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Just to balance things up here's one of my videos of an annual Military parade in Nicosia, this was taken in Oct 2009.

 

A bit of a thread resurrection...

Looking at your video I am guessing we must have been standing quite close to each other.... :undecided:

I have stacks of photos from the Independence day parade (various years) held each October the 1st in Nicosia south and quite a few from the one held in Nicosia north (I think the 28th October?)

Plus some also from the Kyrina so called Museum if anyone is interested..

I also found some so called Willy's jeeps in a scrap yard (Nicosia North area) the other day..

Unfortunately a definite no-no. Only military vehicles allowed are cypriot/UN (British as in RAF/Army):-(

This is not completely true, I have a friend who has awillys jeep in military colours (running around the island and there are someex military land rovers also running around. the 2 dealers on the old road fromOrmidia to Napa both sell ex military landys..

Unfortunatelythe Euro has just about killed everything off. All basics are so expensive yetsalaries are the same or even being reduced due to the economic climate.

It is very easy to go over to the north side now with very few restrictionsother than buying stuff over there. The Cypriots search and remove anythingthey deem contra-band. You can still buy petrol at the automatic cash machineswhen the garages are closed.

We have now returned to the UK as for various reasons we could no longer affordto live there anymore.

We will miss Cyprus but it has changed so much over the last 6 years, most ofit not good!

Not everything is that expensive compared to the uk;

take council/poll tax for 1 in uk I had to pay £120 per month 6 years back hereI pay that a year,

my car tax is cheaper than the uk,

my heating bill is a lot less than the UK,

my water is so cheap around 20e for 3 months,

various restaurants still offer very good value for money (ok tourist areas arenot always cheap but then what holiday place is), and so on....

local produce can still be purchased at a reasonable price

ok things are bad if you are relying on the sterling to be converted to the euro to live here, but that would be the same for any country you were living in and needing the euro conversion..

I think this a great christmas related theme..

:confused:" strange Im on the south coast and we have no wind and its been nice and sunny today and yesterday :confused:

Oh yea, its not the same south coast :cool2:

sorry couldnt resist when I read your location Rosie, ie sunny

are you building phil his own santas groto?

merry christmas to you all..

shame I cant make stoneleigh, always enjoy a look around and chatching up, just a little far to travel now...

use the search its is your friend :readpaper:

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?27677-Need-to-ship-trailer-from-UK-to-US

Camden Market always use to have some good stalls, but its been years since i took the Stalwart or Abbot shopping down there...

What about silvermans?

http://www.silvermans.co.uk/

or

http://www.surplusplus.co.uk/

or

http://euroarmysurplus.co.uk/

or

http://www.squadronhq.com/

Knotty, that kind of reminds me of this day..... :cool2: complete with jump leads....and right outside the AA workshops/depot... LOL

There was a privatly owned Challenger 1 at Detling a few years ago, it was complete and restored. Owned by a chap from kent I believe, he told me his company supplied generators to the MOD and he found the chassis at one of the testing grounds and the turret elsewhere. I have a pic somewhere I will try and find it, I parked my hippo next to it!

The Chally you mention is still MOD kit, and is loaned to the person you speak of, it is stored at Borden.. I think I am correct in saying it was a driver training aid and then the turret was added when restored to show...

We have the civi spec of this which came into service with us about 5 1/2 years ago...

ours has the clutchless pedel gear box.... lovely bit of kit to drive...

one bad point here is that the mirror heads/arm cost around 1500euro due to them being electric and maybe local dealer ripping us off....

Thanks Richard,

Do you think they will do brake stuff ? As we do have a main dealer in nicosia

Hi All,

can anyone suggest a supplier for brake parts (not sure exactly what just yet)as we have an issue with a hand brake and are having issues sourcing parts...

Thats the Bloody name I was trying to think of UVA Fugitive.....

so if i get this right it wont be a saracen anymore just a saracen body shell sitting on another chassis?

if I have this correct then doesnt that defeat the whole idea of owning a military vehicle?

could you not find a better sized engine and fit that if its more power your after?

sorry this is just IMO... but for the life of me cant see why you would want to do such a thing to a very pukka vehicle..

but hey each to there own...

Its just south of a village called Xylofagou but know as the Dhekeia ranges, there is also quite a few 432's the remains of a ferret and if memory serves me correct a 432 and cheftian in Berlin camo, and a 432 in white from UN service...

the ranges are open to the public unless the red flags are flying....

Ok heres the ones in Cyprus..

• post away!!!! (please
  

  Mark

  
  will do later today, ie after i have been to my place of employment.... :nut:
  

Does anyone have any Chieftain Range Targets lurking in files that they can share ? Thanks

I can offer the ones in Cyprus if intrested ?

