The Lynx on the left in that photo has the original lid slightly open. The lid opens from the vehicle outwards and has a welded lip along the Lynx hull to stop bits falling behind the bin. I do not think that the left Lynx bin is damaged at all, only open at about 30 degrees.
The fitting of an M3A1 White Scout Car steering wheel would make it a mongrel to drive as the Lynx steering wheel is a lot smaller in diameter, you would bark your knuckles on some sharp edges on the inside of the front armour. (I know that because I have both an M3A1 and a Lynx.)
Regards Rick.
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Originally Posted by Jason Ginn
I would say that there is a good chance that the Lynx on the left , with the flattend bin, is the one that went to the CWM.
When we updated the restoration work done in the late 80's we had to have a new front bin and rear fender top bins made. The replacement made during the first restoration for the front was a bit inaccurate and made from galvanized ducting. The rears were missing all together.
It's a little interesting that the motor in the CWM Lynx has a Greek rebuild tag on it from the late 60's iirc and it had a steering wheel from an M3 Scout Car with Greek graffiti cut into it. Both are still on it as part of its history.
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