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The rear surface could act as a storage platform for VCP signs etc. There are welded loops (4 on MK 1 & 2 on Mk 3) that can be used for anchorage points. These loops also serve as handles with which the crew can extricate themselves from the escape hatch. It is all too easy to roll out of the back. Although escape on the Mk 3 is rather hampered by an armoured extractor fan that restricts the degree to which the escape hatch can be opened.

Spare tyre, fuel tank (one standard, second optional extra) & jack

Sean that is a question I am often asked. Suggestions being with an extended roof you could fit another 2 or even 4 men in the back. That is all extra weight to lug around particularly with a 4-cylinder as they originally were. It was essentially a weapons mount for the .30 Browning to be used by the Reserve Force as a highly mobile units to respond to incidents. There was an an APV version the SB301 with no turret that Janes tells us was first prototyped in 1973, not correct as I used to own the first prototype built in 1968. Wayne there are just a handful over there. The turret makes it popular as with the Ferret, it is regarded as a "Tank"! That is a major selling point. Of course all the import costs & licences are added to the value in perpetuity. I have to say that the 40 or so Mk 3 Shorlands I looked at 28 years ago had pretty poor chassis's even then.

I think this one is in SLC, Utah. It is ex-UDR. His description about the early Mk 3 Shorlands actually being based on Series 2A Land Rovers is spot on. Most people assume that Mk 3 Shorlands were exclusively built on Series 3 Land Rovers. His is also correct in saying the Mk 2 was sold alongside the Mk 3. A pity of few some of these magazines & books haven't got that right. But perhaps he has read the website

Nope but inspired by.

I had an ambulance with paint runs over the windscreens then partially removed with sand paper!

I have absolutely no doubt your vehicle would have been sprayed high gloss DBG at the factory. Whether it later was resprayed or painted by hand would depend on unit facilities, so two versions of paint were available to be demanded from stores. These are listed in Vocabulary of Army Ordnance Stores (VAOS) Section H1(a) Paints dopes & varnishes. Later listed in the Catalogue of Army Ordnance Stores (COSA) Section H1(a) that then became H1(1).

No EMERs Alec they are in AESPs: 5805-J-201-101 Telephone Set 2 Wire UK/PTC/404. Purpose & Planning Information. Nov.1979 5805-J-201-201 Telephone Set 2 Wire UK/PTC/404. Operating Information. Nov.1979 5805-J-200-302 Telephone Set 2 Wire UK/PTC/404. Technical Description. June 1979 5805-J-200-512 Telephone Set 2 Wire UK/PTC/404. Maintenance information & instructions. Dec.1979 5805-J-200-811 Telephone Set 2 Wire UK/PTC/404. General Instruction No.1 & Modification No.2 5805-J-201-201 Telephone Set 2 Wire UK/PTC/405. Operating Information 5805-J-201-302 Telephone Set 2 Wire UK/PTC/405. Technical Description. Dec.1980 5805-J-201-512 Telephone Set 2 Wire UK/PTC/405. Maintenance Information & Instructions. Dec.1980 5805-J-201-601 Telephone Set 2 Wire UK/PTC/405. Maintenance Schedule. Dec.1980 5805-J-201-712 Telephone Set 2 Wire UK/PTC/405. Illustrated Parts Catalogue. Sep.1980 I've got these stored somewhere but can't find them other than the last 3 on the list.

Well I have COSA Section CM for 1986 & 1992. They have a lot of 8415 & many with later NIINs but yours are not listed in those two.

VAOS lists DBG as both brushing and spraying versions. So take your pick.

I wasn't sure if I was reading 1908, which would have been a big turn on

I can't read the date with any certainty Wayne & what is the length? A lot of hand tools like this length is an important part of the designation. Can you confirm that the square hole doesn't have a cutting edge one side? If it is straight through what are the dimensions of the hole? Are there any other associated tools? It isn't necessarily WD, the pheon is a Government property mark for "attractive" items ie likely to get pinched. I'm not suggesting these were of course.

Thanks Sean that seems to be the answer.

Larry if this is your LightWeight then IRR paint is not meant to be removed unless the area has been damaged in which case two coats of IRR are needed. This explains why the paint finish on many vehicles looked so atrocious, my Carawagon had seven layers of paint. But that is the authentic look unless you are depicting it as a just been issued vehicle that has yet to see much service.

Yes Richard Petter P.A.1

Tim it is a circa 1957 BODY, SERVICING, TSU (Type SM 8352/110), TECALMIT Built on a steel base it didn't have a specific trailer, pictures show it on a truck or a works transport trolley.

Well that sounds more promising then, I searched all possibilities in Alton & Winchester but only got one result. Of course no internet (for me anyway) in those days!

Like Chris says getting the acid will be a problem. Even 20 years ago I had great difficulty getting two NOS batteries filled. Eventually I found a battery specialist who was none too keen at first as he felt the acid he sold was just to service his batteries. But he did concede at a price to fill them, charge & monitor them that they were safe. So by the time I paid for that, the batteries weren't such a bargain.

A very good friend if you hit the right site! I started searching for DStans that I already to see what would turn up, mostly I was taken to subscription sites or required to make a payment of about $30 for a single document. I'm trying to obtained a few obscure ones through official channels but they don't seem to hang around with them once they are pulled. So I might have to search a bit in the end.

Yes I have got it already Richard. But you were lucky to get that as nowadays DStans are only through the secure sso.defencegateway.mod.uk unless of course you pay one of these companies who somehow sell off documents that are issued free to approved sources.

Most certainly!

Very tactfully put Chris

Mike as you know under compression the gas density requires a much higher HT for a spark to occur. It is good that you are getting sparks at the plugs when you can observe them in air. The plug gap of course of is very tiny & you may have an inadequate HT although it is managing to spark at the plug in air. It would be a better test of the HT to remove a plug & cautiously hold the end connector of the HT lead at a distance of about 1cm from an earth point. If can't jump that there is inadequate HT. It would of course be worthwhile doing that to each lead to verify its status. In the last year I have tested at least 6 Dingo coils & I think only 2 of them were satisfactory.

Mike if you have any anxieties about the state the ignition components bring them to the Dallas Sortout & I can use my box of tricks

Oh yes will be loading up the vehicle tomorrow.