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Old 15-08-09, 09:37
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Default 33 years on...

Forgive a little sentiment here, but it's been 33 years and some 3,000km away I last sat in the seat of this C15A Signals Van.



Here's another shot from today...



And one from a couple of years earlier in 1974:

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Old 15-08-09, 11:38
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Old 15-08-09, 12:31
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Default Something you would be interested in Eric

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Hi,
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Is this old girl:



She's a genuine uncut body (they say they have the doors too)... but it is sitting on a cab 13 F15A chassis.

Completely unrestored, but what an excellent start for a project, eh?



These vehicles (and more) are at the Beck Military Museum at Mareeba on the Atherton Tablelands in far north Queensland.

They're not for sale of course, but full marks to the owners for saving them.
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Old 15-08-09, 12:40
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Default And if you're into the super-rare CMPs

There is this beauty - a Ford F15-based S1 Scout Car built as reverse Lend-Lease for airfield defence. The only other one I know of belongs to Bob Shutt who has restored it.

Looks like something out of 'Mad Max' (AKA 'Road Warrior').



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Old 15-08-09, 12:59
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Is this old girl:
She's a genuine uncut body (they say they have the doors too)... but it is sitting on a cab 13 F15A chassis.

Completely unrestored, but what an excellent start for a project, eh?

They're not for sale of course, but full marks to the owners for saving them.
Do you think they would notice it missing if you grabbed it and dropped it off at my place on the way back home Keith

How did you go being back behind the wheel ?
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Old 15-08-09, 23:27
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Do you think they would notice it missing if you grabbed it and dropped it off at my place on the way back home Keith

How did you go being back behind the wheel ?
A) The excess baggage may be a problem with Jetstar.

B) Bloody thing wouldn't start and they had parked a Mack in front of it.
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Old 16-08-09, 01:37
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A) The excess baggage may be a problem with Jetstar.

B) Bloody thing wouldn't start and they had parked a Mack in front of it.
What can you say , "Bugger" on both counts

The s1 certainly are a different looking vehicle
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Old 17-08-09, 11:59
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Is this old girl:

They're not for sale of course, but full marks to the owners for saving them.
Wow that 'beetleback' has me (and young Errol) salivating!
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Old 03-03-11, 21:25
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These vehicles (and more) are at the Beck Military Museum at Mareeba on the Atherton Tablelands in far north Queensland.
Here are some more pictures of this museum's collection: https://picasaweb.google.com/Donning...TheBeckMuseum#

"Everyone should have a Dak out back!" - cannot agree more, especially when it is accompanied by a set of CMPs and an Airacobra
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