ashley

I am certain the British army used at least one Panther (named Cuckoo) during the hostilities, or directly after. As a side note the British also captured a partially completed Maus (E100= 100 ton monster tank) but as far as i know the only complete example is in Russia (or what was ! ) Ashley

Well i am in Bearwood so i am sure we`ll meet up soon Ashley

Hi Matt, and welcome, where abouts in Dorset are you if i may ask. Ashley

Hi Ron, good to see you here, hopefully John I. will not be to far behind. Ashley

My daughter once asked me what CD`s i had as a boy,did i watch CBBB`S and acusses my of lying when i say that virgil on Thunderbirds was operated by strings, you could get four aniseed balls for a penny and only got the tin bath out of the coal shed on Sunday nights and went in after the girls for a bath etc, etc, Ashley (feeling old)

its a fake...i can`t see any barn :pfrt: Ashley

I am on it ........so is the wife .......and so is the dog :-D Ashley

The Humber,briefly....was rebodied for an army officer to travle around europe? for his vacation not sure when or by who. Ashley

As stated befor i was taken to court by the local council (who i work for) for leaving my transit camper in a rear side road for 4-5 days at a time only because the old fart who complainedsome times phoned up up to 4 times a day non stop for about a year. i had to promise not to parkthe van in that spot for 6 months, so parked it in my garden for precisly 6 month to the day befor parking there again. Luckily i had a friedd who owned a breakers yard and would lend me the odd leagle road vehicle to park there from time to time :-D Ashley

I thought that if you were undefeated in the second year it was yours to keep :cool2: I have a major family do next year 9cant renember when ) but should be ok,,, also best put down (on the list ) HK Dave for at least one day. Ashley

Rember that these vehicles had an explosive self destruct facilities which could be operated by the crew befor abandoning the vehicle Ashley

Remember that if washed in modern detergent/ powders it may also glow white in UV light. Ashley

No surprise as since April 2009 tow bars are included in an MOT if fitted to cars etc, only the actual bar and not the electrics ...........yet. Ashley

No panic Jack i`ll ask the wife if she would drive it, she may lower her standards :shake: Ashley

Dear Alien, i tend to disagree with the above :nono: due to the esprit Du corps as found in the SS ,even late in the war many troopers kept the insignia on their helmets as a matter of pride, and later in the war as many troops camouflaged their helmets to include cloth covers. the example shown is an M42 (M43 to the British), liner dated 1944 but with the early pattern runes? German efficiency Ashley

Watch out all it could be a Dutch mating call :iloveyou::shocked: Ashley

Not a problem i`ll let the wife know. Ashley

Hi all, managed to attend on the Saturday really enjoyed the show congratulation to the organisers. Cheers Dave for the cup `o` char and the bickies, but sadi missed out on the cake The only other military connection of the W/E was finding a spent .50? cal shell half buried in a rabbit hole one morning whilst walking the dog. When i woke up the wife to tell of my find she didn`t seem to pleased :confused: the shell is marked T G 1943 and i am sure the inert ammo buffs will name the maker. I did find another item on the beach but have not I.D. it yet will try to this W/E aSHLEY

Don`t forget we were promised 24Hr music in the facility to stop them becoming lonely at night. Ashley

On Sunday can we have Beef Wellinton followed by Baked Alaska please and may Pims on the lawn to follow :-D Welcome guys, just keep out of the "reserved parking for jeeps only" bays:n00b: Ashley

Hi Marty, check evil-bay you could pick some up there its just a question of monies you wish to pay... Ashley

Cheers Dave will see you there :coffee:(PS are you cooking at the show as i promised the family i may treat them to a meal out on holiday:idea: ) and i have been told it can`t be burger and chips :nono:. see you soon. Ashley

This is the main reason i attend the show. To see people who i may only see once /or maybe twice a year and i must admitt this year i didn`t get to see some of those at all, but there again made new aquaintances which i am sure will be a life long path to follow and enjoy. Ashley