The pandemic military vehicle show 2020!
We won't be having any shows or runs for some time, so this is a virtual MV meet. Please send a picture of your green machine (or blue, red or yellow!) to the webmaster at petegerry@btinternet.com. It doesn't have to be your present vehicle but can be a blast from the past. One of two pictures per vehicle please. You can send them as a jpeg attachment or, if you have lots, via the free WeTransfer software. We start off with a photo of the South East Midlands Area founder and now MVT vice-president Steve Gascoigne in his Ford GPA, followed by vehicles that have been owned by webmaster Peter Clarke (also an area founder-member).
Peter Clarke's vehicles
Ben Brown:
Mike York's 1953 Chevvy 3100 and Ford V8 Pilot
Jon Wright's Welbike and BSA Parabike
Jon says: "I bought the Parabike in 1995 for £100 and the chap had two for sale. I only bought one!
Tony Patrick's Munga and Uaz
More from Steve Gascoigne
Normandy 1975, One of many roadside stops whilst filming for local TV; following Pete Gray and Jim Dowdall in WLA's for TV;. Ken Lewis, Ian Trigg, and Steve's jeeps with crews outside Bayeux Cathedral; waiting for the convoy to catch up near Fleurs;Steve's jeep with Tony Ratcliffe, Andrew Clarke and Mark Goddard at St Mere Eglise.
Being silly in Edge Hill Quarries 1970 Ken Lewis on my bumper; 1980s with Sam along the Helmdon to Astwell track in S Northants.
GPA in Fred Smith's lake and 'Pershings Doughboys' recostumed to suit the WW2 era about 2000.
Jeep at St Anthony, Helford River '09;l swimming Fred Smith's VW type 166 in his lake early 00's; Porthallow beach Nr Helston Cornwall 2012 script MB; my 1942 MB with my '49 Willys Pickup (now owned by Max Kellner of Abthorpe) outside the 5 Pilchards Porthallow; swimming a Bantam Jeep trailer in Cosgrove lake, early 1980s.
Ian Clayton's 1944 Willys at Desborough Airfield last year
Ian Gardiner's GMC
Will Needham's CMP Chevrolet, Dodge etc
1951 Dodge M37, 1941 Chevrolet 15cwt CMP complete with bullet hole in driver’s door, and Sam's LR Series III owned from new by the farm . Guess what the middle tool is for, Noddy badge to first correct answer! We used to have a Chevrolet in my grandfather's time after the war and it was used on the farm for general duties along with an Austin K6. The number 20 is off the back of the original farm truck, so I thought only fitting it went on this one also along with it’s spare wheel and tools dad had kept hold of for 70-odd years ! Keep well and see you all soon.
George Jackson's Daimler Ferret
Training the young to “acquire” parts for their own vehicle! Felicity Jackson, aged 15, wants her own Ferret!
From the album of Tim Webster
From Howard Aran
From the album of Tim Cross
... and some pictures of past motors from the early 1960s that Tim has built, rebuilt and raced.
Neill Elliott's Dodge WC51 on Utah beach June 6th 2019
Steve Smith's Jeep
Simon Tasker's Royal Enfield 1940 WD/C
Steve Myles' Land Rover Pulse Ambulance
John Underwood's Daimler Ferret, Austin Champ and Matchless G3L
