looking around the military surplus websites to see what's on offer that I can make into a 4x4 minibus, I found this:
http://212.78.73.141:591/jacksons/gunandrun.htm
looking around the military surplus websites to see what's on offer that I can make into a 4x4 minibus, I found this:
http://212.78.73.141:591/jacksons/gunandrun.htm
Holy shit, wonder if I can fit an Orlikon on me RRC?
BTW, the Deltic went past today, Jesus H Christ on a bike, it's (they actually, as one front & rear) are louder than me!
it has a EWB or something similar type brand name on it & it's dark red & dark cream in colour, towing/pushing loads of cement wagons etc.
Nige
In news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com, Austin Shackles blithered:
Where you gonna put the kids?
Yes very nice, but I reckon it would not stand up to a scammel explorer or any mobile crane come to that.
In the barrel??
That's based on a bloody quarry truck Volvo effort. Looks feckin' ace though!
Nige
You took the body off the 6x6 Disco then?
;~)
Nige
Gimme gimme, no more ar.....es cutting me up for no reason :-))
Never heard anything like it apart from Concorde taking off at LBA (we live a few miles away!!) a few years ago!
Sorry about the heads up for nowt! BTW, send me some or link me to some loco pics & I'll tell you which it is.
Nige
Nige
Saviem 4x4 minibusses . Only problem is their prices are off the wall, the same sort of stuff is available in France for a fraction of the price
In article , Austin Shackles writes
255HP - it's a bit under-powered.I suppose 8 RPM makes up for it (and I don't mean revs...)
Regards,
Simonm.
On or around Fri, 03 Sep 2004 20:51:49 GMT, "Hirsty's" enlightened us thusly:
sadly, they'll only supply 'em to governments.
Well I have seen farmers park up there tractors outside the grocery store when they go shopping in certain parts of Wales.
On or around Fri, 03 Sep 2004 23:35:37 GMT, "R L Driver" enlightened us thusly:
coo.
I like this one:
It happens occasionally, here in Lincolnshire, but I get more than enough funny looks with the Lightweight in supermarket carparks, and it takes up less space on the ground than any of the Mercs and Beemers.
never mind ! one can but dream
In article , David G. Bell writes
Defenders are narrower than Ford Galaxies, VW Sharans, Seat Alhambras and Fiat Multipla ('squashed-frog' in our family), all of which are favourites with the 'townie' mentality*.
Regards,
Simonm.
(*Yes, we've got an Alhambra.)
There's a concrete platform (about a foot or so high) outside my local supermarket that used to have a bronze sculpture on top of it before some lowlife stole it. It's right beside the entrance, and my Series will park on top of it quite happily, but it gets some *really* funny looks when you park there. So far nobody has told me to move along and Mr Plod has left me alone.
Nige twisted the electrons to say:
The possibilities would appear to be :- Class 37
On or around 5 Sep 2004 10:31:21 GMT, Alistair Gunn enlightened us thusly:
37s are a nice thing too, lovely big fat diseasel noise. although I thought there were more 47s around than 37s, these days - however, I've not had the ickle book of train numbers for ages, so I could be wrong.that's a nice site, though this bit
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