Smithy

Here

http://www.aviationmuseum.net/

 

And worth a visit, look at the pics on their homepage for an idea how much there is to see, its free too!

Cheers Nick. It's a long way from home, but if my team play Lowestoft again next season I may have to go for the weekend and have a look.

Scott

Are new explorer arrived home today

This must have been the one I spotted on the M6 near junction 5 on Thursday afternoon.

Classic Tractor Show on at Norwich Showground several Military vehicles there so maybe it was on the way. Aircraft are at The 'Flixton Buck' pub and as you say a museum

Cheers, that's why I love this forum - answers almost straight away! Will have a look online about the museum.

Spotted one the other day on the M6 near junction 5 going northbound, reg I think - MVS 639, on the back of a low loader. Looked in pretty good nick.

Spotted a Humber 4x4 PU Utility outside a pub on the A146 between Norwich and Beccles on my travels yesterday. Looked very nice indeed in the spring sunshine. Sadly couldn't stop.

Couple from the last few days:

Thursday 9th April at around mid-day on the M6 near junction 5 going northbound a Scammell Explorer, reg I think - MVS 639, on the back of a low loader. Looked in pretty good nick.

Saturday 11th April - Humber 4x4 PU Utility outside a pub on the A146 between Norwich and Beccles. Looked very nice.

On the same day a number of aircraft, seemingly at a museum, just outside Bungay on the way to Diss.

Here in Cannock we have a number of sightings of supposed UFOs each year flying over Cannock Chase. The latest one came just a week ago following a very loud sound passing over: http://www.cannockmercury.co.uk/UFO-Drone-just-simply-fighter-jet-skies-Cannock/story-26259277-detail/story.html

In reality it is F15 Fighter Jets flying overhead on their way to Wales, however numerous people still believe that they are unidentified flying objects!

I should imagine that a few towns on the flight path get stories like this.

Scott

I love when we get (or I spot) WW2 stories to write about at work. This one being a prime example after I spotted the initial post on twitter: http://www.cannockmercury.co.uk/Snap-Cannock-taken-WW2-turns-USA/story-26253982-detail/story.html

Anyway I've since found out a little bit more where the picture was taken in Cannock, however I was wondering if there was a way of finding out which particular division the GI (I think it was as eye witnesses report so) belonged to?

Scott

Must say that looks blooming lovely in olive drab. Top work! :thumbsup:

Scott

Have you tried WW2 Talk?

http://ww2talk.com/forums/forum/4-main-ww2-talk-forum/

They are pretty good at giving answers on this kind of stuff.

Is this it? At first glance I thought it was a Thorneycroft, but the paint scheme and name match.

 

 

http://s236.photobucket.com/user/MGTurboMal/media/Wiltshire%20Land%20Rovers/Wiltshire%20Land%20Rovers%20073.jpg.html?sort=2&o=72

That's a Leyland Martian, Lauren.

Scott

Cheers, it's not been on the road since the early 90s which may explain why you have not seen it.

 

Now in need of some work, which we are planning to get in to soon!

I see, now understand the (1989) bit.

Will be good to see it out and about again.

Some more pictures here on top of the excellent ones on this thread.

http://www.series2club.co.uk/forum/forum/index.php/topic,77878.0.html

Has there been a date set yet do we know?

Good Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/138438919587833/?fref=ts

With further details here: http://www.operationdynamo75th.co.uk/

Scott

My Fathers Explorer (1989)

 

93BD75

 

MSV 605

 

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Nice. Despite being a fellow Midlander I can't recall seeing this one out and about.

Hello,

 

We have been to the Normandy 2014 anniversary with a group of 5 diamond M20 trucks and rogers trailers.

They are all based in Belgium. We would like to join the diamond gathering.

Is it possible to cross the channel and drive through Great Brittain with the diamond + rogers, do we need some special licences ?

 

Kind Regards.

Now that would be something to see.

I'm guessing two would be the ones pictured below which I stumbled across last year on the 6th June:

Scott

The second picture down in an Austin 7 military tourer.

Nice pictures, thanks for sharing.

Scott

Hopefully you will be able to see this one by following the link below:

http://www.fun-fairs.co.uk/topic/71580-t-whitelegg-sons-thornycroft-amazon-vanguard/

Scott

Just been flicking through the Wheels and Tracks magazines I've acquired and came across the picture below. I'm 99.9% certain that it's the same vehicle in the attached link. What a beauty!

Here we go, this is how it looks now. I took this at Arromanches last year on the 6th June.

Scott

These are my pics. I took these in about 1988. I have sent you high res scans Scott.

Thanks for the pictures Adrian, have received your email and the owner is over the moon with them.

I think Scott needs to post a photo of how it looks now for comparison. Have you got one of it now, Scott?

Just at work at the moment Gordon, will post some up later this evening.

Scott

I have a very similar picture of it I took about 25 years ago when I nearly bought it! I can scan it tomorrow for you.

That would be great Adrian. I have dropped you a DM.

A friend of mine owns the Scammell Pioneer in this attached scan.

After acquiring a set of Wheels & Tracks magazine I noticed the picture and sent it across to my friend who confirmed that it was his Scammell (it looks a lot different now).

Anyway he asked if there was somehow a chance of getting hold of the original photo. I know it's a very long shot but does anyone know of Mr A G Warner or have possibly pictured the vehicle yourself when in this guise?

Any help much appreciated,

Scott

Very nice. I know not to everyone's liking but if I brought it then I'd be tempted to keep it in it's post service guise. Certainly something very different.

Thanks for the responses so far. I too felt that it was perhaps a little high for a 15 cwt. The picture might be a little deceiving though?