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Richard Farrant

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We picked the Sugga up when Red Bull bought and it was all in its' original trim when it was taken to Austria for conversion - Never actually seen this one since it has been done so can't say - Has anyone seen the Milkfloats?? or the can cars!?

Cheers:cool2:

 

several of the can cars and milkfloats are stored in a fairground yard owned by friends of mine along with a red bull airstream caravan

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8.30 this morning York town centre - RB44 with a touring caravan which had the wheels removed and was bolted to the cargo bed, then the whole lot painted grotty green..

 

Never seen one in the flesh before. After all the complaints I actually thought looked quite imposing, although the caravan really not my cup of tea...!

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This morning, a bit misty.........I heard the sound of two Pratt and Whitneys approaching and sounded low, thinking it was likely to be a Dakota, I was surprised to see the Catalina go over, only just a glimpse of it through the low cloud, heading South over Romney Marsh.

 

 

Catalina flew back this afternoon, apparantly had been out to Barcelona and returning to Duxford.........lovely sight.

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This the Praga you saw? (this is however a 4x2, but maybe with the same cab?,a eastern copy of an International K-line)

We spotted it, along with many others on the other side of the iron curtain in the seventies. This one is a 'bee-truck' in the woods of Karlovivary. (Karlsbad). It will be inside of our Photobook Frituur Zorro 2, read all about it of part 1 here:

 

http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?20800-New-Book-FRITUUR-ZORRO-MVs-in-postwar-civvy-use

Praga.jpg

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Ok here we go. Fri 8th one bedford MJ on civi recovery heading south from leicster area around mid day, also a lowloader with 5 MJ's piled up ontop of eachother, one was minus all wheels heading south on m1 in early afternoon. also one lone wolf heading north around the same time at a fair rate of nots.

 

Sat 10th, several packets from a convoy 1st was L/R's 2nd was L/R's and two pinz 6x6 with light guns in tow (displaying scots flag), 3rd and 4th where mixed sv's and a 1 daf with dual water bowser in trailer.

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14th saw a 8 wheel mercedes arctic unit bobtailing down the M6 ,+ a foden fitted with eka ,both in bronze shiny green ,Foden was more civvy spec these 8 wheelers with 4 axle trailers are used for moving missles if my memory serves me right ,all escort vehicles plus drivers are authorised to use deadly force as well :cheesy:

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14th saw a 8 wheel mercedes arctic unit bobtailing down the M6 ,+ a foden fitted with eka ,both in bronze shiny green ,Foden was more civvy spec these 8 wheelers with 4 axle trailers are used for moving missles if my memory serves me right ,all escort vehicles plus drivers are authorised to use deadly force as well :cheesy:

 

 

 

 

I wish I could tell you more about these vehicles but I can't:cool2:. Some of your information is correct and some not.

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I wish I could tell you more about these vehicles but I can't:cool2:. Some of your information is correct and some not.

 

Sounds like units sometimes spotted in the Trossachs heading to/from the Clyde carrying buckets of sunshine.Will be well escorted and if you have been involved on sites with the military guarding these types of things you know the rules! :shocked:

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Sounds like units sometimes spotted in the Trossachs heading to/from the Clyde carrying buckets of sunshine.Will be well escorted and if you have been involved on sites with the military guarding these types of things you know the rules! :shocked:

They use to have 8 wheeled foden arctic's plus 4 axled tralers as a safety factor

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