Have you fitted the one on the right with a jet engine?rmattila wrote:my own machines
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So it's not too late to do away with the flat screen TV & widen that front door to avoid the outdoor repair workrmattila wrote: and not even close to finished yet. So far no hired hands needed in designing/building work, but with this approach it tends to take time to get things first learnt, then done and finally finished. (Not even thought about a garage yet, so outdoor repair work will continue for a few more years to come..)
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I prefer yours. Tractors are great!rmattila wrote:Nah, that's all right. (And that Fordson driven by the unknown gentleman sure is in a nicer condition than my own machines.. )scarecrow wrote:Ooooh - sorry, I hope you don't mind me posting one of your photos
No, it still has the good'ol Perkins installed at the factory in Coventry in 1962. That pipe's just a rest for the loader: http://www.rmattila.com/images/metsatyot_09/nousee.avimat_fenwick wrote:Have you fitted the one on the right with a jet engine?
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It's good to get a glimpse of life in Finland. Bit of a pioneer feel to the whole thing. And that Aland place looks beautiful.
Great BX collection too. I have never seen this high-top version and you certainly seem to work them hard - 800,000 kms! Do you have any other BX friends there or are you the lone BXer in Finland?
Great BX collection too. I have never seen this high-top version and you certainly seem to work them hard - 800,000 kms! Do you have any other BX friends there or are you the lone BXer in Finland?
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I'm not just a username, i'm also called Matthew.
Would I be the resident van owner by any chance?
I've always wondered what the story was behind the Finnish high roof vans and now I know.
The Heuliez panel vans were introduced to Ireland for similar reasons. However I believe that all passenger vehicles sold in Eire must have a commercial derivative hence why they have some interesting panelled versions of regular hatchbacks!
And for those who have forgotten what it looks like....
Starting to rust quite bad along where the rear door infill panel meets the rear wing on both sides now but that should be getting fixed later in the year. Need to sort the water leaks first!
I've always wondered what the story was behind the Finnish high roof vans and now I know.
The Heuliez panel vans were introduced to Ireland for similar reasons. However I believe that all passenger vehicles sold in Eire must have a commercial derivative hence why they have some interesting panelled versions of regular hatchbacks!
And for those who have forgotten what it looks like....
Starting to rust quite bad along where the rear door infill panel meets the rear wing on both sides now but that should be getting fixed later in the year. Need to sort the water leaks first!
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That looks very useful for collecting firewood...would save my back!rmattila wrote:That pipe's just a rest for the loader: http://www.rmattila.com/images/metsatyot_09/nousee.avi
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The definition of "spring":
Springtime officially begins when the exhaust pipe finally falls off at a frost bump, corroded by a prolonged salt bath season called "winter"
Springtime officially begins when the exhaust pipe finally falls off at a frost bump, corroded by a prolonged salt bath season called "winter"
Speechless quad lying flat on his bed, communicating by moving eyes.
BX Van 1.9D -90 Gone.
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BX Van 1.9D -90 Gone.
BX Van 16S -90 For sale.
BX Van 1.9D -90 (Earned!) Gone.
BX Break 1.9D -90 (officially a "5 seat van" since 2005) Waiting to be towed to a new home.