Richardhill Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Hello to you all My name is Richard Hill but 90 per cent of my freinds think its Dick! I started with LRs in 1964 and they seem to have followed me all my life. Having worked in various Birmingham car factories I moved on to ball and roller bearings and after 20 years of that took the chance to start my own LR repair service in Wensleydale. Probably the best 18 years of my life until foot and mouth disease shut all my customers down for 3 years! I moved to Italy but had to find new work, the chance of being a mechanic for the US Army in Europe came up and I took it. We had six month contracts and then a phone call on a Friday would say your contract is ended but you can start again on Monday if you move to xxxxx. I took all the moves and spent 8 years touring mainly Germany but also Holland and Italy. After one such move I ended in hospital after falling on ice, the good news I had only broken my pelvis in two places, the bad news I had a brain tumour the size of a lemon! Luckily the German Health Service took care of it and I was back at work in 3 months. My favourite vehicles were the HEMMTTs, but I still think LRs are far superior to Humvees. I am now retired but my neighbour has a LR so I dont get many days off. I am looking forward to reading the posts on the Scammells and Albions I remember from the 50s/60s, but will be happy to give advice on LRs but I am too young to have worked on Series1s. Hope to be around for a while. Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locolines Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane.c Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Welcome to the forum Dick, :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 hello fellow Landrover fan ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcot1751 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Welcome to the HMVF Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex5 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Welcome - this place is a calm refuge from the nutters on the LR Forums!:red: John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCMatt Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Hello & welcome aboard! I have a series III airportable lightweight that I'm about to commence a full tear down resto on..... Regards, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Hi Dick You must have forgotten you did a Introduction on 16/7/13 http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?39639-Dick-the-Land-Rover-man Lived at Askrigg too long ?? LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lssah2025 Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Welcome aboard. I also love the classis LR's and the new Defenders, unfortunately not a lot were imported into the US, and ones that have been restored and are higly desirable bring big bucks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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