Gerald Sellmair Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Hi to all HMVF members, my name is Gerald and I am new to the forum. I am from Bavaria in Germany and I bought last year the Snatch Land Rover 30KK29 from an enthusiast of the northern part of Germany. This car gives me much pleasure and I am the filling station's best friend 🙂 but never mind that is okay. Due to my work and much to less space at home I cannot really do lot of work on the car by myself. There I have a good workshop whose mechanics like to work on such cars and luckily there are some enthusiasts at the official authorities who appreciate such historc vehicles. Beside this Snatch I also own a historc Ford Capri as contrast programm. Of course I have also to work for my living and this I do extensively at a research and science campus near Munich. Best wishes to all, Gerald 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Welcome to the forum! Dare I ask in public - what year is the Capri? 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Sellmair Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 Yes of course. It's a 1978 2.3l V6 Capri. The model series of the Capri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 20 hours ago, Gerald Sellmair said: Yes of course. It's a 1978 2.3l V6 Capri. The model series of the Capri. Is it Nato Olive Green 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Sellmair Posted October 8, 2023 Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 No 🙈 Diamond White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Congratulations on 30KK29! Â And of course, welcome to HMVF. Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Sellmair Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 Here are some recent pics. They were shot by the previous owner (thanks to Niels) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 If you lift the camouflage cover up on the left side of the vehicle, does it still have a drawing of a cat's bottom? Might sound weird, but it was on the vehicle originally so I added it back on. It would seem the phrase the 'dog's bol****' means good in English slang, but the 'cat's ar**' means something is bad. The Snatch was not so popular with solider, so likely added on in Iraq 🤣 Original history of the vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Hi  Tell me about the Golight & control , is it operational ?  I understand it has a fantastic range - 1 mile + (I find hard to believe) & spread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Sellmair Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 @paul connor The previous owner showed me that hidden drawing. It is still on, but to be honest I did not fully understand what was the meaning 🙈 no I see. This is a part of the history of this Snatch and of course this will stay there. @ruxy The Golight is operational with the control. Nowadays I guess there are LED lamps used, but I still have an Halogen source. It is quite bright and good for the nearfield. But 1 mile + is not feasible and more. The protection cap is already somewhat blind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 The bulbs fitted remind me of halogen bulbs used on Carl Schenck armature balancing machines - I believe these were projector lamp bulbs & I doubt if LED could beat them , they certainly made a frame-tent glow well on a campsite ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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