robin craig

Jack,

you should edit your this thread, the link is dead.

How do we get to Snapper's interview with Dave?

R

Well, I must have been asleep at the keyboard to have missed Clive"s thread.

Interesting your pictures do not show a set of numbers on the front.

Do you have any other pictures Clive that match up?

Robin

I like others have been watching as the photos and details have been uploaded on the auctions website for the Littlefield collection.

I was trolling through the other day and amusing myself when out of the corner of my eye I spied a detail and had to flick back to check again.

Sure enough, well to me anyway, on the page with the two Lynxs side by side the right hand one if you look very closely at the head on shot has a very fain marking.

I have looked a number of times and believe it to be the standard British military registration format and is as far as I can see it is 90 BT 05

Here is the link t the vehicle http://www.auctionsamerica.com/events/feature-lots.cfm?SaleCode=LC14&ID=r0005&Order=alphabetical&feature=&collection=&grouping=&category=Cars

Was the lynx ever trialed in the UK? Are there any photos?

What does anyone know?

R

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this thread tonight. I had an awful day at work and have insomnia as a result. Right stressed.

I love it.

One question in my mind, why is there such a massive hitch at the back? It looks out of scale with the rest of the trailer. Were they daisy chained together with other types, I may have missed something explaing this i think.

R

And another one here http://www.mod-sales.com/auction/vehicle/related/42714/Ultra_Rare_Land_Rover_110_Hard_Top.htm

R

A similar usage vehicle was sold off also through Withams as seen here http://www.mod-sales.com/auction/vehicle/home/42815/Ultra_Rare_Land_Rover_110_Hard_Top.htm

Does anyone know where either ended up?

R

Recently a Land Rover 110 was featured in a Withams auction.

It was a bit unusual in as much as it had been modified to drive in water to quite a depth. It was based on a Station Wagon 5 door vehicle but was far removed from what left the factory.

In fact it was such an oddity that it featured in the March 2014 issue of Military Machines Internaional on page 75.

The vehicle bore a number plate front and rear that was typical of what we expect to see, it was 14 RN 32.

No one seems to have noticed but the military data plate shows it started life as 78 KE 79.

Does anyone care to comment on this?

R

John, welcome to the forum.

Please please show us pictures etc, the moderators would likely think it best to start a new thread for that.

I am fascinated to see what you have.

Robin

Oh my goodness. A broken wrist. That has to be a monumental bone to break. How very sorry to hear that.

The scale on the steel is called "mill scale".

I'm glad to her your gong to use waxoyl or whatever it is called. I understand your logic.

That is a very handsome table you have to work on.

Robin

It has gone very quiet on this subject.

No one else want to add anything?

I was kind of waiting for a couple of people to add a few things

R

Richard,

what a sensible and simple idea.

R

I just wanted to clear up a detail that I asserted in my previous post that was wrong.

the Stormer track does has an angle to the rubber pads, as shown in his image.

Apologies for my mistake

R

Well, pull up a pew and lets have a chat.

The basic CVRT powered by the J60 and the Stormer powered by the Perkins are what we have at work.

I think I am one of the few people who has access to both side by side.

Today at work I took a few minutes to try and answer the questions thrown out by Mr Duffy

The first picture shows a section of "new" Stormer track, the one with the chevron pattern (that you can't see) laid beside a Spartan which has barely used track.

So, observations, the two of them appear to have links that are the same length overall, but we know that is not what we were asked.

I struggled to find a measuring tool with horns long enough to get down into the contact points in the tracks

In the end we have an approximation until I get a better measuring tool. What is clear is that the CVRT has a shorter slot for the drive sprocket than the Stormer, it is only a few millimeters but it is obvious when side by side.

My determination is that Stormer track will turn on a CVRT drive sprocket, but a CVRT track would bind up on the sprockets of a Stormer.

As far as total height of the links the Stormer track is much thicker and has a parallel rubber surface whereas the CVRT track has a rubber surface that has an angle to it.

I would suspect that anything more than shunting around the yard and the thicker Stormer track would bind under a sponson somewhere.

You could likely cheat a bit by using Stormer drive sprockets on a CVRT hub with Stormer track (I think they are the same but will have to check) but the overall height of the links would still be the concern.

I hope this helps those concerned.

I will try some better measurements of the coming days.

Robin

Mike, how many of these units are there in the scrap yard, roughly? More than 5? more than 20?

There is a market for the whole vehicle even in that state.

Tony, yes many items such as lights at rear car are different, but major components like drive train seem to be of the standard type

Roadwheels are top of our list as Tony says many small items also like mudflaps.

I guess I should go photograph what we want and email you Mike?

R

Shall I send you a shopping list by email?

Really really interested now.

R

Mike,

When you say "in a scrap yard", are they interested in selling them as is or removing parts people want?

You can reply by email if you want.

We are interested in some particular parts, no clue where Penang is in relation to you.

Robin

I think this is going to be a Grand Day Out for anyone interested in military vehicles.

Great collection of vehicles all on display and running.

I look forward to attending, now where is my Wensleydale cheese . . .

Nice picture of the Ferrets . . .

R

I am glad Al said he could not see it as that is what I felt when I first looked at it.

Now that I have gone back again I can see it, somewhat faint mind you. The 66 is the part I am having the most difficulty seeing.

Can anyone blow the image up?

R

I am very curious as to how you plan to go with paint and prep work.

Where the sides end on the bottom you have turned them with a flange and they sit on top of the chassis. That to me is the natural point for rust to form between the two. It is why the bodies on the M series trucks rot away because they are a multi layer lamination.

I was wondering if you plan to use seam sealer between the two, it is after all a paintable material.

Not meant as any kind of criticism, just curious.

Robin

Regardless of what it is, I am green with envy, I like it and hope you are very happy with it over the years, smashing looking truck.

Robin

That is really neat.

The best part of it is that you satisfy the credo of "no new holes and nothing welded on" so you have not defaced the original vehicle and it can be removed if need be.

Very smart indeed

R

I will wait patiently for mine to arrive through the usual channels, no point loosing sleep over a few months delay.

Thanks for the heads up

R

Oh joyous,

By the time we see it all the way out here it will be November!

I will get a copy reserved.

Thanks for the heads up.

R

Dear Gishey, be you a Miss or Mrs or Mr!

Welcome to the world of MV ownership.

I am unsure of your location but parts are around and available.

Looks like you got a fairly basic vehicle and need quite a bit.

Because of the dimensional stability of a Land Rover there are body panels from older vehicles that will fit in various place if you really wanted to and dont mind lack of originality.

Why dont you tell us where you are and what your looking for and perhaps I can point you to some people out your way who may have parts like door uppers and tailgate etc.

Regards

Robin

Ive just rejoined the 101" club after buying that truck.

I think there is a Ferret club to join somewhere

Now I also should also join the EMLRA

Next I should join the Series 3 club

Next I should join the LRCC

Is there a Sankey trailer club?

and if there is a domestic harmony club could someone sign me up for that one too?

R:angel: