Never got the urge to build a tank / AFV but I can see the appeal.
Seems a bit too Photo Etchy for me to get the scale right but having seen some at Telford I can only wonder at the time and effort that goes in to them.
I used to work on the side of the Inner Ring Road in Leeds (Lower Wortley, Next to the Ford Dealer if anyone knows it) and we used to see what I presume were Chieftains/Challenger ( 1981 - 1984 so guessing here ) leaving the production facility and being despatched to the Army on the back of Low Loaders. Back then there seemed to be hundreds of them.
My mum's work colleague's son (tenuous) used to drive one of these transporters and he would occasionally pop home for a cup of tea, parking his low loader expertly in their cul-de-sac ( no mean feat as it took the entire length).
Now a good friend lived next door to my mum's work colleague and we would often be invited to inspect the tank / transporter.
Sadly my mum, her work colleague and her son have all now passed so a happy memory now tinged with sadness.
Never got the urge to build a tank / AFV but I can see the appeal.
Seems a bit too Photo Etchy for me to get the scale right but having seen some at Telford I can only wonder at the time and effort that goes in to them.
I used to work on the side of the Inner Ring Road in Leeds (Lower Wortley, Next to the Ford Dealer if anyone knows it) and we used to see what I presume were Chieftains/Challenger ( 1981 - 1984 so guessing here ) leaving the production facility and being despatched to the Army on the back of Low Loaders. Back then there seemed to be hundreds of them.
My mum's work colleague's son (tenuous) used to drive one of these transporters and he would occasionally pop home for a cup of tea, parking his low loader expertly in their cul-de-sac ( no mean feat as it took the entire length).
Now a good friend lived next door to my mum's work colleague and we would often be invited to inspect the tank / transporter.
Sadly my mum, her work colleague and her son have all now passed so a happy memory now tinged with sadness.
Dear Neil,
I would surmise that the tanks you saw were Challengers. It must have been an impressive sight!
I think that the chance of looking at a brand new tank would be one that most people would take!
I am hopeful that your memories are all good ones- cherished and valued. I know mine of my own mother are.
Kindest regards,
Z