Sunday, July 10, 2005


TANK YOU: Funds were raised for the Royal British Legion and 20 local pensioners enjoyed a street party at the Axe & Cleaver in North Somercotes.
Other entertainment featured an across the ages military/40's fancy dress competion, a WWII quiz and music from the 40's of WWII songs for a singalong, in the evening.
Gary Spencer (far right), a collector of military memorabilia drove his 1964 Abbott SPG to the Axe & Cleaver to add to the occasion.
A member of the Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society (IMPS - www.imps.org.uk), Gary added some interesting facts about the vehicle. Its maximum speed is 30mph and at that speed takes 300 yards to stop.
Those wishing to purchase such a vehicle should bear in mind that it does 1 to 3 miles to the gallon of petrol! However, no special licence is needed to drive it on the roads!
A tracked vehicle, it could be one way of getting to the front of a summer holiday traffic jam!
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2 Comments:

Blogger Pykspeeks Rides Again said...

PS If you find yourself in front of one of these vee-hic-als and have to perform an emergency stop, it might be a good idea to get out of the car and move a little distance away.

Sun Jul 10, 11:40:00 pm 2005  
Blogger Pykspeeks Rides Again said...

Ahem, I'll let that pass .... :)

Mon Jul 11, 03:42:00 pm 2005  

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