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15 years 5 months ago #5508
by Swishy
I can Remember
I can
when 2 guys n a gal toured the world in a Steam powered truck Britannia with a Moke as a back up vehicle
About Britannia
"Britannia" is a 1926 Foden C Type 6 Ton steam wagon, an early form of steam powered lorry or truck. Brtiannia is famous for her "Grand Global Tour" of 1968 to 1972, when which she became the first steam powered road vehicle to circumnavigate the globe. Still the only steam vehicle to have achieved this, in her time Britannia has travelled in places as diverse as Afganistan, Australia, India and the United States, and she has seen the likes of everybody from Presidents to pop stars travelling in her cab
about 1971 a call for help went out
from the Brittania mob
they were in Toorak Melbourne
n the steam truck had blown a steam tube (- no go)
so the
OF ALL THE THINGS EYE MISS ................. EYE MISS MY MIND THE MOST
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STEAM POWER n wot was created by Swishy
I can Remember
I can
when 2 guys n a gal toured the world in a Steam powered truck Britannia with a Moke as a back up vehicle
About Britannia
"Britannia" is a 1926 Foden C Type 6 Ton steam wagon, an early form of steam powered lorry or truck. Brtiannia is famous for her "Grand Global Tour" of 1968 to 1972, when which she became the first steam powered road vehicle to circumnavigate the globe. Still the only steam vehicle to have achieved this, in her time Britannia has travelled in places as diverse as Afganistan, Australia, India and the United States, and she has seen the likes of everybody from Presidents to pop stars travelling in her cab
about 1971 a call for help went out
from the Brittania mob
they were in Toorak Melbourne
n the steam truck had blown a steam tube (- no go)
so the
OF ALL THE THINGS EYE MISS ................. EYE MISS MY MIND THE MOST
There's more WORTH in KENWORTH
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15 years 5 months ago #5509
by atkipete
Replied by atkipete on topic Re: STEAM POWER n wot
Hope you got an OBE or something for rescuing the Poms, What is the little jigger towed behind the Moke?
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15 years 5 months ago #5510
by Swishy
OF ALL THE THINGS EYE MISS ................. EYE MISS MY MIND THE MOST
There's more WORTH in KENWORTH
Replied by Swishy on topic Re: STEAM POWER n wot
APete
GuddayM8
RE: Hope you got an OBE
dunno bout th@ but have had lotsa DCM'z
LOL
RE:What is the little jigger towed behind the Moke
Me thinks 4 memory twas a power plant for electricty
Thanx for your interest in this post
cya
GuddayM8
RE: Hope you got an OBE
dunno bout th@ but have had lotsa DCM'z
LOL
RE:What is the little jigger towed behind the Moke
Me thinks 4 memory twas a power plant for electricty
Thanx for your interest in this post
cya
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15 years 5 months ago - 15 years 5 months ago #5511
by Andy Wright
Andy&&&&Whatever rubs your buddah.&&&&Got Bedfords? http://bedfordtr
Replied by Andy Wright on topic Re: STEAM POWER n wot
Giving away your age now, Swish.
Nicely done. That would have to be one of the most adventurous things ever done with vintage steam.
Nicely done. That would have to be one of the most adventurous things ever done with vintage steam.
Andy&&&&Whatever rubs your buddah.&&&&Got Bedfords? http://bedfordtr
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15 years 5 months ago #5512
by HeyCharger
Proud owner of;
1948 Massey Harris 44K.
1946 Ford Semi-Trailer Bus.
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Proud owner of;
1948 Massey Harris 44K.
1946 Ford Semi-Trailer Bus.
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15 years 5 months ago #5513
by Swishy
RodMan
GuddayM8
Nice of U 2 find a bit of info on the Britannia trip
but there twaz a sheila also on the trip the lads shared around me thinks
LOL
cya
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Replied by Swishy on topic Re: STEAM POWER n wot
RodMan
GuddayM8
Nice of U 2 find a bit of info on the Britannia trip
but there twaz a sheila also on the trip the lads shared around me thinks
LOL
cya
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