Guy Martin

[louiechevy]

My grandfather was a mark V tank driver, he joined up late in the war and luckily for him it was over as he finished his training. He died when I was only a year old so I never got a chance to talk to him sadly.

[Vipers]

jkh112 said:

26th November on C4 there is a Guy Martin vs Autonomous car programme.

Cheers, just set it up.

[227bhp]

It's on soon - don't forget.

[Laurel Green]

Building a new tank - should be a walk in the park.

[graham22]

Noticed one of the names on the memorial was Bamford. Wonder if JCB have a more poignant interest.

[The Vambo]

"You can't be expected to hit the nail on the head at the first bite of the cherry,"

[227bhp]

Those 'rivets' look far too perfect! I am enjoying it though, the cold hard facts of WW1 never cease to amaze and sadden.

[dieselgrunt]

More of a cardboard cutout of a tank than a replica.

[227bhp]

1200hp in a modern tank, that's got to be about 2000 lb/ft of torque

[Laurel Green]

227bhp said:

Those 'rivets' look far too perfect!

Looking better with a coat of paint.

[Laurel Green]

Fun and games with the engine.

[The Vambo]

dieselgrunt said:

More of a cardboard cutout of a tank than a replica.

If it's not perfect before it's even halfway built it must be rubbish.

[louiechevy]

When I was at school in the I suppose you would call it the mechanics club they had a Rolls Royce engine from a Scorpion that I spent a summer of lunch breaks and more stripping cleaning reassembling and painting it's what got me into car mechanics

[Laurel Green]

I was just thinking that the yanking on of the handbrakes was going to put a lot of stress on the mechanicals when 'Bang'!

[2gins]

Thanks op, would have missed this but saw the thread in what's new and it was enough to trip my memory that Guy was back on so ta.

[poing]

That was great!

[louiechevy]

According to my dad my grandfather did say they had a habit of braking down! His was a male tank in about 1922 him and the rest of the crew won the army gunnery championship with the six pounder hotchkiss, basically a sawn off naval gun!

[Jazzy Jag]

I enjoyed that

Seemed a bit of a shame that it ended in a bit of an anti-climax with only a handful of people there.

Shame on Lincoln.

[ecsrobin]

A good programme. So what’s the difference between the drivetrain setup they used and what was used in the original?

[Six Fiend]

Great viewing, strong cardboard ( )
Shame Lincoln couldn’t accommodate, but a fitting setting. Deserved a larger moment frankly.

Well done.