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Other Hondas & General Topics => Off Topic (Non-Honda) => Topic started by: Westy36 on February 21, 2021, 12:34:19 PM
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Mrs Westy and me went for an hour and a 1/2 walk in our local forest, Kings Forest, yesterday. We stopped half way and sat on a fallen tree for 10 minutes. No noise, just sunlight, trees and even warm enough to just wear a fleece. After all the cold weather, it was such a nice experience.
In the entire walk we only met one other person. Suffolk still has some places you can escape the crowds and find some peace. Much needed.
Saw lots of Snowdrops whilst driving there, and this morning we have mini Daffodils on flower in the garden!
Moments of joy to be appreciated. :)
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It was such a beautiful day here, too, that drew me out of the house. I just went down to my garage and "diddled". Rubbed down and treated some rusty bits. Sorted the garage out a bit. I just got out of the house and enjoyed the fresh air. And just in shirt sleeves.
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We had a pleasant couple of days in the garden in the warm re-edging the front garden courtesy of our neighbour who is having his front drive re-block paved. The blocks that were coming up did our job very nicely but we are both knackered now and didn't get our usual Sunday walk because of it, our age is catching up with us now sad to say.
Vic.
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We had a lovely walk on the tops and came across this beast. Bet somebody here will know what it is...
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Oh my, that is a good find. I would love to discover one of those on a walk! A ZIL Russian truck I believe. Very interesting things and and super rare in this county. :D
When I was in the Czech Republic a few years ago I visited an outdoor military museum not so far from Pilsen. Lots of Ruski hardware and the odd T34 tank here or there. Very exciting for bloke like me! ;D
We went for another forest walk today. So nice to get out and about. Lots of jobs to do in the garden, but they can wait. It's just so nice to feel a change of weather, bearing in mind only a week ago it was snow and minus 10c!
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Oh my, that is a good find. I would love to discover one of those on a walk! A ZIL Russian truck I believe. Very interesting things and and super rare in this county. :D
Must be something in the air around here. Down in the town there's another military truck parked in a tree and a sort of tank parked outside a pub. I shall have to fish out the photos.
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There's someone who zooms past our house every few months in a 101 forward control Land Rover in full camo dress. No idea who it is, or where they live - it must be hidden somewhere, or word would get round.
I remember when nobody wanted to touch them because of the running costs, but they fetch bloody good money now.
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We had a lovely walk on the tops and came across this beast. Bet somebody here will know what it is...
It's a GMC "Deuce-and-a-half".
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/M35.jpg/300px-M35.jpg)
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We had a lovely walk on the tops and came across this beast. Bet somebody here will know what it is...
It's a GMC "Deuce-and-a-half".
Certainly looks more like this than the Zil. Does this make it essentially a Vauxhall? ;D
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Certainly looks more like this than the Zil. Does this make it essentially a Vauxhall? ;D
Always said they were better made than the Fords ;)
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Found those other vehicle pics I took on my wander. I know what two of them are but the other two are a mystery. It's a brave person who left their Landy in a remote location for so long!
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Third is a Scorpion, don't know the model. Fourth looks like an Austin K9. Someone will be along shortly to give the definitive answers .................
My moment of joy today is a fresh MOT on my 21yr old Yaris. Simple things ............
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I think the tank is a FV107 Scimitar.
I don't think the truck is a K9, but something very similar. It's a distinctive vertical barred grill... like you see on old Russian GAZ trucks. Somebody out there must know what it is.
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Yes the tank is a Scimitar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV107_Scimitar
The pick-up looks American to me.
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The pick-up looks American to me.
That is what I thought, but it is RHD.
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Looks a bit like this Dodge with the vertical grill - also RHD.
(https://www.allpar.com/attachments/1940-prototype-jpg.48537/)
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The pick-up looks American to me.
That is what I thought, but it is RHD.
