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Gunner at the controls raising funds for the Kars Fair. I think this is the practice session in the parking lot...

More of the Same

Mike finally gets to hone his African driving skills:

Now that is double parking

Nothing new in Boston, Massachusetts they park like that all the time.

Dial 1 800 how's my driving!

It was sure fun! These were the cars that won the smash em derby... you shoulda seen the others! :eek:

Cheers! Mike :cheers:

Was that a Cadillac-Gage 1 meter turret from a Grizzly AVGP atop that M113?

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Originally posted by Jon Skagfeld
Was that a Cadillac-Gage 1 meter turret from a Grizzly AVGP atop that M113?

Jon, Did the Brits use them on their 432s?
http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/av/av_fv430.htm

Peak Engineering Turret

Hello,

It is not a Cadillac Gage turret like the ones fitted to Canadian vehicles. It is a turret made by Peak Engineering, called the Lightweight Turret designed for FV432's and Ferrets.

It was developed between 1967 and 1974 when they were first installed on FV432's.

Some FV 432's fitted with this turret served at Suffield in Canada in the 1980's, and others were in Berlin.

Regards

Nick Balmer

Re: Dial 1 800 how's my driving!

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Originally posted by Gunner
It was sure fun! These were the cars that won the smash em derby... you shoulda seen the others! :eek:

Cheers! Mike :cheers:

100 and 1 uses for armour:

Great pic Mike! We used to have a lot of fun with our DAREOD, although we never got to crush anything (at least, not on purpose anyway!). It was a great recruiting tool and when the Sgt. Major wasn't around, we'd take it downtown (sans blade, of course) to the "Yorkshire Rose" in Abbotsford for lunch. Once at the end of the Abbotsford International Airshow and at the end of a very long, hot day answering inane questions by the public, we were attempting to walk across the runway in order to get to "Hangar 13" for a cold one. The event staff were using the runway as an exit for the 100s of thousands of spectators that show up every year and none of the vehicle drivers showed any inclination to stop and let us cross. I quickly jumped in the DAREOD, which now had it's very large blade attached, fired it up and made a bee-line for the runway. I don't need to tell you it was like the Red Sea parting for Moses! All my fellow Sappers piled on and were we first in line for the brewskis!

CHIMO! :cheers: