.303fan

thanks for the reply, the dutch licence department won't let me as i have been convicted on charges of owning a bren gun and sten gun (both legally deacts in the uk) while not being deactivated enough in holland. my brother who has both on his licence won't travel by boat, and airplane operators like klm give a bit of trouble with their terrorist laws. this one europe thing is not working out on this bit, but i have hope to ask for a .22 hunting licence here, or have my fiance import and own the enfield for me. i hope i have a chance with a mark on my record (2 years probation) for as the judge called it, over exitement in collecting. cheers, Arjan

i hope that a certificate can be gotten more easy when the barrel is welded up a bit, and the hole for the gasses to escape situated under the sight. i have asked for more info at http://www.helstongunsmiths.com/ for the revolver import and deact ( even the deact is on a licence in holland) and how to get a licence for the rifle, with or without the work done to it. thanks. Arjan

Can a gun smith import a .38 revolver for deact purpose? I still have mine that needs the work (well worn and unsafe for life ammo) Can the same gun smith convert a life .22 enfield in to a blank fire rifle? and can i keep said rifle for shows ? i have 5 deacts in holland without any proofmark or paperwork, i like to have that carried out to uk spec so i can have them on the wall. is there a gun smith on this forum who can quote for the jobs via PM? thanks, .303 fan

herbie, i got that book. also loved the jeep mod with the armour plate being welded on.

ill post pictures up from mine if you want, and i was the one who pointed you in this direction. cheers, Arjan

What damage? bit of grass that got churned?? i still think about the poor man that drowned (not the first drowning according to my partner) that should have been fenced off by the hop farm. the water problems was poor drainage, no need for drain ditches to flood. i hope that the town gets by as with the show moved and the hop farm closed its rough to survive.

with my disability and my partner an above the knee amputee we did drives to see the show, a beer for me and she drove / played in the mud. life is an adventure, i enjoyed it. i even look forward to go in to the arena again.

most dutch lightweights only had 20k miles on the clock when they got desposed. mine i got with torren door tops, wrecked tub and worn engine with 19k on the clock. it went off road a lot and they are sturdy. do they come with dutch soft tops?

indeed, dutch army land rovers had the diesels. not just the lightweight, also the ambulances and scout vehicles used them, how they ended in the uk? don't know but for that price they can stay there. i rather buy a 2.25 thats worn and have it rebuild as a fresh unit.

i got my C licence last year, with code 95 on it. to obtain that code 95 i did a loading test, that for back pain issues i was not allowed to do, and a driving test that looked like a trail set out.fun, but to be honest, worthless. now i sit here with my new profession... doing nothing as i got told i am not allowed to sit behind the wheel all day (concrete mixer etc, all non driver loading jobs) nice..

got offered a scrap vehicle price of 30 pounds per 101fc. told them no. lead, copper etc went to holland in bags where space was available, as i got a better price. after a while i gave them a few wheels with rubber still on them they are yet to collect. my heap of 9mm , .38 special casings are gone too. kept the .38 S+W ones as they get rare in new reload able brass. i never scrapped anything that could be used, exept the casings as there was a lot of it, i could not make any one happy with it.

i know the americans use donna nook as training site. i am not allowed to take home shiny bits of metal as it may be unexploded ordnance. i still have to see the remnants of the tank, i only live here officialy since the 17th of january. i will keep my eyes out for tanks and other gear, like the old 101fc ambulance and bedford that stood at a farm in saltfleetby (i dare to say it as they are gone now) and i plan to bring my toys over too. cheers, new country member , Arjan

Manby is going to look weird not having the tank at the entrance. there is also a beach relic near mablethorpe and theddlethorpe beach, you should find it with google. think it was a target for 20mm airplane guns.

i used to be a restoration bricklayer, a good one. now fighting my disability and been re trained as class 2 driver. i'll let you know if i am allowed to work again.

an electric heated vest, a hobgoblin ale and glass set. thats it. more to follow when i am back in holland.

