Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[Rootes75]

Flicking around the channels yesterday we watched a couple episodes of Combat Dealers. One was very interesting, they viewed a Merc that was once used by Adolf himself. They found it in Leicester of all places.

Anyone else interested in military vehicle preservation?
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[Dipster]

As interesting vehicles, yes. But I am not in to the war thing at all. The real thing is so terrible.

[Ashley]

[Rootes75]

I suppose I think differently about it, I grew up with stories from my Grandfathers so both my brother and I were fascinated. We are both in our forties now and are both still interested.
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[Rick]

[Ray White]

https://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2016/12/22/european-collectors-restricted-from-buying-tanks-other-vintage-military-vehicles/

What do you guys think about this?

[Dipster]

[Rootes75]

There is logic in this but to be honest, tanks and the like are so expensive they are already restricted to only the very serious and wealthy collectors. They aren't available to the likes of us.

I would quite like a small WW2 truck, probably of the types my Grandfather drove.
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[Riley Blue]

I wish someone would explain the logic to me because I can't see any. As far as I know, no historic military vehicle has ever been used in a terrorist attack in Europe, nor can I visualise any scenario in which one might be used.
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1963 Riley 1.5
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[mikeC]

If I had terrorist tendencies, I don't think I would be looking at arming myself with some ancient firearm when modern weaponry is so readily available.

This is a bit like the FIA tinkering with the Formula One rules whilst completely missing the fundamental problems.
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[Peter_L]

[Ray White]

I think this directive has everything to do with weapons and nothing at all to do with vehicles (or armour for that matter) which is why I was surprised that FIVA would be alarmed.

As I see it this is just another example of the E.U. being out of touch with reality. Do they really imagine a terrorist paying out huge sums on a WW2 museum artefact in order to spend even more re activating it and yet more cash on getting obsolete ammunition made specially for it then having to transport the thing to somewhere that it can cause havoc when all they need to do is shoot the driver of a truck and drive it into a crowd?

No wonder people voted for Brexit.

[billysugga]

Very true .i like military vehicles but don't dress the part( but don't mind people that do ,that is their choice) I have 2 a Volvo sugga and a Volvo trygge.
Military vehicle collectors are a varied bunch but are quite interesting.

[Keith D]

Dad's first car (1950) was a wartime Commer utility (I think you call them a pick-up truck) I believe it was ex-RAF and had been used in the Western Desert. However, I could be corrected on that! It was virtually a Hillman Minx utility with an army type canvas canopy on the back. We had that for years and I was very sorry when Dad moved it on in the mid-fifties. (Swapped it for an Austin Seven Ruby!)

I would be very happy to have a restored example of that Commer in my driveway. Not so much for it's military history, but because it formed such a powerful part of my own childhood!

Keith
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1950 Austin A40 tourer
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