Guy Martin's World War 1 Tank

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37602

Recorded it and just watched it. Brilliant.

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

What's it about?

You'd think the Bunker would have a thread for things you've just watched.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Wed Nov 22, 2017 6:11 pm

Drinking watch.....is it to be continued?

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:55 am

Has he many fish?

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Thu Nov 23, 2017 1:52 pm

Bluestreak wrote:

Drinking watch.....is it to be continued?

Stonking not drinking......apologies to all my fans!

Corner Flag · **Joined:** Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:36 pm **Posts:** 555

You are right Snowy, it was a brilliant programme. The tank built was virtually an exact replica of a mk 4 W.W 1 tank.
In February 1918 West Hartlepool won a competition for investing the most money in War Bonds. The prize was a mk 4 tank called Egbert, which was brought to the town and was on display for many years. The amount of money raised was approx. £2.5 million ,which in today's value is about £150 million. This was a staggering amount of money and must have taken a huge amount of effort. Certainly something for us to remember when the centenary arrives.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37602

Bluestreak wrote:

Drinking watch.....is it to be continued?

Stonking not drinking......apologies to all my fans!

Thank God for your correction,now it makes sense :laugh:

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37602

Corner Flag wrote:

You are right Snowy, it was a brilliant programme. The tank built was virtually an exact replica of a mk 4 W.W 1 tank.
In February 1918 West Hartlepool won a competition for investing the most money in War Bonds. The prize was a mk 4 tank called Egbert, which was brought to the town and was on display for many years. The amount of money raised was approx. £2.5 million ,which in today's value is about £150 million. This was a staggering amount of money and must have taken a huge amount of effort. Certainly something for us to remember when the centenary arrives.

I went in the one at Bovington, that they climbed into during the documentary and luckily one of the staff gave us the full story. Really worth a visit.

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:42 pm

I had a tank top when I was a kid.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:23 am

I have a fish tank.

Sussex UK · **Joined:** Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:34 pm **Posts:** 3573

Nazi Megastructures ,World at War..watched a bit of both of them this week.tough old life then,the old footage is amazing..

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37602

monkeybutt wrote:

I had a tank top when I was a kid.

How do you wear a turret?

The Bishop · **Posted:** Sun Nov 26, 2017 7:07 pm

Snowy wrote:

monkeybutt wrote:

I had a tank top when I was a kid.

How do you wear a turret?

I suspect this is the wrong question Mr Snowy, as I'm sure Mr Butt will have a puerile response!!!!!

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