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Can't believe this didn't sink
V8MoneyPit:
There was a fairly scabby one when I went the scrap metal merchants a month or so ago. I wondered if someone had used it for the scrappage scheme!!
Skibum346:
--- Quote from: Disco Matt on November 04, 2009, 20:48:13 ---Now, has anyone else heard the legend of the squaddie who, denied leave at an important time, decided to borrow one and attempt to drive home from Germany? :lol:
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Oh yes.... as I heard it... he ran out of juice... and waqited to be rescued/arrested... without realising he'd taken a fully laden POL wagon (Petrol, Oil, Lubricants)... there were hundreds of jerry cans in the back! :doh:
SteveGoodz:
--- Quote from: Disco Matt on November 04, 2009, 20:48:13 ---Now, has anyone else heard the legend of the squaddie who, denied leave at an important time, decided to borrow one and attempt to drive home from Germany? :lol:
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According to my brother-in-law, who served in Germany during the 1970's, one of the lads in his regiment drove a Stally from Duisburg to Calais and was within sight of Dover when it ran out of fuel. I don't know if it's true, or not, but he does repeat the story from time to time :-)
Terranger:
Just what these things were built for..., although, the drivers weren't told to be that enthusiastic entering the water.
I'm sure they used the same power-pack as a 432 troop-carrier..., but I might be wrong.
"Matchbox" made a model, with "BP" logos on the door..., so, maybe they used them for oil exploration in the Middle East.
stretchy:
what an awsome pice of kit. bit pants not haveing a diff though... how far would it take to wind up and break ???
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