daz76 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Just been reading Heritage Commercials magazine this month and a Cyprus based reader has sent photos of several old ex- military stuff and others which will be bulldozed away to widen a road if not saved. I can see a Pioneer, Hippo and several Matadors/Militants I think. Anyone interested should contact the editor: Stephen Pullen- www.classicmagazines.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Well.. I contacted the editor, who gave me the info of the writter of the article. I contacted him and asked some more information and maybe some more pictures. He was kind enough to sent me the complete set of the pictures taken and also explain the exact position of the place refered. After some digging and searching, i found some more information about the place. Fortunately, before any action was taken, the place was preserved (the fence was placed back and the road was not widened at that position) because it belongs to a big oil company in Cyprus. Big thank you to gregg havler for his love in historic vehicles. Keep the cameras rolling Gregg!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roof Over Britain Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Would be good to see the photos, any chance you can post them here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I would love to but I must get the permission from the man who took them. i will get in touch with him and ask.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojays Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Hi everyone, nubie to this forum but you were recommended by one of your members 'climber' I will upload the photo's he was describing, later in the week when I have worked out how to do it.:laugh: My concern about these vehicles has escalated as 2 weeks ago a notice has gone up on the fence offering the land for sale.:shocked: Just down the road last year 14 old british and american vehicles from the 50's/60's were bulldozed into several skips when a similar compound was sold. I had enquired about purchasing one of them but was quoted the ridiculous figure of €10.000 for a Rover 3.5 V8:shocked: My interest in all old vehicles is varied, Cars/trucks/planes etc and I have many photo's I would like to share taken over the years, it seems a shame to leave them in the box in my wardrobe. Will be back soon Best Regards Ojays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Hi everyone, nubie to this forum but you were recommended by one of your members 'climber'I will upload the photo's he was describing, later in the week when I have worked out how to do it.:laugh: My concern about these vehicles has escalated as 2 weeks ago a notice has gone up on the fence offering the land for sale.:shocked: Just down the road last year 14 old british and american vehicles from the 50's/60's were bulldozed into several skips when a similar compound was sold. I had enquired about purchasing one of them but was quoted the ridiculous figure of €10.000 for a Rover 3.5 V8:shocked: My interest in all old vehicles is varied, Cars/trucks/planes etc and I have many photo's I would like to share taken over the years, it seems a shame to leave them in the box in my wardrobe. Will be back soon Best Regards Ojays Look forward to seeing them Ojays ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 post away anything military related gets lots of attention around here . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz76 Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 It would be great to see the photos Ojays. Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojays Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Can someone run through what I have to do (in simple terms) to put my photo's on here. Have had three attempts but none successful so far:red: over to you guys:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Can someone run through what I have to do (in simple terms) to put my photo's on here. Have had three attempts but none successful so far:red:over to you guys:-D http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/faq.php?faq=vb3_reading_posting#faq_vb3_attachments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojays Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 If this has been successfull, I will attempt to upload the rest over the weekend. Watch this space (I hope):-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Brilliant Ojays ! Thanks for posting and I hope someone can save em ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojays Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Brilliant Ojays ! Thanks for posting and I hope someone can save em ! :-D[/quoteSeems like I have had some success, but can someone explain how to get these photo's into my album please. Have tried twice with no success:red: I have approx another 20 to post yet, hopefully diverse enough to get somone interested.:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 [ATTACH=CONFIG]24143[/ATTACH] Look at the Albion 6x4 10 tonners. There was a chap on the forum from Sussex who was rebuilding one and looking for parts and a tipper body if I recollect. Not sen him on here lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abn deuce Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Yes many good restoration projects , far more than the two or three I thought might be in the group . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthesnail96 Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Oh wow, that's a wonderful collection- and a lot of extremely restorable looking vehicles- it'd be terrible if they went for scrap. I want to take one of the Matadors home (0854 refuellers?) and give it lots of love and cuddles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Which scrap yard are these in? I've just left Cyprus and I've had a look around the scrappy's at Kolossi and Ypsonas (I have a few pics in an album on here from there). I saw a load of wagons at a scrap yard in Larnaca but didn't get chance to have a closer look, come to think of it there were quite a bit of road works going on opposite the yard so maybe these pics are from Larnaca. Missing Cyprus already, can't believe I'm saying that.:undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatters Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Was it Cyprus or Malta, where there were rows of white painted lightweights parked up awaiting the scrap man? What would it cost to bring a vehicle home from there ? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 [ATTACH=CONFIG]24165[/ATTACH] I think the light coloured two wheel trailer is a water purification unit, possibly wartime, seen one a few years ago and they normally had a metal roof with canvas tied down to side, you can see the hooks there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojays Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Which scrap yard are these in? I've just left Cyprus and I've had a look around the scrappy's at Kolossi and Ypsonas (I have a few pics in an album on here from there). I saw a load of wagons at a scrap yard in Larnaca but didn't get chance to have a closer look, come to think of it there were quite a bit of road works going on opposite the yard so maybe these pics are from Larnaca. Missing Cyprus already, can't believe I'm saying that.:undecided: Yes it's Dhekelia road, It's not a scrap yard though. The compound belongs to Lekaritis and the vehicles are apparantely 'In Store':undecided: Unfortunately the land has just gone up for sale, so theres no telling what will happen to them when it's sold.:-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted angus Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 (edited) On another thread I posted pictures of Green Goddesses that had been converted to gun tractors by the Greek Cypriot National Guard in May 1972 this is the "Vehicle Storage facility" !!! where I witnessed it. Here are the AEC refuellers taken early May 1972, my wife remembers the date; she was 8 months pregnant and I forgot I had left her in the car . Note the Austin K5 minus door to the left of the AECs TED Edited March 14, 2010 by ted angus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted angus Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Ojays I think this is the place ??????, long time ago since I was there september 1970-73 and may june july 1974 ---- have I got the right location ? there were virtually no hotels in Larnac then !! There were NONE in Paphos . Famagusta was the main holiday resort. I used to travel the route from Akrotiri via Dhekelia as an armed escort on convoys from the Docks. The best 3 years of my life ! TED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Batchelor Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I was speaking to a guy in Malta about shipping a truck back in a container, he was talking around £1000 to liverpool docks I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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