Scrap yard relics...

[steveo578]

Its the Churchill 3inch gun carrier 50 were built in 1942 T 31996 (prototype hull by Newton chambers) and S37272-S31321 built by Byer Peacock although S37272 and T 31996 may have been Vauxhall prototypes. They were to be used as a overfire gun to support the standard Churchills a few survived into the imeditate post war period as training vehicles.

 

These wrecks were dug out of an old range in Kent and some of the damage -gas cutting may infere post firing action of wall buster (early Hesh round)

 

Steve

[oily]

Since I was wandering round with dolly, here's some photomagraphical records of our adventures this morning:

 

Lots of tank wheels (there are some pallets of intact/new ones visible later on, they've got stacks of them)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's got 6 wheels and it's ugly:

 

It's got 4 wheels and is really, really ugly:

 

Old Bedford, very ratty round the cab but looks like everything's there:

 

 

A big Petrol lump out of something, it's got a Rolls Royce sticker on it.

 

It may be big, have six wheels, but it sure ain't ugly....maybe a little disproportionately designed...~Saracens of all types are truly wonderful masterpieces of British engineering!!!,

And yes, I'd like a Sentinal Tug, aswell, please!!:-D

[oily]

six wheeler is definenatly not ugly, and I'll have a Sentinel Tug too, please!!!:cool2::cool2:

[oily]

...it looks suspiciously like the yard at Hankley Common, the ''Scrapheap Challenge' place, -is it?:-\

[FridgeFreezer]

I believe they supplied a lot of the scrap, not sure it's where they film but they certainly have a few of the old props about the place - makes for a very bizarre browsing experience!

[wildside]

spot the 13 cab canadian ford

[N.O.S.]

Here's a link to part of an interesting site which shows some images of a large mv scrapyard in Eritrea - mainly Russian gear but a few postwar U.S. trucks by the look of it. Enjoy.

 

http://www.artificialowl.net/2008/11/great-tank-truck-of-asmara-tank-trucks.html

[N.O.S.]

And here is a link to another section of the same site showing an abandoned Sherman tank (used for bulldozing sand) at the de Beers diamond mine in Namibia.

 

Apparently no vehicles are ever allowed to leave the site (as it might be possible to find diamonds in them!!) so there is a very big parking lot as can be seen from the images.

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q-PuSGjFHvY/SehOX2_Ef0I/AAAAAAAADyk/4_AIRm_2Geg/s1600-h/PJ011746.jpg

[N.O.S.]

And a halftrack hulk in the USA.....

 

http://www.artificialowl.net/2009/08/half-track-truck-skeleton-near-hole-in.html

[abn deuce]

interesting site could end up spending far too much time peeking at all the other abandoned places .

[N.O.S.]

interesting site could end up spending far too much time peeking at all the other abandoned places .

 

You're not wrong there, abn! If you look under TRUCKS you'll find a nice set of the LeTourneau LCC-1 Sno Train at Fort Wainwright.

[fesm_ndt]

You're not wrong there, abn! If you look under TRUCKS you'll find a nice set of the LeTourneau LCC-1 Sno Train at Fort Wainwright.

 

i did the same thing this morning.... lots of tangents in there

[morrisman]

It is a Morris LRC, I visited the Scrapyard many years ago with Alex Scott, they wanted £2.500 then, It is in a bad way, engine and running gear are there but its a lot of work!! as you can see from the photos lots of the plate has been removed, it looks like it was used as a brakedown truck as there looks like there was a jib on the back.

[fesm_ndt]

well everyone we know over here wants one of these, ex-Army police bike

 

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me too

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[fesm_ndt]

ok you can guess this one....... and don't ask Mark

 

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[Snapper]

 

If I could walk I'd do a jig....not often I get it right without asking someone else....:nut:

[N.O.S.]

Is it a tank, or is it a plane? :coffee:

 

http://www.artificialowl.net/2008/10/strange-vision-of-abandoned-plane-on.html

[fesm_ndt]

ok you can guess this one....... and don't ask Mark

 

 

 

ok to make it easy what UK military vehicle is in yhe picture :cool2:

[fesm_ndt]

Is it a tank, or is it a plane? :coffee:

 

http://www.artificialowl.net/2008/10/strange-vision-of-abandoned-plane-on.html

 

yep you can get lost in that website:nut:

[Richard Farrant]

ok to make it easy what UK military vehicle is in yhe picture :cool2:

 

 

Didn't realise it was a quiz Mike :-)

 

Looks like a Gomba Stonefield field ambulance, assembled locally by Hicom Deftech

[fesm_ndt]

Didn't realise it was a quiz Mike :-)

 

Looks like a Gomba Stonefield field ambulance, assembled locally by Hicom Deftech

 

just trying to keep you guys on your toes. I had no idea what it was until I got close. The whole front bit is a 4 inch deep fibreglass cover.

 

Looks like one of those huge waste of tax payers money type projects that occur.

[fesm_ndt]

spotted this in a junkyard not far from Fort Hood. Spotted the green colour and did a U turn to have a look

 

Not sure if it is or isnt an MV but looks like Army Green??????

 

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[Gordon_M]

Not uncommon, but in nice condition, even if someone has borrowed all the front metal.

 

Should be out of there and in a garage somewhere.

 

Gordon

[Swiper]

http://www.artificialowl.net/2009/04/diamond-mine-vehicle-graveyard-of.html

 

Unexpected one there...

[N.O.S.]

http://www.artificialowl.net/2009/04/diamond-mine-vehicle-graveyard-of.html

 

Unexpected one there...

 

That's nice! Much better than the one in post 708 :D