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 for £99, 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.