mighty antar

Held in the village of Woodhall spa in Lincolnshire (LN10 6QH) We have entertainment from Friday night to Sunday night, with the likes of Lola Lamour, Katie Mustang, Heather Marie, Brandyn Shaw and loads more. NEW for this year is the post war field that is open to all Military vehicles of any age, free camping for Military vehicles.

Two ww2 display areas one in Jubilee park and the other in the woods opposite. Over 50 military/40s trade stalls.

Large air raid re-enactment on Golf Hotel. New battle skirmish at the Petwood hotel.

BBMF flypasts on both days. Tea dances, outdoor concerts, parades and much more

Details at www.woodhall-spa-40s-festival.com

All military vehicles are free to drive around the village including tracked, providing they are road legal

Contact Stuart on 01526 353215 after 6pm

my Austin K6 still has its blue disc in place, however the disc is oblong shaped with white writing

Back for the third year with even more going on than last year. The event is open to all military vehicles and camping is available to military vehicle owners. There will be a large trading market, military/classic vehicles, tea dances, outdoor concerts with Lola Lamour/ Katie Lancaster etc.. vehicle parades, NFS/AFS air raid on the Golf hotel(lots of pyro's, fake blood casualties and wartime fire engines), two areas for re-enactors one of them being wooded, Arnhem memorial parade, vintage bus rides. The whole village(small town) takes part, BBMF flypasts and much more.....

contact Stuart: stupot667@talktalk.net or 01526 353215 or visit www.woodhall-spa-40s-festival.com

Some interesting ww2 vehicles both armoured and soft skin are coming.

by the looks of it you want to turn the rear wheels round as the they should be dished out, and will look a lot better, I had 1100x20 on mine instead of 900x 20 it looks a lot better with the bigger tyres. Loverly looking in sand like my old one was.

I totally agree leg room is great as i'm 6ft plus, but I have to look down to see out of the windscreen. I was going to paint it green but have decided to go with the RAF look as both the vehicles location and its reworking(bomb platform) lend itself to it. I have a friend who used to spray aircraft who will re-spray it for me hopefully at the local raf camp.[ATTACH=CONFIG]78471[/ATTACH]this is it just before I bought it. There is a picture on here of it during restoration several years ago and there are purists out there that wont like the body on the back. I have plans to sort out the back but iam not a rich man so I will concentrate on keeping it running. I love it ......it makes me smile when iam driving it and there are not many vehicles that do that and it looks good. Hopefully it will look even better in RAF colours :-D[/Q

Cheers Graham I will look at the rear wheels and get them swapped round:-D

Hi Stu,

More than happy to help, the colours depend on the time period.

As for the yellow:

from 1944 vehicles regularly used in the movement area of an airfield had their upper surfaces in BSC 591 Deep Orange : http://www.e-paint.co.uk/Lab_values.asp?cRange=BS%20Other&cRef=BS%20591 (before ’44 the actual shade/hue wasn’t specified, just “bright orange”)

 

From 1957 (or at least that’s the earliest mention I’ve found so far) The colour changed to BSC 356 Golden Yellow: http://www.e-paint.co.uk/Lab_values.asp?cRange=BS%20381C&cRef=BS381%20356

 

Regards

Bryan

many thanks Bryan the info is very much appreciated:-D

Good luck with the restoration, I think there aren’t enough RAF marked vehicles out there. But then again I might be slightly biased!

If you need any help with info on the markings etc. then drop me a line and I’ll send you the relevant orders.

 

Bryan

Many thanks Bryan I may take you up on that offer as I was in the army and not the Raf. I will probably mark it up for one of the local Sqns that served in my village.....Which RAF vehicles had yellow roofs ? Stu

There is an ex-RAF K6 Tipper in Coalhouse Fort right now. it was donated to the fort after being fire damaged IIRC.

 

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photo was taken before the fire damage.

hope it wasn't too badly damaged it looks nice and complete

and my old K6 Gantry has a new home in Essex, I agree its a loverly looking lorry, with leg room for someone who is 6ft, but I wished they made the windscreen higher as you stoop forward to look out, and the Gantry could do with a 7.5 litre engine :cool2:, where as my OY goes well but I need to be 5ft to fit in the cab. any pics of it ?.

I totally agree leg room is great as i'm 6ft plus, but I have to look down to see out of the windscreen. I was going to paint it green but have decided to go with the RAF look as both the vehicles location and its reworking(bomb platform) lend itself to it. I have a friend who used to spray aircraft who will re-spray it for me hopefully at the local raf camp.this is it just before I bought it. There is a picture on here of it during restoration several years ago and there are purists out there that wont like the body on the back. I have plans to sort out the back but iam not a rich man so I will concentrate on keeping it running. I love it ......it makes me smile when iam driving it and there are not many vehicles that do that and it looks good. Hopefully it will look even better in RAF colours :-D

Hi Stuart,

 

Try John Morter.

