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Originally posted by Goldie fish View PostI thought that was the Landsverks.
They were finally retired in the early 1970's after over 30 years service
ZD 1844 was retained by the Army in the Curragh.
The balance sold by public auction.
3 Fords were purchased by Arthur and Dave Janes of Baschurch, Shrewsbury, England.
was sold by them to the now closed Grange Cavern Musuem in Wales.
1. Reg and Chassis No & currant location: Unknown.
2.ZD1767 - Chassis No: BB18F5992516 was sold to a collector in Shropshire.
3. ZD1760* - Chasis No: BB18F5992084 was sold to Preston Issac in 1977 and displayed in his museum in Devon.
* ZD1760 was kitted out as a Command car (for possible use in the Congo)
No indication as to what happened to the others.
In 1970 a Ford Mk VI was driven from Finner Camp, Bundoran, Co. Donegal to Dublin without mishap or breakdown in fact the accompanying Bedford RL that was sent as escort in case of mechanical defect was itself towed home by the Armoured Car!!
Connaught Stranger.
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The Ford mk 6 that was sold to the Grange carven museum is now in northern Ireland. When the museum closed down the car was left rusting away in a field in north Wales ontill St paddys day 2008 when it was recoverd. It is an ongoing restoration and is running. THere is a youtube video on it running for the first time and there is lots of infomation & photos on the owners web page aswell as our facebook page.
Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
Last edited by vintary; 4 January 2011, 08:59.
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Read the Draft copy of Raphael Riccos book on Irish Armor, the corrections have gone back to the printer, will be available really soon.Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe
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Originally posted by RoyalGreenJacket View Posti see it is equipped with a British Army jerrycan.
In the Congo we also used Wireless Set C11 and C12 designed and manufactured in the UK.
In my early days (1972) I was trained on this equipment and it had WD marks on it.
Last edited by B Inman; 4 January 2011, 01:27.
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Originally posted by Goldie fish View PostYou can be such a twit sometimes.
Originally posted by B Inman View Post10 out of 10 for observation. Well spotted.
jesus B Inman you are showing your age now using museum pieces like those! did you carry spare crystals for them?
anyhow they are great pics and very interesting. i'm sure hundreds of soldiers have tales to tell, both good and bad, about their time with these vehicles. very well researched.
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Originally posted by Goldie fish View PostYou can be such a twit sometimes.
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Originally posted by Connaught Stranger View PostRGJ merely pointed out the Jerry can is marked with the W (Arrow) D stamp which was to be found on all British Military Property, (in fact these symbols are carved into the stonework on the walls of Castlebar Infantry Barracks if one knows where to look.)
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Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.
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Originally posted by Goldie fish View PostAre you sure thats not a Datum mark you see? A spot height for civil engineering use?
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Originally posted by Goldie fish View PostAre you sure thats not a Datum mark you see? A spot height for civil engineering use?
And why would you find a symbol in use by two departments at the same time?
will have a search through my picture files and see if I can find an example for you.
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They have been in use since Henry VIII (according to Wiki)
'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html
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