Shorland restoration old video 1993

[fv1609]

Resurrected this from some old tapes, although I tried to edit out most of the jitters & jumps, it seems my edits weren't saved & the clip in its crude form has been uploaded.

I have yet to find if I have any tapes with the finished restoration. What bugged me was that on many occasions experts of their various kinds would dismiss it as "just something he has made up". I think Janes said the first production SB301 was 1974 & the first prototype was built in 1973. Well this prototype based on a Series IIA Land Rover was built in Belfast in 1968.

https://youtu.be/pynwPwySdTM

 

I have been trying to clean, resurrect & edit over 60 VHS tapes. Many of these include military vehicle shows from the early 1990s, in due course I hope to post up these clips that show many vehicles that we no longer see.

 

[paul connor]

Great stuff Unkle Cliv.

I love watching older tapes of things, it somehow is much more nostalgic. 1993! you must have only been in your early 20's here,  as well! 

regards

Pavl

Edited November 18 by paul connor

[fv1609]

Thanks Paul, it is quite a revelation viewing these old tapes that have unfortunately have deteriorated with time. There are vehicles at MVCG shows that we no longer see & sadly some people who have been lost along the way.

I remember my first show after the completion of this prototype when the show judge (a Jeep owner) walked by and refused look at my information board that detailed the history of this unique vehicle that was the mother of all the armoured Land Rover personnel carriers that were to be so often seen in Belfast, Bosnia, Syria etc & even with the USMC.

My next show I remember someone heading to look at my vehicle that was warned off by a former MVEE employee whom I overheard indicating that he knew it was just something home-made & was just a bogus exhibit. 

I found a copy of a defence journal announcing the production of the SB301 which looked much like my vehicle. The photo showed a large & a small dent on the corner of the OS wing. I thought that there were no dents on my vehicle until I felt up under the wing to feel two dents that matched the photo & scratched away to find body filler on the outer surface.

As mine was no doubt touted around military trade exhibitions it underwent a series of at least 7 paint schemes alternating mainly with stone & light grey, one coat of dark blue. But it was never green, perhaps if I had painted it green & put a cammo net over it & a few flags it would have been more acceptable to what people expect to see!

[Mark Ellis]

5 hours ago, fv1609 said:

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I have been trying to clean, resurrect & edit over 60 VHS tapes. Many of these include military vehicle shows from the early 1990s, in due course I hope to post up these clips that show many vehicles that we no longer see.

 

Point to note with YouTube. They announced this year that any account not signed in to for 2 years will have the entire contents deleted from the Google servers.

So whilst it's great to upload to YouTube, we all need to consider which archive or museum our videos should also be shared with, to ensure that they remain accessible for generations to come.

[fv1609]

Ok Mark that is worth noting. I keep getting reminders from Photobucket that if I don't pay up all my images with them will be deleted after the deadline to sign up. But the deadline passes then a few months later another invitation arrives!

In due course I hope to put up old extracts of MVCG shows & you are welcome to host them elsewhere with your other archives.

In my tape collection I found an excellent SSVC video no C1876 "An Introduction - Ant-Tank Guided Weapons" made in 1995 it gives a good historical insight into the development of ATGWs. It is Crown Copyright but with this passage of time as it approaches 25 years old & your negotiating skills it would be a good presentation to be archived.

I have to confess I did take part in the film with the Hornet/Malkara & spent a day at Bovington where much of the filming was done. I did have to poke my nose on a few occasions because of factual errors in the script. As this had been checked & approved by the MOD it took some persuasion to correct these errors

[Mark Ellis]

Sorry for hijacking your thread, Clive. I wonder if it's worth donating them to the National Army Museum. Places like IWM and National Archive seem more interested in having lots of items in their vault, that people have to beg to see.

The Alvis Archive Trust was formed from the Alvis Owner's Club (AOC), because the AOC had become a limited company to protect the committee members, and if the AOC went bust then the creditors could seize the archive. By the archive being an independent trust, then the archive should remain safe. So most of my work will probably go their way when my time comes. Either that or whoever owns Alvis - as in BAE Heritage archive, or whoever owns the brands in the future.

We've already lost lots of history, especially in the military cooking field.

[Rangie]

Thats a great film Clive! Lovely snippet of its history!

What was the name of the small black furry Shorland inspector? 

Alec.

[fv1609]

Thanks Alec, I'm trawling through the tapes so more clips should follow. The inspector was Duchess she had a twin brother (Duke) they were ex-MOD having been adopted from the married quarters at Tidworth Camp.

There was an impressive sign as you drove into the camp, I doubt that is still there as it might cause distress or mental health issues.