eddy8men Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 lol i broke the news to the other half after i'd bought them, she was horrified at first thinking i'd blown a £100k again but she was fine once i told her they weren't far off scrap value. she has now inadvertently given me the green light to buy as many tanks as i want as long as they are "bargains" :cool2: i am now on the lookout for an early cent turret or 120mm gun. i quite like the idea of the qinetiq test bed tank doing the show circuit, i could polish the barrel and breach ring and maybe put some chrome wing mirrors and light bezels on it like the glitzy ferret that comes back up for sale now and again on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowfat Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 sammy at a+s near norwich had a tidy Chieftain for sale about 30K i remember.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZITIM Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I wonder where the chrome Ferret ended up? I havnt heard about it for a while. lol i broke the news to the other half after i'd bought them, she was horrified at first thinking i'd blown a £100k again but she was fine once i told her they weren't far off scrap value. she has now inadvertently given me the green light to buy as many tanks as i want as long as they are "bargains" :cool2: i am now on the lookout for an early cent turret or 120mm gun. i quite like the idea of the qinetiq test bed tank doing the show circuit, i could polish the barrel and breach ring and maybe put some chrome wing mirrors and light bezels on it like the glitzy ferret that comes back up for sale now and again on ebay. [ATTACH=CONFIG]119062[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packhow75 Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 lol i broke the news to the other half after i'd bought them, she was horrified at first thinking i'd blown a £100k again but she was fine once i told her they weren't far off scrap value. she has now inadvertently given me the green light to buy as many tanks as i want as long as they are "bargains" :cool2: i am now on the lookout for an early cent turret or 120mm gun. i quite like the idea of the qinetiq test bed tank doing the show circuit, i could polish the barrel and breach ring and maybe put some chrome wing mirrors and light bezels on it like the glitzy ferret that comes back up for sale now and again on ebay. QUOTE] What better use for £100k! I will look out for some scrap tanks for you. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Any timing yet Rick ? Might get chance to pop up and watch you unload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 early doors tomorrow morning is the plan so far. i'll give you a call when i know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 both cents arrived today as planned and i was pleasantly surprised at how well the clean tank drove, they even filled it with fuel for me. i didn't take any pics as i had other things on my mind but i'll put some up tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Only managed to get a couple of pictures early this morning of the non runner coming off the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwardle Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 I see that the non runner has a ZR (pre 1949) registration have you any idea when it was made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 thanks john, i must make more time to take a few pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1960 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Bloody Hell Rick your a fast mover ...didnt take long to spend the profits from the Cromwell..or was it a case of spend it before the wife does? Keep up the pics and the diary of progress ..you inspire us mere mortals to get on with our meger projects !!! :wow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 A couple more from this morning of the good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondshooter Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Would it be worth enquiring at MOD about what happened to the gun ? Historically its a unique and interesting bit of kit, if you could get the right Brass on your side to find the barrel that may be sitting in a box somewhere waiting to be re united with its mount . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted October 1, 2016 Author Share Posted October 1, 2016 i think it had many different guns, not just one in particular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondshooter Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 That would increase your chances of finding one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Getting a gun to fit the better one and exhibiting it as a test bed would be really interesting. I always think it's a shame that unusual vehicles, often of historic interest, get converted back to conventional ones. If the ZR registered one, being early (and therefore perhaps historically interesting), turns out to be a reasonable proposition would it be practical to keep the nice one in test bed form and restore the ZR reg one as an early gun tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 sean i'm coming round to the same conclusion. it would be great to get hold of a 140mm gun to put back on it, the bigger the better :cool2: it would also make for a very easy resto as the tank runs and drives great, all it needs is a good steam clean and paint inside and i'd be in business. it's not exactly going to further the cause of british ww2 armour but it should be good fun all the same. i'm picking up another tank this month which is prewar and that will be all about our armoured heritage ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 few more pics from yesterday when we used the good cent to move the dead one. the guy in the drivers seat is andy foulds who came down to help in exchange for a cabby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 i'm picking up another tank this month which is prewar and that will be all about our armoured heritage ! Hi Rick, A pre-war tank? Now that does sound intriguing. cheers Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 I used to have a pre war tank...........a 1930's Dinky model;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 you'll like the prewar tank :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean N Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 it's not exactly going to further the cause of british ww2 armour ... i'm picking up another tank this month which is prewar and that will be all about our armoured heritage ! I'm not sure that matters. Appreciate you can't dilute the focus too much, but Centurion is a massively important tank historically, and there don't seem to be the number around that there were just a few years ago. If we can't justify Cent as part of armoured heritage we're in trouble, post war or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Well said Sean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 you might have a point there, the trouble is i've spent the last 7 years living and breathing ww2 british armour so anything after that doesn't seem very important, which is actually quite refreshing for me. The cromwell was a rare and important tank and i felt a great responsibility owning it and wanted to do both it and the men that fought in it justice. it was a matter of honour. the cents are a different kettle of fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddy Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 I'd love to work on a Cent again. Your Cents look in much better condition than a couple at Duxford, but they'll live again... sort of know what you mean by not being that bothered by the Cents as much as WWII tanks. Felt the same about my Range Rover until I got stuck in, now it's gotten under my skin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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