TooTallMike Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 As with the photos from Hunts, apologies for the poor quality of these scans. These were all taken in '96 at Main's in Benson, Oxon. Enjoy! CCKW: 2 CMPs & Green Goddess: Logging CMP: 2 more CMPs: Austin K?: Austin K?: Austin Gypsy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john wheatley (R.I.P.) Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Hi Mike, I was at RAF Benson last week to see my son and my second grandchild, is the yard still there? Regards, John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooTallMike Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Hi Mike,I was at RAF Benson last week to see my son and my second grandchild, is the yard still there? Regards, John. This was over 10 years ago so I don't know now. Try asking in the local garage - they tend to know what's about. I'll bet most of it has succumbed to the great Chinese scrap drive. :-( - Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooTallMike Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 John, Main Motors & Nuffield Salvage Woodside Old Henley Road Ewelme WALLINGFORD Oxon OX10 6PZ Their scrap metal dealer licence comes up for renewal at the beginning of June. Do let us know if they're still there? - Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Looks like it might still be there from the satellite photo... http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUK276&q=Wallingford,+Oxfordshire+OX10+6PZ,+UK&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooTallMike Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Over to you then John! Who knows what else might be lurking in there still. I can't even remember what we went there for but in those days it was probably parts for 1930's fire engines. - Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 X 6 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Over to you then John! Who knows what else might be lurking in there still. I can't even remember what we went there for but in those days it was probably parts for 1930's fire engines. - Mike Mike, thank you again for posting these wonderful 'photos. Did you, by any chance, visit Watson and Sons' yard at Little Stoke, Stone in Warwickshire at about the same time. They had a very beautiful, and complete, open cab 1930's fire engine in a shed and quite a few MV's, Militant, Martian etc in their yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooTallMike Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Mike, thank you again for posting these wonderful 'photos. Did you, by any chance, visit Watson and Sons' yard at Little Stoke, Stone in Warwickshire at about the same time. They had a very beautiful, and complete, open cab 1930's fire engine in a shed and quite a few MV's, Militant, Martian etc in their yard. I don't recall the name but I've been to loads of yards over the last 20 years. I only remember the ones I photographed and made a note of. I've got some of Charlie Russell's place in Liphook to go up in the next few days. I'll plonk the non-MV ones from these 3 yards on Photobucket and people can look if they're interested. - Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I have some photos from 2003. A friend went up to get some chassis bits and took some photos of an early truck chassis for me. I was told that it was Thornycroft J with the diff in. As you can see it is not, but you are welcome to hazzard a guess. I put in some other photos of the yard that might interest you. These were taken about 5 years after the last lot, and you can recognise some of the vehicles as the being in the last lot posted, only more corroded. They will soon be gone. Very sad. Spot the odd one out. Tim (too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 And theres more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) This CMP 8 cwt belongs to Anthony Main and it is seen at rallies.......it is usually at Beltring. Edited June 24, 2011 by Richard Farrant spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 recent photo I believe, hopefully the photographer, PB1954RNS will provide the details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Excellent pictures. Anyone remember Martindales in Chorley, nr Preston? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radek Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Looks like the Austin is still there or was two years ago. This pictures are from the ling scrapyard relicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johann morris Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 The yards still there, I made a visit there last year 2019 and I have to say the owners are really nice people but I couldn't get them to part with a really rotten CMP. The yard is unbelievable but a lot of stuff is rotting into the ground which is a real shame. I still live in hope that I can rescue the remains of that CMP. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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