Puch haflinger

[wildside]

Here is my steyr daimler puch haflinger as found and throughout its restoration, It was parked in a barn for 25 years dead before I purchased it in 2007. the floor pan was non existant and as new floor pressings were not available i had to use ford escort spare wheel cover as it is identical profile and without ebay the restoration would have been a lot more difficult. It is fitted with a genuine roval naval aircraft towbar as this type of vehicle would have carried when used on aircraft carriers such as hms bulwark ro8 for pulling wessex helicopters about on deck. The marine commando also used them in borneo and in many other theatres as a very useful general purpose truck with their outstanding off road capability

Edited September 19, 2009 by wildside

[centi521]

nice!

 

i've got a lot remembrance a grat car! =)

[Tony B]

I remeber years ago on black & white telly. The BBC used to do once a year an outside broadcast from the London Motor Club V Army motor trails. Got me hooked on off roading! One year a Haflinger was up aginst a Stolly. The Haflinger went sideways into a bush. Best plummy BBC presenter 'Oh I say! I'll just have a word with the driver to see if he is okay!' Drivers reply '!!"£****()&'. First time I heard sweraing on telly!:-D

Magic little wagons.

[Degsy]

I remeber years ago on black & white telly. The BBC used to do once a year an outside broadcast from the London Motor Club V Army motor trails. Got me hooked on off roading! One year a Haflinger was up aginst a Stolly. The Haflinger went sideways into a bush. Best plummy BBC presenter 'Oh I say! I'll just have a word with the driver to see if he is okay!' Drivers reply '!!"£****()&'. First time I heard sweraing on telly!:-D

Magic little wagons.

 

The presenter you are denigrating would almost certainly have been the late Raymond Baxter OBE who flew Spitfires in WW2 and was twice Mentioned in Despatches. I wish I had your memory to remember the exact words used in a programme from more than 40 years ago.

Incidentally perhaps you could tell us how the commentator could talk to the driver when he was in a bush in the middle of an Army training area and the commentary would have been done from a safe area a considerable distance away:???

Just as an aside Raymond Baxter owned one of the Dunkirk little ships and was instrumental in the setting up of the association. I'm sure CW can tell us a lot more on this subject, perhaps in another thread. :-D

[Degsy]

Where was the pic of the red Hippo taken, looks hot, is there a story to tell?

[Guest catweazle (Banned Member)]

The presenter you are denigrating would almost certainly have been the late Raymond Baxter OBE who flew Spitfires in WW2 and was twice Mentioned in Despatches. I wish I had your memory to remember the exact words used in a programme from more than 40 years ago.

Incidentally perhaps you could tell us how the commentator could talk to the driver when he was in a bush in the middle of an Army training area and the commentary would have been done from a safe area a considerable distance away:???

Just as an aside Raymond Baxter owned one of the Dunkirk little ships and was instrumental in the setting up of the association. I'm sure CW can tell us a lot more on this subject, perhaps in another thread. :-D

We attened a gathering with him at the thames traditional ralley where the little ships were represented.i have pics but not one of him in person.

It was the last time the vets were attending and they then hung up there flags in a church somewhere, i cant remember where .we took them on a parade up the river on Mtb 102 i also have pics of this.I do hope the comments are not aimed at Raymond as he was a remakable man in many ways most of which the public would never of known about.His little ship is called L,Orange.At the Funeral as everyone was leaving the church ,a lone spitfire burst over the church going straight up into a barrell roll and away.

No one knew this was going to happen and to this day it has never come to light who organised it.But God bless him/her who ever they were.

Raymond never dressed up to pretend he was somebody he wasnt ,he was there he had no need to.He would of been on the side of members who have to have there vehicles 100% original.dispite us badgering him about putting a modern engine in the boat he persisted with the old engine and broke down a lot.A quiet Hero.:-(

Edited July 17, 2009 by catweazle (Banned Member)

[Degsy]

Thanks for that CW, I thought you would be able to enlighten us further,as you say a real unassuming hero. RIP.

[Guest catweazle (Banned Member)]

Thanks for that CW, I thought you would be able to enlighten us further,as you say a real unassuming hero. RIP.

Maybe after Belters i might post the pics.

[Degsy]

Maybe after Belters i might post the pics.

 

I'll look forward to that.

[Tony B]

The presenter you are denigrating would almost certainly have been the late Raymond Baxter OBE who flew Spitfires in WW2 and was twice Mentioned in Despatches. I wish I had your memory to remember the exact words used in a programme from more than 40 years ago.

Incidentally perhaps you could tell us how the commentator could talk to the driver when he was in a bush in the middle of an Army training area and the commentary would have been done from a safe area a considerable distance away:???

Just as an aside Raymond Baxter owned one of the Dunkirk little ships and was instrumental in the setting up of the association. I'm sure CW can tell us a lot more on this subject, perhaps in another thread. :-D

 

Was it Baxter? I remember him from Tommorows World of course. The reason it stuck in the mind was because it was the first time I heard swearing on telly. As I remember the course was run sepratley , each vehicle went down it's own track with a pond in the midle. The vehicles being timed over the track.There were such things as radio microphones, you know. The other vehicle type that used to compete and of course I remember, was the Austin Gipsy. Of course you would have been in your teens at the time.:cool2:

 

As for the 1980's, I can assure you it was a lot longer ago than that!

