Tony B

Welcome Rodney. Must be a very cold vehicle in winter.

Welcome Terry. A bit more mature wisdom will be most welcome.

A chap I used to work for always said he wanted to die like his Great grandfater: At the age of 90 the old man was served at the local hunt with a paternity suit from an 18 year old local lass. He then rode out fell of and broke his neck. There is a story the King Henry 8th Court Jester ofended the King, whosentenced him to death. Out of respect for the Jester's service the King asked him how he wished to die. The reply was 'Sire, old age!'

Hello Simon.

There not building any more! Why do people value a load of old paint, or an old clock! Yet see no value in a piece of vehicle engineering history? :???

You are most welcome!

I like that! :-D Grow old disgracefully!

Best of luck guys! :-D

Welcome Eduard.

Hey Tony, you should read the other things he says about you! :cool2: Just keep the Old Goat in line! :-D

Saumer has a much older claim then tanks. It is the home of the Cadre Noir. If the Spanish Riding School at Vienna is the purist 'Classic' school of riding. Saumer is the home of modern riding. They do clasic riding, but most modern techniques were developed at Saumer

I've seen some pretty ancient pedal bikes around various establishments. :-D

Welcome in Gem.

First man made objects into space were the shells from the Paris Guns, incoreectly called Big Bertha.

They are the worlds oldest serving artillery pices.

Testing submarines. The vessel was sealed and the disels run for a short period to lower internal pressure. The barometer was then observed to see if the pressure held.

That's the way to do it! :-D http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/speed_sign.html

Welcome in.

Welcome in.

Or properly deactivated. That isn't as difficult as it seems. You need to speack to a firearms dealear.

This comes under Section 5 of the Firearms act. This means that you may NOT possces one on a normal Firearms certificate, issued by your local Police force (Sorry 'Service') Section 5 equipment, which incidentally also covers blow guns used by vets to dart animals, requires a certificate from The Secratary of State.

Tim! Paintwork? Have you seen the conditions the vehicles worked in? :shocked: The boot soles throwback to the cavalary side.You DON'T wont studs on the soles of riding boots, though Horse shoe shaped irons were fitted to the heel. These are fitted into the side and are flush at the bottom. Spurs of course either Prussian pattern which strap on, or BOX pattern, these have a centre pin that fits into a hole on the heel, but normally only for parade. Rule ONE: When wearing spurs, GO DOWN STEPS SIDEWAYS!!! A friend on mine when he got married in full uniform, despite our constant reminders, forgot this. He didn't like me pointing out that it was usual to go down on the knees to propose, not after the marriage. :-D Ashley, not sure if the guy is wearing leather kit,BUT, if he is the stocker on the crew they were issued with an asbestos suit. This was health and saftey! The old boilers can blow back and heat and spitting from the firebox, if your not using good WELSH Steam coal!

Very envious of your skills. Thanks

So I should think! Where do the small vehicles come from? Are they models or die cast?

I hope you have some Dodges in there ! :-D