ferrettkitt Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 I was perusing withams auction site and came across the Landrover 110 V8 Snatch, is it just me or does this vehicle look a right mess. I know the MOD has to gather as much money as possible nowadays due to budgetary constraints but a starting price of £3500 (reserve not met) seems excessive for a vehicle that has a known gearbox / transmission fault. Is this taking the pee out off military enthusiasts? http://www.mod-sales.com/auction/vehicle/related/35334/LANDROVER_110_V8_SNATCH_-_TUM_(HT)_WVPK_PATROL_(DESERTISED).htm Quote
sirhc Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 Is this taking the pee out off military enthusiasts? Only if someone buys it at that price, and is unhappy with it. Anyone know what they went for in the tender? I bet it was cheaper than that. Quote
m109a3uk Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 Not sure but I think this one didnt sell in the tender:-X I phoned up about a Leyland daf that didnt sell in the auction finished at 19.00 with no bids phoned at 9.00 the next morning and it was sold:-( wonder how that happens eh? Quote
mattblack Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 The transmission fault was nothing serious,just seized linkage caused by buildup of sand on the exterior of underbody, the vehicle started and drove in forward and reverse. The reserve price was lowered on the saturday prior to the listing finished... I bid 1 minute before the vehicle finished and got it. A bargain me thinks I know the other snatches that went in the main tender went for £2800-£4000 plus the vat. As far as being in a right mess,chassis wise its fine,as is drivetrain, footwell on passenger side requires a repair but the rest is cosmetic. Stanby for a full report in the restoration of this cheap motor. Quote
mattblack Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 The last one on the weekly tender went for £1300.. I think the winner of that one is Mr Smug ! mind you had 'parts missing' whatever that meant Quote
ferrettkitt Posted April 29, 2011 Author Posted April 29, 2011 The last one on the weekly tender went for £1300..I think the winner of that one is Mr Smug ! mind you had 'parts missing' whatever that meant That can mean anything from minor parts or its missing the transmission I was commenting on its visual condition which in my opinion and its only my opinion still looks a right mess. Good luck with it I hope you prove me wrong and please feel free to rub my face in it when you have finished it. Quote
mattblack Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) After 4 months 26KK58 restored and road legal and made it to the War and Peace show.... 26KK76 yet to be tackled,,, Edited August 1, 2011 by mattblack Quote
ferrettkitt Posted August 1, 2011 Author Posted August 1, 2011 [ATTACH=CONFIG]49138[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]49139[/ATTACH]After 4 months 26KK58 restored and road legal and made it to the War and Peace show.... 26KK76 yet to be tackled,,, From a right mess to very very nice. Think I saw it at Beltring Quote
andym Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 ... which all shows that it's a definite "try before you buy" at Withams! Andy Quote
mattblack Posted August 1, 2011 Posted August 1, 2011 Try before you buy ??? Me thinks if they were all in running order and looked pretty that Withams price wouldn't quite be so favourable towards the enthusiast. Lol As with most military enthusiasts my enjoyment comes from taking em apart and putting em back together again.. Quote
ruxy Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2023322/Army-turns-mobile-coffin-Land-Rovers-driverless-drones-Afghan-frontline.html Don't park it on the drive , looks like they may wish to buy them back or even nick them if their finances are so bad.. Quote
mill comms Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 [ATTACH=CONFIG]49138[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]49139[/ATTACH]After 4 months 26KK58 restored and road legal and made it to the War and Peace show.... 26KK76 yet to be tackled,,, Hi, This will sound completley stupid, but its true........... I purchaces some ECM antennas (like yours) from Ramco, and fitted them to my Snatch Landrover. They got reported to MDP (ministry of defence police). I had a visit from MDP and was informed these antennas are Restricted Items, even the dummy plastic ones(training only). All of my antennas were confiscated from me. So be aware of this........I had to give a 3 page statement to the Police Quote
mattblack Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 A little update to this thread after 18months of owning a snatch. Heres a little video I made of before during and after, a project of a project ...... Something went wrong... just gives you an insight as to restorations on simple vehicles Quote
fesm_ndt Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 Very nice video. I never realised there is so much difference under the skin, tub etc. Actually I been trying to find a parts breakdown for the front axle, disc to disc to see if its a FRC8194 unit? Quote
13BK76 Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 Great Video Colin and i was dreading just taking the velcro off mine let alone doing the chassis. Quote
mattblack Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 Go on give your chassis a good rubbing . Seriously it would be good to see some Piccies of what you do with yours. And I'm after a series 3 antenna roof mount as used on the 109 piglet and subsequently used on the snatch when in Northern Ireland , if you see one on your travels anybody ????? Quote
jaces Posted September 22, 2012 Posted September 22, 2012 Gues the Taliban won't think to let 1st vehicle through an then detonate on the 2nd one! Quote
donk746 Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 The transmission fault was nothing serious,just seized linkage caused by buildup of sand on the exterior of underbody, the vehicle started and drove in forward and reverse.The reserve price was lowered on the saturday prior to the listing finished... I bid 1 minute before the vehicle finished and got it. A bargain me thinks I know the other snatches that went in the main tender went for £2800-£4000 plus the vat. As far as being in a right mess,chassis wise its fine,as is drivetrain, footwell on passenger side requires a repair but the rest is cosmetic. Stanby for a full report in the restoration of this cheap motor. Hi MattBlack think i bought a few bits from you on ebay Im looking for an H plate for my snatch ( the sun roof bit) also wire cutters Wondering if you could help cheers Matt Quote
DefV8 Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Hi MattBlack think i bought a few bits from you on ebay Im looking for an H plate for my snatch ( the sun roof bit) also wire cutters Wondering if you could help cheers Matt Donk, try x mod they have some wire cutters for sale. the head doesn't match whats on my snatch but very close so perhaps they changed design slightly over the years?.. Might be a plan B for you? Quote
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