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Old 20-05-13, 09:25
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Why is it that when you are told not to do something you go ahead and do it? Now I will probably cry myself to sleep tonight
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Old 20-05-13, 09:30
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Why is it that when you are told not to do something you go ahead and do it? Now I will probably cry myself to sleep tonight
Well you can't say I didn't warn you!

And to Richard... yes I was a bit surprised at the somewhat reckless use of the Komatsu too... but it looks like there wasn't a whole lot holding the rear body together though. I wonder whether a 'Blitz bruise' is worse than 'Bulldozer rash'.
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Old 20-05-13, 11:57
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Is the funeral pyre for C60S, L and F60L and possibly more!
Watch for the exploding tyre!

http://youtu.be/TR8h-8Y4zmE
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Old 20-05-13, 12:11
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Of interest amongst all the carnage is this rusted out Cab 12 which turns out to have been a Rover armoured car initially, serial no. 77736. It appears to be a wartime conversion with the cab interior painted luminous white like an AFV...perhaps converted by the armoured unit where it served? This particular Rover was F60S based so the upshot is a Cab 12 F60S - a very surprising sight to behold!

Anyway I saved it from the marauding Mr. Komatsu who was hovering hungrily nearby after devouring a few Chevs for entree. Unfortunately this scrappy is paying $190 a ton which makes it somewhat uneconomical to save, recover, and store 4 tons of rusted out CMP of little monetary value and even less prospect of restoration. With no prior access to the property I found myself scrambling frantically over the wrecks with a hammer and cold chisel trying to save what parts I could whilst being pursued by Mr. Komatsu!
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