Hi Guys, as some one who grew up around these mighty machines, (my father was in the Royal Armoured Corps) it is wonderful to see and hear a Chieftain MBT on the move. I once saw a full parade of these tanks way back in the 80s when the Queen presented the Tank Regiments with new standards and the noise was amazing, which gave me a love of tanks that survives even to this day... which is no doubt odd for a fifty year old woman! Thank you for sharing your work on these machines, it is greatly appreciated.
I was on that parade, 2rtr had challenger 1 at the time, our colonel made a complete balls of our drive past as he went really slow at the start then booted it showing off, so a couple of wagons stalled and half of us went passed completely out of line!
They used to build them near me in Leeds, I lived about 5 miles away when the wind was in the right direction I could hear them when the were testing them...
Yes I used to live less than a mile away from ROF Barnbow, Leeds. Used to regularly cycle to the test tracks and watch them. They used to build all the AVREs there. Sadly they closed the factory and transferred production to Vickers in Newcastle.
THIS is the level of quality your vids were meant to be at. Lee should be in charge of ALL the videos from now on. Great job! Hopefully you get to a level where we can see a complete build in a series of videos. Like the ones the Australian Armor & Artillery Museum puts out.
Good to see Farmer Phil's old Chieftain up and running again. I remember the silly old bugger buying it in about 1998 and we all thought he had lost his marbles. Thanks must be given to Phil Harding for buying it and going to the trouble of getting it registered for the road. I think you and your mates have done a superb job of getting it up and running again. Bring ' er back to Shropshire and let us hear that engine rip!
Back in about 1979/80 I stood on the engine deck of a Chieftain while it went over an off-road course. Oil or ATF or what have you was spraying out of the engine bay. Back in those days nobody bothered with health and safety.
Lots of fun was had by all!!. Great to see them working out together. Background music is fine in the right place and volume, otherwise a very enjoyable video thanks Lee.
For those who dip in and out of the channel a "project review" video would be good to summarise the overall stories of the collections and rebuilds, it could round off a Playlist nicely and refer back to past episodes.
Given the current world situation you may have a shot at some early soviet armor after this is all over, channels like yours have shown a light on an important historical time that hopefully will inspire youth to work in reality fixing things rather than just playing video games. Thanks bunches
Stop it. You’re going all professional on us with the editing. Seriously though, discounted tickets to the show would be amazing, especially as we’re only in Leicestershire.
That was some effort getting those 3 tanks (2 x Chieftains and the BARV) to the show. Was the Centurion on the cars yours as well? That is some heavy engineering right there lads.
Great day on the Saturday, a good ol' no f@*ks given, climb all over the kit experience. Except when that one lad decided to try and start Farmer Phils and the drivers hatch got shut fairly ricky tick! 😂 hope to make it again this year.
Ahhh I remember that show like it was like ... only 6 months or so ago lol I also remember poor old farmer poor old girl popping , banging and farting .... didn't she break on top that car on the Saturday ? Suggestion on your next show put a gopro on the front as you crush the cars !! Reduced tickets HELL YEA !! .. but to be honest we're giung next year anyway !! Lastly we'll done Lee nice video there fella !!
Loving your videos! Any chance of buying yourself some radio mics as some of the audio outside is really quiet and it’s a shame to miss those dulcet tones!!
I've just subscribed but I haven't watched all your videos yet. Question: Have you fitted the exhaust expanson box which goes on top of the transmission (Weslake developed this, it gave an extra boost of 70hp to the L60 and was fitted to the Mark 5 and Mk 2' and 3's that were upgraded to mk 6. That Cent isn't British, where did it come from? Sweden? They have got Meteor Mk 4B available from 27 Command Workshop in Warminster.
Where’s all the banter? I only watch this channel for the banter. While this video is indeed more professional than the usual, I may be unusual in that I prefer the usual. Warts and all.
I'm sorry but I'm not a fan of slow motion pan shots and music. I prefer it when you are holding the camera in one hand and taking the piss out of each other.
@@fittermat its a shame to see the tanks go but I'm glad that they're selling and hopefully being profitable. Honestly the best content on UA-cam at the moment, when I found your and Joe's channel I went back and watched all your videos.
5:41 I’m sorry but I lost interest after a few minutes. The video just lacks charm. Lots of close ups, annoying music and not funny at all. I liked the old style.
Thank You for NOT playing music all over the sound of the tanks engine! You really UnderStand what its all about! 100/100
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Hi Guys, as some one who grew up around these mighty machines, (my father was in the Royal Armoured Corps) it is wonderful to see and hear a Chieftain MBT on the move. I once saw a full parade of these tanks way back in the 80s when the Queen presented the Tank Regiments with new standards and the noise was amazing, which gave me a love of tanks that survives even to this day... which is no doubt odd for a fifty year old woman! Thank you for sharing your work on these machines, it is greatly appreciated.