I don't think it's American. Filler appears to be on nearside, that makes me think it's origin is a RHD country. Unless there's one on both sides, of course ;)
I wonder if it's Scandinavian, RHD era? Volvo TL/Scania-Vabis had some vertical barred grilles early on. Can't help thinking it looks British 50s style front end though, with the headlights low in the grille.
Somebody must know the answer!
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I can put you all out of your misery, it's a Humber 1 ton
(http://tardis.dl.ac.uk/ARCC/wartime/1tonhumber.jpg)
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Full marks to that man.
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e8/cb/73/e8cb73e2e77897600308ff56833860de.jpg)
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I wondered what that bulge was on the side
(http://www.livesteammodels.co.uk/dhmg/images6/11831.jpg)
http://www.livesteammodels.co.uk/dhmg/humb003.html
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My moment of joy today is a fresh MOT on my 21yr old Yaris. Simple things ............
Congrats! Nothing like the feeling of a new MOT. 8)
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I came across this forum thread while looking for the Humber... interesting read, if you like that sort of thing. Superb restoration, the guy must have had very deep pockets.
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=20451
Also found a couple of pics of the same vehicle spotted earlier, taken 2019 and posted on flickr. Here's one from the front
(https://live.staticflickr.com/4908/32904793638_59c23c5ba8.jpg)
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I wondered what that bulge was on the side
I was wondering that too, with the hole at the top. My first thought was something to do with a snorkel maybe. But the actual answer is so obvious when you see it.
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Also found a couple of pics of the same vehicle spotted earlier, taken 2019 and posted on flickr. Here's one from the front
(https://live.staticflickr.com/4908/32904793638_59c23c5ba8.jpg)
In my initial comment, before I found the pic I took, I talked of it being parked 'in a tree'. You can see what I mean now. It literally had a tree growing through it.
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In my initial comment, before I found the pic I took, I talked of it being parked 'in a tree'. You can see what I mean now. It literally had a tree growing through it.
The other photo is from almost the same spot as yours, both photos were taken in the winter without any leaves on the trees, and possibly after a bit of clearance. Looks likes it's disappearing into the undergrowth again.
It needs someone like the guy in the thread above to save it.
Jan 2019
(https://live.staticflickr.com/7907/46780880901_f3fa192618_b.jpg)
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That thread was fascinating by the way. Thanks for sharing.
This vehicle is parked just near the gym I used to go to pre-pandemic. It's around half a mile from my home down in the valley bottom. When we had the floods in 2015 this spot would have been underwater to around the level of the windscreen. Not sure if it was there back then but if it was it may explain why it was abandoned.
Next time I'm down there I will get a fresh photo. Mine was taken last summer I think.
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This vehicle is parked just near the gym I used to go to pre-pandemic. It's around half a mile from my home down in the valley bottom. When we had the floods in 2015 this spot would have been underwater to around the level of the windscreen. Not sure if it was there back then but if it was it may explain why it was abandoned.
Certainly looks like it's been there a few years, judging by the debris that's built up in from of the front wheels.
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+1 fot the interesting restoration link. It's always great to see the progress. Just imagine the hours and dedication required, together with the skills, tools and money! :D
The spare wheel housing looks like an expensive solution to me. I thought spare wheels were always mounted externaly on that sort of vehicle.
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So I was running up near where I saw the big GMC army truck the other day and it had gone. Hiking today further up the hill I found where it had gone to. It is clearly being used as a working vehicle in some role by the farmer. But here's another one for you. What is the vehicle behind it?
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https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Ural-4320
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The Ural looks like it is a drilling rig, possibly for water.
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https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Ural-4320
Nearly. Think it’s actually this one, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Ural-375D
Checked the vehicle reg. and it was first registered in 1967 and is SORNed now.
And yes @Jocko, looks like it’s a drilling rig. Next time I’m up there I’ll try and get a closer look, although it requires getting through 10 inch deep mud so it’s not on my running route!