Ted Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Starfire said: Not true. The VRN was allocated at, or near, the time of manufacture, however, a number of Saracen Mk 6 (with VRNs in the FF range) were new-builds, intended for a foreign sale to the Middle East. For some reason, that deal fell through and they were diverted, still painted in desert tan, to NI and pressed into service there. These vehicles are (probably) the last Saracens built and have a number detail changes which mean that they are probably some of the best out there. Cheers, Terry you are correct Terry, Ive the list of VRN and manufacture order and approx date, from that list mine was the 3rd last to be built. I was even made aware of the engine paperwork hidden in the engine bay. Still there... in perfect condition. Mine is a 1972 to 73 build and the service records are from 74 onward. FF vehicles are a 1972 to 73 build and mine is reverse flow cooling leaning more about it each week thanks guys Its getting hydro blasted next week, back to bare metal then Ill prime and paint it ... what colour scheme do you guys think i should go with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 It depends on what period you want to portray. Yours, having served in NI and HK can be either Nato Green all over, or Nato green with black. For late Hong Kong service, it would have also had red tow points and lifting rings. I went with a HK scheme, as for most of its time in NI, mine was configured as an ambulance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I've been considering the green and black, i always like a bit of camo! yours looks really good ! I looked up your APC rego number and it wasn't in the list, there was 82BA87 then 82BA90 which is strange, makes me think the list is not complete, there was a 82BA90 that was listed as an Ambulance, says only 12 were made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfire Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 There may have only been 12 built as ambulances, but the conversion kit was a relatively easy modification to fit. I've got 2 in service photos and a short clip from the movie Threads which shows my Saracen. In all instances, it's been upgraded to Mk 5 already and is set up as an ambulance. I've not been able to find any photos of it before the upgrade or in Hong Kong. Cheers, Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleheywoodtanks Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 If you are collating reg numbers, can i add a couple ? 01 CA 98 FV610 03 BA 71 FV603 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daleheywoodtanks Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Yes i know, i should have put 83 BA 71 for the FV603 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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