Staghound Update

[Luke R]

Hi Wayne,
Looking forward to seeing more of your project.
All the best with it.

Luke

[Wayne Henderson]

Hi David, this is one of the Firing Range Wrecks I recovered a while ago. It got a quick paint job for use as a backdrop for a photo shoot.
It copped a fair bit of stick from CG 84s and small arms fire for 40 years.
Here is the down range side and the reason it is getting chopped.

Wayne

[Wayne Henderson]

Hi Robin, very close... this was the reply from the WO in charge of Ranges when he was first asked about the possibility of recovering one of the targets.

Hi David D, There were at least 16 Staghounds on 2 seperate Firing Ranges here in the West. They have been shot at since the 1970's by everything and most were reduced to piles of twisted metal. Scrappies were contracted to clear the sites.

I purchased a set of early production engine covers on a trip to Corowa in 2013, along with new tyres and a nos transfer case.

Wayne

[Wayne Henderson]

Pulled apart the only hub that doesn't have damage. Came apart easy enough and the design is very "Chev".
The hub and brake shoes have very little wear.

Wayne

[motto]

Am I seeing things or is there a notch in the axle tube adjacent the inner bearing location? It's an optical delusion right?

David

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Wayne Henderson

Pulled apart the only hub that doesn't have damage. Came apart easy enough and the design is very "Chev".

Great job saving this Staghound!

See http://www.12mbdragoons.com/stag01.html for the restoration carried out by MLU member Marco. It was in a frightful condition too, but see what can be made of a range wreck.

I was often amazed how some parts of range targets can survive the ravages of target practise, weather & time to be used again on a restoration project with a little elbow grease only.

H.

[David Dunlop]

Wayne.

They are wonderful machines! I wish you all the best with the restoration! A handful were surplussed out of Edmonton, Alberta in the very early 70's. All but one were effectively traced and accounted for and that one has been a mystery ever since. Hopefully it is tucked away in a farm shed somewhere waiting to be rediscovered one day.


David

[Richard Coutts-Smith]

Fantastic beast the Staghound.
Will be watching with interest Wayne, not to mention jealousy...
Rich