to Champ or not to Champ......

[JackM]

Originally Posted by David DeWeese

Jack, I sat down and carefully read through all your restoration posts on HMVF tonight until about page 6, then I honestly developed a cold sweat of sorts!

I don't have the will, time or money to invest in the efforts to put into a new Champ project. They are very cool vehicles, but one has to REALLY want to restore a vehicle to see it through to the end....

David,

I was lucky that we have a small team of like minded folk - all retired - who have a collection of skills. I would not have attempted the rebuild on my own, as I don't have the knowledge or skill base required.

At one stage some years ago, I too vowed never to have anything to do with these British nightmares, but the opportunity presented itself, we were looking for a project and the team was willing.

I'm glad we gave it a go, but these machines are not for the faint of heart. There are any number of very good reasons, why these vehicles lasted only around ten years in British Army employ, despite the setup costs and why no other Army seems to have bought them in quantity - except for our 401.



Jack