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Thatcher's armored bus for sale

Started by Hobbes, March 10, 2018, 04:22:33 AM

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Hobbes

March 10, 2018, 04:22:33 AM
From a tank dealership:

This bus was specially commissioned for Margret Thatcher and her cabinet after the Brighton bombings. It's supposed to weigh 38 ton, have run flat tyres and be fully armoured all over to withstand 7.62 rounds.



Not quite the luxurious affair you'd expect in a Cabinet-level vehicle:

zenrat

#1
March 10, 2018, 04:40:21 AM
Ah, the Brighton bombings.  I'd passed the Grand days before that happened.
I was on my motorbike and got pulled over by the cops for an identity check.  Must have looked suspicious.

So who would have bagsed the back row?  Tebbit & Heseltine?

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scooter

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March 10, 2018, 04:55:10 AM
It'd make for an interesting RV conversion.
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Weaver

#3
March 10, 2018, 04:58:26 AM
You could always run sight-seeing tours of Bhengazi in it....
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scooter

#4
March 10, 2018, 05:28:04 AM
Quote from: Weaver on March 10, 2018, 04:58:26 AM
You could always run sight-seeing tours of Bhengazi in it....

Or downtown Damascus
The F-106- 26 December 1956 to 8 August 1988
Gone But Not Forgotten

QuoteOh are you from Wales ?? Do you know a fella named Jonah ?? He used to live in whales for a while.
— Groucho Marx

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Weaver

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March 10, 2018, 05:46:35 AM
Quote from: scooter on March 10, 2018, 05:28:04 AM
Quote from: Weaver on March 10, 2018, 04:58:26 AM
You could always run sight-seeing tours of Bhengazi in it....

Or downtown Damascus

Quite. Mind you, these days there are some parts of Salford where the bus drivers would probably be glad of it...
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 - Indiana Jones

ysi_maniac

#6
March 10, 2018, 08:25:44 PM
I like it! :thumbsup:
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Cobra

#7
March 10, 2018, 08:39:21 PM
Might also make for an Interesting Model Build too, or might be Great for an Executive Protection Service to use for transporting High Risk VIPs! Dan

Old Wombat

#8
March 14, 2018, 05:01:30 AM
Could they have found a daggier looking bus? :unsure:
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March 14, 2018, 07:14:40 PM
Quote from: Old Wombat on March 14, 2018, 05:01:30 AM
Could they have found a daggier looking bus? :unsure:

C'mon, this is Britain in the 1980s we're talking about...   :banghead:
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Mossie

#10
March 15, 2018, 12:28:48 AM
Cutting edge for the 80's..... literally, those chines could take your arm off...   :lol:
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zenrat

#11
March 15, 2018, 03:54:02 AM
The colour scheme is a classic.  Where can I get some of that fabric for my lounge room?

:o
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..
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