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It's good to get a bit of previous history for the vehicle. Thanks for the info Mike.

Were the 109s not equipped with the Salisbury rear axle as standard, certainly on the series 3? These are very hard to break. I believe the series 2 and 2a 109s had rover rear axles to match the front but I could be wrong. I've just removed a rover rear axle in VGC from my own 2a to fit a Salisbury for the new Tdi engine if anyone needs one. daz

Not strictly military but of interest to some no doubt is this little Berliet fire appliance which I saw whilst strolling along the Seine in Paris. It provides cover for the " Bateaux Mouches" which ply their trade taking tourists up and down the City. Were there similar military versions-either Fire appliances or general service variants as I know nothing about them?

Hi Croc, I too would like a copy if you are able to get them done and will reimburse you. It would be good to see how it should look when the time comes to replace the rear. No plans for work any time soon but the land rover resto is nearly finished so there's light at the end of the tunnel :cheesy:

HIGHLY illegal, obviously, and I certainly wouldn't advocate it. But it just shows you the lengths some people are prepared to go to. This was around the time that Cambs farmer Tony Martin became a publicised name after the shootings during a robbery on his farm. Sad thing is that the police were either too overworked or disinterested to do anything about the case I brought up. You have to wonder how many times you can put up with losing your tools and equipment from isolated barns before things get silly..:-( Not worth going to prison for in my opinion.

What about these buildings for keeping in the military theme - I was pricing them for my own project and they were a pretty cheap option from about 3K and you extend length at multiple of a section -send for their PDF price list they are pretty good. Even come in green etc

 

http://www.gtevans.co.uk/nissen.htm

Thanks for making this info available gazzaw. This is just the kind of thing I've been looking for.

I know of a farmer who was losing stuff from his shed so he rigged a shotgun to fire when the door was opened. He arrived one morning to find an attemped break in and a hole blown in the side of the shed, but had no further trouble after that. I'm not sure of the legalities of this procedure though........

What a lovely restoration. You must be really pleased. :-D

Here you go. I posted these probably a couple of years ago now. Photos taken by a friend on holiday who's not into Scammells but knew I would be interested. They look in pretty good shape and I'm glad they've gone to a good home. Well done Big Chris!

Been reading this thread with interest and am glad it has been amicably resolved. Food for thought I think. Keep up the great fundraising. :thumbsup:

Hi Rich and welcome. Would love to see some photos when you have the time

Taken at the West of England Steam engine rally, as major SW show. I can see how you assumed my name was Mark! Meteor mark 4b is actually the engine in a Centurion!

OOPS! Sorry! :blush: Was skim reading. Nice looking outfit though. Thanks for posting.

No you didn't. Most people who had "old bangers" to scrap didn't have several grand lying around to splash on a new car so most of it's finance. That's the other way car dealers like to make money by commission on finance deals. A lot of the deals on new cars will also be the ones that tie you into to selling it back to the dealer in x years time as trade against yet another new car, so they're trying to keep you coming back to spend more in a short time.

That I understand Norman, but monthly payments on a finance package I'm sure add up to a considerably greater expense than running a decent older car. You still pay a lot of money in the long run. Tony makes a good point about all the big new cars that appeared though-wasn't it the best period ever for Discovery and Range Rover sales? Makes you think :cool2:

Which show was this Mark?

Ever heard of 'Bangernomics?' Buy an old car, of a good reputable make that has been well maintained. The idea is to keep the purchase price at no more than £1000. Then run the vehicle with basic maintinece till it falls apart and throw away. I paid £450 for my Volvo 850 SE estate automatic five years ago. Costs apart from a couple of oil changes, two tyres, reclaimed, a couple of bulbs. I've done about 35,000 miles. The first major cost has been £99.76 for a cam belt kit. Thats belt, idler and tensioner.

I agree Tony. Bought a Pug 205D 2 yrs ago for £200. Serviced it myself for the cost of oil and filters and a set of tyres. Done 25K in that time at 60 MPG and just sold it for £300 with 192K on the clock. Can't see the point in having a car sitting on the drive depreciating every day. Now the HMRC are telling me I should have bought a newer car than the '97 Trooper as they don't know which band to put it in for VAT purposes. It's too old for their lists apparently....:nut: All this scrappage scheme fiasco seemed like a good idea until you realise that you still had to have the £xx,000 to buy a new car in the first place.

Absolutley! They are doing it on purpose. The pressure to produce cars at low cost due to competition means there's little money to be made on selling them. The real money comes from servicing and parts cost.

Despite the good off road manners of our Hyundai one injector(the one with the electronic 'brain') started playing up which required a new set of four at £700. WAS NOT HAPPY :mad: Seeing as that's nearly what the car is worth we will run it to destruction.........

We run a 7 seat Hyundai Trajet as the family bus. Front wheel drive on Pirelli P6 tyres, 40 mpg and it takes us on and off wet grassy agricultural show fields with little fuss. We live in the middle of a series of very steep hills and last winter were only stopped once when some silly beggar couldn't make the hill in a van, but refused help to move it out of the road....:nut: we often have to wade streams in it too and has a reasonable ground clearance to do that. I've always had an old Land rover kicking about for the rough stuff, but recently bought an Isuzu trooper for very little money which performed well in the very deep snow. Plenty of torque for using higher gears and lower revs in the snow. I agree that driver experience is important too. We had loads of cars driven by younger people who haven't driven in snow and ice parked in trees, hedges and ditches all the way down our road...:blush: A session at an off road centre would benefit a lot of people for driving in snow I reckon.

Can't make it this year :cry: Hope all of you have a great time.

That's exactly what I have Rob although it's now in boxes awaiting refitting. I think it's safe to say it was factory fitted then.

I'm still confused as to why mine has the single skin non insulated cab but does have the heater assembly fitted. I can't seem to find a direct reference to it and wonder if the heater was a later fitment. It's fairly late (1955 Chassis 8004 contract 7443). It has the brake assembly in the middle of the cab for trailer braking and a hill holder.....:nut:

Both looking fantastic Kevin.

I don't know-you spend a few weeks away from HMVF and Daisy's practically ready for the road! She's looking fantastic Andy and as many have said a real credit to you. Can't wait to see her at a show sometime. All the best mate and thanks for posting all the pics. Very helpful to see the inner workings of some of the bits. Daz

It would be great to see the photos Ojays. Welcome to the forum.

Hi Mate. How about Clover? :-D Don't know about needing luck-if i were you I'd be hoping for a lottery win to pay for the petrol!

The pole barn's not up yet as the site is being used for the farm at the moment. to be honest with the other work I've had it wouldn't have been done yet anyway. Looks like another good year of work ahead too so I think time at home is going to be very limited. Roll on retirement... Take care mate. Daz

Welcome to the forum Lawrie. The S26 is still a lovely Scammell depite the creature comforts.! Cheers. Daz