Warts 'n' all

In my younger days I did rub shoulders with Sikhs on anti-Nazi demos, and was glad to have them on my side. Regarding my sense of humour, well it's a bit like Marmite (you have to be a Limey to get that one). As for being a subject of your great empire, my dad's family didn't get here until the 1500's, and my mum's not until the 1930s, so I missed out on that one. But, my two nephews did have a band called King Knut with a couple of their mates. Meanwhile I hope that you are staying safe and well on your side of the Dogger Bank.

More great story telling. Thanks Mac.

I've used up my allocation of "Likes" for today. So both Bootie and Umlaut will have to take it is read that I've given them some.

Oh, thanks for that. My mum had a "Kadet" of a totally different design in the 1970s. I didn't know that Opel had used the name previously.

There seems to be some debate on whether speed has any influence on the possibility of bogging. So it is best to try it for yourself.

I don't think they are VWs. There were only a handful produced pre-war. During the war itself the chassis was used for the Kubelwagen. If anyone knows what we are seeing in the screenshot please tell us.

I'd like to pretend that I first saw this at an exhibition. But, I didn't. The first time I saw it was on the front cover of a Tracey Thorn single.

Oh well done, Wicky. I got the right Metro station, but the wrong end of it. A mistake I wouldn't have made if I'd been able to read the street sign. Just in case people think we make this rubbish up here is a view from inside the modern station...

I enjoyed Steve's little Scandinavian skit. It reminds of the time I got decidedly drunk on John Martin's Guinness with a member of Swedish Rock Against Racism in a bar on the Rue St.Denis. He was the personal manager of 1/4 of a popular beat combo, and consumed rather a large amount of snuff. Ah, we were all so much younger then.

I hadn't checked that. But I had hoped that he would. He has always struck as a nice bloke, and he has does some great work with his mods.

Thank you.

I'll be humming it badly for the rest of the afternoon.

Sometimes they are written as 1. 11. 111. instead 1 2 3, sorry for the confusion.

Classic track. Takes me back to the days when I was getting my head kicked in by neo-nazis.

Feel free to post in any language you wish. I'm sure that if @umlaut was offended by my post he would let me know.

That is somewhat confusing as my search threw up the name 503. It is probably just a typo but Goodwood began on 18th July. And whilst I cannot find any record of 1. or 11. Kompanies being withdrawn from the front, 111. Kompanie did go back to Marly and did attempt to return via Paris. That however doesn't mean that these KT's have to be from 111. Kompanie. And hopefully John Kettler will be able to furnish us with more info as to where he found the picture, and it's original caption the next time he is on.

Nice one, Pete.

I really need to type faster.

Let's get this bit out of the way first. Dear Adolf, you keep telling everyone that you are going to put me on your "Ignore" list. PLEASE do so as it will spare other forumites from having to read your tiresome complaints about me. Dank u wel. Now to those of you who's opinions I care about. @John Kettler has only been able to tell us that the picture was taken in Paris. I haven't been able to find a more detailed caption online. I'm giving Stalingrad as the location because it is a Metro station on the elevated section on the Right Bank, and it stands on one of the few places where the line does such a sharp left hand turn. I don't know it's pre-war name, in the same way that don't know the original name of Bir-Hakeim, a station on the left bank that takes it's name from a WW2 battle. If anyone knows their wartime names please tell us. The only Kompanie from 503. to be equipped with King Tigers was 111.Kompanie which took delivery of them at Marly-le-Camp in early August. From what I can glean they didn't make it to the front in Normandy, and weren't actually able to make it to the Left Bank at all. As previously stated the area has undergone extensive modernisation, the building on the left no longer exists, and the flight of stairs have gone. I have tried to find another set of stairs at another station on that are on that alignment but without success. There are mature trees near the station now and one of them matches the young tree in the picture.

It looks like Stalingrad to me. but I can't read the street sign. And I can't find an exact match for that flight of stairs, bloody modernisation.

Given where it was actually taken perhaps "Ging gang goolie" would be more appropriate.

That probably explains why I'd not seen it before.

"Loud mouthed Dane 12 o'Clock. Let him have it boys."

Now this is one that I've not seen before, thanks!

It would certainly be a helpful addition.