Pictures of old or rare vehicles

[rtcosic]

That Guppy fuselage would make a nice garden shed. May have to dig a big hole to get the height within Permitted Development limits, but what's life without a challenge?

Sit in the first officer's seat making Brmm noises?

 

[RWD3M]

The latest generation of 'Guppy' is based on an A330. Airbus have nicknamed it the Beluga XL. Take a look and you'll see why

When I was at Airbus earlier in the year they were building 5 of them and yes, they really did paint them like that

 

[slim_boy_fat]

The latest generation of 'Guppy' is based on an A330. Airbus have nicknamed it the Beluga XL. Take a look and you'll see why

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When I was at Airbus earlier in the year they were building 5 of them and yes, they really did paint them like that

I thought at first that was a wind-up.

 

[nickk]

Keep me on the list,for a manageable piece of fuselage .

 

[Ali]

The latest generation of 'Guppy' is based on an A330. Airbus have nicknamed it the Beluga XL. Take a look and you'll see why

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When I was at Airbus earlier in the year they were building 5 of them and yes, they really did paint them like that

You should see one in the sky, they just don’t look like they have any business up there whatsoever. @roofman you seen them?

 

[Ali]

This week I have turned a...
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...and next week I'll doing the same to...

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Such a shame they can't be saved but both have sat for 20+ years without protection. Corrosion to the Guppy main spar was so severe that we couldn't really work underneath the wings so they came off with a push from a telehandler. Lots of pieces salvaged with many going to people turning them into arty-farty ornaments. 2 more 747s to come at Bruntingthorpe soon, along with maybe a few more large jets.

I had a wonder round those at Bruntingthorpe a few years ago, amazing being up close to that Guppy

 

[redlig]

[Q
UOTE="Mick Annick, post: 1699225, member: 15183"]Yes, and they needed it - the brakes were useless, particularly when wet[/QUOTE]

I rode a MAR1 in the '73 SSDT and broke the rear brake lever off on the 2nd day . Boy was I glad of the decompressor.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Not sure what the plans are for this one.

Pembroke?

mate you on the MOSI crew in jan up in deepest darkest Manchester?

 

[roofman]

You should see one in the sky, they just don’t look like they have any business up there whatsoever. @roofman you seen them?

Yes Mate They come over my house very regular.

 

[Mick Annick]

[Q
UOTE="Mick Annick, post: 1699225, member: 15183"]Yes, and they needed it - the brakes were useless, particularly when wet

I rode a MAR1 in the '73 SSDT and broke the rear brake lever off on the 2nd day . Boy was I glad of the decompressor.[/QUOTE]

I’d love a Mk1, my mates dad used to lend me his whenever my bantam wasn’t fit, which was pretty often. I loved that the front end was so light, though fixed with the Mk11.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

I rode a MAR1 in the '73 SSDT and broke the rear brake lever off on the 2nd day . Boy was I glad of the decompressor.

I’d love a Mk1, my mates dad used to lend me his whenever my bantam wasn’t fit, which was pretty often. I loved that the front end was so light, though fixed with the Mk11.[/QUOTE]
My first bike was a canary yellow ossa gripper 350. Weighed about the same as the forth bridge

 

[Mick Annick]

I’d love a Mk1, my mates dad used to lend me his whenever my bantam wasn’t fit, which was pretty often. I loved that the front end was so light, though fixed with the Mk11.

My first bike was a canary yellow ossa gripper 350. Weighed about the same as the forth bridge[/QUOTE]

yes, Ossa’s were many things, though being lighter was never one of them

 

[Tinbasherdan]

My first bike was a canary yellow ossa gripper 350. Weighed about the same as the forth bridge

yes, Ossa’s were many things, though being lighter was never one of them [/QUOTE]
Paid 300 quid for it off a lad at school and sold it for 750 after putting a set of rings in, so it wasn’t all bad!

 

[Ali]

@cardiffrob

This is at least 15 years ago, wonder how long it had been grounded then. Patchwork quilt.

 

[Ali]

This was my wedding car...(the paint was still wet)

A few more from the archives

 

[Wallace]

B44 or B50? I cannot remember the barrel shapes.

 

[cardiffrob]

We can't give away the airliner passenger seats so most go to landfill. E-Cube at St Athan must have thousands laying around. They (and we) also sell fuselage tops for use as sheds etc. Biggest problem is moving them since a 737 is 12 foot 4 wide.

 

[cardiffrob]

Pembroke?

mate you on the MOSI crew in jan up in deepest darkest Manchester?

Yes, a Pembroke, from Coventry.

Not sure about MOSI but will no doubt be up there finishing off the 3 x A300s from Tommy Cook in Jan. The wings are already off to make room for them to be stored closer together but we need to 'harvest' stuff from the fuselages before the Muncher comes in.

 

[minimutly]

We can't give away the airliner passenger seats so most go to landfill. E-Cube at St Athan must have thousands laying around. They (and we) also sell fuselage tops for use as sheds etc. Biggest problem is moving them since a 737 is 12 foot 4 wide.

So the ones that make it to ebay are the lucky ones I guess?

 

[daleyd]

Those Belugas fly right over my house, I’m only a few miles from the Airbus Broughton site - even though I see them every day almost I still stop and look every time I see one
The new Beluga XL is impressive to see, a fair bit bigger than the standard (already impressive) model.