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Hi, After 5 months hard graft ive finally finished restoring my TM. Apologies for not keeping a running update on the progress but im a very busy person with work and doing the truck that its difficult to find the time!!

 

I stripped the cab down of all its panels, doors, lights, trim etc...interior came out and the rest of the truck body was stripped down of all its parts. Everything that could be refurbished was and put back on truck..everything else that was too far gone was replaced with new. The truck was then rubbed down by hand and prepped for painting. It was sprayed with 4 coats of NATO satin green from Frank Burbery paint..had a few issues with the paint only because i didnt buy enough and couldnt get the same batch so had to spend ages remixing the paint to get a correct match..believe me they do differ..considerably!! It then took a couple of weeks to put it all back together again and managed to finish her the day before it was due on display on Plymouth Hoe as part of Armed Forces Day!! Talk about cutting it fine!! Now all i have to do is drive and enjoy her..and reminise..im ex 7 Sqn RCT!!

Fantastic Job,i have a soft spot for TMs as i passed my class one in one in 1990.Whats the mot like on it,is it a full lgv test?

I would have celebrated it but,I wasnt sure if we are still allowed to in the UK.

With all the 'Political Correctness' & Rabid Rantings from 'Minority Groups' about how it Might offend them.

I was most hesitant to fly the Cross of St.George flag as it has been reported in one of the Daily Newspapers in the Past. As A Symbol of The BNP!

 

I simply contented myself with the Knowlege that at least we live in a 'Free Country'.

(As long as we dont do anything Traditional & Upset any of the 'Minority Groups'!) :angel:

 

Mike.

Doesn t usually stop you Micheal!!!

Having run and shown an ex RLC ST1100 9see my previous thread) had a deal on a 1300 i couldn t refuse,1100 and a bit of cash went north,1300 came south.With 13,000 miles on the clock. A totally different machine to the 1100,a lot more comfortable and incredible power.Has anyone got any "in service" pics of them.I ve included a few pics from the first road run i did on her......escorting 2 432 and a handful of other vehicles.

Mobile target carrier,well as mobile as you can be on tracks!!

MY ST1100 has now gone,px d it for a ST1300,again,ex RLC,3 Tank Transporter Squadron,8 Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps,based at Bulford Wiltshire

Is that an ex military bike Mark,looks like the Bomb disposal set up on the pod. Neil

I ve never had any problems with the old bill down here in sunny Sussex,the only run in i had was on the M23 whilst late for a doo and was....uh hummmm say doing a tad more than the legal speed limit (52mph over to be exact) looked in the mirror and saw two police bikes coming up behing on blue lights,i thought,their not going very fast on a blue light run ,then i clocked my speed.The lead bike pulled up along side and fearing a point to the hard shoulder and licence please,thank you were look after that for 6 months,he merely pulled up alongside and told me to "slow down a bit!!" Mind you i was wearing full bike kit with an ESCORT hi vis,I know i was a very lucky boy!! My ST1100 goes next week and an ex RLC ST1300 is coming in its place.I ve been told by a friend whos a Sussex traffic cop,as long as your sensible and dont take the mickey,they ll leave you alone.I ve even got written permission from Sussex to use Blue lights if part of an organised prossesion on a closed public road...don t ask you dont get,or thats what i keep telling the wife! Two pics are me on a road run in September last year on the ST1100 and the second is the new ST1300

ps,she is one very lucky young lady,bet her insurance premium was a tad steep upon renewal!!!

This very nearly happened to me on the A38 at Litchfield on a bit of dual carriage way,i was driving a 6 axle 44t.55ft long 16ft high double deck artic and had just pulled back into the nearside lane after overtaking another wagon when a car appeared round the corner in the right hand lanetravelling towards me,missed it by inches.....certainly gets the heart going! A wagon doing 50 mph meeting a car head on doesn t bere thinking about.Took me ages to remove the seat cover from my backside!!!

Defence cutbacks,ground crew are promoted to air crew,fed as much baked beans as they can eat and given a box of matches-light blue touch cloth paper and parrrrrrrrrrrrrrrpppppppppppppp!!!!!!

Great to see more fodens are the 8x4 tankers? or what sort of body did they have. MY TUB

I remember passing this Foden going north on the M40 after last years War and Peace,i was driving an artic with a 16 foot high trailer and he wasn t far off that,bet he had to take it easy cornering with the centre of gravity so high,i d be a tad nervous pulling the flat rack back on too,a case of you can never have enough chains and straps!!! Nice to see one in civvi hands.Also saw a few days later one with a box body on it with the whole lot painted orange,also north bound on the M40. Fair old bit of kit,not for the faint hearted!!!!

Some picture to make you cry!!!

Taken last year only out from ABRO 2 weeks:cry:

Got the full story about this accident from the company that recovered it (WH Motors from Crawley)

The accident happened on the access road to Redhill (Surrey) TA centre,so this poor old Fodens been "terryfied!" He had hooked up to a trailer with airbrakes,went to pull away and the trailer handbrake was on,he jumped out of the cab to release the trailer handbrake but forgot to apply the main park brake on the Foden.He released the trailer brake,and being on a hill,gravity took over,if you look at the bank you can see where it ran up it,before rolling over.As you can see it ripped the front axle right out of it,this had to be removed before it was righted.Apparently it was a hell of a job to upright it,due to the width of the road.It was recovered back into the TA centre and the army removed it themselves,unfortunatly replacing it with another one!! Why am i surrounded by amateurs!!

Thanks Recymech,seen the last 3 before but the first ones a cracking shot,i hope theres not a Scammell or Oshkosh trying to keep up with the bike in that shot!! I wonder if there s a convoy somewhere behind the bike and its charging up the road to slow oncoming traffic,or put a block in,something that i love doing on mine.Thanks for the pics.

The Pan European is a fantastic motorcycle. I never rated them (through ignorance) until I had to borrow one from a friend to do a trip when my ZX10 R let me down at the last minute. It was a revelation and I would recommend one to anyone!!!!:-)

I love mine,its like riding an armchair with 100bhp!!! Trouble is you have to rein it in sometimes,being a sports tourer she wants to kick her heels and go sometimes!!

Any one got any pics of Ford Cargos in uk military service,i know the Royal navy ran them,any other pics?

Has anyone got any pics of Honda Pan Europeans in British Military service,used by Army,Raf anf Marines Police,Raf and Army Bomb disposal and RLC Escort bikes.(mainly after RLC bike pics please)

Some picture to make you cry!!!

Taken last year only out from ABRO 2 weeks:cry:

I know WH Recovery from Crawley recovered it,if i remember off hand it happened at Copthorn just off of the Crawley - East Grinstead road,he d hooked up to something to tow,forgot to set the handbrake and jumped out the cab to connect the red air line to the casualty,the rest as they say is history.Mind you usually popping the red (or emergency line) back off if it had a dead weight on it would have stopped it in its tracks!! The rest as they say is history.

paul Tony Warner from Seaford has one and there are a couple in the Billingshurst area. Neil

Paul the Sussex wing of IMPs meet at the Six Bells Chiddingly between Hailsham and Uckfield,have a look at the Imps web site for as and when.....sorry cant remember any thing else....seniel dementure creeping in....either that or 18 years of playing with military vehicles!!

Neil