Niels v

Swill1952xs you might like this one then a flathead v8 powered Ferguson, and form what I know ist original.

yes, Standard need a engine for the vanguard cars series, so the modified the Ferguson engine that they allready had in production. They then again need a engine when they where making the plans for the TR2. therefore they took the vanguard engine, made smaller so that it could race in Le mans i the class under 2liters. hence racing Ferguson.... so its essentially the same engine, this just has 90hp

well I pick up my Racing Ferguson tractor, yesterday.

I had a lovely 100 mile long drive home in great wheater.

A number of M578 have been sold in Denmark now, and i think a couple have been exported.

its a nice bit of kit to have when your working on tanks and the big stuff. But they are not very good at pulling things due to the light weight.

We had an accident at a show in denmark, where a Abbot skidet in to overgrown ditch and flip over, they tried to pull it, on to its tracks and up with a M578, but tracks on the m578 just spun. then they tried a Centurion with a better result.

not to derail this thread, but yes the Humber project is coming alonge nicely, most of the parts have been blasted ore needlegun and painted, and the rebuild of the frame will begin soon. I havnt got any recent pictures, as I have been VERY busy with my bachelor project at uni, but I am handing that in next week, so will finaly have time again to work on the vehicles and take pictures.

Hi

there is a couple for sale in denmark, (I dont know how many he has left)

http://www.staaling.dk/default.asp?pageload=salgsliste&id=31675

I Think the price was in the region of 10,000 £

Cheers

Hi Jim

I am glad that I could help with your great looking Scammell :yay:

Hi I found this ad on another forum,

http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/showDetails.html?id=118118877&__lp=1&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=price.consumerGrossEuro&sortOption.sortOrder=ASCENDING&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=panz&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&vehicleCategory=Car&segment=Car&maxFirstRegistrationDate=1985-12-31&siteId=GERMANY&negativeFeatures=EXPORT&damageUnrepaired=NO_DAMAGE_UNREPAIRED&export=NO_EXPORT&customerIdsAsString=&lang=de&pageNumber=1

Its a Panzer III for sale in Germany at 2500000 euro

I would really have like to go but did not have the time this year....

and to make things worse some of my friends that are at the show text me, as they where driving in an Antar....... thats just not fair

Oh I did a terrible thing yesterday....

I bought a early graduation/birthday present for my self....:yay: but:blush: it was´nt a MV:sweat:

I hope That you wont chase me out of the club house, now as it is still a British car.:cool2:

I have bought a 1955 Triumph TR2, short door, in a fantastic condition and its painted British Racing green wich looks very much like post war deep bronzen green...

Please dont hurt me :blush::-D

here is an example of selective corrosion in brass.

the area that is yellowish is the undamaged brass and the redish area is where the zink has corroded away

The reason that they fail is somthing call selective corrosion, where the zink in the brass are is dissolved selectively, due to the fact that copper and zink corrode at a different rate. it also call dealloying and in the case with brass dezincification.

its also commenly seen in grey cast iron, just called graphitic corrosion. here the Iron corrode and leavs the carbon. the object keeps its shape but its mechanical properties ( strenght, mass) is severly reduced.

Hi

try this firm, http://www.midwestmil.com/ferretsale.html they have a ferret forsale in the US, but its listed at 12500$.

The B60 engine in ferret are great, I would keep it.

Sadly it properly never will be restored, and will stay hidden in some storage barn.

there are some more pictures here under Tøjhusmuseets køretøjer 1992 (The Royal Danish Arsenal Museum 1992)

http://www.dmkf.dk/index_galleri.htm

Hi Centi

Thats a home made tiger replica, I think that it was made in poland :coffee:

There is also the remains of a Pavesi in Denmark, agian the royal Arms museum has it hidden it some where.

Niels, that is the best 'weathered' vehicle I have ever seen, the Bov Tiger I was good before the restoration but that PzIII is a cracker, looks like it was driven into a wearhouse in 45 and wheeled out for the photo 40-50 years later!

Well that is because it was driven into a wearhouse in 45, and the 40 years after wheeled out, sadly they have repainted it now, and hidden it.:cry: Sorry they are not willing to give any infomation about it, But one of my friends worked on it for a short while when they got it driving agian.

The arms museum is not interessed in vehicles and preserving them. they also had a running sd.kfz 251 that they left outside, wich resulted in crack engine block

There is a running Pz IIIN in Denmark, its own by the Royal Arms museum, but as been in storage for a lot of years now.

That must have been Great fun, well done,

and I must say that is one nice looking Pioneer!

Hi

My view on originality is that, I like it when people try to keep there as original as possible. but I like it when people present there vehicles with the kit that where used with it at a specific period. But this dosnt mean that all the vehicles schould be painted in US ore UK colors I really would like to se more vehicles done up like fx Norwegian ore French, as most of them has had many differnt users after the war.

I am keeping my Bedford Scammell and Thornycroft in danish markings and mods., to preserve them as part of the Danish army history.

I do not like home made modifications. like these fx.

The Saurer in the back fittet with a .50 cal, its a fiberglass cab and would never survive fire the stess of that type weapon.

this 432 with a home made turret.

Ferret fittet with home made 0.50cal, the mount used is one for the antenna

As for changing engine, well it often a part of what gives the vehicles "soul", my Champ normaly attracts a lot of people, at shows, when I open the bonnet, because they want to see and hear the engine, (I know Champs are not rare in Uk, but still its a fairly odd engine for what people see as an other type of jeep).

I respect that some times its not possible to keep the original engine due to huge fuel consumption which would result in the vehicle never been driven ore displayed.

 

Lots of interesting vehicles there as well:

 

This is a directors trailer. Cant think of any others i have seen in the UK.

 

Hi

Rex Cadman has one for sale at the war and peace show page Price: £2500

Hi there are some explore parts on ebay.co.uk at the moment: Clutch Coupling, Half Windscreen, Exhaust Silencer and Rear Axle Flange.

item number 150351780754

150351779677

150351778557

150351772006

Hi

Was just wandering if this plate was standart in the pioneer.:confused:

it was fittet to the engine cover in the cab, and has unfortunaly left its mark on it. :coffee:

And can any one tell me where the chassis number plate normaly is fittet. mine was inside the cab above the windshield.

Cheers

I am speechless, that is such a beautiful work you and your dad are doing.

alright, a bit sad, It was just I found the first picture on Classic Commercial Motor Vehicles http://ccmv.fotopic.net/, and thougth that it look quite new.