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Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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If my mate gets back to me before I go to bed with a decent quote to fetch it back, I'll lob a bid on it.

 

He can't do it, it's too big for his truck :(

Kringle Rank: Citroen Ami

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Could have been recreating the battle of the bean field with that later in the week :(

Doesn't mean it's gone now. You know how often eBay sales fall through. Nothing wrong with firing off a message.

 

Out of interest, to the uneducated like me, what is this Renault 4x4 lorry thing and why is it special?

DodgeRover Rank: Talbot Tagora

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It's an RB44 basically the final evolution of the dodge50 and a failed MOD funded project for a 4x4 bigger than a landrover but smaller than a lorry to essentially replace the landrover 101s.

They're fine if used regularly but when stored for significant periods they had issues with the brakes pulling badly to one side, there were several recalls and a court case about suitability for purpose I believe.

Van body ones are mega rare - I've never seen another, they were mainly chassis cabs.

 

They're also beloved by New Age travellers, showmen and hippy folk due to there simplicity, cheapness ability to be easily downplated and the fact that seemingly at least 80% of the ones remaining are registered in the Showmans taxation category so are mot exempted (on paper at least).

 

I like them because memories and I always wanted to be a crusty juggler with dreds living in a van with a dog on a string, ideally parking up wherever the surf is good and buggering off to Europe in it over winter :)

Unfortunately I'm now a responsible parent and don't have the space to have this parked up, given a friendly park up I would have been getting quotes to have it shifted.

 

There's some info on the Battle of the Bean field here

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Beanfield

 

Basically Thatcher had declared open season on those who didn't tow her line as she did to the Unions, the police were only to happy to once again wade in and dish out a kicking. Footage of the events went missing or was taken as evidence and not returned. It doesn't make pleasant reading especially the eye witness accounts.

Kringle Rank: Citroen Ami

Kringle

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Okay I now feel decidedly shitty.

 

How did I know nothing about this, I'm 30!

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DodgeRover Rank: Talbot Tagora

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Okay I now feel decidedly shitty.

 

How did I know nothing about this, I'm 30!

You weren't supposed to know about it, the government and police didn't want you to know any more than the edited highlights. Likewise the press.

 

With the advent of everybody carrying a camera and uploading stuff as it's taken hopefully this wouldn't be able to happen again now, although it is worth noting it is possible for the police to order sections of the mobile phone network shut down (this would prevent uploading) the Chinese people have developed an app to link phones without network coverage to spread information when their networks are taken down during demonstrations.

DSdriver Rank: Lancia Gamma

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this looks like a Kwality effort, why is the side door that ridiculous shape? And look at the sag in the flippin 'gullwing' panel.

 

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Master-Horse-Box-3-5-Tonne-2-5-Turbo-Diesel-2004-54-Reg/152890490173

 

Nice owl though

You need that extra wide bit at the top so you can get a horse in sideways (as long as it is facing the back end of the truck). :)

I am surprised they haven't been arrested for cruelty to pink teddy bears

Tadhg Tiogar Rank: Talbot Tagora

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.......I always wanted to be a crusty juggler with dreds living in a van with a dog on a string....

 

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flat4alfa Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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The van has a similar mileage your bird 96000 miles! it also has a towbar on the back so you can pull the fat cow out of bed in the morning 

 

runs like a smackhead with a sky box under his arm. 

 

even comes with a quarter tank you lucky bastards. 

 

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sierraman Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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What a joy that would be to pilot through the winter, heater matrix bypassed and the headlining catching on your head all the time. Where do I bid!

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cpjitservices Rank: Renault 16

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What a joy that would be to pilot through the winter, heater matrix bypassed and the headlining catching on your head all the time. Where do I bid!

When I said Decent, I meant shed. A shit shed..... lol

Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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Sold for £100 :(

 

FFS, that's stupidly cheap.

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Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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'Drives like a Peugeot should'

 

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEUGEOT-206-LOOK-1-4-PETROL-91K-ON-CLOCK-DRIVES-LIKE-A-PEUGEOT-SHOULD-CHEAP/112791552778?hash=item1a42e6830a:g:zVgAAOSw9V1adJAK

 

'TEST DRIVING THIS WAS A NIGHTMARE AND I WILL NEVER DRIVE IT AGAIN'

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