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Hi abn deuce,
seventh picture down chap with hands in pocket is Ray. He owns the Bedford in the picture which is actually a petrol tanker.
Ashley
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Ashley,
Mk1 Armoured Car. Another pic captioned as an Austin is actually a Morris Light Recce.
Richard
Hi Richard,
i to went for a Morris....but the plaque on the bonnet i recall stated Austin armoured car ? unusual but the plaque /or-me could be wrong :dunno:
Ashley.
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Here is the front of it
(centaur)
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Hello,
further to my earlier post re- visit to Bovington here follows a series of pictures from what is known as the `reserve or working collection` some are titled but feel free to ask questions and i will do my best.
Ashley
An Austin armoured car
tight parking
spare dept.
Once again thanks to the museum and workshop staff for thier time and knowledge.
Ashley
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I came across this RAF jeep a few days ago!
http://www.sacarr.co.uk/mvtne/events_pics/07/embsay/embsay24.jpg[/img]
Steve
Did the RAF have two star generals ??
Ashley
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I belive Fabsil (who distributed Mesowax) is the the product people use these days, have friends who have found it really good and easy to use.
Ashley
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Sad news indeed,
met Alain first of all in late 74, whilst detecting i France he was selling relic SS helmets (double decal )with liners for the price of 1 franc :cry: :cry: but i did not believe in buying relics in those days :dunno: it was he who introduced me to the owner of scrap yard in Trun.
seems a long time ago now.
Ashley
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Hello all,
this weekend visited Bovington Tank Museum at the end of season meet with the Dorset MVT, though the members were quite thin on the ground a museum visit and a tour of the workshop and storage depot made it a must ! whilst there spotted a dodgy looking character i am sure you can guess who ?
there were (apparently some rare pieces of kit here to include a squirt pig ,a foaming (this was a term more to describe jerry whilst excited) and also a very rare red backed seat for the attention of Clive...ENJOY
I shall let jerry answer any questions...
Ashley
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British army data book of wheeled transport 1939/45 describes the Jeep as Car light reconnaissance 4x4 5cwt then has in brackets, Jeep Peep and Blitz Buggy. Never heard the last before.
Hi,
i believe the term `blitz buggy` was used by US troop stationed here (UK) referring to the Blitz which was on at the time (makes sense??)
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Hmmm,
some good points here i attend Beltring with the jeep but for me it is mainly a social meeting place for me both on the vehicle front and the militaria front, and know people who attend the show 2-3 times during the week and never set foot in the vehicle fields.
As for British trucks after the war there was one local firm (like others around the country) not to mention bus companies etc that converted military trucks to a `civilian spec`.
My mate owned a bedford MW converted to a twin axle tipper (as seen in the film Hell Drivers) but much rarer as it was, than a military truck, and when he sold it 2 years ago the price he quoted was 2.5 times the price of a military spec vehicle :dunno:
May be we have all become soft in our cosmopolitan modern society and drive U.S. vehicles so not to wear that nasty rough serge against our soft skin :whistle: :whistle:
PS there was a news bulletin on Meridian today re a Barn fire in Hampshire, and in one clip was a forlorn Matador which looked as if it to was burning :cry: :cry:
better get one HF be for the prices rise
Ashley
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Absolutely.
"A Track Armoured Car" Chapter 6 is currently being written, describing Salisbury Plain Training Area during the hot dry summer of 76 when the washdowns were closed down to save water. Our Scorpions etc had inches-thick layers of almost white chalk dust all over, in particular all rearward-facing surfaces which sat in the eddy behind the moving vehicle.
Tonight I must mention the inches thick layer of dust.
We had enough of the `plains dust` after just one short jolly this year in May
i think Jack is still trying to brush his cargo bed clean :-D
Ashley
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Hello to all,
for the third year running i attended very casual meeting of likeminded prsons. The weather was perfect, good company and some nice vehicles.
Afraid i did not find my camera untill the early evening (just in time for the road run) so a few for you to enjoy.
Game Pie !
Katrina and HK Dave on the firing range
A pig and some donkeys
what its all about
navigator and windswept wife
arty shot :-D
the watering hole
again
Queue to the bar !
view of carpark
again
some of the attendees
my daughter loved the stolly
I am afraid thats all folks
Ashley
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I'll apply for any records for mine from Deepcut, if I have any joy will let you know. Did you apply in writing for yours Ashley?
No a couple of years ago at beltring i met a chap who was involved with RLC museum and chatted to him and he told me it was virtualy impossible to trace the histories.
Ashley
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Great pics Tone!
