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If I had more time maybe, trying to get everything ready for W&P at the moment.

Id donate a case of beer of your choice or a Nice bottle whiskey to you at W&P if you could... your attendance in a CVRT would help make the day...

you could even store it there until the following weekends event.

There's actually another armed forces day in Ripley on 2/3 July. We are taking some CVRTs.

 

Chris

Hope you have a great day, but as a thought could you not also take 1 along to Anchor's day??

I've been informed of an Armed Forces day event taking place this coming Saturday 25/06/16, its being held at Anchor Supplies in Ripley.

They are invited vehicle owners along, who are interested in displaying there vehicles or if you just want to come along and join the fun and shop - 10% discount is being offered.

More information please contact them directly on 01773 570137.

please see flyer attached.

AFD 2.pdf

why couldn't you use a company such as recovery with a slide and tilt?

see a lot of people might have been, by friday , there a week or more already and if the forecast is rubbish and parked next to your pride and joy has been a UN marked ford transit ! well why not go home on friday!:cool2:

What's wrong with a UN transit? Unless your saying they don't use them?

UN Bentley, I like that :-D

Well they have Merc saloon, vw cc's etc etc so why not....

 

Great to see the guys from the NLBA and relive some of the Pas de Calaise experiences.

 

Phil P

hello you old git! Sorry I wasn't there to down a few beers with you but busy keeping the peace... But the boys did send me a few photos of you... Lol looks like a great place and show...

Run of the run of the mill British surely?

Glad Ian has sorted it for you and your now smiling... Ian is a top bloke and MMI is proof of his good and hard work!

What we need to understand is that Ian puts lots of time and effort in to the mag and may not always be able to reply quickly... But I'm sure if it was a life or death matter he would....

As said, but i deleted in error, I did forward the link to this thread to Ian...

Glad you have an answer...

Nu-screw in wembley was aways a good source for things like this....

This picture hangs on a wall in unficyp.. And clearly shows no side bin and no sign of any mounting for it...

Hi All,

 

Just rooting around for history of my Shorland.

The previous owner bought it from a Dealer/Distributor type in Retford, Notts in approx 1994/5.

 

Anybody any clue who that may have been? PO cannot recall. MV Dealer or just a purveyor of unusual equipment :-D

 

Any ideas gratefully received....

 

Alec.

I have some photos of shorlands at budge back in 1995.... Would need to dig em out and scan them if you wanted to see...

Didn't they advertise Diseilised Stalwarts some years back?

yes they did, they made a prototype and tried marketing it...

I will need to check, I take this is the plate on the offside dash?

All of ours are Merc engine and 4wd...

1. nice piccys mate, who owns the white armoured car?
   

    

    

   Mark

    

   It could be Alvis or Glover Webb, but either way its a Tatica... normally running Merc engines... we have 9 of them but with more gun ports along the side... (3 from memory) all left hand drive.... pukka bits of kit....

Correct - the NLBA was the second private owner. There have been several since!

 

Andy

Hi Andy

Im guessing the reason they were second is that I was the first....

Im convinced that the NLBA Abbott was 08EB10 but could be wrong.... No on checking NLBA on was 08EB10

Vickers Abbot FV433

Military Reg No 08 EB 10

This particular Abbot was manufactured and came into serviceon the 24th of April 1967. It was held in storage until the 14th of June 1967,when it went to 19 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery in German, where it serveduntil may the 8th 1970. It was then reclassified from class 1 to class 2 on amileage assessment.

On February the 5th 1972 it went to 19 Field Regiment, RoyalArtillery, Rear Party. It served with them until it returned to 17 Base RepairDepot, Germany, on the 25th of June 1973.

On February 19, 1974 it went to 2 Field Regiment, RearParty, Germany.

Will do! Mil reg LM29AA any history would be good!!

Hi tony, spoken to Dhekelia workshops, they can confirm its Military Training Wing... But history is still restricted for some reason restricting their access to the file...

So now where's the story for the news letter?

Wally Dugan already done this with a 2pdr mounted on the back, from memory the photos of this are on here somewhere from when the museum closed down.....

Knotty do me the story you promised and ill ask the boys at Dhekelia workshops for you.... But only when I get the story.... Lol

surly advising someone to put their finger over anything that produces pressure is risky to say the least, poisoning can be caused by doing so, even with as a little as 5 psi it can cause the liquid to penetrate through the skin, causing at least dermatitis or at worst gangrene..

Cheers guys, now just gotta sort the baby out with some camo gear and a tiny MV

Nice 1 Ian.... Congratulations... To all concered ....

Dont worry it will be a little while before you hear "grandad can I ......."

Welcome great northen one.... remember no weak beer to be drunk while typing...

:beer:

good to see you on here...