Bazz

My memory is very much the same.

as stated by Alien my good self in "coveralls", working on my Scorpion, 3rd troop, B Sqn, 15/19H

I concur with preheating with meths. Bazz

I see it's the old adage, "Its got tracks, it must be a tank".:sweat:

I remember in the late 80's early 90's when I was with D Sqn QOY we went to Warcop for an Annual Firing session with our CVR(T)/(W). We still had 2 Mk1 Ferrets in the Sqn, 1 for the SSM and 1 for the LO, these were replaced with Spartans. This particular w/e we were told to drive the Ferrets onto the range at Charlie High at about 800-1,000m from the firing point, load them with fuel and spare cans and leave them there. We then used them as targets for a sqn combined shoot with the Rardens and GPMG's, it was fun at the time, but it makes me weep now at the waste.

Isn't the last picture a Samaritan with floatation screen. Barry

I could be wrong, is this still on display at Locomotion in Shildon, Co. Durham. Barry.

My car has one on the front and my tax disc holder has one on, these are permanent. Barry

There were a number of these at the RAC Gunnery School at Lulworth late 70's as I did my 30mm/76mm Gunner Mech course then and a 432/30 was used by my cadre. Barry.

As I served on Fox both as a Reg and TA, I found that even if looked after, and serviced they still had a lot of probs, they had a habit of fluid flywheel seals collapsing and subsequent loss of fluid and thence no drive. I remember this happening on an annual camp in Scotland. The Veh was recovered and repaired by the REME FRT. On picking up the Fox I noticed that it was dripping oil out of the engine copartment belly plate. This was initially put down to overspill and assumed tht it would eventually stop, it didn't. The engine oil was cvonstantly low after topping up, this was eventually investigated and the problem was that the engine oil pipes connected to the heat exchanger had been connected but not fully tightened. so the moral is always ensure all piping is fully connected and tighted up.:nono: Barry.

Hello Malc and welcome, nice to have more from the north on the forum. Barry

certainly is, 3rd Troop B sqn.

has it something to do with postwar naming, can't remember where I've seen this written before. MBT = C, Cent, Chieftain, Challenger Armoured Cars = S Saladin, CVRT Range Scorpion,Scimitar ETC Scout Cars = F (except V=Vixen???) Ferret, Fox. Barry.

Just down the road from where I live, When I'm out nd about I'll try and get some pics. Barry

Alien, You've beaten me to this post, You Swine. MERIBIMUR

Alien, Are you casting dispersions about Third Troops honesty re our kit husbandry. Barry.

This veh was used by the QOY(V) one of my old units, I'll trawl archives etc and try and see if I can find some in service pictures. Barry

I'll dig some out as well. Barry

Tomo, nice to see your pics, brings back lots of memories both good and bad. Barry.

Alien, Didn't mean you did it personnally, couldn't imangine you getting your lilywhite soft hands dirty.

They were/are locally produced. Normally made by the unit LAD welder. Barry

Tomo, why are you ex QOY?, had enough or what. I left D Sqn when they moved to fenham and became HQ/D Sqn. I was assissting at my local ACF det so I joined them.

1stTroop Sgt at "D" Sqn at Cramlington, first crew to get tracks in the sqn due to all my crew being track trained.

No, 15/19 H and QOY.

I've done it myself on a noumber of occasions in the past, Alien probably has to.