Whofan Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 In May last year I posted what I thought was an amusing sight; a tank turret on the back of a lorry! Now I can post some photos I took recently of a whole AFV on the back of a lorry in the same place in Kidderminster. Here it is; I'm told it is an OT-64, possibly Polish or Czech, but I'm not an expert on these things. There's clearly someone close to the place where these lorries and cargoes were parked who is either into AFV's or is buying them up for scrap value. Please NOTE: I did put this incorrectly in vehicle spot of the day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan-o Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Don’t know what it is but it’s certainly overloaded the truck it’s on judging by the way that rear suspension is down!😂! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted October 8 Author Share Posted October 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, ivan-o said: Don’t know what it is but it’s certainly overloaded the truck it’s on judging by the way that rear suspension is down!😂! I noticed that too. The lorry plus AFV had gone a couple of days after the photos were taken, hopefully the lorry lasted for whatever journey it made!! Edited October 8 by Whofan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapsell Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Yes it's an OT-64 - a locally produced (1960s) Polish/Czech collaboration designed as an alternative to the BTR-60s they were obtaining from the USSR. I'd suggest this might be Polish because of the circular reflective red/orange disc with a black triangle fitted to the rear corner - a convoy marker/road safety feature seen on many Polish AFVs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted October 8 Author Share Posted October 8 @John Tapsell, thanks for this. I had been told previously that it was an OT-64, but it’s nice to get confirmation of it. I do wonder who it is who is transporting these military loads into Kidderminster, but I doubt I’ll ever find out.😕 On a slightly off topic note, will you be at Telford this year, displaying on a club table, and no doubt missing the excitement of being press officer up til 9 am Saturday?😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman2 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 (edited) Maybe refurb for Ukraine loads of 💰💰💰💰in that 😐 Edited October 8 by magman2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tapsell Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 2 hours ago, Whofan said: @John Tapsell, On a slightly off topic note, will you be at Telford this year, displaying on a club table, and no doubt missing the excitement of being press officer up til 9 am Saturday?😎 Yep - I'm not entirely sure I'll get away with doing nothing for the show team this year (I've indicated I'm happy to assist if needed), but in principle I'm a free agent for the first time in 25 years. I will instead be hanging out with the Stafford crew in Hall 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsmodels Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 yes ot64 or skot there is a command one near to me full of 7 radios but no turret there are a couple in the uk one was green & sand and used to give people rides at shows in the 90's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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