It looks like one of the sand rail kits (chassis rail design)I very much doubt its Original but more of a kit, I had 2 of them years backand for the life of me can't think of the name of the kit, but one of mine had3 shock mounts on the rear, and had a 2ltr engine while the other had a 1600ccengine.

the 1600cc one currently turns up at Beltring in desert colour and had loadsdone to it making it look quite right.

some very nice kits along the same lines

http://www.vw-store.com/Buggy Frames- Chassis.htm

http://www.shining-wit.net/rick/buggy/why/index.html#Plan 'B' - Sand Rail

more stuff

http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=645533

http://secondhandcarsforsaleinuk.com/2011/05/10/for-sale-tax-exempt-berrien-sandrail-project-for-sale/

trust this may help...

Also - I am getting flipping fedup with these threads. No disrepect to the member who posted it but - I am not bad at seeing the future and these questions will do nothing but damage.

How correct!!! maybe the whole thread should go..... as sure it wont help in the long run...IMO

Out of interest Mike, did you consider running your Antar and pulling two trailers a necessity?

Adrian, you beat me to it, of course using an Antar to go to Vehicle events is a necessity.... and of course there has never been any accidents involving any STGO vehicles.... let alone an Antar.....

Antar Mike, sure lives are/could be ruined, but what if an Antar was taking one of its necessary moves to a vehicle show and something happened..... Mike don’t bother to answer, as I feel this is now going nowhere and of course you are right and the Antar is the only correct vehicle to move tracks.... because an accident could never happen when a STGO load is being moved!!!!

You only die once also, and it is a possibility (degree of possibility undetermined, admittedly) that a FV432, Cheftain or Centurian could be the cause of someone death, and they have no return from there.

Sure but you can also get killed just crossing the road from a bus/ car / etc etc....

Can you or anyone confirm how many road deaths (RTC/TRA/RTI) have been causedby civilian owned armoured vehicles ?

When I had my Abbott (ok not 432 but 433) DVLA registeredit tracked crawler. I drove many miles and without any issues.

DVLA registered my 432 as a mini bus, again never had anyissues with it on the road.

I also registered a Chieftain MBT for the road, I even had police authority toself escort when moving it on the road. Now there is no doubt that the Chieftainis over width by somewhat more than a 432... again no issues and as said,driven various time on the public highway, and movements approved by Plodwithout them in attendance.

A friend has a Cent ARV road registered again withoutissues, and again we have been authorized by a different counties police forceto self escort.

Let's not forget Stalwarts also come in to the over widthcategory, so guess that also means they fail C +U regs. My stalwart coveredmany miles again without issues and was well know in my local area, or was thatI was well know and all the plod knew the vehicles.

OK it's been made clear the 432 may not meet C+U regs,but until DVLA stops issuing V5's why will people not enjoy drivingthem...

Enjoy life to its fullest, you live once!!!!

I received this email during the night!

I feel I should forward this email..............very sad news......

You will havemet Mark on the Bethune runs, the Blossom Runs, at War and Peace and at ourWeald Xmas party a couple of years ago as well as other Imps events.

A very sad dayfor Imps..........

Nick

----- OriginalMessage -----

Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 8:03 PM

Subject: sad news

Hi All,

No doubt some of you will have heard already but as we were returning from our jeep tripto Italy last night the jeep of Marc Open and Robin Cecil was involved in a terrible accident. They were hit from behind by a Polish van on the M20 nearSellinge at about 9.30pm. The jeep was flipped over end to end and ended up side down. John Corden and myself arrived a couple of minutes later followed alittle after by Richard Starr. The outcome was that Robin was thrown clear and has suffered a broken collarbone and broken finger(s) but Marc tragically died later.

I will give more detail at the next Board meeting but I would like people to give some thought as to how we can advise club members about upgrading visibility on our slow moving vehicles as well as general movements at night on busy roads.This is our first fatality (as far as I know) in this manner but as James Shopland can attest it is not the first motorway accident in this manner.

I can becontacted at my shop every day but I thought that you should all know asap as Ithink that something must be sorted out that will not only be for the safety of our members but the vintage vehicle movement at large - after discussions amongst ourselves I propose to contact the FHBVC regarding this.

Yours,

Tony

Mark, RIP....... (Words can never say enough at time like this... God Bless)

Double check that a spec lift, under lift doesn't now come under the + E category on your licence, as some seem to say the broken down vehicle (or the vehicle) you are towing can be classed as a trailer meaning you would need +E. Although the regs use to say otherwise...

I think once you go PLG you will lose the MOT exemption as it is no long taxed under the recovery group where the exemption applies.

Is it not also a case of when towing a non broken down vehicle it should be done on a "O" licence if it's for hire or reward?