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Been away all week so a bit late on this one. I heard of a treatment used to stop such corrosion from taking place inside the wing sections of some of the exhibit aircraft at Elvington. I believe it was in aerosol/spray form but it was hideously expensive, but it worked 100% . Once the stuff was applied that was it, an immediate stop to current activity and it found its own way down through the corroded bits and sealed against future occurences. So aerospace products will provide a solution. Dammed if I can remember the name but I think I should be able to track down a man who does. If I come up with it I'll post it for future reference as in the circumstances of irreplaceable parts it could have a use, whatever the price.

Ted, going from the size of the roundels on the vehicles do you think they might be 'left overs' from 2TAF? As huge roundels were a trademark of theirs and they probably had not reached a re-paint stage yet. Or was there a post war AMO that specified these large items for certain situations? (Before the pedants dive in, this is asking not stating).

The picture for certain is of the funeral of Gen Sikorski at Westminster Cathedral (roman catholic) in London. It is particularly striking for its Byzantine style. Do any Google search for a picture of its facade and you will see it is the building.

I'd hazard a guess that the text in 'post 6' on the rear of the first pic says(in Polish) something along the lines of Funeral Gen W Sikorski 1943. Dont know the building though. I believe he was initially buried at the Free Polish cemetery at Newark, and this doesnt look very Newark-ish. After the war his remains were transferred to (Krakow?). This would not fit in with 1943 though. No doubt someone will have the full answer.

Ah, right, confused by it being put in 'MV Chatter'. Makes a bit more sense now. Not a lot mind you

Come on then Richard, we aren't all 'in the know' and that is distinctly not a fair tactic Spill the beans.

I take it you are meaning the first letter of, for example, 'M 41' ? If so hopefully this will help you. The above being M= Maintenance Command, 41 Group.

I bought some sausages from Sainsburys's, on the front they had a picture of Jamie Oliver cooking them. On the back it said 'prick with fork' - couldnt argue with that could I?

I seem to remember seeing this one on the Net some time way back. It probably was a featured one when the Defence of Britain project was ongoing, but it could easily have been another site. I think I have details to do with it somewhere on a cd. I'll have a look through them, but dont hold your breath as I have a lot!

Some kind of burner for an observation hot air ballon? What looks like a coil tube suggests something being heated to be vapourised before ignition? Not sure that the lower part fits in with this though.

You can get Sperex from bike (car?) shops or there seems to be plenty of it on ebay.

I've used Sperex aerosols on bike exhausts (non stainless)without any problems. Great for spraying on the inside of new chromed silencers to stop them rotting from the inside out. Never lost a system to rust that was treated with it.

I dont think this is already on the site http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f07_1254515579

So you can see the term has been around for a long time. Got to admit it had me baffled too until I asked the same thing on here and got a similar selection of well informed answers!

Got some of the original artwork 'cells' from the animated section of the Sex Pistols film 'the Great Rock & Roll Swindle'. Not many of them around!

Got to disagree Mark, my vote definitely goes with a Churchill.

I am familiar with, and agree totally with, the six inch spike system, as long as it is everybody else who has to have it fitted:rofl::rofl: I know and understand the theory of the change in style of driving etc that can accompany the wearing of a belt. My issue is not with my driving but with the risky driving styles of others in more modern vehciles who drive them in a manner that endangers me when I'm in in my old 'un. Their style has increased in riskyness irrespective of whether I am wearing a belt or not. Mike's description is absolutely correct but does not take in to account a 'mix'. If you put in the worse case scenario of a lot other vehicles being driven by 'Hot Hatch Craig', driving like a nutter, taking chances because they are wearing belts. One of them hits the odd one out 'you', driving steady and aware of your mortality because you dont have a belt fitted. I suspect it is of little comfort as you lay in your hospital bed knowing that you held the moral and roadskill high ground as you take the next meal through a tube. If everyone was on the same system it would have a use. While ever there is the current mix then I feel that without a belt you are more vulnerable within current road traffic driving standards. That does not in any way dispute the scenario as put by Mike.

I suppose as a follow on from the 'passengers in the back question' I posted, how many of you have fitted seatbelts in any seat to older vehicles that by their age do not require them and never had them originally? But you just feel happier in moden traffic conditions (i.e. idiots who nick your braking distance etc) with them fitted. If you have fitted them have you managed a 'discrete job' and what ploys have you used to hide them from sight for shows etc? If answers could tackle the practical points primarily. I dont mind the thread moving in to the 'ethics' of fitting them to old stuff but it primarily is aimed at who has? how did ? and so on.

I'd have thought the Dodge locker/seating arrangement counted as ok as it has (unless they've been removed) the fold up seat backs which turn them in to an effective 'bench'. I would not have thought the wheel arches such as in my MW would count though as they dont have any kind of back support.

I believe he has the same capacity number stated on the V5, but sure as hell there are no fixed seats outside of the cab. Dont get me on about trips in furniture vans etc with the Scouts. Never heard of any mass deaths in accidents though. The only time we were ever pulled over it was a coach we were in! Something to do with overloaded I seem to recall. Good job they never stopped any of the vans:-D

Maybe some of you fellas might have more expert knowledge on this and might be able to settle a difference of opinion between myself and another mv owner. When you first insure a vehicle you have the option to declare the number of occupants it has space for; in both the cab and, if applicable, in the back. I maintain that even if you have a, for the sake of description, a 'cargo' body (that may at one time have held troop seats - perhaps even quite a lot) but if you dont have fixed seating there now then you cannot have legal insurance cover for persons in the back. The other guy says he believes that as long as he has declared 'xyz' people for the vehicle including a number in the back then he is covered. Irrespective of any construction and use regs, which I believe are not relevant to this specific insurance point, I think that anyone carrying people in the back using stuff like folding garden seats or sandbags to sit on is asking for trouble insurance wise if they have a knock. What say you chaps?

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My first thoughts were snowplough, so 'barricade burster' seems a logical explanation. Double ended though?

Very often these days they do not check on the way out if they see the front of it is a UK one. If you were a Johnny Foreigner you may find it was given a closer inspection. Coming back of course it is given the big once over whilst you are in the port. As mine was on my return back from Normandy. 'Is this your passport?' - er yes, upon which he turns it to me to show a nice smiling face of my missus. i'd only picked the wrong one up and never looked at it myself at all! He was full of mirth and very good about it. Could have been a bit dodgy if I'd come unstuck in some way whilst in foreign parts though. :sweat::-D Thank God some civil servants have a sense of humour.

Just to show what a different attitude from a local council can achieve along with a group of dedicated local enthusiasts. Blyth Battery has its official opening this weekend. If you are ever in the area it is well worth a visit. http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2009/09/02/wartime-battery-is-turned-into-tourist-attraction-61634-24582965/