eddy8men

jack

i'm picking my new carrier up this week and i've just bought a mk4 churchill there better be a bloody next one (just try to get someone else to do the running round next time)

looked fantastic, wish i was there ( i will be for the next one )

i hope this sets the standard for others to follow.

good for you jack for having the ability to make it happen

all the best

eddy

kevin

if there's anything i can do for you just let me know, i'm all for helping anyone out if i can. that's part of the comraderie that i think most mv owners share, god knows everyone else thinks we come from mars, so really mate it's no trouble at all.

all the best

eddy

hi fella's

just a quick update to let you know i'll be going down to southampton on thursday to pick up the carrier with a plant trailer and drag it back up north on friday, so i might have a few pics to post and i'll let you know what condition it's in. hope the running gears good !

all the best eddy

looks like a good show, thanks for the pics

eddy

looks like a good mod to me, when i was in bosnia they were thinking of doing something similar to saxons but nothing ever came of it, shame really as you can never have to much armour between you and the bullets.

eddy

you would need to mix large amounts of alcohol, cocaine and amphetamines before you too could dream up your own peace plough :nut:

i use the same list for my sighting telescope collection it's from the excellent www.wwiiequipment.com website.

eddy

ps the ballistics calculator is also very interesting.

hi andy

still not sure, i'll speak to the shipping agent tomorrow and see what's going on, but it'll probably be this week. to be honest i could do with it arriving the week after when my wedding celebrations are over and i can get my head on straight again.

eddy

nice setup you've got there, sorry to hear about all the trouble you had but i'm glad it all came good in the end, i bet the old vets appreciated seeing a sherman again.

eddy

just want to say i'm gutted that i can't make it, i really wanted to meet some of the guys i've been harrassing for the last few months on the forum as well as seeing the best collection of armour around it's going to be a real jaw dropper.

all the best

eddy

next time i do something like this i'll ask the forum members to help out before i try and do it alone but i'm a great believer in learning from mistakes (trouble is i never do) but it usually comes good in the end.

eddy

by the way i've got something else even bigger brewing that'll make the carrier look like a toy :cool2:

well spotted adrian, i wonder how many of us would have thought nothing of it and motored on with thin oil, the thought of seizing that engine of yours makes me feel bad but it would probably give you a heart attack.

the importance of good maintenance and inspections cannot be under estimated.

eddy

very interesting and thought provoking post

eddy

hi fella's

back from corfu now, no mv's seen over there but i did come back with a mk 1 wife (late production model requiring only minor cosmetic restoration)

still not made my mind up whether to tow or put it on a flatbed, if i could get hold of a flatbed that would be the best solution but i don't know where to start looking is it possible to hire one, i have the my c+e so license not a problem. anyone got any idea's.

cheers eddy

alistair the steering box is in the bag

thanks for your help

eddy

thanks jack

to be honest i'm a little disappointed that the seller shipped the container before i could chuck anything else in it, but to be fair i should have explained my intentions earlier, being laid back and easy going is not the ideal way to go about international shipping, next time i'll get something written down at the beginning but you learn from your mistakes, when it's all done and dusted i'll start a thread on shipping and the lessons i've learned so the next guy can maybe avoid a few pitfalls.

this won't be my last import so if you could pass your freight forwarders detai's on i'd appreciate it.

cheers

eddy

kevin i like your style, i'm in corfu at the moment and instead of looking at the local totty i find myself looking in the undergrowth for old mv's.( this hobby is warping my mind )

eddy

i'm off to get married in corfu so i won't be able to reply for a couple of weeks

all the best

eddy

i'm off to get married in corfu so i won't be able to reply for a couple of weeks

thanks for your comments and ideas

eddy

thanks for the reply robin

cheap = money in my pocket, where it belongs

i know what you're saying about weights but i believe the carrier in it's present condition ie stripped will be within the vw touaregs gtw.

as for armchair trailering, i've towed everything from a motorbike to a t-55 and then some.

there's another reason to go to southampton it's a great opportunity to visit the iow tank museum and find out where some of the range wrecks ended up. might be my only chance for a while.

eddy

that would have been a short honeymoon once the rounds started flying !

good luck with it adrian, hope she's ready for the show season

all the best

eddy

hi kevin

thanks for the info i've pm'd you

cheers eddy

i'll drive the tracks off her but not for a little while just yet

eddy