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  • 4 months later...
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GDSF (more than a few years ago!!) Unipower demonstrator uses the Underlift to pick up and tow Ted Gowan's Contractor, for a few spins round the Commercial/ Military field.

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  • 2 months later...
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Hello @all,

 

 

we in Germany are mostly still in our own developments. But except as the Mowag Eagle, Mowag Duro or BV 206 is also available.

 

 

 

 

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But back to topic - Some pictures from some Unipower of the Royal 28 Engineer Regiment, based in Hameln/Germany.

 

 

 

 

Many other pictures of british military vehicle (also BAOR) you can find at

http://www.scale87.de.'>http://www.scale87.de.'>http://www.scale87.de. Have fun.

 

 

 

 

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Best regards from Germany Tom

http://www.scale87.de

 

 

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  • 6 months later...
Posted (edited)

This one we were testing at chobham. Unipower 12x8 prototype. This is one of the last

few vehicles we built at watford.

 

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typo
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Protruck - could you tell us briefly what happened to Unipower following the closure, and if any remnants of the company/designs still exist please? :coffee:

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Alvis closed Unipower in August 2000 moving the production of the Unipower RIV 4x4 to Telford. There are a couple of engineers from unipower still working there. When the production of the RIV finished

Alvis decided they didn't wont to build wheeled vehicles any more so that was that.

I understand that the Telford site is due to close at the end of this year.

 

If there is any info regarding the Unipower vehicles built at Watford give me a shout, If I can help I will.

 

Clive

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typo
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yes. its not in the uk.

 

It was built as a bridging Vehicle for india. It was the prototype and I beleave some more were built under licence in india, but how many i don't know. This vehicle was 55ft long x3.5m wide and great fun. If I am correct

in saying I think this is the only 12x8 ever built in the uk.

 

Clive

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I always find this photo pleasing Unipower badges Scammell S24 bridging truck, look at the size of those boots. I am aware that some wreckers were sold in the middle east but did the bridging truck seen here gain any sales abroad

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Hi Les.

 

There were only 3 of these vehicles built. the floating pontoons were made by Reynolds boughtons of amersham. here is a photo without the body work. There were other forms of the Unipower S24

 

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Which axles drive? Not clear from the hubs...

 

The front 2 and last 2 axles drive, with the front 4 axles steering.

The axles were Dana SD66 with X1 hubs

  • 2 months later...
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I always find this photo pleasing Unipower badges Scammell S24 bridging truck, look at the size of those boots. I am aware that some wreckers were sold in the middle east but did the bridging truck seen here gain any sales abroad

 

 

Hi Les.

 

The S24 bridging Vehicle ( S24 6x6 Drops ) where built for Thailand for a company called Williams Fairy Engineering which

had a contract to supply 3 for the Thailand Army. They were ordered in March 1990, the first one was completed in May 1990 chassis number CB10016 and the last 2 were completed in July 1990 chassis numbers CB10017 & CB10018.

I'll post some pics of them being tested when i can upload them to my computer.

 

Clive

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Here's some pics of it at long valley in the uk and in thailand with the end user trials.:-D

 

http://www.protruckservices.com/S24%206x6%20Drops/scan00038.jpg

 

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http://www.protruckservices.com/S24%206x6%20Drops/scan00049.jpg

 

Clive

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