dieselnutjob Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Anyone heard of the special Opel Senators that the British Army used "behind enemy lines" in East Germany? Storyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRIXMIS Picshttp://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... el-Senator Stolen pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Waaaaheeyyy!! I wonder what the 4x4 system was lifted from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexg Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 some idiot has painted it Nato green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I wonder what the 4x4 system was lifted from? It was a full Ferguson Formula system on the Senator if I remember rightly. CAR did a full test on one of the civilian models they released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Someone either here or on RR (or both!) saw one in a museum not that long ago. I'm sure it rings a bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Same here Seth, There is one in a museum somewhere still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Yes, FF Developments of Coventry offered this for Senators/Monzas and Bitters The Senator above is at Cosford Cold War Museum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Yes, someone posted pictures of it in the museum with the information board, too.It made interesting reading; almost every part of it was beefed up, fully armoured, and it weighed in something stupid like three tonnes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autoplas Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I would thoroughly recommend Tony Geraghty's book 'Brixmis' which tells the full story of Brixmis from the end of world war 2 right down to the fall of the communism. All kinds of different vehicles were used over the years and it is a really interesting read - unbelievable some of the stuff that used to go on !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselnutjob Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 defo gonna buy that book Opel Admiral 4x4. I had never even heard of the Opel Admiral before today. Did they sell them in the UK ? Must be ultra rare now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 There was one went on Ebay a few months ago. I've got this ad scanned from the April '81 issue of CAR, so it's quite possible the test was in that issue, or from around then. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris_ital_lover Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Nice stuff, btw, the vast array of lights on the front has many functions, one of which I was told was to impersonate trabants on the east german autobahn allwoing them to slip away from the Stasi! m0rris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 defo gonna buy that book Opel Admiral 4x4. I had never even heard of the Opel Admiral before today. Did they sell them in the UK ? Must be ultra rare now. Is that picture from a contact magazine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrogeezer Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Someone either here or on RR (or both!) saw one in a museum not that long ago. I'm sure it rings a bell. that was me...here are the pics: Burnside, Lacquer Peel, Cavcraft and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselnutjob Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 would a Senator really have been "inconspicuous" in communist East Germany? I noticed that they always went for Opels. Maybe it was common for West Germans to visit relatives in the east or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Probably if they had the right permissions! A West German make of car was probably less conspicuous than other Western makes, although the Nato green would have made it stand out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitevanman Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 I think the idea behind the Nato green was so as to hide it in undergrowth, not drive around as if they belonged there, they would have almost certainly have hidden in daytime and gone out in the dark......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Good point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Holy thread resurrection batman! Went cosford museum today, as Mrs sutty has never been! Had a cheeky look underneath. One hell of a transfer box to house that 4wd system, would love to get my hands on a civvy version. Burnside, spike60, Brodders and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 You can't even tell where Colonel Decker flipped it. Ohdearme, robinmasters, timolloyd and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 That engine with a 4x4 system? I am surprised HM armed forces did'nt run out of four star. Ohdearme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Apparently the same 4wd system as a jenson interceptor. Mmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 And the Ill-fated F1 car...and ...and... No so bothered about how fast, more where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 The Brixmis (British mission) cars were not supposed to be covert. They were allowed to be the other side of the Berlin wall, although were seldom welcome and there were plenty of places they were forbidden to enter. (Prohibited zone sign? What sign?)They often succeded on their ops. because they could out-drive the DDR police but it could have been fatal if their cars were not recognisably Brixmis and they were cornered or pursued. (I've just read the book referred to above, and can heartily reccommend it) Ghosty, sutty2006 and chodweaver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 ^^^flippin Heck asimo I havent seen you reply in aaaaaaaages! Hope you are well! Asimo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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