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    Alvis juggernaut

    in MV Chatter

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    This is the last photo of the "Juggernaut" in the U.K. It was sold to the new museum in Cairns, Australia so it will be a bit of a trek to see it when it is restored. Yet another unique bit of British history lost.

     

    Is this information correct? "The New museum in Cairns" the Australian Armour & Artillery Museum which opened to the public on Saturday the 6th September 2014 is not the purchaser.

     

    So the question is still open - Where is the "Juggernaut"?

    Where did it end up after the auction?

    Alvis juggernaut

    in MV Chatter

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    This is the last photo of the "Juggernaut" in the U.K. It was sold to the new museum in Cairns, Australia so it will be a bit of a trek to see it when it is restored. Yet another unique bit of British history lost.

     

    What a loss for UK! It is definitely unique. Hopefully all the loose parts were shipped together with the "Juggernut" so that it can be restored as a complete unit and tell the fascinating UK friction testing story from 1960's and onwards. Kind of sad to see this "last" photo. Anybody else who have photos from it's working life and can tell a story from the projects it participated in?

    Alvis juggernaut

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    Hi, no not done that but could be worth doing,if you have one in mind feel fee to contact them, i would like it to stay in this contry as i feel it is a very inportant vehicle in it's day. As an ex rolls royce aircraft engineer i have a feeling for it's preservation, cheers neil.

     

     

    From another thread on this forum it is informed that the Alvis Juggernaut went to an UK Museum, but did not specify which.

     

    So the question is; at which museum can we find the Alvis Juggernaut now?

     

    Best regards

    Willys

    Alvis juggernaut

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    should this not be in a museum rather than sat in my yard

     

    Yes, agree.

    What is the status now - sold?

    Any pictures of current status?

     

    As a one of its kind and closely linked to UK aviation history, it should be in a museum.

     

    Got to know it through the literature as there exist several research reports.

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