I took our Spartan to join a small gathering of MV's in Horley (Surrey) to assist with a british legion collection. The weather was clear and sunny (if a little cold out of the sun).

We were joined by 2 half tracks, a recently acquired Dodge weapons carrier, 2 jeeps, a very nice Land Rover 101 ambulance and an ex MP bike.

I spoke to a few vets throughout the day including men who had served in WW2, the Falklands and a man who had driven halftracks in Germany during his national service in 1946-48. Also made an ex-tanky (national service on Centurions) very happy by showing him around the CVRT and starting it up for him.

While fielding the inevitable usual questions about the CVRT (is it a real tank Mr? Can you drive it on the road? Where is the gun?), what did amaze me was how few of todays "yoof" do not know what a red cross means. Many asked where the gun was on the 101 ambulance, and many referred to it as a tank. One particular "yoof", his girlfriend (and baby) really did make me wonder where Darwins theory had gone wrong....

Link to the topic on the forum:

http://www.hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?t=15489