The Muckleburgh Collection continued - 10.
More of the armoured car collection.
I think I must go back to the Collection on one of their display days, to get better photos for, as can be seen, all of these vehicles were crammed in tight !
The first pic is the White scout car again, finished in British North African campaign colours - note the I.D. roundel on the bonnet, or hood to those on the west side of the "Pond". Just visible behind it is a big, ugly, square lump of armour on wheels called a Humber "Pig", a four-wheel APC as used in Northern Ireland during "The Troubles". This type of vehicle very quickly replaced the six-wheel, turret equipped "Saracen" on the streets in the Province, as the media (and public) were hotly protesting, that the "Brits" had deployed tanks !
Second two pics are an unusual beast, and I had to read the display info board to find out what it was. It's a "Unimog" APC of the Irish Army.
The final selection of pics are all vehicles very familiar to me, with a Jeep and the aforementioned Alvis "Saracen" APC, with an interior view of the latter. I mentioned to Karl that, with a few mods for comfort, the "Saracen" would make a great off-road camper van, although Karl did point out that fuel would be a tad costly !!
Also shown are the Ferret Mk.2 scout car, with Karl giving some idea of its small size, and close cousins of the "Saracen" in the shape of the "Saladin" heavy armoured car and, just visible on the right, the "Stalwart" amphibious ammunition transport, again a fun vehicle to drive, both on land and water.
Back in the mid 1990's Stalwarts and Ferrets could be picked up quite cheaply, with working examples of the Ferret costing between £1,500 to £3,500, depending on condition, the higher priced vehicles being virtually new, ex "War Reserve" stock.
Even Chieftain MBT's could be found for £4,500 upwards, less than the cost of an average new car !
Back tomorrow with some AA guns and much more.................