saracenstump Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 (edited) Hi all heres a photo of my newest money pit,Humber pig mk2 17 BK 41 not allowed to play yet as i've been ordered to finish her K9.i got some history with it but any more would be great. Edited October 14, 2008 by saracenstump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Have to get the Pigs together when we get our one back from Salisbury :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Aint she a beauty ! Glad to see another Pig preserved ! Look after the back axle and all will be fun and games with a big grin on your face mate ! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracenstump Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 oh yes sounds good,Ian said your getting one, probably in better nick then mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracenstump Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 Aint she a beauty ! Glad to see another Pig preserved ! Look after the back axle and all will be fun and games with a big grin on your face mate ! :-D definatley had some fun when it was delivered,driving around the fort at 10pm with no lights great fun!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 What history have you got? Then I'll see if I've got anything else, unless the history from previous owner came from me. Judging by the Gen Panel it now has a 2-speed dynamo, originally it would have had a single speed as it was an APC rather than a FFW. I notice it had EARP fitted once, the scuttle armour is missing & was once a flyer. I wonder what the body serial plate reads ROF/xxx or S/xxx - trying to track makers with the ERMs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracenstump Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 (edited) hi clive,got a copy of the history cards but they start from 1972 but the DIS is 1954,the armour plates inside have been removed for getting to the wiring and painting by some of its previous owners but i still have them.what are EARP? a bit thick sometimes.heres a photo of one of the data plates Edited October 15, 2008 by saracenstump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 (edited) Bit difficult to read the plate. But can make out ROFN2??. Not a Sankey one but made by Royal Ordnance Factories Nottingham. Chassis No. 21741 Entered service 9/3/54 as a FV1601 Truck Date of manufacture is given a 9/3/54 Engine No. 7432 Converted to pig between 1958-60 ie FV1611 Struck off OSDD Ruddington 19/8/70 Sold 18/11/70 Sale No. 108 Lot No. 1181 for £110 Recovered circa 1972 to be made into Mk 2 Struck off to Birds Commercial Metals 5/12/94 EARP = Equipment Anti Riot Projector, you can see the lower part in the passengers window frame, above it would be two clamping knobs. These mountings were later used for conversion to Pig Squirt. Interesting to see that the Generator Panel is in the cab still. The usual procedure was on uparmouring to move it from behind the scuttle armour & mount it in the engine bay at the front on the near side. Edited October 15, 2008 by fv1620 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracenstump Posted October 15, 2008 Author Share Posted October 15, 2008 cheers clive for the info,adds more history wish i bought it for £110 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Elsdon Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Wish i had bought mine for 60 quid from Ruddington! Jolly good show on getting a Pig by the way!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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