Had a day out with my friend Jack this week, He decided he wanted to go and look at another 'Toy'
He already owns a beast called a Scammell Explorer, The picture below shows Jack and Grandson Tom with the original. It is an ex military vehicle used mainly for recovery work. It has a 10.3 litre petrol engine and drives on all 6 wheels and dates back to the 1950s There are one or two clips on you-tube which are worth a look if you have a few minutes.
Well, Jack is now looking at buying a second Explorer, so we drove down to Hampshire to have a look at the potential new one. It is currently parked up in someone's garden, partially sheeted. Unfortunately, for the Seller, He couldn't get it to start, and there is a certain amount of rust on the Tinware (the bodywork bits) So Jack is negotiating. As I type he hasn't bought it, but it could happen.
A lot of work to do on this one, or conversely it is a large box of spares for the original. Time will tell.
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