I will only do it if Ashley goes first - with his caravan!
No problems Jack,
but i do not have a 50mm ball hitch on the jeep otherwise i would take up the challenge :pfrt: :pfrt:.
But for the honour of the Dorset branch i think you should at least have a go in the Jimmy, i do not mind being your co- pilot (just to show solidarity brother) ....Primus in Puddlus dorsetus old chap
Ashley
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Any vehicle with a YH in the number would be a pre-1949 vehicle, re-registered, and British owned. If you have the YH number from the MoS plate (Minirstry of Supply) on a vehicle, you can find the Wartime serial number, for a fee, from the RLC museum at Deepcut.
Hi,
the YH is a postwar number, mine is 46 YJ 36 several years ago i spoke to one of the guys at RLC he told me that all the documentation for this period had been destroyed years ago ?
Ashley
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Having just watched it again with the volume down, Sweenys mannerisms are not too different from that of Hitler during his early speeches. Just a wild off the cough thought there.
Tim (too)
Tim and all,
just watched the clip and Sweeny Adolph impression very lifelike indeed.
Ashley
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Hi all,
had a phone call to say I was in the first 5 minutes....this was the part i missed :dunno: the wall of silence from some participants put them in a bad light not to mention as said here "voices with out faces" .
Seems most of the sellers of the `nazi gear` were continental (according to the programme) and some of the largest (waistline wise) crack troops i have ever seen. :schocked:
I really don't know ..... reenact, to take on a persona, may be well during the battle but at the end of the day some people can not be themselves.
I feel that some of the "beer tent" chatter can be heard through out the U.K. with out the support of a uniform of any kind.
As for the combat 18 guy`s etc could be again "beer tent / beer talk" when i rode a motorbike i met many a supposedly Hells Angel.
Ashley
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Oi you lot, I'm not the one who mentioned "our xxx" :pfrt: so there.....
Whats this then,
HMVF xxx strength beer :dunno: :dunno: :shake: :shake:
Ashley
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I can remember returning to the U.K in 1974 and my aunt who lived 4 doors up showed me 5 large ornate frames which had the scrolls picture and the memorial plaque of members of her family killed during WW1. These will be yours when i go she often said as you like badges and medals.
Within two hours of her passing away they had disappeared to my cousins keep to be sold next day
What a f****ing shame :cry: :cry:
Ashley
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HI Lee,
i presume you have tried the Commonwealth War Graves Commision website ??
Aquick search found 10 with that name
Ashley
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Hi all,
i have very little desire to wear uniform with rank/ medals etc though i agree it does compliment (uniforms i mean) vehicles whatever their era / nationality.
I do know some re-enactors Britsh, German, Russian some reenact purely for historic portrayal. Though some others ...... politics play a large part (not to mention Enigma wearing his kilt :schocked: :schocked:)
A larger section of the equation is ........ how realistic should it be ? though being mainly a German militaria collector i must admit seeing the boy (for want of a better description) wearing Hitler youth uniform (at Beltring) was at first fairly disturbing but on talking to the lad he (at the time seemed level headed and interested in that particular collecting / re-enacting field)
Though i feel that any form of journalism covering the Third Reich period will at least be sensational (IMHO)
Ashley
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Hi,
must be a b"%**"r reaching for the tomato ketchup whilst driving if it is outside :-D :-D.
Ashley
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Hi Joris,
best of luck on your new venture, wish i had done the same years ago with my job.
Ashley
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Folks just had a call from kev giving me details of the remembrance Sunday bash which is growing into a very popular and successfull date in the mv calender - all are welcome.
So the details are Nov 11th, meet at 08:45 at the usual place ;-) and then we convoy down through Poole to Poole park for the service, the bands and the last post. Once finished there then down to Poole Quay to lay a wreath on the quay and then back through Poole to the Clay Pipe pub for lunch!
It is a special day out and Kev and Steve are saying that are all are welcome - put it in your diary - you will love it!
See you there.
PS. Rumor has it that Ashely may make this one - but like I say, it is just a rumor :whistle:
Now Now Jack lad,
:box: :box: :box: :box: at least when i have been to the last two i have a 100% record in the time keeping league tables :pfrt: :pfrt: :pfrt:
Ashley
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Hi all,
slightlyoff topic here.... my first job working on a funfair (Jennings of Devizes) for .50p a day including meals ( a can of light ale and a hot dog for lunch....the same for supper !)
If it was raining you could sleep in the truck cab, an old Scammel but when the weather was fine you slept under it.... no need to worry about the oil leaks for you were allowed a shower every sunday evening :-D :-D
Ashley