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Hi, Happy New Year Everybody. Tyler.

Hi, welcome, I'll hopefully get to that show, enjoy the site. Tyler.

Hi shopnut, it looks very good, is it just in need of mechanical restoration? Or dose the photo do it too much justice? Tyler.

Hi Matt, heres the people I use: Donald + Ellison Transport 07850 793844 or 02882247015, also have your tried the haulage companies on Milweb.net. Tyler

Ditto Jack, enjoy it. Tyler.

Hi Matt Ive got a number for a haullage firm there very good I think they charge about £250 for anywhere to anywhere, I'll try and get their number to you by 12 tomorrow, possibale tonight. Hope that helps. Tyler.

I got into it purely because I like taking stuff apart and learning about how stuff works, also I like physical expeience of driving them and seing the vehicle evolve, be it from a wreak to a restored vehicle or just seing it evolve over a show season, plus the rest of the experience that has already been said. Tyler.

With the amount of work your doing over the timescale, you are obiously very dedicated, keep up the good work. Tyler.

Hi, hope you enjoy the site. Tyler.

Hi Mick, I find him very helpfull, Ive bought alot of stuff from him over the years (including the Quad Polsten), and he just has guns and every imagnable item lying all around his farm. Tyler.

That photo is one of the ones JP Deacts has, did you buy yours from him?

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all. Thanks. Tyler.

Hi Clive, thanks for that info, very much apriciated, you really are a pool of knowledge. Thanks. Tyler.

Ive just uncovered the first two digits so the army reg was 77FL08, heres a pic:, I just used wire wool and thinners to remove the paint. Tyler.

When I was selling my Morris Minor Convertible, 99% of the intrest was from those's scammers, I was even contacted by the Anti Fruad Squad, as for the war on terror anyone who kills over 300,000 of their own people in less than a month has to be removed from power, even if we did put him there, so I fully support those in Iraq and those that have returned. Tyler.

Hi all, Ive just found the reg number on the rear of the shorland so far it reads: ?? FL 08, I cant tell you what the rest is at the mo because I have to goto "Sign On" at the Jobcenter, and by the time I get back it will be dark, so I'll sand the paint off tomorow to reveal the first to digits. I cant wait! thanks tyler

The site where they filmed the show is in Hampshire. Tyler.

Well my good points are buying the Shorland and Quad Polsten, bad points are losing my job in July, and still looking for a job, but everytime I run the Shorland I just remember the good points and "the fuel bill". Tyler.

Very nice work there, keep it coming.

Heres some more pre restoration pics: Tyler.

Right here it is: Right heres my first post then, basicly starting off about the condition I purchased the Shorland in, current history I know, so here goes: I bought the vehicle in early june 2005 from ebay, Its a standard mk3 APC it had done 32,000mls had one previous owner and has the original 2,600cc engine still, the rolling Chassis and engine were supplied to Short and Harland in Northern Ireland on the 28th of June 1972, making this vehicle Tax exempt. The chassis number of this one is 94200136A and the serial number is AC3/RH/P/Q54, I have the heritage Certificate to prove her pedigree, but she is as yet, unregistered. The previous owner fitted a brand new Carburetter, new plugs points coil and leads, and she now runs beautifully, the gearbox works well in high and low. The clutch however is seized as she stood for a long period of time, I have been able to roar around the yard by using the engine revs to time the gearchange. The vehicle is currently partially stripped as the previous owner was going to remove the tub in order to carry out minor repairs to the chassis, which overall is very good, just needing blasting and repainting. This vehicle has been used in a urban warfare roll, empty shell cases and machine gun bullet clips were found whilst cleaning her out. By the begining of the 2006 summer the vehicle will be finished, except for a few hard to find bits (gunners seat,gun cradel,turret preiscope,smoke dischargers,searchlight,turret ring and radio) and will atempt to find some more history about it, aswell as attending as many shows as possible (approxamately 30-40) a year. Before the restoration was started: ^Passengers footwell only the botton part has gone which will save on work^ ^ "A quick fix" the radiator had been removed by the seller, so to move it to the back garden we needed the rad back on and it worked so well its still like it for now.^ I'll post some on here when ever I update the Blog or Pic albam (thats tomorrow then), http://shorlandmk3restoration.blogspot.com http://photobucket.com/albums/c175/landyboy/ Thanks. Tyler.

Hi, you should be able to buy it from either an aircraft instrament supplier/refurbisher or aeronautical fluids suppier (shell/bakers/castrol), thats if you want it to work, as the proper oil used contains no metalic minralls/properties, I may be able to get a 1ltr bottle of it if you want as I worked as an aircraft engineer up until july. Hope that helps. Tyler

Hi Richard, it was too sunny to see when we filmed it today, so were going to do it at night about 4 0,clock in the evening so we dont wake anyone, when you listen to it in real life it really dose sound like a Merlin on a run up, the neighbours dont mind as there mostly at work during the daytime when we run it, and are used to seing the back garden and front drive full of HMVs and classic cars, especially when we gather on the front drive for a convoy to the shows at 7 in the morning. :lol: I,ll film it when we run it up at night and post it up on here and the Blog. Thanks. Tyler.

Heres my one so far and some movies of it running. 2 movies: http://rapidshare.de/files/8815707/iii.MPG.html http://rapidshare.de/files/8456919/MOV01291.MPG.html Blog: http://shorlandmk3restoration.blogspot.com/ Pic album: http://photobucket.com/albums/c175/landyboy/ Tyler.

Some movies of it running. http://rapidshare.de/files/8815707/iii.MPG.html http://rapidshare.de/files/8456919/MOV01291.MPG.html Tyler.