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MATADOR

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  1. merlin phpbb3

    merlin phpbb3 New Member

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    Did I see a question re. Matador vehicle info on this Forum? if so could person requiring info please PM me.
     
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    There wasa a link posted somewhere to the restoration site of the belgium army museum. On that link they discribed how they fixed a Magador. Was that what you where looking for? Anyway, i PM you that link.
     
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    matador was a crappy looking amc sedan built in the mid 70s...ricardo matablan was the tv pitch man ...si senor ...it is real cordoban leather tuck and roll upolsterie..es muy bueno!.... it was a crappy car and would be even worse as an afv...fuggedabouttit..
     
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    I would imagine that the Matador in question was the AEC Matador. Used as an artillery prime mover by the British in WWII.
     
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    Well, they did build an armoured car on the same chassis...

    http://tankfreak.tripod.com/id10.html

    Kris
     
  6. merlin phpbb3

    merlin phpbb3 New Member

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    Thanks for replys, but have found request on an army site and sent off info. You might as well see the pic though, have a 'shufti' Woody, you might learn something.
     
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    yup ...theres a young ricardo montoblan ...third from the right ,the car looks much different than i remember it though...
     
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    and ...notice , ricardo ..ever the ladies man ,is pointing down at his large latin 'rumba machine "...which the censors have ,of course whited out in this photo...
     

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