Transforming bombs into beauties - New Zealand Herald
Lynn Eades can't really explain his passion for military vehicles - in particular the 40 Bren gun carriers built in a Kiwi railway workshop during World War II. "It's just an incurable disease. The Te Puna petrol mechanic has three loves in life - his family, the deer that roam his rural property and military vehicles. Luckily he also has "a very forgiving wife", Christine, who agreed to the 252sq m shed attached to their 101sq m home they began building in 2009. Inside the giant shed are Mr Eades prized New Zealand-built Bren carrier - restored using parts from... Despite completing his mechanics apprenticeship during a seven-year stint in the New Zealand army, Mr Eades says that wasn't the inspiration for his love of military vehicles. It's more the challenge of recreating a small, but significant, part of New Zealand's wartime history. Having previously owned a Unimog and a Dodge military ambulance Mr Eades likes the uniqueness and challenge of rebuilding Bren carriers. He picked up the first carrier from the playground at National Park School in the Central Plateau more than 15 years ago, during a time when tractors, aeroplanes and tanks were being removed from playgrounds nationwide. Source: www.nzherald.co.nz
