James Shopland Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Latest arrival at the Shopland Collection..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Ex Danish..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shopland Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Ex Danish..... Tell more.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEMIMA Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Look on the positive side......its got a cracking good front nearside tyre............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Others we might ask Why? You, we just expect it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 It has a distressed patina, so jobs half done already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 i am going to ask the question tho....because i know your dying for someone to..... so.......WHY????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 i am going to ask the question tho....because i know your dying for someone to..... so.......WHY????? That extra pint made all the difference to how it looked... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) Looks a good rain butt, shame theres a pile of crap in front...................:nut:looks a great poject , keep pics coming please Edited April 15, 2013 by Willyslancs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Please Sir ....!!! can I ask how much he paid you to take it away ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shopland Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Look on the positive side......its got a cracking good front nearside tyre............. LOL the tyres aren't too bad at all! The rest hasn't been cared for too well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shopland Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Ex Danish..... On the money as ever.....HKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shopland Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Others we might ask Why? You, we just expect it! Humm I will take that as a compliment....lol :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shopland Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 That extra pint made all the difference to how it looked... Because we are mad and hate seeing things get broken up for scrap.....all we need now is for one of you lovely people to find us a closed cab that can be restored! A new body would help too :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shopland Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 See she looks amazing from this side...... Does anyone know what the T number is on the front bumper? Also she is fitted with air brakes with standard British Army couplings. Does this mean she saw service in the British Army before she went to Hærens Kamp Skole? James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 See she looks amazing from this side...... James. Is this a definition of amazing of which I was previously unaware? What's holding the door on, and when did it crash into a steel framed shed? Trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shopland Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Please Sir ....!!! can I ask how much he paid you to take it away ???? Not enough :-) Just don't tell the wife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 will it be ready for war and peace in July? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzaw Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 seen better lying on some demolition ranges, or is that where it came from lol. a lot of work ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Also she is fitted with air brakes with standard British Army couplings. Does this mean she saw service in the British Army before she went to Hærens Kamp Skole? James. Surely they are just standard palm couplings? A US design and used later by just about everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 It would probably not have seen british service as it came to Denmark via the MDAP around 51-55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpu121265 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I have a spare drivers side front wing left over from my restoration which is solid and only needs a bit of tidying up if it's any use..... Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M5Clive Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) Latest arrival at the Shopland Collection..... [ATTACH=CONFIG]75304[/ATTACH] One Careful owner! - (The rest weren't!) I have to say, their is something enchanting about seeing this 969 in such a poor state of repair and yet it has still found a new sympathetic home, regardless of its condition - Not entirely dissimilar to seeing the our Great British steam heritage mouldering in Barry Scrapyard in the post-steam decades and then finding new homes on preserved steam railways up and down the country. Of course we all know that you can go out and buy one up-together and on the button for less than it is going to cost you to put this one into the same condition, but that isn't actually what our hobbie is all about is it. What it is about is the 'preservation, restoration and demonstration of ex-military vehicles' and as such you have a more than worthy contender on your paws. Good on you guys for not letting it go to the smelter in the current high-value climate for scrap metal. Tony Butt (Anthony on HMVF) of Mendlesham, Suffolk has a wide array of 969/968 projects which he is probably never going to fully complete, so it may be worth a PM to him to see if he may be able to help you with anything you are looking for. Edited April 16, 2013 by M5Clive bad grammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shopland Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 One Careful owner! - (The rest weren't!) I have to say, their is something enchanting about seeing this 969 in such a poor state of repair and yet it has still found a new sympathetic home, regardless of its condition - Not entirely dissimilar to seeing the our Great British steam heritage mouldering in Barry Scrapyard in the post-steam decades and then finding new homes on preserved steam railways up and down the country. Of course we all know that you can go out and buy one up-together and on the button for less than it is going to cost you to put this one into the same condition, but that isn't actually what our hobbie is all about is it. What it is about is the 'preservation, restoration and demonstration of ex-military vehicles' and as such you have a more than worthy contender on your paws. Good on you guys for not letting it go to the smelter in the current high-value climate for scrap metal. Thanks Clive. I hate seeing the old girls getting broken up. The DT is completely out of character to the rest of the collection that is British and Commonwealth orientated. We will get there one day but it is years of work behind a number of other projects. :undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shopland Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 I have a spare drivers side front wing left over from my restoration which is solid and only needs a bit of tidying up if it's any use.....Ken Thanks Ken that is very kind. I have been promised a pair of wings in the deal but if they don't turn up I will be on the phone straight away! :laugh: What i need is a pair of steps, lockers and fundamentally a cab. The door post have rotted out completely and dash has split :embarrassed: It is shot. Will post some pictures in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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