HotelJuliet Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Good Evening all, Thank you for allowing me to join the forum. I bought a 1963 Mk1 Ferret just over a year ago. I'm having great fun keeping it going, and recreating what I remember of these vehicles from my youth when my father was attached to 4RTR in Hohne. Lots of good stuff on this forum which has been very useful so far - thank you! Howard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFC1943Fl.Lt. Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) Hi Howard and welcome to the forum. Nice to see another ferret owner who has been bitten by the bug. Where are you and what is your ferrets military reg. Looking at my Contract sheets, yours could have been one of 67 made in 1963 starting with 18EA01 up to 18EA67. Is your reg. one of these. Regards Steve. Edited July 16, 2016 by DFC1943Fl.Lt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim fl4 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Hi Howard, Great to have another ferriter on board. Would be good to know where abouts you are? Didn't know they made mk1's as late as 63'! Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotelJuliet Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Hello Steve. The military reg is 01EA63, hull number 3249.2.63, so I guess that's number 3249, February 1963. Looking at the photocopy of its history card, the contract number is FV506, "DIS" (?) date July 1963. But its first allocation to a unit seems to be June 1967 - 45 Med Regt RA, BAOR. Either there's a gap in its record, or maybe new vehicles were kept in storage until issued? 4 years seems a long time for it to be doing nothing. Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotelJuliet Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Hello Jim, Well spotted! It started life as Mk 1/2, but the previous owner converted it to a Mk1. I live near Rugby. Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZITIM Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Thats a nice looking Ferret. OZITIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcoycqms Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Hi Howard welcome to the forum its good to see another MK1 being loved and on the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Welcome to the forum Howard. The information too is very helpful indeed for my register. Cheers Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolman Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Previous life :-) http://www.ipernity.com/doc/rgphotography/32104155 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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