 

Regards Chris

thanks chris

does anyone know where I can get a fuel cap for a 16 gallon fuel tank as some thieving little scroat decided to remove mine two nights ago :mad:

we have had a good response from vehicle owners this year and can confirm the arrival of two halftracks more gmc's and an Austin k6 as well as Winston Churchill in a bomber command staff car and four motorcycle outriders. plus 37 trade stalls space is running out fast.

I have just bought a K6 and was wondering if anyone else had one. mine is a bit of a mongrel sadly but has potential. I think its one of the most attractive british ww2 trucks, but there is not a lot of info around about them.How many are left ?

just had a great meeting with the NFS/AFS who are bringing 3 wartime fire engines to the show and we are going to be carrying out a large air raid scenario at the Golf hotel in the village, with lots of pyros and smoke. If you want to take part let us know especially if you own a K2 ambulance or anything ww2 and you don't mind mucking in.

I know of two Universal Carriers, one nr Market Rasen which is fully restored and another which has just come back from blasting on the road to a full restoration.

Thanks Alastair, do you know if the owners would be willing to (or do)take them to shows?

In addition, there was a Chieftain at the entrance to the Manby complex, I think most of the armour at Manby has now moved on, Robert Crawford has his Sherman tractor near Boston, not seen the Centurion near Coningsby for many years, was a runner, maybe still stored, and also what may pass thru Withams at Colsterworth. Mr Woods M4 High Speed Tractor is local to Lincs too I believe.

Jon

Thanks Jon will have a look at Crawfords:)

thanks for the replies

"Flirt II" MkIV at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life.

There's http://www.marcusglenn.com/ near Spalding, he's got a Stuart (for sale too).

If you pop over the border into Notts,there's a Chieftain outside the paintball/Go-cart place at Ancaster, near Grantham.

Couple of FV432s at the cafe on the A17 at Fleet Hargate.

thanks will check it out:D

stu.

Hi guys does anyone know if there are any tanks in Lincolnshire, i have heard that there is a guy with a centurion near Conningsby and a Honey tank in Gainsborough(if not sold). In fact any armour would be of interest..... please help

regards stu.

Been staying in Woodhall Spa recently, the bar in the Petwood Hotel is worth a look. Working just down the road. Had chance to find this one :

 

 

 

Ginge North posted this just before christmas, i had forgotten about it being filmed at the time. Yes Woodhall has a lot of ww2 history apart from the dambusters we housed the 1st Airlanding brigade before they went to Arnhem:-)

Think there are a few more vids on youtube but they are mainly scammel commanders

Are you not a decade out with that date?:undecided:

No 617 sqn was the last sqn in the RCT to have the antar in service, the video was made 1987/8 either just before or after we went to Ireland, It was made to comemorate the service of the M.S.O (mixed service organisation).

HI PAUL

 

yes they made a silver antar model in 1/76 scale for sale to those people interested IN fact saw one only the other

day on the desk of the man who made the 617 video which was on here terry cavender ex 617 tank transporter sqd

 

REGARDS WALLY

I havent seen Terry Cavender since i left Hamm (617sqn), if memory serves me right he was our quatermaster, he once thanked me for putting out a small fire in the accomadtion block, happy days.

just a few stills of 617Tk Tptr Sqn from the late 80's

Now there's a coincidence, you living at Woodhall Spa, wartime home to 617 Sqn RAF and serving in 617 tk tptr sqn.

I know what are the odds on that, it was my first posting,didnt put in for it was told i was going..... and loved every bloody minute of it:D

Yes its back for a second year taking place over the 3rd/4th August this year at Jubilee park and other locations throughout the village.Tea dances,outdoor concerts, militaria markets,classic/millitary vehicles,NFS display team, more tbc... We already have several large re-enactment groups booked, aswell as Lola Lamour, Katie Spitfire, major swing, the BBMF. vehicles include half tracks,wc52's,jeeps,jimmys,bedfords....... www.woodhall-spa-40s-festival.com if you have an ex military vehicle please bring it along we would love to see it.

re-enactment groups booked so far include Northwest 101st Airbourne,The Foxhole fugitives,The Northern forties,Road to Mandalay,National fire service,Soldier blue,The Great patriotic war society,Armed forces movement control, plus more Tbc.....

Many thanks

stuart ic vehicles/reenactors and traders:-D

here is the link to a video about tank transporters in germany. It was a unit i served with and there are lots of antars, the audio is slightly out of sync, but you can still enjoy it