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heli-cal · **Re: Stalwart MKII - Strong and Brave -** 02-21-2008, 12:32 AM

Hi,
Nice to see your Stolly, I took park in a marine salvage job some years ago and the guy who made it all possible had a stolly.

The first time I saw it, it was parked up, on a very small side street in London whilst the owner set about changing the front nearside wheel station!

Parked in front of it was a Daimler Ferret Scout Armoured Car with a turret mounted Browning .30 cal machine gun (de-activated).

To say that they looked somewhat out of place in this tiny, narrow street of terraced houses is an understatement!

The exhaust outlet had a metal cage with a large sign advising the drivers of London Transport Routemaster buses to leave a safe gap in traffic due to the fact that when the throttle was 'blipped', a large surge of flames emitted from the pipe, and Routemaster drivers that got too close discovered that the flames happened to be level with their faces!

Those unfamiliar with the beasties can never fully realize JUST how big they are, and what a terrific GRRROWL they make, I loved it.

Despite the size and weight, they're agile beyond belief.

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heli-cal New Member Status: Offline Posts: 3 Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: Stalwart MKII - Strong and Brave - 02-21-2008, 12:32 AM Hi, Nice to see your Stolly, I took park in a marine salvage job some years ago and the guy who made it all possible had a stolly. The first time I saw it, it was parked up, on a very small side street in London whilst the owner set about changing the front nearside wheel station! Parked in front of it was a Daimler Ferret Scout Armoured Car with a turret mounted Browning .30 cal machine gun (de-activated). To say that they looked somewhat out of place in this tiny, narrow street of terraced houses is an understatement! The exhaust outlet had a metal cage with a large sign advising the drivers of London Transport Routemaster buses to leave a safe gap in traffic due to the fact that when the throttle was 'blipped', a large surge of flames emitted from the pipe, and Routemaster drivers that got too close discovered that the flames happened to be level with their faces! Those unfamiliar with the beasties can never fully realize JUST how big they are, and what a terrific GRRROWL they make, I loved it. Despite the size and weight, they're agile beyond belief.