PEOPLE came together – even when forced apart by lockdown – to remember the end of war in Europe and mark 76 years since VE Day. Despite swathes of events being cancelled communities found ways to come together to pay tribute to those who served in the era-defining global conflict. One group in Sutton Benger decided to brave the wind and the rain on Saturday, and turned out, in full dress. We are a local military vehicle group and mainly restore old military vehicles, said Nigel Peare. We had a small event at The Bell, and we support a group of Normandy veterans to get them back to see Normandy each year.
PEOPLE came together – even when forced apart by lockdown – to remember the end of war in Europe and mark 76 years since VE Day. Despite swathes of events being cancelled communities found ways to come together to pay tribute to those who served in the era-defining global conflict. One group in Sutton Benger decided to brave the wind and the rain on Saturday, and turned out, in full dress. We are a local military vehicle group and mainly restore old military vehicles, said Nigel Peare. We had a small event at The Bell, and we support a group of Normandy veterans to get them back to see Normandy each year.
one of the royal rolls royces, one of the state cars. the controller of the lord chamberlain s offers from buckingham palace who is looking after the imperial state crown on its journey. after the imperial state crown on itsjourney. there it is, the crown, which is really the most famous symbol of the sovereign s power to stop with its 3000 precious stones and jewels. stop with its 3000 precious stones andjewels. pass stop with its 3000 precious stones and jewels. pass westminster abbey on the left hand side. turning into the sovereign s entrance. on a dry and rather cloudy day in central london. then through the main gates,
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The model with MCEME is of 1941 vintage.
Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME) here has been maintaining one of the rare vintage cars known as Humber Super Snipe that was used by General K M Cariappa who later became the Field Marshal.
The Super Snipe was introduced in October 1941 by combining a four-litre inline six-cylinder engine from the larger Humber Pullman with the chassis and body of the Humber Snipe. The result was a car of superior performance and a top speed of 79 mph.
The model with MCEME is of 1941 vintage, which was initially assigned AB-11 and later changed to AP-10 F 4566 post its decommissioning from military service. The vintage car was packed by the British army and ferried to India in 1943 and ultimately assigned to ‘A’ Pl of Army HQ Transport Company, according to a press note. The car was declared unserviceable in 1958.
Re: Cars & 4x4s of the Indian Army
In the post Independence era, the Indian defence forces continued to use the Chevrolet CMP 15 (Canadian Military Pattern) of the early 1940 s WW II vintage. Ford of Canada too due to the World War II emergency, manufactured very similar trucks for the British Commonwealth of nations. A longer chassis and a crane variant were also in vogue. The Chevrolet had a 3.5 L and the Ford had a 3.9 L engine respectively. These totally dominated the 4 X 4 fleets with the Ford and Willys GPW, WW II jeeps and the Dodge Power Wagon.
The Dodge Power Wagon WC- 51 with its 3.8 L flat head 6 cylinder engine as a pick-up and a personnel carrier of the WW II vintage were also popular in our forces.