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    I would be careful what you say Mike, just in case LR are a member of the forum.
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    It's great to hear of these first hand experiences. Many years ago I saw a number of in service Martians, beside the road, at intervals, along the A303 all appeared to be suffering from overheating with clouds of steam coming from the front end. It was a hot summers day but it wasn't that hot.
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    Cor ! that does look nice. Am I the only one to think old lorries look better in black and white. Two more brilliant photographs, thanks Les.
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    Pete, thanks very much. Yes, I do know of this one but didn't make the connection with you. What a beauty ! One of the best ones out there. Thanks for posting these wonderful 'photos. (Got any more pix that could be posted ? Cheers)
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    We've no doubt you will anyway but you're right.... that's a very inspirational photograph.
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    Sad news. I only had a very brief contact with Stan many years ago. He was charming to chat to and full of amusing stories of his days in heavy haulage.
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    Thank you for your reply. What a nice collection ! It sounds as though the gs cargo has fixed, and not drop, sides. Is it 6 X 4 like the one below ? The SWB chassis cab is a bridging truck ? That's interesting. I didn't know they produced a SWB bridging truck. Most SWB lorries with a winch were gun tractors. You can't beat a MK 1 Militant. Best drive there is out on the road. A really nice lorry in every way.
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    I'll second Gritineye....Degsy you have very succinctly summed it up.
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    And the early 6 X 4 gun tractor....another role where one might reasonably expect less than ideal terrain to be encountered. All of these early 6 X 4 were a disappointment which is why ALL of the later Militants were 6 X 6.
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    Sorry, I must have missed that. In which post did Simon make this outrageous statement ?
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    Why then, did the Constructor have front wheel drive ?
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    People do tell me....and I'm sure it's true... that the Matador had some special qualities that couldn't be defined in cold engineering terms that made it such a successful design. There does appear to be an 'X' factor that makes everything gell and work really well in some vehicles and not others..
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    Thanks for pointing that out.
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    I bought a book like that once. Even the photographs had been cropped.:-(
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    Over the entire span of production, of all types, I have heard a figure of roughly 2,500 in total. Gun tractors I have heard of a total of around 350. That's what I've heard. John Harrington, Military Vehicle Officer, of the AEC Society may have a better idea than me.
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    Well spotted sirhc.
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    Quite a lot apparently. I think someone like radiomike7 may be able to answer your question in some detail if he sees your post. I think he once owned one.
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    I'm waiting for someone to point out to me that the highly successful Pioneer gun tractor was 6 X 4.
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    What about the 6 X 4 Gun Tractor ? Would that have been intended for use away from the battle area ? After about 1958 all Militants were 6 X 6 whatever role they were intended for.
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    All of the early examples of militants that I'm aware of were 6 X 4. I've been told many times at shows by ex servicemen that the 6 X 4 performed very poorly off road. Loosing the steering on slippery roads was one of the faults I've been told about. I'm not sure if the 6 X 6 was available at the very beginning of production....I have got a list of all chassis numbers somewhere that would give us some idea. I'll see if I can find this list.
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    That's good news. I think your lorry must be one of the earliest, if not the earliest, example around.
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    Why was that Mike ? Hardly an off road vehicle but one might have thought it would assist traction and be useful in some situations.
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    A big mistake. They were always getting bogged down and then had to be recovered by their older sister Matty. Anyway, that's what I've been told by ex service men who were around at the time. Why ? because the people who take these decisions live in offices and know the least about what is required by the blokes who have to actually operate this stuff.
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    I've seen pictures of very early Militants that didn't have any. They're headlight protectors not steps. If you can see two holes, about 1/2" dia, for bolts on the lower front bumper, inline with the headlights, then maybe your lorry once had them. They'd be very easy to make if you had a pattern.
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