kpu121265 Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I had a power failure (camera batteries, not one of the trucks) so unfortunately, only managed some of our troublshooters fleet (oh, and chap nicking one of the rear halfshafts from the slat - we were towing it back anyway as i was a driver down).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 great photo's, great event. i took my camera but didn't take a single snap too busy chatting and dreaming. next year i'll be there in the carrier oh yes ! eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rippo Posted July 12, 2010 Author Share Posted July 12, 2010 And i'll be there making sure you've done it right!!! lol and trying to sneek into the driving seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
early british ww2 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thanks for the Photo Rippo!!:blush: - I will post some more pics up later once I get the old camera fired up . A very good event , Many thanks to Stuart and the gang at Ponderosa for making us all so welcome and will definitely be back next year , Hopefully with an even bigger selection of vehicles coming along for the event . On a different subject I met up with a chap at the event who owned a Jeep which was parked next to the very nice Dukw , Does anyone know this chap or indeed are you a member on here as I forgot to get your number - Please pm me with details cheers:coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 The chap with the jeep is called Chris (i'm pretty sure), the DUKW owner was Mark Hutson. I'm afraid i don't have contact details for Chris, but he is a member of Yorkshire MVT if that helps at all. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 test test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 AS one of the organiser's of the Ponderosa show, i'd like to thank all the staff for making us all feel welcome.Blessed with good weather & free pack lunches on both the saturday & sunday plus a large 40s dance inc food what more could you ask for.I'd also like to thank all the vehicle owner's & living history groups, who turned up to support the show cheer's guy's & girls.Most of all the real heroes of the show were the three WW2 veterans. As i believe stated recently by John Blackman "where have all the British WW2 vehicle's gone" well Ponderosa fielded 29 British vehicles plus 6 artillery piece's. I personly gained a good number of new friends who have already pledged their support for next year's show so ROLL ON 2011. cheer's Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rippo Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 (edited) I've had this email forwarded to me from stuart. This all started with a phone call from richard farrant, the son of the veteran wanted to get his father and a 25pdr together again for his birthday. Thanks to richard and the ponderosa i think we made his day :thumbsup: . Hi Stuart Just wanted to drop you a line to say that yourself, Howard, Kath and the rest of the team, made Sunday July 11 an absolute fantastic memorable day for my Father and our Vera. Your overwhelming warmth, generosity and personal touches were very much appreciated by the both of them along with our family members. The nostalgia of the music, song and dance and the authentic militaryness of it all seemed to have re-awoken those lost six years of his youth when the meaning of a great day out was making it to bedtime with your heart still beating. He rang me Monday night bristling with excitement and bent my ear for over thirty minutes thanking every man and his dog for what they had done especially making him guest of honour with his executive lunch and the presentation of his very apt cake. Many, many thanks again to you all and to your connections who started the ball rolling for me from that phone call in Kent just a couple of weeks ago. A truly impressive effort. He finally got his five minutes of fame. Edited July 14, 2010 by rippo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 This all started with a phone call from richard farrant, the son of the veteran wanted to get his father and a 25pdr together again for his birthday. Thanks to richard and the ponderosa i think we made his day :thumbsup: . Hi John, That all came together well, when the chap called me about the request, you were my first thought, being in his locality, and the event timing could not have been better. Great to hear the gentleman enjoyed his day out. regards, Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 The date's for next year's Ponderosa event are the 8th 9th & 10th of July 2011.ken has kindly offered to bring his sherman tank for it's first public apperance,also hopefully making it's first public apperance will be a very rare WW2 British tank.If we manage to get as many WW2 British vehicles next year as this year the show will be a belter.Watch this space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Hi Guy's you can see more picture's of the show in this month's {october's} Classic military vehicle magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 hi fella's i'll definately be going with the universal carrier and maybe and i do mean maybe the charioteer aswell but only if the god of restoration is on my side or as everyone else knows him bob grundy :-D eddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Hi Eddy, I'm looking forward to the show already iv'e been promised four tanks already,especialy since we should have our very own tank coarse, that should be a crowd stopper.Can't wait to see your carrier and charioteer mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happydayz123 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Report of last year's 2010 show with pic's of some of the vehicles that kindly attended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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