Strange places to see a military vehicle

[Jeff Glasser]

What's the oddest place you've seen a military vehicle in, either on purpose as in the photo' here of a jeep taken up Glastonbury Tor in 1949, (driven there by local car dealer Cecil Pursey, of Pursey's Garages of Street. Now a main Vauxhall agents) or by accident?

[Stormin]

Didn't some students take a Jeep to the summit of Ben Nevis?

[croc]

Didn't some students take a Jeep to the summit of Ben Nevis?

They used an Austin Gipsy.

[Great War truck]

What's the oddest place you've seen a military vehicle in, either on purpose as in the photo' here of a jeep taken up Glastonbury Tor in 1949, (driven there by local car dealer Cecil Pursey, of Pursey's Garages of Street. Now a main Vauxhall agents) or by accident?

 

Brilliant. I have walked up there and found that challenging. Must have been very interesting in a Jeep.

 

Tim

[Willyslancs]

Will this do ? Dodge weapons carrier in Blackpool Tower Circus ring.....(was used in the opening of an Eaton fork lift truck convention ) they used a forklift under the rear of the Dodge to get it round the corner into the entrance ......:coffee:

[Jeff Glasser]

That one cracked me up Willyslancs! If ever there was a case for a caption contest, that would be the one to start with!!

[Willyslancs]

we did it many years ago , shame pic not brill (think this was the local paper pic)...

[Jeff Glasser]

Brilliant. I have walked up there and found that challenging. Must have been very interesting in a Jeep.

 

Tim

 

You probably remember going up the 'easy' more sloping side, that's the way I think the jeep was driven up there, Still bloody scarey though. Rumour has it that some G.I.'s also did it during W.W.II.

 

Back in the late '60's when I had my first jeep (my only vehicle then) I tried it but attempted going up the steep side, got nearly to the top too. jeep lost traction and started to roll back, so no longer having control, I bailed out. Luckily it turned sideways and stopped. It was a bit of a bum tightening ride down though:shake:!

 

(just in case anyone reading this knows where G.P.W. KCG 509 is maybe they'd put me in contact with the owner.)

[Tony B]

There was the front end of Series 2A ex mil Landy , painted in Daktari stripes, on the basement entrance of a club in Charing Cross market.

[Lord Burley]

There used to be a nightclub in Tottenham some years ago,that used to display out side a Ferret,Saracen,and a Stalwart all painted in white

[Tony B]

There used to be a nightclub in Tottenham some years ago,that used to display out side a Ferret,Saracen,and a Stalwart all painted in white

Makes you wonder what the place was like on a Saturday night.:shake:

[Nick Johns]

 

Back in the late '60's when I had my first jeep (my only vehicle then)

 

(just in case anyone reading this knows where G.P.W. KCG 509 is maybe they'd put me in contact with the owner.)

 

A search on DVLA shows, "green Willys, KCG 509" is currently licensed. so its out there somewhere

Edited December 16, 2009 by Nick Johns

[Jeff Glasser]

Thanks Nick, I spoke to a chap a long time ago who had it, I think he had a printing firm in the Midlands. His brother had a W.C.51 I think.

This was all before I joined the ranks of p.c. owners.

 

Jeff

[AlienFTM]

And UN markings. I remember passing it once while walking from Seven Sisters underground to White Hart Lane. Bit of a surprise and a memory jerk.

[Jeff Glasser]

And UN markings. I remember passing it once while walking from Seven Sisters underground to White Hart Lane. Bit of a surprise and a memory jerk.

 

Are you refering to KCG 509?

[AlienFTM]

I don't know? Am I? This was about ten years ago. Next time I visited WHL, no such UN-marked vehicles caught my attention, and since then I have used other means significantly reduce the walk from public transport to ground.

[Snapper]

Makes you wonder what the place was like on a Saturday night.:shake:

 

Lively. I can't remember the name of it... but I was politely asked to leave one evening after an encounter with lager.

 

There was another one called Charlee Browns where the dj was....Dale Winton. The birds were generally gorgeous and all entirely unattainable once you got beyond the "wot car you got?" question... A misspent yoof recalled.

 

MB