I was on that parade, 2rtr had challenger 1 at the time, our colonel made a complete balls of our drive past as he went really slow at the start then booted it showing off, so a couple of wagons stalled and half of us went passed completely out of line!
Jesus I love the sound of a Chieftain. Unique. Absolutely unique.
Supercharged 2-stroke diesel engine, developed from the Junkers Jumo 205D. Yeah the ''scream'' is unique.
They used to build them near me in Leeds, I lived about 5 miles away when the wind was in the right direction I could hear them when the were testing them...
Yes I used to live less than a mile away from ROF Barnbow, Leeds. Used to regularly cycle to the test tracks and watch them. They used to build all the AVREs there. Sadly they closed the factory and transferred production to Vickers in Newcastle.
THIS is the level of quality your vids were meant to be at. Lee should be in charge of ALL the videos from now on. Great job! Hopefully you get to a level where we can see a complete build in a series of videos. Like the ones the Australian Armor & Artillery Museum puts out.
Good to see Farmer Phil's old Chieftain up and running again. I remember the silly old bugger buying it in about 1998 and we all thought he had lost his marbles. Thanks must be given to Phil Harding for buying it and going to the trouble of getting it registered for the road. I think you and your mates have done a superb job of getting it up and running again. Bring ' er back to Shropshire and let us hear that engine rip!
I need to see one painted in the BAOR Berlin Brigade urban camouflage, looks amazing. (And they won’t spot you going to the pubs in town 👍)
Back in about 1979/80 I stood on the engine deck of a Chieftain while it went over an off-road course. Oil or ATF or what have you was spraying out of the engine bay. Back in those days nobody bothered with health and safety.
Lots of fun was had by all!!. Great to see them working out together. Background music is fine in the right place and volume, otherwise a very enjoyable video thanks Lee.
What a great show that was, plenty of action and different tanks, perfect fine day too, almost coulda done with a water cart to settle the dust
For those who dip in and out of the channel a "project review" video would be good to summarise the overall stories of the collections and rebuilds, it could round off a Playlist nicely and refer back to past episodes.
Given the current world situation you may have a shot at some early soviet armor after this is all over, channels like yours have shown a light on an important historical time that hopefully will inspire youth to work in reality fixing things rather than just playing video games. Thanks bunches
As a former Chieftain crewman (1RTR) it's great to see this old warrior restored and running. Don't expect the engine bay to stay that clean for long.
It should last awhile, a lot of the weak points have been addressed
Thanks lads for your time and consideration top job top team awesome 🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍
Just what you need to take down the High St on a busy night, plus no parking issues, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia.
Sorry to hear about you O ring problems, you can get ointment and lube from the chemist 🤣
I'm enjoying the latest vids keep it up, lads and lassies. The humour is great too! When is the Harborough show in 2023?
You have Google?
@@johnnunn8688 Yes John.
What a machine! Sounds bloody handsome and looks fantastic!
Cheers!
Never new Ricky gervais was a tank commander in his spare time .great vid cheers guys.
Such mirth!
Outstanding, simply outstanding. Would love to see the three of them in an echelon right or left formation.
Stop it. You’re going all professional on us with the editing. Seriously though, discounted tickets to the show would be amazing, especially as we’re only in Leicestershire.
definitely interested in Op Market Harborough, you should look up WAPG Wilts Steam and Vintage Rally, even if you on come down to film us......
Awesome work,chaps. Great content
Definitely need more vids at shows
I notice the gun stab system is not working on the Chieftain… It would look so much better to see that working.
Not safe to have it running with inexperienced people in the turret
That was some effort getting those 3 tanks (2 x Chieftains and the BARV) to the show. Was the Centurion on the cars yours as well? That is some heavy engineering right there lads.
The centurion on the cars is mad max, if you look back through my videos you can see it being collected and worked on
@@fittermat Then off I shall jolly well ferret ..... Got to say you lads get through a lot of hard graft. Crack on ...
You can tell it's pro edited...too much music!! I'd rather listen to some over dubbed commentary than shite music! I can buy a radio for that...
Great day on the Saturday, a good ol' no f@*ks given, climb all over the kit experience. Except when that one lad decided to try and start Farmer Phils and the drivers hatch got shut fairly ricky tick! 😂 hope to make it again this year.
That Leyland multi-fuel engine was dreadful but I love the sound of it!
Zombie apocalypse….. No Problem “I Own a Tank !!” !!
