Another member Mr R Newell did the full route in his immaculate 1959 ex Swiss Army Berna 2-VM. Once parked up on the Stray there’s more than enough vehicles to see as well as stalls to browse selling parts, books and models. Huntapac kindly give all entrants a packed lunch which is much appreciated.

John says “It was on the Whiteman Army Air Base from new right through to the 1950`s then went to Leeton Fire department as on the door , through to a reserve fire department then a private owner ....then me.” He tells me he had his leg lifted by the export processes and it cost him but lesson learned.

It was a surprise to see Ian Anderson’s Tilly up for sale and as you would imagine he received plenty of calls. It sold very quickly and to someone in Yorkshire so we should see it again. The future he says is a BSA folding bike! Rather him than me.

Tony Paling had a trip north to Croft Circuit where he reports there were some 40 military vehicles on show and that the site has good camping/toilets available. He and Gordon Trousdale joined the Classic Car rally at Cannon Hall in July along with several other mvs. Brian Fox and Ivor Waterhouse took their jeeps to the massive Newby Hall Classic car show which they say has a great autojumble.
 

Martin Laker had his new Jimmy at the Otley Transport Festival and was joined by a small gathering including Chris Smyth, but space was apparently quite limited and the military vehicles were somewhat hemmed in.

This was my first experience of off roading and I must admit the jeep seemed to just crawl over obstacles effortlessly – a real credit to the designers so long ago. Quite by chance we covered large parts of the same route being taken by a major cycling event and amazingly some of the cyclists made even us look quite youthful! Sadly Dave Reape had to drop out at Saturday teatime at Jervaulx Abbey to await the RAC. He had been having fan belt problems all afternoon. Otherwise, apart from minor hiccups, over 200 miles would have been covered by all at the end of the two day run. For Colin and Liz Parr who join us every year, all the way from Portsmouth, in their Land Rover this was but a small part of their trip. Tony Duncan and his son James from Bury crossed the Area boundary to join us and soak up the beauty of the Dales after only recently doing the Liberty route in France with Brian and Gary Docherty.