martylee

I have a few photos here. Some might have been posted before, and all of them have been found around the net somewhere. Just don't remember where... Marty

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w197/martylee74/IMG_1886.jpg[/img] Forsvarsmuseet in Oslo, Norway. Marty

For those of you who enjoy both MVs and Christmas lights I'd like you to see this one... http://www.rb.no/lokale_nyheter/article3191344.ece or check out the video at http://www.abctv.no/57534 Now we'll just wait for Jack (and the rest of you weirdoes) to get inspired... :-D Marty

I received it today. i always enjoy seeing a wonderful Dode like yours! Marty

Can someone help me with photos of a US ww2 infantery bridge? I know of one that is for sale, and think it would look really good in the back of the Jimmy. Marty

Thanks for posting these nice photos. Even though it looks a bit cold in them it warms my heart now that Iæve parked the Dodge for winter. Marty

Very good answer from Andreadavid. Good to have you around! Marty

:wave: We have a Jimmy too! 1942 cckw353 still in a nice bright yellow color! Marty

I didn't have much time to read thru the previous posts on this thread so fel free to kick my butt if I repeat anything said there. I don't really think that the red cross is after us for using the red cross, but to defend the trademark they have to do something everyonce in a while. Just think if some foreign dictator in some far off nation just decided to paint all his vehicles with this logo to avoid being attacked. Off course the red cross couldn't accept that. But how can you explain that some are allowed to use the red cross (HMVs) and others (dictator) His vehicles might be as old as ours!! The red cross wouldn't get far in a court if they as a neutral organization treated HMVs and dictators differently. Then they would take side. Ok, so this is a bit of a constructed example and I'm not sure it made any sense at all. This part however should be understandable: Perhaps if those of us that wants to have the red cross on the MVs could do a little work for the Red Cross organization!? And therefore be allowed to use the Red Cross. Collect money, show up at events and stand with the red cross people to give them attention. Ok, I'm still pretty naive at the age of thirty-something! Marty

I'm only staying thursday - monday and busy with Bruce on friday. I'm hoping to persuade Iris to take me to the Marshall museum one of those days. I'm coming back next summer, if not before, to visit some other friends for their wedding. Probably staying a little longer then. Perhaps I'll stop by your place then! I'm a bit afraid it'll turn out a dutch treat though! :-D Marty

Versatile, that's for sure! Not only during ww2 either. We used two of these when moving into our new home. Didn't have to make that many trips either. And of course the neighbours doesn't bother us... ;-) Marty

Isn't that trailer a bit too big for the Dodge!??? :-D Very nice picture indeed! Marty

Hmmm.... That I didn't know! But now I can spot the difference! thanks! marty

Thanks! Now I feel better! I hope the vehicles ended up with owners on this forum. Marty

The first Dodge I bought I bought from a neighbour and friend of my Dad. My dad bought his from an ad at http://www.hmkf.no. The GMC we found at http://www.finn.no. The Polynorm trailer was bought from the neighbour again. All of these were bought in Norway. But I will one day travel to Holland to buy a command car and at the same time take part in some of the events they have there before I drive it back home. And don't you even try to kill that dream! Marty

Then it's closer to me then... :-D As the song says: "tell me more, tell me more!" Marty

As far as I'm concerned, if it wasn't mentioned here then it didn't happen... What is the dallas dig out? I've been to Dallas a couple of times, even slept in the car in a parking lot once, but still don't know about this. Marty

I don't waste my spare time, I drink on the job! :-D Marty

By the way, the best wines you'd not get fom regular soil which is to easy to grow in. You'd like some more resistance so the few grapes that survive will have high intensity. A little sand and some rocks so that the roots go deep down... And that's it for Marty's wine school! Marty

I guess I might as well tell you why I investigated these war years and wine making. I have several crates from Domaine de Chevalier. These are nice wooden crates that they have always used. And having a Dodge with lot's of room, well, you know the rest... And I have some old labels from Domaine de Chevalier that I'll put on some cheap bottles and put them on e-bay, Eh, in the crates of course. :whistle: Marty

Here's a little more about wines... http://www.decanter.com/news/145918.html Marty

We've seen quite a few stars on MVs upside down as well... Marty

Bruce is doing Arnhem on the 30th november, so I'm stopping by there. The Marshall museum is a place I'd like to stop by. I'm staying in Bemmel outside of Gelredome. Marty

If you would like to buy some of these wines, we know they would look great in the back of your truck... :-D The world record for a case of wine is currently held by Christie's Los Angeles, which in September last year sold six magnums of Mouton Rothschild 1945 for $345,000 (£172,000). :whistle: Marty

intresting and scary thoughts you have there! Perhaps I can add some info to the subject to keep you from sleeping tonight!? ;-) Among most quality produceres of wine, they believe that the soil is more important than the grape. The grape is just a tool to get taste out of the ground. In burgundy region of France they say that the munks tasted the soil to find out where to plant the vineyards. As for the bloodiest vineyards I guess that would have to be in Germany because of the battles crossing the Rhine. Here the vinyards lay in the hills above the river. As for Normandie, they are more known for their cider and calvados. But the belief i still that the soil is important. Think of that the next time you have a french cider. Marty