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Is that captain Mainwaring from dads army?
Bose
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Now look here pike !!!
Stupid boy.
yen_powell
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It is George Mainwaring yes. The Dads' Army museum was in the same town but closed until 17th March apparently. They used to film a series set by the sea (English Channel) 60 miles inland from a totally different sea (North Sea)
Absolutely loved that series.
Still makes me laugh now even when I know what's comming. So well done.
barkingllizard
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All the old British series amuse me. Fawlty towers, allo allo etc. Good times
The British are very good at laughing at themselves, and when we get bored of that we take the piss out of our former colonies which were not bad at either.
kaptain_zero
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Not too many vintage bikes get my goat, but I'd trade my goat for this one.......
barkingllizard
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barkingllizard
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What brand and age?
barkingllizard
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I got next to nothing on a search for more on this one, but the under pinnings are a Vespa Sprint 125 with sidecar option ???[1948]???, and most likely a one-off for the rider cover and the term Dr Suess was used in one description...
barkingllizard
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1939 Mercier Moto-Сhenille, from France...
The Mercier "tracked motorcycle" was equipped with a 350cc OHV JAP engine, rated at 10 horsepower at 3,000 rpm allowing it to move at a comfortable speed up to 65 km/h.
Additional cooling of the cylinder head was provided by a fan, driven by the engine.
The Mercier "tracked motorcycles" were equipped with a kick starter, which could be reached even while sitting behind the wheel. They were also equipped with a three-speed manual gearbox, produced by the French company Soyer.
The front part was a complex construction with 150 mm wide rubber tracks and a suspension realized with semi-elliptic springs.
The first prototype had a large armored shield, because of which the motorcycle couldn’t ride through the dirt.
The rear part of the motorcycle turned out to be quite long and simple, a tubular frame with attached: saddle, footboards, petrol tank, and a 270/90 rear wheel.
The Mercier "tracked motorcycle" was equipped with a 350cc OHV JAP engine, rated at 10 horsepower at 3,000 rpm allowing it to move at a comfortable speed up to 65 km/h.
Additional cooling of the cylinder head was provided by a fan, driven by the engine.
The Mercier "tracked motorcycles" were equipped with a kick starter, which could be reached even while sitting behind the wheel. They were also equipped with a three-speed manual gearbox, produced by the French company Soyer.
The front part was a complex construction with 150 mm wide rubber tracks and a suspension realized with semi-elliptic springs.
The first prototype had a large armored shield, because of which the motorcycle couldn’t ride through the dirt.
The rear part of the motorcycle turned out to be quite long and simple, a tubular frame with attached: saddle, footboards, petrol tank, and a 270/90 rear wheel.
YEOW!!! That beast looks like it is designed to remove body parts........