This show is held every year in the grounds of Bolsover castle in
Derbyshire. It features displays from Vikings, Civil War and Medieval
reenactors aswell as World War 2 German and American displays. The largest
display is put on by the East Midlands Miitary Vehicle Trust, with a large
selection of vehicles.
This was the first outing for my ferret, which was only finished 2 weeks
before the show. I had driven 10 miles on the road, (and crashed into a
hedge!) so was still getting the hang of driving the ferret. We drove down
in Convoy with Andrew Jeffrey's Saracen and Saladin and met a 432 at the
show.
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Chris' Ferret
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Saracen and FV-432
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Andrew's Saladin
I spoke to several people at the show, I met a man who was restoring a
ferret the same mark as mine, another man who learned to drive in ferrets in
the army and an army communications man who served on them in the gulf. He
said they were crap out there, they kept braking down and were far to
complicated. He started out with 3 of them, 1 was dumped in the desert,
another was used for target practice after it broke down and the third one
was left out there too.
The ferret behaved very well, the only problems being a leaky hub, a leaky
rear bevel box and a small exhaust leak. I really enjoyed the drive and now
feel comfortable driving the ferret. Following the Saladin was a great
experience, even better looking in the mirror and seeing a Saracen come up
behind!
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An M8 Greyhound.
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2 x Stalwart amphibians.
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A Humber Pig (I think).
My thanks to Chris.
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