colin jones

Hi Loggy, and "no" I'm not a farmer, I'm a semi retired steel fabricator but I live on a ten acre block just outside of Adelaide. I used to build sheds for a living. Colin.

Every man needs a shed, but if you have'nt got you can bring your stuff to my place.:-)

Hi everyone, Just a few pics of my completed projects, and projects waiting inline projects (mk V1B vickers, bren carriers, jeep and dukw). A couple of pics of my workshop at home with some bren stowage boxes I made and some 2lb attack carrier heat shields. A 2LB carrier I'm working on at the moment and another carrier in the workshop. Hope you enjoy the pictures. Regards Colin.

Hello and thanks for your comments. Jeff the Dove (Devon) has not flown in about 30 years and doubt it ever will. An interesting story about that particular one. In Kalgoolie (western australia), there was a gold heist in 1966 which some may remember. There was a tonne of gold that was to be transported to the perth mint but nerver arrived and has never been found since. The pilot and co pilot as far as I know went to jail for a holiday and even today are still good at keeping secrets. My aircraft is that one, and yes I have checked everywhere for the gold. But a good bit of history and yarn material there. regards Colin.

Now that you mention it richard, it does run very hot and I put it down to a dirty radiator. I did flush it out a couple of times but it still boiled. So do I need to put the matting back over the front again. Colin.

Hi Richard, I never touched anything except for the removal of the bullbar and rubber matting. Colin.

hello everyone, it is a lot of work to get these machines restored but I don't need to tell you that. The saracen as far as I know was used in belfast for riot control and then spent a few years at singapore before it came to australia. I have had it for about three years and the only problem I have to fix is a leak at the fluid coupling which is engine and trans out. If anyone has done this before I would love to have any pictures and or info help. regards Colin.

G,day all, as I am new here, I have a few before and after shots of some of my machines. Colin.

Thanks everyone, I've got a couple of devons out the back which are ex NZ airforce. I do have resto photo,s of most of my vehicles which I will post but I don't know where I should post them. I sure it won't be in new introductions?:undecided: regards Colin.

Hi everyone, thanks for your comments and here is some pictures of some of my collection and I will get a few more recent pics as soon as I can find them. regards Colin.

G'day ladies and gentlemen, my name is colin from adelaide ( south australia ) I'm 54, married, and also have that green disease. I have a few bren carriers, saracen, ferret, 25pdr, willy's, dukw, MK V1 light vickers tank and various other bits and pieces. I'm looking forward to see what other great collections people have around the world. Regards Colin.