Ahhh I remember that show like it was like ... only 6 months or so ago lol
I also remember poor old farmer
poor old girl popping , banging and farting .... didn't she break on top that car on the Saturday ?
Suggestion on your next show put a gopro on the front as you crush the cars !!
Reduced tickets HELL YEA !! .. but to be honest we're giung next year anyway !!
Lastly we'll done Lee nice video there fella !!
Loving your videos! Any chance of buying yourself some radio mics as some of the audio outside is really quiet and it’s a shame to miss those dulcet tones!!
I lived near Market Harborough for 5 years, 10 years ago, and never knew there was a showground.. Were any of the Armourgeddon crew there?
FYI -- you didn't do such a bad job editing videos. I quite liked all the bantering.
Matt can we see you guys on Harry's Farm & or Matt's Off-road Recovery ?
you need radios lads!
Hm, not to put too fine a point to it, but the main attraction and the clear star of this show was the Centurion.
Easy to forget how dry it was :o
That field looks very dry; it’s pissing down here.
12:05 You can’t park that there sir, you’ll get towed.
definitely interested in some discounted tickets :P
I've just subscribed but I haven't watched all your videos yet.
Question: Have you fitted the exhaust expanson box which goes on top of the transmission (Weslake developed this, it gave an extra boost of 70hp to the L60 and was fitted to the Mark 5 and Mk 2' and 3's that were upgraded to mk 6.
That Cent isn't British, where did it come from? Sweden?
They have got Meteor Mk 4B available from 27 Command Workshop in Warminster.
Nice tank
Rat Look tank, I like it.
So i was wondering. When are you going to Ukraine with your battle tanks and your equipment?
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interested in tickets if you can arrange anything.
the Meteor is like a Merlin with a silencer So why is a centurion so much louder than a spitfire
2:44, strangest looking arc welder I ever seen, must be Chinese with all the rods trying to get the job done faster.
I share like to have one but can't drive it on the road here in the US no rubber on the tracks
Yes it is, went in 21, you didn't make, we didn't make it 22, here's to 23
Looks like it`ll do very well against T62`s in Ukraine ;)
A live one would give a fair account of itself still
Need T shirts " we are Ted"...😅
yes please on a ticket.
to MH
@FitterMat. hay did you get my message
how does that centurion have another hatch next to the drivers hatch ?
It's a former 105mm AVRE,. The AVRE did have a second hatch which i believe was a co-drivers hatch
😎👍
Is this the one WD bought and then broke or have you two Chieftan Tanks painted Desert colours??
This is the one whistling diesel bought, but there's another chieftain in desert colours lurking at the yard as well
Where’s all the banter? I only watch this channel for the banter. While this video is indeed more professional than the usual, I may be unusual in that I prefer the usual. Warts and all.
50 years time someone will be commenting, 'can't believe they trashed that Clio, imagine what it would be worth now'
I like the style and quality of your videos best Mat, they seem more real somehow, this one felt a bit too "American youtube" for my liking
Appreciate it!
when is the next show??
Would been intresting to to.see how Trudeau would reacted if the Tankers turned up in support of the Truckers ! Hypothetical Question?
Just wonder why there are 2 channels with the same people
different videos on the different channels
Why is that Centurion missing like a pig ? magneto dying ? bad carb ?
It was on max revs ,so the governor was kicking in
I'm sorry but I'm not a fan of slow motion pan shots and music. I prefer it when you are holding the camera in one hand and taking the piss out of each other.
Is Jack really Korean?
is it the original shit engine? or did u replaced it with some thing normal?
All the tanks in the video have the correct engines fitted
@@fittermat shame... cant say correct on a chieftain engine. it was bad by design...
5* camera work
Who's is the other cheiftain ? (The green one)
It was one that we had for sale, now in a private collection
@@fittermat its a shame to see the tanks go but I'm glad that they're selling and hopefully being profitable. Honestly the best content on UA-cam at the moment, when I found your and Joe's channel I went back and watched all your videos.
Make the Arabic language in the video
فعل اللغة العربية في الفيديو
Not a fan of the pro editing,far prefer the raw editing that you guys do. It has better content with a more believable story line and feeling.
5:41 I’m sorry but I lost interest after a few minutes. The video just lacks charm. Lots of close ups, annoying music and not funny at all. I liked the old style.
The old style will still be around for the majority of videos, but sometimes I’m too busy to film so the help then is massively appreciated
Was that "Lizzie" in the background? 13 ish minutes. Chieftain 01 EB 90
Have you started wearing make up looks like your wearing a bit of the old eye enhancers lol
There’s a couple of guys from Russia asking you if you want to sell some parts. Their junk is broken down
well they will buy chinese crap.