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Smithy last won the day on June 19 2023
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restoration another Diamond T 980 restoration
Smithy replied to greyhound32122's topic in Blogs of MV restorations
A cracking piece of work from start to finish - you should be really proud of what you have achieved. Hats off to you and Jason (and all those who do similar) for running them on the road like you do - a real great combo. -
I can't yet see a time when the rising price bubble will burst in the military vehicle scene. As someone who keeps a close eye on the market there haven't really been any 'ready to rally but can be kept at home' bargains to be had for a good six or seven years now. That is purely my opinion of course as it all depends what you are looking for and what your budget is.
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Fantastic. Having followed this from the start it is great to see it finished. Hope to see it at an event some time this year.
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another Tiger 1 appears at militracks and Houffalize Panther
Smithy replied to draganm's topic in German Vehicles
The work on the Houffalize Panther was covered in a CMV magazine earlier this year, but it was just before it had all been completed. I like what they have done (although I guess it could be argued it doesn't represent the terrain in the archive images) and hopefully it ensures that it is saved for future generations. -
Just like the IWM experienced this week on Twitter/X - if something is indexed or catalogued incorrectly then the stated caption is likely to end up in print or online, with people taking it as gospel. Having worked in the industry myself I can vouch for captions not always being correctly labelled! And as others have said, there aren't always those of us with a military vehicle interest in the office.
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Can't believe it has been 10 years since that shoot. From memory it appeared at the Yorkshire Wartime Experience a couple of times and then I next spotted it for sale on Milweb about five/six years ago. I was later told that the Bren probably wouldn't have been part of the set-up.
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You've mentioned the LR word, now you have to wash your mouth out 😉😄 KD I think I may have shared on article I penned a few years ago for CMV (with some help from Mike G and Steve A) about Army Gipsy's on the Facebook page. I'll have to dig it out again.
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Really great to meet you on Sunday, Seamus. The Fordson was looking fantastic and certainly made for the ideal arena transport for all of the group!
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Great work! Looks lovely.
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Another thread I've followed with great interest. Great work on getting to this point. Would be lovely to see some images of it (and hopefully see it in person at some point).
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Hopefully you can see this page: (1) Fairground Transport | In scrapyard to be cut up anyone recognise it | Facebook Photo is from the Facebook post by Steve Mahon. Certainly looks salvageable.
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And it has been wonderful to follow this thread over those last three years - really great work! I must admit that whenever I spotted there had been a new post on your thread I always looked forward to seeing what it was. Hopefully I get to see it in person at a show this summer.
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Spotted a nice Land Rover 101 Forward Control Ambulance heading south on the M40 between Oxford and Wycombe on Thursday evening. Typically a lorry passed it just as I was trying to catch the reg!
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Thanks for resurrecting this thread. I can't recall reading it first time around. Does the vehicle still reside in the UK? Can't recall ever having seen it on the show scene.
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I'd third that, had to miss last year but went in 2021 - when it had been pushed back to September - for the first time. An excellent show with a really great feel to it - like the W&P of old. We arrived just before 9am and I hear that the queues to get in after this were quite lengthy - but that shouldn't put you off from attending and for me a day at a show should be just that. I'd also add YWE to your list of must attend shows. A great event for the north of the UK which attracts people from all over it.