April 15th

My second event of the year was a week after the first. I took 'Jessie' to York for the Yorkshire MVT Crank Up event. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

April 8th

My first event of 2024 was on the 6th of April. I took 'Jessie' to Heugh Battery in Hartlepool for their Military Vehicle Day. See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

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February 3rd

After two and a half and three months of hibernation, I took 'Jessie' and 'Faith' for a first short drive of the season.

There was a little preparation work to do before the first start, having being inactive for so long.  

See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

February 3rd

After two and a half and three months of hibernation, I took 'Jessie' and 'Faith' for a first short drive of the season.

There was a little preparation work to do before the first start, having being inactive for so long.  

See the Event Photos page for pictures and a report.

February 3rd

'Hope' is off the road, needing a new cylinder head gasket. See the November 2023 Ongoing Work update for the story. I plan to do this once the weather warms up.

November 11th

On the morning of the 11th, I took 'Jessie' for my annual war memorial tour. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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October 2nd

I took 'Jessie' and 'Faith' to the Royal Navy Museum in Hartlepool for their 1940s weekend - one vehicle each day. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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September 25th

We took 'Jessie' and 'Faith' to Tanfield Railway for their 1940s weekend. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

September 17th

Andy brought his Jeep over to check out an odd noise. We went for a short drive afterwards. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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September 7th

'Jessie' and 'Faith' both attended the Beamish Dig for Victory show for five days. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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August 10th

At the back end of July, we had a holiday in Normandy, but sadly, we could take the Jeep this time. We visited a number of the D-Day museums and Beaches and I've added pictures to the Event Photos page.

August 7th

I took 'Jessie' to Ushaw Historic House for the 1940s show. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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June 28th

'Jessie' was out again to the Bowes Railway 1940s show. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

June 20th

I took 'Jessie' to the Stephenson Railway Museum for one day for their 1940s weekend. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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April 16th

'Jessie' was out again for a long distance anniversary drive to York. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

April 8th

The first event of the year was to Heugh Gun Battery in Hartlepool. 'Jessie' made the trip to start the season's events. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

April 7th

I gave 'Jessie' a service followed by a test drive with a few photo stops. The first event of the year is tomorrow. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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March 1st

It was time to give the RAF roundels a new coat of paint. See the March  2023 Ongoing Work page.

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January 15th

Our first trip out of the year, a two Jeep ride out to Fishburn Airfield for a late breakfast. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

October 4th

I modified the rear curtain canvas attachments on 'Faith' to make fitting faster and to get around the crane cables. See the "Ongoing Work" page.

October 2nd

I took 'Jessie' and 'Faith' to the Royal Navy Museum in Hartlepool for their 1940s weekend - one vehicle each day. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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September 25th

We took 'Jessie' and 'Faith' to Tanfield Railway for their 1940s weekend. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

September 7th

'Jessie' and 'Faith' both attended the Beamish Dig for Victory show for five days. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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June 9th

'Faith' was out working in the garden on the 9th, helping me build a railway. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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May 29th

'Faith' was out on the evening of the Bank Holiday, to take some friends for a local ride out. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

May 22nd

'Faith' was out at Blyth Battery for her first show of the year on May 20th & 21st. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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March 21st

'Faith' was put to work in the garden today, after 6 tons of garden supplies were delivered this morning. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

March 1st

I've never been 100% happy with the colour of my 10ft canvas tent which I painted in 2014. The green over the white canvas was much lighter than it looked in the pot and it has faded more since. It was time for a repaint. See the March 2023  "Ongoing Work" page.

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February 15th

I've been making another crate and some barbed wire to surround my display. See the February 2023  "Ongoing Work" page.

February 4th

Today was the first trip out for 'Faith' this year. It was just a short drive for fuel and a stop for some photos on the way home. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

November 8th

'Hope' needs a new cylinder head gasket. See the November 2023 Ongoing Work update for the story.

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June 6th

'Hope' had a trip out for the 79th Anniversary of D-Day. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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May 8th

'Hope' had a special 80th birthday trip out to the "We'll Meet Again" show at the Yorkshire Air Museum on 6/7th May. See the Event Photos page for pictures.

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January 15th

Our first trip out of the year, a two Jeep ride out to Fishburn Airfield for a late breakfast. See the Event Photos page for pictures.