The future of CMPs

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Just musing after a thoroughly enjoyable day wrenching (well, welding actually) on the HUW.

How many CMP's still exist?

How many of each type?

How many are currently being restored?

How many unrestored or half restored 'garage queens' sit dry and idle?

How many of those have, or will be lost when their owners pass and the family calls in the scrappers?

What happens to mine? Both my kids have made it clear no inheritance-ee please. Not interested (although I still have hope my daughter may change her mind. She is an accomplished Bren Carrier driver).

I sense the existing restored ones will keep on trucking and a few more will be restored but many viable projects will not. I also think the likelihood of finding new projects is diminishing and those still out there left to the weather are beyond reasonable repair.

I don't even want to think about 2030 when all gas engines will be banned. Not sure if a CMP can be converted to lithium batteries.