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Great pictures - the mud splattered vehicles make it look more like a giant re-enactment, very realistic!

I remember now , I did manage to beat the guy down to £2350 :cool2:

Wouldn't we all, Deadline! But you try and find one. No doubt I overpaid when buying my old girl for the asking £2,400 all of 25 years ago. 15 years later she was still only worth the same. Some 18 years later she must have appreciated in value by all of £500 Only recently have GMC prices started increasing, mainly due to the drying up of suitable resto projects. But in all honesty I could not begin to put a price on the pleasure I and others have got from her, so the question of value is academic until she has to go. My take on it is this: If you make a decision on whether or not to buy a truck based purely on its market value, you may just be buying the truck for the wrong reasons. We all look at things we can't afford, and perhaps just now and then we do something silly. But if we buy with our hearts by asking 'What is it worth to me?', then we enter into a long term relationship which knows no financial boundaries - she'll get the attention she needs as and when finances allow. I never assume a down-at-heel truck's owner is not interested or unaware - he/she may be saving really hard to be able to lavish the care and attention needed. I have a friend whose first question is always 'how much did you pay for that?' Frankly I think it's none of his business and I never give him a straight answer. It's because he always buys things with a view to having some fun for a while and selling on at a modest profit. That's more like a casual relationship than a partnership, and he is missing out on something special that you really can't put a price on. But the short answer is just what Cosrec said :cool2:

I'm busy fitting dual wheels to my sack barrow in preparation for my raid on the stalls for all those bargain bits :banana: And I've got the 'now surplus to requirements Plan B gear for M5Clive's USAAF camping field at The Cornwallis' coming down to allow me to get direct from the car park to the Allied Forces stand. Mud? What a great opportunity to re-enact the exit from one of the Red Ball Normandy supply depots where GMCs and other unfortunates were being dragged in and out by Cat D8s. They finally made up a decent roadway with the only available hardcore substitute - unissued torch batteries!! (true story from a diary of a Red Ball trucking unit).

I can see it's tough being a moderator

Before the images flood in (and I really hope they do, as I'd like to put this link on the 388th BG Association's currently under reconstruction website so that the veterans and relatives can enjoy them too), and because I couldn't get back to the museum in time to thank you all in person before the convoy left - On behalf of all of us involved in the Memorial Dedication Day, and of the surviving veterans and their families, may I say a very big THANK YOU to everyone who brought MVs over to Knettishall to be part of the day's events. The presence of such a great selection of MVs really did add something quite special to the atmosphere of the event and the convoy, parking and display arrangements were superbly executed - a great credit to all involved. Thanks! And a special thanks to Clive for providing the inspiration which resulted in us timing our dedication service to coincide with the 70th anniversary, and for playing such a big part in the whole planning process.

Lost in translation - don't you mean Choke Cable?

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Psst! Wanna see some black smoke?

Ok just for you

Just thinking about soil, has anyone ever seen a molehill at W&P? Can't say I have!

Oh no no no, you do as you see fit Andy - Pigs love mud anyway don't they? Another benefit of water is it helps to keep the treads of the tyres clear - when in soft mud they instantly bung up and you are left with a spinning disc of mud against mud, like that Renault-looking truck Heliops was trying to back out earleir.

Why not :laugh: It is certainly not a hard and fast rule, and you do have to read the lay of the land too, (I've asked Bernard to draft a disclaimer for me :red:), but try the following true story. The uncle of a good friend was a WW2 British tank driver on the Arnhem trail and beyond (north). He was the son of a Lincolnshire farmer and knew a thing or two about the land. Somehow he never got his tank stuck, while all the other drivers had great fun and games. One day the commanding officer pulled him to one side and asked why on earth it was he managed to avoid the troubles experienced by the other drivers. He replied ' Well Sir, I always aim for the water - you see where there is water laying on the surface it's often because the ground is generally firm enough to hold it. Where there is no water, it's usually because the ground is usually soft enough to let the water soak in'. I've tried it when in a difficult situation quite a few times - and it's worked each time. If you think about it too long though you end up bottling out (done that a few times too!! :nut:)

And there's the old trick of always heading for the water instead of alongside it :cool2:

Dare I suggest there is MUD - and there is the other MUD. The mud above looks like the result of a heavy downpour on rock-hard ground, resulting in slurry on top of firm going. The pictures currently being beamed in from HMVF's MUDCAM clearly show mud of a different nature - the result of vehicles churning up totally saturated ground with a hard base maybe quite some way down. Just my own humble opinion gleaned from many years of digging and jacking and packing :cool2:

"Hi, I'm admin for the NON-DIRECTIONAL TYRE GROUP and we would love to add this image to our photo stream"

Perfect conditions for Rugged though Or has that shark just eaten him? :shocked:

Historian is Dick Henggeler, son of a 388th Command Pilot. A few years back Dick and his son were lucky enough to get to fly in a B-17 with Dick's father before he passed away - what a great experience for father, son and grandson to be able to share together. A 388th veteran who returned to his old base just two weeks ago was back in the USA on Sunday flying in a B-17, he said it brought back many good and unhappy memories. We can but imagine......

Oh no, and we've only just got Andyfowler settled down again after an extended bout of excitement..........

As I said to a clever local farmer (and coincidentally a GMC owner) - 'There's no flies on you are there?'. To which he replied very modestly - 'No, but you can see where they've been, can't you!'.

What a s*d of a job that is! As I get older I have less patience for really awkward stuff like that. I really don't want to worry you, but I reckon that stuff under the radiator is ectoplasm. You need to call these people ( and destroy that phone :shake: ):

My lead came to a sad end - unfortunately the chap had a car accident and died a few years ago. He worked alone.

Lovely car! There is a bespoke gearbox 'builder' next to Snetterton race circuit - obviously a race box specialist, but also used to one-offs, so someone like this with modern dedicated machining equipment could probably make up matched gear sets shafts etc at a sensible price. I'll be passing by today - I could call in and see if he is interested in looking at it. Be interesting to see his facilities!

If you're interested, I'm quite willing to discuss this with you before appearing on Dragon's Wagon Den!