Re: [MV] A puzzle and some fun

From: Richard Notton (Richard@fv623.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sat Dec 29 2001 - 13:45:47 PST


----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff Winnington-Ball" <gwball@sympatico.ca>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] A puzzle and some fun

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>
> Richard Notton wrote:
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> > Whilst plodding through a mighty 3" thick tome of MV Technical Handbook to
> > finally grasp & understand the workings of Mr Merritt and Mr Brown's
controlled
> > differential, I also came across the following which sounds like fun......
>
> Rolls Royce Meteor, pertaining to the early Centurion, the world's longest
serving and most venerable tank...?
>
Absolutely correct, our esteemed Canadian colonial chum not only had it on the
button but within minutes too; the lack of ones and noughts from the rest of the
world was, well, underwhelming.

> Best regards to our friends in Great Britain and on the Continent, on the eve
of Christmas 2001!
>
Many thanks and a Happy New Year to one and all.

Richard
Southampton - England



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