It has taken me the best part of 5 nights to read this whole thread!!

It is the most amazing read and a testiment to your talent Mark, to start off with what was "growing" in the woods and then to have driven it all the way back to where it was found is pure skill in the restoration and pure madness in the long trip!!!

My only concern now is what restoration thread will ever beat this.

David

Just finished reading this whole thread.
I don 't know what to say to you Mark that hasn't already been said but outstanding deadication and craftsmanship.
Realy inspirational stuff.
Its also good to see people like you, Scotty and others using these vans after they've been done for what they are supposed to be used for. And that is driving.
Thankyou for sharing your adventure with us and i very much look forward to seeing what project you next take on.

Update please

Hey matey - PLEASE give me a call

been 3 weeks since you texted to say you'd call tomorrow

Hi Clinton,

i cant, i dont have your number. I had to restore my n97 from a backup AGAIN after doing a major software update to it, just to make it work as its utter total junk and i lost around 30% of the contacts for reasons i never got to the bottom of.
pm me them both or ring me
Sorry mate nothing personal - just the usual Mark type blunders.


Sorry Arie no real gearbox updates, its finally clean after washing it out with some solvents about 3 times to clean all the metal fragments out of it and its all sat there waiting for some time to reassemble which i will get done very shortly. Too many other projects on at the moment..

mark

..
...shall i mail /ring you when i"m back from France, mate? - or you ok for details?

Hi Tim,

yes ring me or drop me a mail with the details on ... Enjoy the silence in France... .

Mark

and you always used to laugh at my phone (at least it worked )

have sent you a pm mate.

..hope you're enjoying something really good tonight- catch you in the morning..

I saw the Kempes barndoor took part in the Wintertrail 2010...

Check this out!! :




More here:
http://fotos.flat4free.be/

And here:
http://www.spijlbussen.nl/smf/index.php/topic,4154.0.html

I was lucky enough to be co pilot for this trip and it was amazing im sure mark will reply later arrived back last night around 3.00 am

10th panzer div pushes forward....

no matter from which point...
I could keep staring at this beauty for hours

Nice meeting you Mark!

See you later

A few pics from the Winter Trail. It was fantastic seeing the Kempes on the forest tracks, like right at home

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29051501@N ... 586278090/





Mark negotiating the bloody great big post (just behind the bus)


Got wood




Ben, Jim and Dai hard at work...


Team Kempes - Mark and Ben






The last off road section


Slight 'icing up' issues

..lol!!
..(rightly) makes the Hessisch cruise look like a stroll in the park
Hats of to Mark & Ben & all you guys on the Trail

..sure Beltek could cope with those tracks...