[goanna]

The Australian army had them too ...link here

 

http://users.bigpond.net.au/profpinz/haffyinfo/haflinger_info/haffyinfo.htm

 

I have seen a few over the years ... Auto Surplus in Melbourne had the spares for them... probably ex army stock they had bought .

 

Mike

[Degsy]

Was it Baxter? I remember him from Tommorows World of course. The reason it stuck in the mind was because it was the first time I heard swearing on telly. As I remember the course was run sepratley , each vehicle went down it's own track with a pond in the midle. The vehicles being timed over the track.There were such things as radio microphones, you know. The other vehicle type that used to compete and of course I remember, was the Austin Gipsy. Of course you would have been in your teens at the time.:cool2:

 

As for the 1980's, I can assure you it was a lot longer ago than that!

 

The course set for the Army vehicles was much more severe but shorter than that set for the London Motor Club vehicles. The same venue was used every year but the courses changed. There was no use of radio mikes.

I don't understand what the 1980's have got to do with it, the programme goes back to the late fifties /early sixties.:confused:

[Guest catweazle (Banned Member)]

The Australian army had them too ...link here

 

http://users.bigpond.net.au/profpinz/haffyinfo/haflinger_info/haffyinfo.htm

 

I have seen a few over the years ... Auto Surplus in Melbourne had the spares for them... probably ex army stock they had bought .

 

Mike

Thats interesting Mike especially the G wagon Bit,cheers CW.

[wildside]

The pic of the red hippo was taken at monkton farleigh ammunition depot in wiltshire. she was fitted with a 680 power plus 1200.20 tyres and had the transfer box turned round and would scorch along at 50mph the brakes were for show!!!!!!!!!

[Degsy]

The pic of the red hippo was taken at monkton farleigh ammunition depot in wiltshire. she was fitted with a 680 power plus 1200.20 tyres and had the transfer box turned round and would scorch along at 50mph the brakes were for show!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Thanks, must have been an 'interesting' drive:captain::laugh:

[Smithy]

Some nice looking vehicles there wildside. Is that the same Quad in the last two pictures?, if so looks like you made a cracking job of it!!! :-D

[Tony B]

Moke as well! You do like the odd stuff. Hey Degsey, I went looking for any archive of the A VLMC stuff, no luck. Pity it was great entertainment.

[Degsy]

. Hey Degsey, I went looking for any archive of the A VLMC stuff, no luck. Pity it was great entertainment.

 

From memory I think it was the Army that stopped it. Some years ago I was approached by the CO of a local Army camp with a view to organising an off road trial competition between his drivers and our LR club. It was vetoed by higher authority.

[Tony B]

Don't tell me 'Health and Saftey'! :banghead:

[Degsy]

Don't tell me 'Health and Saftey'! :banghead:

 

Could be, no reason given.

[Tony B]

Apologies to Wildside, but you see how we ramble. Still you know your little toy has sparked of the intrest.:-D

[Degsy]

Apologies to Wildside, but you see how we ramble. Still you know your little toy has sparked of the intrest.:-D

 

Yes we got way off topic,:red: sorry Wildside, back to your Haflinger:)

[Degsy]

The truck with the solid tyres is a 1915 albion wos truck that i bought and it had been converted to a trailer so i started to retore it back to its former glory but then lost my workshop so it had to go it was saved from the scrapman though and is now doing the show circuit from what i can gather

 

Great War truck(Tim Gosling) might have some info on the Albion, he seems to know where most of the surviving WW1 trucks are located.

[Smithy]

It is the same quad it came from morris weeks yard in east harptree and took about 6 years to restore a total nut and bolt rebuild right down to the bare chassis rails it was a 1941 eleven cab with original 216 engine i sold it to buy a gama goat and have never heard of or seen it since.........

 

It looked brilliant and obviously it looked like a lot of work had gone into it. Isn't it a mystery where all these old trucks disappear to over the years and I should imagine a little down-heartening for people like yourself when you have spent so much time on getting them into that condition.

[Smithy]

i had two mokes one civilian on ex royal navy one got scrapped as it was too bad the other the navy one i restored and it is now sat in a garden in bristol rotting into the ground some people dont appreciate what they have its a terrible shame i know of three matadors with artillery bodies doing the same thing the chap is in his eighties and reckons he will restore them one day it will never happen and he will not sell them and beleive me i have tryed but on the other hand the champ i rescued has been retored to total showroom condition and only goes out for an mot once a year and lives in a heated garage.[/QUOTE]

 

I suppose that is the other side of the coin though isn't it. As long as these vehicles are saved from the scrap man and are looked after by people restoring them then keeping them in good condition inside for future generations then all is well.

It's the same old story isn't though as has been said many times before on here when things are held onto when they are outside for too long and before we know it they are gone forever!!