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  • Birthday 12/29/1987

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  1. I also took these photos of the FWD HAR-01 and SU-COE at The Great Dorset Steam Fair last year. The latter is a photo of a FWD snowblower parked in Aberfeldy, Scotland until a few years ago before it was scrapped in Perth. :-(
  2. Well this is certainly an interesting thread that right up my familys street :-D My name is Karen and my father is Colin Smith who owns an FWD HAR-1 cargo truck. Here are a few photos of it from when my dad acquired it in 2007 to the recent photo taken on the far right.
  3. ------------------------------------- WORLD WAR ONE TRIBUTE AT THIS YEAR'S GREAT DORSET STEAM FAIR With 2014 marking 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War, we will be commemorating this centenary anniversary with our own tribute display featuring a sample of steam and historic vehicles and ancillary equipment which participated in the War years. -------------------------------------:bow: Anyone thinking of going??
  4. A driving licence is a privelage, not a right. Although a lot of people seem to think otherwise these days.
  5. I wholeheartedly agree with you on that, you echo my views precisely. I'm fed up of idiot drivers out there on the road who drive wrecklesly, and I've had a near head on collision on a blind corner on a narrow road because the daft woman coming the other way was paying more attention to texting at the wheel of her chealsea tractor than what she was driving! Fed up and pissed off doesn't even come close, and I plan to install a camera in my car very soon and shop these bastards to the Police! It's not the first time and just fed up seeing the same **** time and time again.
  6. I'm glad my dad uses an amber beacon on the back of his FWD lorry when he's out on the roads. We normally sit around the 30mph mark when on the roads. Even though its not a guarantee of safety, we feel a lot safer with it on as it gets other road users attention from miles away. We're lucky where we stay in Scotland because there aren't any motorways near us, however we have noticed that road users pull out very early to pass us on dual carriageways compared to once when he forgot to switch the beacon on. It makes a world of difference but like I say, its no guarantee of safety on the roads. I do agree with what others say on here - a lot of road users don't seen to look further than beyond their car bonnets nor are aware of what's going on around them. I hope the people/ driver of the Scammell are okay/ on the mend - Vehicles can be repaired, but the welfare of the persons are the priority here.
  7. John, you seem to have fond memories of the camp :-) thank you for sharing :-D Although had spotted in some of the huts radiators/ central heating. Don't think it's original somehow! Also some of the huts have been rented out to people/ small businesses too these days...
  8. lol! Does the place look any different from when you were there? Heres a link to someone who took photos inside the Nissen Huts. http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/military-sites/26329-cultybraggan-army-training-camp-comrie-perthshire-19-01-08-a.html
  9. Also, there was a nuclear bunker built there in the late 80s/ early 90s during the cold war (this was obviously before anyone knew *when* the cold war was going to end). Tens of millions of £££ spent building it, then the cold war ended and was sold off my the government at a fraction of the price. The most technically advanced bunker from the cold war that remains today! Got an opportunity to look inside it...and the majority of rooms were empty! The only real things in there was plant machinery that looked brand new. Either its never been used, or very little in its 22 year history. I must say, I've never been so excited about seeing empty rooms, but it really was intriguing because we all knew what the bunker meant and its function. I took photos, but I find this thread does it justice better... http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/underground-sites/26993-cultybraggan-rghq-bunker-comrie-19-01-08-a.html Just found this website regarding the bunker back in 2000. It would appear to have more equipment in it then that what it does today. http://www.bunkertours.co.uk/cultybraggen.htm
  10. Hey folks, here are a few snaps I took at this small event a couple of weeks back. This event was situated at Cultybraggan Camp. Cultybraggan lies close to the village of Comrie, in west Perthsire. It was first used as a Prisoner of War (PoW) camp during WW2, and then became an Army training area. It eventually closed in 2004. Some members of the Scottish Military Vehicle Group attended, along with re-enactors dressed as POWs or WW2 soldiers. I had a great day visiting - and the re-enactors and military vehicles certainly gave the place an atmosphere. There was also a parade of MVs going through the town nearby, as well as the POWs being frog-marched back to the camp Cultybraggan POW Camp. Just some of the many buildings here. The military vehicles and POWs heading out to Comrie for the parade, with my dads FWD taking up the rear RVP in a park in Comrie before the parade through the town A vintage bus even took part in the event, running a free service to and from the camp for the public Some of the POWs awaiting to be marched through the town and back to camp Arriving back at Camp in dads FWD Dads FWD parked up Some of the re-enactors Looking out from the guardroom Might add more later when I have the time
  11. Out in Dundee today and saw 2 military vehicles. One ex landie and a working Dutch Ambulance. Think its up here taking part in the big Joint Warrior ex at the mo. Good times Sent from my mobile using Tapatalk 2
  12. Thats my dads truck! RAF Leuchars Air Show last year. Great times
  13. You have a point. Well said. However, I don't think film directors have us military vehicle enthusiasts/ anoraks in mind when they make WW2 films using post war Reo's for example. They know that average Joe out there watching their films wouldn't know the difference between a FWD Har cargo truck and a post war Reo. As long as its green.....
  14. I saw it too! I agree with regards to the military vehicles on display - however it was set at the near end of National Service, 1960 they say. But yea I was being a sad anorak and noting the MODERN MAN trucks, Land Rover Wolves, Ambulances, Pinzguar....however there was a Humber Pig in there a Bedford RL, a couple of older Landies too. Think that was the main ones. A bit cringeworthy when you see the modern vehilces!!!! D'oh!! :-D
  15. Thank you guys for the input. I recon that it is a Crossley BGV3 also, going by photos. Its exactly the same. Thank you for your help on the matter
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