martin parke

Might be worth a visit to the ex military landrover forum seen a few on there

hi and welcome, very nicceeee....

should i keep it all green or paint it cammo as it origionally was ?

hello and welcome

wow hats off to you m8 incredible detail ...

my 1977 series 3 ffr in need of a good paint job..

after a bit off elbow grease and sweat and blood :-D

hi ,good luck with the restoration m8 cant wait to see the finished results,

HI FOLKS JUST ADDED THIS TO MY COLLECTION AND IM LOOKING FOR SOME INFO ON IT, I HAVE A CERT FROM THE BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY HERITAGE TRUST CAN I USE THIS TO REGISTER IT FOR ROAD USE. I THINK IT WAS A FFR TYPE SERIES 3...

Hiya

 

You will need a copy of the Merlin report if possible depending upon its struck off date. I am sure Clive has assisted you with some data on your flying pig.

 

An archive search can be undertaken by writing to the RLC Museum at Deepcut. A Non Refundable fee of £25.00 is payable and if the old B card exists then they will send you a photocopy.

 

The searches dont always yield results, but it's worth a go.

 

Also Clive may have some old information in his archive and database that could throw something up.

 

Good Luck :-D

yes clive has kindly provided me with the correct info of my pig's origins:-)

Martin the sockets are for the armoured extra fans.

 

The main inverted U channel inside the roof supports a light at each end, but it also hosts the controls for the extractor fans. There may be up to 4 fans, the control panel has a turn switch & red warning light for each fan circuit.

cheers clive :-):-):-)

hi folks im restoring my humber pig and im looking some info on how to go about things can anyone help me with the following tks :-)

hi folks im trying to trace some history of my pig while it was in service in northern ireland, im looking for possible regiment info and where it was used/located? tks :-)

32 BK 35

Serial No. 33235

FV1602

Engine No. 8809

Contract No. 6/V/2710

Delivered to 31st B Vehicle Depot Church Broughton

Receipt Voucher No. CBR/R/464

DIS: 10/6/55

Conversion to FFW Pig FV1612 sometime 1959-60

Conversion to Mk 2 sometime Sept 1972-June 1973

Noted as Flying on record card but not recorded on ledger

Struck Off: Vehicle Storage Depot NI 24/6/93 then cancelled

Struck Off: Birds(?) Comms(?) Whitaly(?) 6/10/94 (difficult to read handwriting on ledger)

cheers clive thanks a lot m8 for your help :-):-):-)... thats a great start for me now in tracing its military service here... hopefully i'll find out who used it and where...

That would be great clive Realy appreciate it m8.. and thanks for the info so far I wouldn't know where to start

wee update on my pig,, clive as you said i had a look around for info and heres what i found

looks like its 32 BK 35 after all :-) clive can you get me details on this thanks martin...

thanks guys :-) i cant wait to hear her running i'll prob be in tears...lol..

Anyone know where i could get a couple of these jackets please

Martin welcome. Assuming that the number displayed is correct, the basic history is below. It is worth checking that the number displayed is the same number on the chassis plate. This you will find by shoving your head in front of the near side front wheel & with a strong light reading the brass plate.

 

Sometimes the number displayed is incorrect, because the plate is missing or the owner doesn't know where to look or it is assumed it has been marked up correctly by the previous owner who lets it adopt the number of a similar vehicle he has seen in a picture.

 

I'm afraid I don't have a picture of yours the nearest I have is 26 BK 78 & 26 BK 88.

 

26 BK 80

Serial No. 32680

Built as FV1602

Contract No. 6/V/27210

Engine No. 8630

Date in Service 2/12/54

Delivered to 31st ‘B’ Vehicle Depot Church Broughton

Receipt Voucher CBR/R/22271/171

Built as Pig FV1612 during 1958-60

Struck off BAOR 19/6/69

Recovered to 38 Central Workshops 18/10/72

Between 18/10/72 – June 1973 made into Mk 2 as a FV1611

‘Flying Pig’ conversions introduced Jan.1976 although yours are the later type.

Struck off 14/4/93 (Difficult to read the day & month)

 

From what I can see looks pretty complete. One comment I would make is to remove the Union Flag sticker as it destroys the authenticity. I say that not as a political point but they were not to be used in NI. I think the population were only to aware who operated these vehicles, but they were originally intended for nation identification when two or more NATO countries were operating in a theatre. In any case the rear sticker should in general be on the left side of the vehicle, although the Mk 1 Pigs in BAOR the Flag was usually placed centrally above the doors close to the roof apex.

 

I'm sure you will find quite a few Humbery people here.

firstly thanks all for the welcome :-) and clive thats fantastic info i must check the plate out to verify the number. from what ive found so far in pictures from two previous owners the number was the same. i thought the flag looked outta place as i never remembered seeing them on the pigs. looking forward to bending a few ears on here looking for help getting her running and looking good tks again

hi folks im martin im from derry city in northern ireland, i have just bought a humber flying pig and i am hoping to get it up and running again, i seen many off these in action growing up in northern ireland and have been facinated with them all my life. i know absolutely nothing about them (starting and running etc..) i would also like to find out its past military history if possible. all help welcome please.. heres a few pics :-)