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Just found this on the great bay, a Scammell Explorer for those with more restrictive parking space!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LANDROVER-6-X-4-RECOVERY-/150930340017?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item23242638b1&_uhb=1

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A number of years ago the taxi-ways at the airfield I work at where dug up and re-laid. During the excavation work a scrap wing from a Hawker Hunter and a scrap fuselage from a Vampire/Venom where unearthed. Scrap metal values must have been pretty low back then when they were buried. Though I do still find it a bit odd.

I remember the Jim'l fix it piece and would love to get a copy of that mk2 stolly bouncing across the rough ground and plunging into the river. always regret not attempting it when performance testing at Carr Mill Dam, no bottle.

Not quite the article you were after, but will this do?

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Nice, I first started looking a bit more seriously at old trucks after seeing a multi-coloured one of these on ebay for not too much money. Really wish I'd had the money and the space at the time to home it.

Have you try'd ikea?

Nice, wish I had somewhere to keep one.

Try http://www.28dayslater.co.uk if you haven't already found it. Also very good.

There's a few old toys in there I'd like, though that Escort RS Turbo looks a bit out of place!

Ah, not quite as big as the badges then. Still, 70ft is going to take some beating!

That's nothing, you should see what's been put up amongst the Fovant badges in Wiltshire! No pics I'm afraid but according to the local paper there's a very large poppy been laid out to a similar size to the surrounding badges.

Looking at that photo as a rank outsider (don't have the space or funds for an HMV at present) I can only think that perhaps, after seeing the general public cooing over the old military vehicles being paraded in front of them, perhaps he thought he should provide a reminder that death and suffering was also involved.

Just a thought, it would be pretty pants if it was just done for effect.

Spotted that too, it's on my doorstep so might take a look for a relative of mine if he's interested.

Also see there's a 1950's Commer Q4 on there! Yippee! Only I'm skint and have nowhere to put it. Buger! :cry:

Unfortunately the days of Hirsts handling complete vehicles are long gone - I was talking to Neil Hirst about this a couple of months back. When MOD ran their disposals direct from Ludgershall, Hirsts were the obvious local choice. Now it's all handled by Withams the vehicles are scrapped "Up North" - there's no sense in transporting them back down South again.

 

Andy

Ludgershall? Bottom! That's where I live! Nothing here now as far as I know/can see. :undecided:

Look what I just found while googleing for images of a truck! Lego and old military vehicles. Who could ask for more?!

http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/ambulance,ww2

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Just googled that but it doesn't look right. Might have been a different truck that I saw. Where abouts did you see it?

Just wondering if it was anyone from here? I only saw it fleetingly as I was traveling in the opposite direction on my way to work.

It was coming up 'Beacon Hill' (Amesbury, near stonehenge in Wiltshire) possibly having just joined from the Bulford junction half way up. It had a large dayglo orange visibility banner strapped across the back.

It was medium in size I suppose, soft bodied. I want to say it was a dodge for some reason but that's not based on anything inparticular. I really must improve!

On it's way to Beltring by any chance?

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I like the sound of this, off to have a look.

Dents are good, they're a genuine part of the vehicles history.

So from what I can gather on this thread, you have two choices.

1) Restore to an immaculate standard that was never seen anywhere other than the glossy sales brochure.

2) Restore to a genuine standard that reflects the true appearance (and so is also more educational and I suppose less glorifying of war if you're that way inclined) of the vehicle as it was in service.

Personaly I'd go for option 2 every time.

Though before I upset anyone (particularly as I don't even own a vehicle yet) I can fully appreciate all the hard work that goes into making something pristine. It's a lot harder to straighten those dents out than to simply brush paints over them.

Just my tuppence worth. :angel:

They look to me to have been sponged on through the stencil anyway.

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Actualy, that could be seen as a tuning mod. Rust is lighter than Carbon Fibre!

That's possibly my biggest gripe. I ventured to War & Peace last year for the first time and what really set the place off was the dry and dusty conditions. All the vehicles were covered in fine dust and it did wonders for the visual effect.

I saw a vehicle I instantly fell in love with there. I had been riding around in the back of a jeep with my cousine who was involved with the judging. We stopped by an old red series 1 Landie fire tender that was to be awarded a runners up prize. Sat next to it was a completely original un-restored and nicely matured 86". It just looked so right.

When restoring a vehicle I find it very sad to see all that history being erased. Sadly though, my cousin was explaining to me that there is so much money involved in jeeps these days that to get top money you have to restore to better than new condition.

A 101 GS would be good middle ground but is the most expensive option out of the three.

Cheers, just re-read my post and spotted all the spelling mistakes!

I would quite like an early Landrover as that would be the most practical and useable soloution. However, I have had a hankering for a 1950's Commer Q4 for a few years now. Space might still be an issue though.

Hello folks, although I don't post on here all that often (due largely to owning a military vehicle as of yet) I am a bit of a lurker.

However, I have made another step in the right direction to said ownership!

It's not all that exciting but last year I reduced my fleet of 'civvy' vehicles by finaly selling my old '72 VW camper on ebay.

Well, this weelend has seen more fleet rationalisation and space creation by putting my coverted race car 'Project Bratwurst' up for grabs on the same site.

It's a bit of a pitty really as it's the closest thing to a military vehicle out of the entire fleet (i.e. it has no interior comforts and looks like it's already been through one war!) but I cannot justify the expense of getting it to and from events so it has to go.

Sadly most of the funds raised will be channeled towards the next project to be completed but that too will then be flogged for a bit more and so it'll hopefully go on until I have a truck sized space and some hard cash burning a hole in my pocket! :cool2:

That's the plan anyway, just thought I'd share.

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