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Hi, I'm new here so a few lines to introduce myself. I first encountered this particular perversion when I met David Herbert in metal shop class at school and had to show him how to work a lathe chuck. (Remember David:"righty tighty, lefty loosey".) He introduced me to his old Bedford MWR, and that began many instructive weekends and evenings of tinkering, as well as several trips to Shottesbrooke old army vehicle gatherings back in the days when Bart Vanderveen (God rest his generous soul) was doing the calling. Back then tracked vehicles pretty much meant Bren Carriers, seeing an M3 Stuart was a pretty rare sight. I've only ever completed one full resto, and that was a Triumph motorcycle. My last effort, a 1959 Cadillac, was sold unfinished when I had to flee Tennessee one step ahead of the revenuers. So I guess I'll have to stick to little stuff! for anyone interested, here are a few pics of tanks and planes seen over this side of the pond: Aberdeen Proving Ground. https://imageshack.com/i/72aberdeenprovingground01j Dayton US Airforce Museum. https://imageshack.com/a/eMpq/1 Mighty Eighth Museum . https://imageshack.com/a/aMpq/1 Hamilton ON Warbirds Collection. https://imageshack.com/a/bMpq/1 Cars seen in my travels. https://www.facebook.com/steve.barnes.5437/media_set?set=a.10201226901652454.1073741826.1168591470&type=3

I remember that Champ. My old mum, who's now in her 80's still tells the story of how DH and I were heading out to some horse trial in that thing in the pissing rain with a French exchange student (Olivier Blaise) sitting in the back in his Burberry raincoat and umbrella. When David turned the ignition key the battery under the driver's seat exploded, and Olivier shot out of the back seat like a cork out of a bottle! I also recollect an attempt to cross the Thames in it at a secret Roman "ford", which turned out to not be there, to the endless amusement of the patrons in the pub garden. Perhaps there were a few pints of scrumpy involved in that one. She also found this old picture and mailed it to me. Anyone recognize those two good looking studs in the stripped-down Bedford MW? Steve Barnes