dizzy-t Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Have been brousing the Isle of Wight Military History Museum's webiste, and see that they have a Thornycroft Mighty Antar for sale, this vehicle is in need of completion of the restoration, they also have two Dyson Drawbar Trailers for the Antar. For more information please email info@isleofwightmilitaryhistorymuseum.co.uk:cool2::wow::whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted March 5, 2011 Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 Have been brousing the Isle of Wight Military History Museum's webiste, and see that they have a Thornycroft Mighty Antar for sale, this vehicle is in need of completion of the restoration, they also have two Dyson Drawbar Trailers for the Antar. For more information please email info@isleofwightmilitaryhistorymuseum.co.uk:cool2::wow::whistle: Been on Milweb for some time..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEC Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Hi guys Dose anyone know the the out come of the Isle of White Mk 3 ANTAR sale? it has been removed from Milweb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antarmike Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 Smallest Antars I have seen yet! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-1250-Ship-Model-Antar-tank-transporter-x-3-/260724351042?pt=UK_Collectables_Nautical&hash=item3cb461e042#ht_500wt_922 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Not my pic.. Looks like 3 Sqn, North Germany late 70's early 80s....I think I could name more than one of these fine if slightly grubby gentlemen (but not the civvies....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Aha.... Definitely 3 Tk Tptr Sqn, probably parked on the old B3 at Gronau during one for the big exercises...the train has its hessian screens and "hidden" fire extinguishers (so the Russians don't know what it is). And I can name at least half of the 3 crews in the picture..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted angus Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Gents, a PC glitch before I got my external backup system lost many of my collection of pics can any one PLEASe help with RAF Antars. Regards TED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantters Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I see milweb has an Antar on the for sale section at the moment.... Wonder what happened for these restoration plans being cancelled... http://www.hu17.net/32096/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FV1604A Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Many thanks Plannters, I so enjoyed reading that press release! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantters Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) Many thanks Plannters,I so enjoyed reading that press release! Oooh not sure if thats sarcasm or not... It is the same vehicle as the one on Milweb I believe, just wondered why the resto had been cancelled... Sorry if its not "On topic" so to speak. However there are some pictures of the beast on there as well that give a much better indication as to its current condition... Not pristine to say the least! Edited January 6, 2012 by Plantters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 The one on Milweb is available for someone who wants to drive one round rather than have it parked up as a static "gate guardian", however another one is currently being done (by yours truly) for that static display purpose. Confused? Not really - there is a lengthy thread on the subject in the "transporters" section! If this works out it means that not one but two ANTARS are saved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEC Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) The one on Milweb is available for someone who wants to drive one round rather than have it parked up as a static "gate guardian", however another one is currently being done (by yours truly) for that static display purpose. Confused? Not really - there is a lengthy thread on the subject in the "transporters" section! If this works out it means that not one but two ANTARS are saved. Amen Paul. Still very confused as to how it moved from ohh don't butcher her, to Crouch sale item? Is it to do with the rescue funding or somthing more complicated. Which ever I look forward to seeing her at some show. PS. Would love to know where the C8SFL went from the future gate Guardian. Edited January 6, 2012 by FEC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Amen Paul. Still very confused as to how it moved from ohh don't butcher her, to Crouch sale item? Is it to do with the rescue funding or somthing more complicated.Which ever I look forward to seeing her at some show. PS. Would love to know where the C8SFL went from the future gate Guardian. Last time I saw the C8SFL it was sat in David's yard at Kibworth, don't know if it already had a destination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Come on the lotto ! http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/large_image.php?ad=62362&cat=4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Nice example at this years Bunker Bash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEC Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Come on the lotto ! http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/large_image.php?ad=62362&cat=4 Confused. com? The advert shows something where the ballast body would be. Is this something masquerading as a ballast body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Confused. com? The advert shows something where the ballast body would be. Is this something masquerading as a ballast body? Yes it is a steel body that david built to similar dimensions as the proper one fitted to the Mk3A variants. It also has the hydraulic PTO plumbed in with a spool valve mounted on the rear N/S wing but I cannot recall what it is connected to. This is the ex Cooper Antar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 What is the difference with the Antar's some have a small rad (not very wide and one rad cap) and others have a huge rad and two caps. Do the different types have different towing abilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 The wide ones are Mk 1s and 2 with Meteorite petrols and the narrower ones are Mk3s (tractors) and 3as (ballasts) with RR diesels. There are some oddities too I believe and a batch were made with AEC diesels, so you had Mk2s with narrow bonnets. See more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thornycroft_Antar although I seem to remember that there was more than 1 AEC engined Mk2 (and I think the whole batch of them ended up in Canada). Although only this side of 300HP they were all quite competent when it came to towing capacity, limited more by the weight of the vehicle than the strength of it - the ballasted vehicles were just shy of 40 tons on 3 axles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Yes it is a steel body that david built to similar dimensions as the proper one fitted to the Mk3A variants. It also has the hydraulic PTO plumbed in with a spool valve mounted on the rear N/S wing but I cannot recall what it is connected to. This is the ex Cooper Antar. The hydraulic connectors on the rear wing connected to the hydraulics of the 60 ton trailers which had hydraulic ramps. The 50 ton trailer had mandraulic ramps. The hydraulics were driven by the famous/imfamous "wobble pump", a phrase that still gets whispered amongst "A" tradesmen of a certain vintage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEC Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) Yes it is a steel body that david built to similar dimensions as the proper one fitted to the Mk3A variants. It also has the hydraulic PTO plumbed in with a spool valve mounted on the rear N/S wing but I cannot recall what it is connected to. This is the ex Cooper Antar. Sorry Paul. Looks like no ballast body I've ever seen. There seems to be a niche in the market for a builder of ballast bodies. Regards. Ps Who reconditioned the axles? Pps Warming to see it still has the Fazakerley Engineering contract number in the window (636) Edited May 28, 2012 by FEC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 A rear view of the Antar for sale ! Taken a few years back ! :-D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEC Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 A rear view of the Antar for sale ! Taken a few years back ! :-D Very nice work but why choose to make it so narrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 FINALLY I managed to transfer some of my ols slides into digital format... The place is Germany (around Hameln) somewhere in the early 1980s......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Great pics Paul ! Found this Antar video a little amusing ! Something went wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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