WCMatt

You're welcome! When you find out, make sure to post it so then we'll all know :cool2:.

Matt

A friend of mine sent me this link. I don't speak Russian but there is some interesting footage of a battlefield dug up Pz. III.

Matt

Not sure if you're registered over there, I was but it's been so long I've forgotten my pass word. There is an MG34 sub section on there & they are certainly a wealth of knowledge. www.mg42.us

Matt

I'm a brand new Landrover owner. My first rover being a S-III lwt. So I'm still fideling with what's what. I can say it's been a very long time since I was excited about working on a truck. Just wish I had both lots of time & money to do so......

Matt

The older Lightweight with the "Jack-in-box" located under the rear nearside wheel-arch , far better to keep your sandwiches cool & fresh.

My lwt has that box... ' been looking at a lot of pics of lwts and noticed that a lot of them don't (makes me feel kind of special :cool2:).

Matt

So that's what goes in that nook on my SIII lwt! :embarrassed::cool2:

Matt

And here I am thinking the correct color would have been a khaki/tan shade not green at all.....:blush:

Matt

Wdbikemad

Thank you for that informative reply.

Regards,

Matt

I would assume that is the case, Mike.

Matt

On the Ho Chi Min Trail.

http://www.laosgpsmap.com/ho-chi-minh-trail-laos/

That Chinese type 69 (or was it a type 59?) qualifies as both buried & abandoned!

Matt

I actually thought the same thing (larger vehicle). A fellow on another site has one for sale and after googling images of it, I was curious to know what owners thought of them. They look kind of cool. Like a larger M274 mule.

Matt

Hello

I was wondering when where the first desert DPMs issued? More specifically, what pattern DPM where they based off of? For example were the first Deserts patterned after the P68 cut uniform or 85 pattern? I've never seen a pair of desert DPM pants with the button down belt loops, shell dressing pocket so I'd assume that the they were entroduced much later then the 1960s/1970s. I'm aware of the S95 & S2000 patterns but those would have been post Gulf War I?

I'm such a raw newb at this, what I don't know about DPMs could probably fill Wembly Stadium.....

Matt

Well like the title of this thread reads: Does anyone on the HMVF own one? Here's an image for those who were curious.

Matt

Just wanted to say thank you to all that have replied with such great comments. Having posted pictures and info on other sites in the past we have had some not so positive feedback, looking at some of the restorations on HMVF and the sheer dedication to preserving these vehicles we are really happy that you seem to approve! Ben

Wow! Really? That's strange, indeed. I could see this thread being very popular over on the couple of the lightweight forums I post on.

Matt

Man, this is going to be the nicest lightweight....EVER! You are an inspiration to lwt owners everywhere. Thanks for sharing..

Matt

Looks great :cool: Got to love those D110s.....:cool2:

Matt

Thanks, Robin. All the perenties that I've seen images of (excluding the ones that were in accidents) all looked to be in excelent condition with no rust issues. Seems that Isuzu diesel is a good powerplant too. Do these trucks have any mechaincal or electrical gremlins that one should watch out for?

Matt

Wonder how these compare to the British built D110s?

Matt

Plenty of ex-MVs used at Chernobyl, none were buried, they're just sitting on the surface. No ISU152 or its tractor/ARV variants to my knowledge.

Yes I've seen the photos of all that gear just sitting in neat rows (glowing :cool2:) . The reference to the ISU152s being there was in the coments section of that link. This doesn't make it true-just putting a source from where I read it.......

Matt

Also interesting as it looks like the gun had never been de-milled until these guys came along

 

Mind you I know of a museum like that

In the coments section of that link there was a lot of stink made about them destroying the gun tube. As much as I am sympathetic to them, if it's the law, then it's the law. There also was a coment made about 60 of these vehicles being used & then buried at Chernoble (sorry for the mispelling).

Matt

According to the article that acompanied that link, the vehicle was given to that village not too long after the war for use as a monument. The town couldn't raise the money for the concrete platform so there is where the tank sat until it was found by the guys in the video. They did mention that anything that could easily be removed by scrappers/souvineer hunters was. Interestingly enough, the article also mentions the town using "their" tank to remove some old growth trees from the town center. I imagine a mechanical brute like that would have little trouble with that task.

Matt

So.........These can be exported from out of the Land Down under to other parts of the globe? That's good to know. Guess I need to have a word with Juddy then...

Matt

Thank you for the reply (& link) Richard. An Aussie friend of mine keeps tempting me with ebay links to ex- Digger 110s that are for sale Down Under...... I must admit, my resistance is weakening....

Regards,

Matt

Hello List!

Have a question about Aussie Defender 110s. I wasn't too sure as where to post this but seeing how the Land Rover is British, thought I'd start here first.

I've seen a couple of ex-Digger D110s come up for sale with Isuzu diesel engines fitted. Was this a common mod done by the Aussies? Or was this something done by civilian owners after the vehicles left the service?

Matt

Wasn't quite sure where to post this. Considering his invention's impact on 20th century history I thought it was worth noting. Mikhail Kalashnikov inventor of the AK47 assault rifle has passed away. He was 94 years old.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304020704579276314199448756

Matt