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    Identifying Some Vehicles

    in MV Chatter

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    38 minutes ago, wally dugan said:

    The one in the photographs is OLD FAITHFUL and is at DUXFORD and l drove it  1n 1995 at the liberation celebration in BRUSSELLS the other is the  VICTORY  CAR the one he used in  Europe as well as his ROLLS-ROYCE which landed in NORMANDY JUNE 9TH 1944

    Old Faithfull is now on display at IWM London

    Identifying Some Vehicles

    in MV Chatter

    Posted · Edited by Nick Johns

    2 hours ago, MatchFuzee said:

    I wonder if this was taken on the same day. 

    The caption is:-

    Here's Monty on 21 June 1943 in North Africa:

    https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=201018

    607px-The_British_Army_in_North_Africa_1943_E25431.jpg

    There were two Humber convertibles that Montgomery used, both survive, one is at the Coventry transport museum, the other is in the Imperial War museum, London,.. there is a privatley owned Military Humber covertible at the History on Wheels museum at Eton wick nr Windsor

    MoT Exemption

    in Legislation, Licenses & Registration

    Posted · Edited by Nick Johns

    59 minutes ago, Rootes75 said:

    If it is over 7.5 tons does it not fall into the Historic category meaning it needs to be pre-1960 for MOT exemption?

     40 year old Historic Comercial vehicles  over 3.5 ton built After 1960 are Not MOT exempt

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    Oil leak on hotchkiss

    in American Vehicles

    Posted · Edited by Nick Johns

    drops of clean yellow oil indicate gearbox/ transfer box oil leak, need to top up both units, with hypoid 90 gear oil, clean the whole unit off with a pressure wash, then drive for a while to get a more exact location of the leak

    Supacat Identification sought

    in I may be stupid, but......

    Posted · Edited by Nick Johns

    further DVLA info. S157 FTA 1998 Black  Diesel Supacat, the last uk road tax expired in 2007, Export marker, marked as Yes, presume exported in or after 2007, also it was civilian registered as new in 1998 which would mean it was probably a Supacat factory demonstration or test vehicle  but it never entered military service

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    Great Dorset Steam fair 2020 CANCELLED

    in Future events and meetings

    Posted · Edited by Nick Johns

    On 4/28/2020 at 10:45 AM, fv1609 said:

    GDSF have taken payments from the public for camping but are offering a carry-over to 2021 or a refund.

    WPR still seems to be off line, it will be interesting to see if the same sense of fair play exists at least as far a carry-over to 2021 goes. If it does not it will generate a vast amount of ill feeling & a suspicion that even swallowing your loss for this year, could they ever be trusted again should you decide to pay again for next year if some no refund cancellation occurred again?

    A scenario could be a few enthusiastic & trusting exhibitors paying again to enter next year, for the organisers to realise there has been such a breakdown in trust, that they have relatively few entrants that it is no longer viable to run it again next year & those trusting exhibitors get stung a second time?

    Such a cycle of mistrust would be the end of the event & nobody wins.

    I phoned the W&P Office a few days ago, suprising someone answered, even more of a surprise it was Anne Bertrand the Co-Owner of W&P revival show,  we spoke at length and found Her charming and very helpfull. we discussed the possible show cancellation situation and She told me they are waiting for Government decision that if social distance restrictions need to continue  into/beyond July then they would Not be allowed to open the show, they are Insured against such eventualities, but cast doubt if they would get fully compensated, but Ann Assured me  Everyone who has paid Will be  Refunded anyway....I even spoke to John Allinson too, so rather than speculate, just pick up the phone and speak to the show owners yourself, ..not many events you can ever do that to.

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    ......The very successfull Capel Military Vehicle Show nr. Dorking Surrey July 5/6th  has been Postponed untill September........

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    Raiders truck

    in MV Chatter

    Posted · Edited by Nick Johns

    The above sand camouflage Raiders truck is now in Disneyland,  3 were built on WW2 GMC truck chassis for the film, this one was the most detailed one for close up shots

     

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