the armour symbol was a sample, this is mine. with the same type of mark under there as is on top of the bonnet. the S symbols are on the side as i found circles big enough to mach, and NL sticker next to them. the dash remains... fixing tin worm holes... did nicely i thought... and the other side, took out half a foot well. holiday.... in 2004. 3 spare engines 1 in the 88lw and 2 in a trailer.. broke down before customs, the 2,5 Normaly Astmatic had a failed stop solenoid. took 5 minutes and off we went. slowly it gets there, till i have to move to the uk and leave it behind till i get a workshop there..

i can't make the S out of my marking. the S in a circle is on the side of the hood, not on top in front of the spare wheel. it's also at the rear under the regiments mark, here a sample. with a 2.5 n/a engine.... not the worlds best rubber under there. 19J engine that was short lived. oil feeding pipe broke on the tank track at war and peace 2006. i'll get some paper over my paint mark to get a template, i never seen it on a 88lw before. just my luck if it was something special

she would not like it on the drive either... nor my plan for a broadcasting vessel past the 3 mile limit.... sticking with landies it is. any one made a hull on a land rover chassis? got a pto unit for the prop

my wish list? one item... dukw in swimming condition ... i might one day have a replica, instead of having kids..

http://www.shell.nl/home/content/nld/products_services/on_the_road/fuels/fuel_pricing/cpp/history/ prices in euro's and without discount on the pump (motorway priced)

i have bought it to offroad with, rolled it twice. that roll bar was the best 30 pounds ever the seats and chopped bulkhead were done before i bought it, to get it on cheaper commercial road tax till it turned 25 and became tax exempt. as the tub was extended i ended up with a steering wheel problem, a smaller sport steering wheel was fitted ans the original stored. the dutch diesel ones had a few differences to the uk spec ones. rear light clusters, front side light / indicator turrets on the wings, a strange myth about a petrol engine being converted to diesel while its diesel engine coded, weaker gearbox mods and constant breaking rear halfshafts.(i fitted a salisbury version) as for the fuel tap if i have an issue with that, i grab one from the heap. when my friend stopped his land rover garage he scrapped the lot, i took 3 109 tub loads of stuff for free as thanks for the voluntary work i did. learned a lot. this vehicle has been chopped and changed a lot, i do keep spares to restore the front when needed.

I finished the 109 ex raf, a 101fc and now moving on to the dutch 88lw. it has an engine failure , electrics failure and chassis / bulkhead rot. also i found a painted sign on the bonnet, same on the rear under another rectangular dutch unit marking, not a clue what it is from. the 2,25 diesel goes out, a nissan diesel goes in, the rear crossmember gets replaced with a few bits of replacement plates where needed. a harvey frost crane is going to be placed in the tub, as it needs to work for it's upkeep. as for electrics, i need to see that instead of the 24V it's rewired on 12V with the basics of whats needed.

Wish i could afford anything bigger :-( if land-rover mobs aint really welcome i only have land rover shows, where my gear is laughed at as it aint shiny enough as for my 90, it might be ciffie but disabled adapted and needed. gonna put on some ex military gear like radio rack and antennea for the CB radio. might be looking for a suicide shift ex army bike, to do the shopping rounds with. i hope there is public camping aswell this year, to hide the ex army landies, behind the ex army tent and thats only caus we have a 2nd tent that non army. might see some of you this year. no forum members seen last year me thunks.

i have had concerns about disability toilets, and got a reply on my question. the W&P crew is going for a full site survey in january and i did ask if needed, they could get a unit like the one on the public camping last year with a radar key, to prevent situations with 1 key, 10 disabled peeps. i think it is also the law to provide facilities like that, but if needed i can calculate for my own chemical cabin to be delivered on site. giving the new show a go, i hope it has the same atmosfere like last year.

Welcome my fellow land rover nutter. it is nice to have an obsession like that. even worse if the partner is in to that too... i shall try to keep a log on what i do with the landies, i hope more will post pictures of their landies and gear. cheers Arjan