blow up the tyres ready for towing back. what we didn't realise was that he would literally blow up the tyres ( well 1 anyway).

pumped up 1 front tyre, moved onto the next front one, just got round the back when an almighty bang had russ laying not 1 brickbut enough to build a dunny in which to mess himself. the first tyre exploded on the inside wall. I think a few unprintable expletives turned the air blue & as it was getting dark the trip home is re arranged for this weekend, with the 2 new tyres on the front.

We have collected the new canvas & the other bits will be collected from malvern on sunday.

we have learnt that the number on the bonnet is the original one. it was discovered by the previous owner when he done a full restoration job on her.

We do need to think of a name for her as it seems wierd calling a she jimmy.

i'll keep you updated

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Berni

My dad has got his highlight of the year tonight by being the standard bearer for Gloucester/ hardwick RBL.

He will take the walk down the famous steps in time with the music & hopefully not fall flat on his face.

He needs to have his eye removed & put off having his operation untill 25 november so he wouldn't have to be at the Albert hall with an eye patch on.

can't wait to see it

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Berni

active MVT member.

i say active cause many people are in groups but don't attend the meetings etc I call these silent members

oh and also an active RBL member too. not vehicle related but definatly Military.

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Berni

rabbits would be cheaper

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berni

we got a ural as well as a bedford & the jimmy.

wehave gone for the multi national approach :lol:

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berni

we took our Bedford up to Worcester & they did everything there & then.

I made an appointment first ( they offered 1 the next day) & a barely out of spots young girl had a look round & said fine , signed the forms & done the deed.

simple

you can go the longer way & have them come out to inspect but it can take up to 6 weeks.( it did at our time of asking).

good luck

berni

can i vote more than once as i have more than 1 vehicle?

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berni

i am not known for blending into the background so know what it is like .

I don't mind being called strange/wierd/un-normal it comes with the hobby I'm afraid

I told a group at work that I wanted a field & they all looked at me as though I was purple with green spots & had just asked for the quick route to mars :?

what is wrong with wanting a field?

M38A1s are sweet anyway just don't let the bigger boys bully you.

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Berni

nick,

we to have rusting hulks on farms but the ones we manage to save are lovingly restored & probably taken care of better than the husband/wife :?

poor Mark, I'm sure we could park 2 deuces at right angles to make a little hidy hole for your m38A1. :lol: mind you it is always a good thing to stand out from the crowd & be a tad different. people always remember the wierd one :wink:

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Berni

welcome aboard poptop,

I'm another 109 fan. Mine lives inspain now but she was one of the last of the S3's & served in northern ireland till her release.

i'm not a biscuit person but a bowl of fruit would be appreciated, apples in particular.

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Berni the not so bad

she is still on the farm at the moment but will be coming home on saturday

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berni

She has been stood up for the best part of 10 years so a new master cylinder is on order to ensure the brakes are A1. She came with a new hydrovac so that bit is sorted.

lloyd, there are 2 brand new bar treads for the front wheels in the back but as it has just been laid up the owner didn't want to ruin them. Not sure what we will do about the rest of the tyres as yet as they have tons of tread left so may just run for a while with those while we are sorting the rest of her out

the screen was taken off as a safety measure and is in perfect condition as it was dry stored.

It has got the plastic/nylon 'canvas' on the back & as luck would have it a couple we know had a box body fitted to their GMC over the last winter so had no use for the real canvas which is only 3 years old. a phone call secured the sale so a virtually new canvas will be going on for the summer.

we will need a pair of doors though at some point.

the engine sounded sweet although the stale petrol stunk to high heaven.

thanks for all your good will messages & hopefully you can all get to see her in the flesh next season.

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Berni

we stripped our landrovers with a household hot air paint stripper & a scraper. very effective but don't leave the heat on 1 place for to long. much quicker than paint stripper on large areas. we then just sanded with wet & dry.

regardless of which method you use it is better to take your time & do a good job, as said above cutting corners will come back to haunt you.

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berni

I have got an update for you

After a chance phone call last week & a visit to swindon this morning we are now the extremely proud owners of

a bit of TLC on the brakes, a new back canvas,( just bought in the last 5 minutes) a re spray on the bonnett & there we are.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

we are both so chuffed we keep smiling.

More photo's will follow once we get her uncovered and bought home.

ooohhhh this is so exiting.

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Berni

thats ok karoshi i was asking for someone else. I will let them know though, shame really.

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berni

cheers karoshi,

it was the first few i meant.

tanks

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Berni

where is that? is it in Portsmouth?

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berni

NAME rich 66

SERVICE NO 523-45-688?

JUMPER MANS (BLUE DRESS)

FIBER CONTENT: 100% WOOL

CONTRACT NO : DLA100-80-C-2622

STOCK NO: 8405-01-076-1916

SIZE 38R

NAME OF SUPPLIER: CENTRE MFG.CO.INC

hope that is useful.

I'll practise being a contortionist & try & put it all back away now :lol:

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berni

that poor poor Jimmy.

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berni

I'll have to get in the garage & have a look as all the clothes/uniforms are in suit bags with lavender moth balls hanging up for the winter.

I'll try to get in there in the next couple of days for you. It is extremelly small & fitted my youngest when she was 12 . she is a size 10 now & can't get it on :!: :!:

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Berni

here are a couple of my dresses on display at an older folks complex .

the uniforms are out of shot sadly.

I like to wear the day dresses or an over the head apron with a head scarf & have been known to carry a basket around with my ration shopping in it. Many women wear uniform or posh dresses with the fur & hat so I like to be a bit different.

Most women during the war only wore a best dress for church/weddings & as make up was in short supply the red lippy would not have been worn during the day while they were doing house work/ shopping so a very simple look was more commomly seen during that time.

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berni

hi Bowie,

what part of the country are you from.

Us in the south /west are feeling very outnumbered.

welcome aboard and I hope you get some useful feedback from the forum.

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Berni

we had a GPMG mount in the front of our Series 3.

i'll see if I can find some old photos & in the meantime if anyone else has some pictures feel free to post them.

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Berni

if historic buildings can have preservation orders put on them why can't historic vehicles?

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berni

cuddly garfield could not be mean :lol:

I am good, kind, fair, honest & maybe I should change my avatar to Mary Poppins :shock:

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berni