Smithy Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 A friend of mine has asked if anyone has anymore information about the following vehicle. Was it a one off? He knows it ended up as a Wrecker with Auto Recovery Services Leeming Bar on the A1M as pictured here. Anyone got a build date? Any info greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 It was a one off...I bought the trials test trailer and Centurion ARV of the official reciever of Bedford /AWD a few years after the project. Will find a picture and post one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustexpert Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 If I remember correctly; I saw this tractor parked up in the Dunstable factory in a very clean condition on a factory tour when I was in college the year was Autumn '89/Spring '90. I collected a wad of literature that was on offer; brochures for export "J" types, multidrives, etc. I don't know if there was a brochure for this but I would have grabbed one and kept it; I think the box of such stuff I hoarded now in the loft of a friends' shed. I could have a look when I am there next. As I remember we were told that by then it had been evaluated or whatever and the project was "dead in the water" if not finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 This is how I remember it as I used to work in the compound next to where it was stored with the trailer and what I recall being a Centurion BARV but I may be wrong. When AWD went pop it was offered to me for £20k, a tiny fraction of what it must have cost to develop. IIRC it had a Cummins 400 and Fuller Roadranger 9 speed 'box with a 2 speed transfer. It had solid beam rear suspension connected to the chassis with a number of rubber blocks and I was told the only issue was that some more development was required to the power steering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 Thanks guys for the answers. I have passed on the details to my friend who asked the question. He did also send me the pic which is attached on the above link. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Seems like the AWD was tested using a pair of Cents, Antar has confirmed his one as an ARV, I remember a BARV and here it is with a Chieftain MBT: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Here is the trailer and tank on the day I collected it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Here is a picture of the "suspension" which Mike mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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