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Olli · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:43 pm Post subject: Slough PickUp

Hey I found this old fotos from my folders.

I put them here cause they can be useful if someone want to make
custom slough replica.. It would be super cool channeled - traditional
style slough pickchup...

-Olli
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Neil · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:52 pm Post subject:

Awesome Olli! Very Happy

The restored one is owned by a guy called Stuart Watkins - the pictures are from the World Meeting 2005, Kelso. The last meeting the pick up went to was Cheltenham 1985!

He was kind of bullied into getting the pick up finished just for Kelso - his wife secretly booked him in for time off at work, and John Sobey our H van registrar was instrumental in getting Stuart motivated to complete the project that had been simmering slowly for 20 years! Wink

The other one is owned by Stuart Ulph, he's owned it since the early 90's, having found it in a barn in Lincolnshire UK, i think the running gear is almost restored, just the body to finish! Laughing

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Olli · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:04 pm Post subject:

I was also in Cheltenham! I was 4 yrs old Very Happy

whit same white Azu I still own..

here is car there:

-Olli
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SamClukkers · Lowered Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 774 Location: Belgium

Indeed! You're not the only one with that idea Olli Wink

Thanks for posting the pictures! Last week I found the '54 Slough brochure in my room, completely forgot I had it.

Neil · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:25 pm Post subject:

Spookeend · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:13 am Post subject:

anyone really know Steward? it's been ages since i have seen him, we met him and a friend after he had car crash in holland, somewhere the early eighties.

My parents still have some contact, and the spoke with him at Kelso. As they understood, this is an original, special made pick-up for the britisch army.

Here is a picture taken by a friend of mine, at a military meeting in Britain half a year ago.

I have some more pix from this car.

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Shedspeed · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:47 am Post subject:

I understood it that the green military one is a replica?
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Etienne · Hoodrider Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2829

Hey, the green one is a replica built from an 80's 2cv.

In october I met some "2cv english guy" as John Sorbey and we talked about these pick up.

The one you show, Olli, is terrific. I love the inside : simplicity, good colors... I really wish to see custom 2cv in this way in the future...
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Spookeend · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:07 am Post subject:

Yeah, the milatary one is a replica, it has an modern dash inside.
My friend was told that cars like this, were originally used to distribute soup and so among the troops on practice in Britain. They were never used in "war" or overseas.

Those are not "facts" but that was told to him on that meeting.

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TONY ENGLAND · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:25 am Post subject: MILITARY 2CV PICKUP

The original 2cv pickup military version was adopted by the royal marines because it was the only vehicle, at that time that was light enough to be air lifted by the wessex helicopter.
They were stripped out and often had the window glass removed to reduce their weight further and allow the fitting of extra radio equipment in the rear.
These pickups were used by British Army Forces during the Falklands war against Argentina.(there are some photos of them being air lifted on the web but i cant find them at the moment). Cool

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Neil · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:06 pm Post subject:

Tony's correct in saying that they were slung beneath Helicopters, but i understood that only saw active service during the 50's/early 60's?

The Slough factory only built them during this time & to still have in service at the time of the Falklands war in the early 80's seems wrong. As far as i know they were based on the ship HMS Bulwark, there are photo's around of them lined up on the deck... Some naval personnel that served on the ship at that time have reported that they were pushed over board at the end of their active service - the pick up's, not the personnel! Laughing

Although some are believed to have been brought back to the UK & sold through the service vehicle release centres/auctions...
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Spookeend · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:58 pm Post subject:

The man who owns the replica army pick-up, should have more 9color) images. We will try to get them aswell.

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TONY ENGLAND · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:02 am Post subject:

Yeah Spookend i think you are right. MY MISTAKE, but they are the photos i was talking about. What a F_ckin shame they were pushed over the side. I would love one of those, (a lot) Crying or Very sad

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Neil · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:58 pm Post subject:

^^Yep, different people, different stories. The one where the pick ups were pushed over the sides was doing the rounds probably 15-20 years ago. The lastest opinion is that they would have been brought back & sold on through dealers in ex service vehicles. Confused

I seem to remember reading in the 2CVGB magazine that at least one guy saw an ex army pick up being used by civilians back in the 70's....
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