fv1609 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 (edited) http://www.shorlandsite.com is back again. The framework has been there for 6 months, but now there is more flesh on the bones (& yes including a link to HMVF). I still have a lot more to go on, including 2 User Handbooks & 2 Parts Books. If anyone has anything to share with us on the site that would be nice & I hope to have personal albums of Shorlands. Although it will be restricted to vehicles that are fairly close to their original construction. Edited September 8, 2009 by fv1609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 nice site Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Gradually more stuff getting posted. Look in "Other References" for the User Handbooks for Shorland Mk 3 & SB401. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 Been a bit of a blockage in the system. A lot more to come but today there is a new topic up. Click on the last photo here: http://www.shorlandsite.com/CarMark1.htm This was the first restoration when I got it, there have been two more restorations since. The most recent was last year after a 12-year lay up & it's still going on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 (edited) Been a busy day two more manuals up, so currently there is: Shorland Mk 3 Civilian Parts Catalogue Shorland Mk 3 Military User Handbook Shorland Mk 4 Civilian Operator's Manual Shorts SB401 Civilian/RAF Operator's Manual including Parts Catalogue http://www.shorlandsite.com/Manuals.htm With time there will be extracts (it is very big) of the Shorland Mk 3 Military Illustrated Parts Catalogue. These extracts will be prompted by requests for which particular sections are of interest. Edited February 8, 2010 by fv1609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Grundy Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I sold a Shorland turret to a chap who did not use it, it is for sale, so if anyone is looking for one then please contact me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 Bob I would have jumped at it a year ago! I cut my turret up to reproduce a Vigilant turret, which as you know is entirely different from the Ferret 2/6 arrangement. Anyway after some years I came to my senses & last spring rebuilt it again to how nature had intended. BTW do you know what date the turret is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 A few more things added. http://www.shorlandsite.com/WhatsNew.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 Some updates mainly to the restoration of SB301 prototype, which now is at Dunsfold. http://www.shorlandsite.com/WhatsNew.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 4, 2010 Author Share Posted June 4, 2010 Updates for Series 5 APC & APV. http://www.shorlandsite.com/CarSeries5.htm http://www.shorlandsite.com/VehicleS55.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stal108 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Good to see it up and going. Just had a look great. I looked at prototypes and see the end one the last prototype,, what about paul kettle cwk42y mk5 ? I belive it was there mk4 prototype they scraped and put on the 110 chassis. Tested at gaydon to distruction. Paul recoverd it and restored it . A few k later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 A lot more stuff to go up yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted July 15, 2010 Author Share Posted July 15, 2010 A few updates: http://www.shorlandsite.com/WhatsNew.htm Some members posting pics of Shorlands used in Trinidad & Mauritius also an unusual conversion of a SB401 recently turned up in Kosovo originally owned by US Navy. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shorland/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Some updates: http://www.shorlandsite.com/WhatsNew.htm and no I don't know why one frame insists on being red rather than blue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 A number of updates: http://www.shorlandsite.com/WhatsNew.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 14 more Mk 3 pictures: http://www.shorlandsite.com/WhatsNew.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 40+ Portuguese Shorland pics http://www.shorlandsite.com/WhatsNew.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 I'm gradually going to be adding parts of the ISPL for the Shorland Mk 3 for the two contracts in 1972 & 1975 supplied for UDR use. Starting with the transmission. Some had Salisbury axles & some Rover axles. (ENV were fitted to Mks 1 & 2). http://www.shorlandsite.com/WhatsNew.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangie Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Excellent Clive, that has confirmed the axles on my Mk3 are brutishly heavy rover units as per plate F16, and not ENV types as I had previously thought. Cheers! Alec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Ok Alec that's fair enough glad its been of help. Usually when there are variations in components for different contracts that is flagged up in the margin. It would seem odd if the two contracts had a mixture in each. But who knows? Perhaps we need to start diff spotting on all known examples! Unfortunately the site doesn't have a counter so I don't how popular something is. In due course I'll put up various other sections. What would you like or think would be the next most useful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangie Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Well for me, I have pretty much everything for the Land Rover base vehicle. To me the most useful thing just now would be shorland-specific items such as panels/turret/slewing mechanism/gunners seat etc. I have seen the Mk3 reference plates on the Shorland Site and they have proved invaluable, but having the item descriptions/quantity/size pages to accompany them would be great. I have the bulk of Army Publication 22638, but annoyingly missing a couple of sections. I recently bought 7 thick folders full of army Land Rover related manuals, getting through them slowly, the other Mk3 sections may be in there, its all jumbled up. What I do have which may be of interest to you is the "List of parts based on DAC Form 82 for Truck APC Shorland Rover Mk3", DAC Form 82 No. 2047, Contract A/CTS/FV 15765, 9 pages worth. Interested in a pdf copy for completeness? Alec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Share Posted April 12, 2013 Alec I'd forgotten there are bodywork pages on site. So the next step is for me to marry them up with the text pages & put them in a pdf. As you may noticed most of those drawings are from Shorts & appear in the civilian parts book. The problem there is the part no. is often coded with SB&H special no. or a FV no. I do have what is probably the only surviving factory use file that relates part numbers up to suppliers, their part numbers & address. But I doubt if many are still in business. But it does give date for various mods & quite a bit of coverage on the Vigilant version. The military parts book apart from the NSNs does give a bit more of a description that may help. Ok on AC 22638 do you think you have any amendments? I have No.7 1978. although it is mainly electrical stuff. I have one EMER & one EMEI Did you buy a roll of that Trakmark? PS Yes that pdf would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 I've done a little article on modifications that may be of interest. http://www.shorlandsite.com/images/Shorland%20mods.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 An interesting link about Portuguese GNR Shorlands http://www.shorlandsite.com/WhatsNew.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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