C8A chassis no. 3844516525

[Nick Bullock]

Hi Jeremy
I'm real pleased to see that you've taken on one of the most good looking military vehicles ever produced.

This particular vehicle has been known to me for many years I first viewed it for sale in 1993 when I was about to restore a HUP for the Normandy 94 event. I already had a HUP unrestored and needing a body building, we looked at this one in case it was going to be an easier job, as it turned out it probably would have been!!

Any way, at that time, it was essentially unrestored and and devoid of any electrical systems at all. On the plus side it still retained the running boards Heavy utility fuel tanks and the the cab back was still the HUW dividing bulkhead...

to be fair building a HU body is not that difficult, theres only straight lines and a single radius curve used in its construction. we built one in a domestic garage,

out of interest my notes have the asking price at £1400 in 93, the owner. I later found had bough it in notts the year earleier and paid £600 for it. since then It has been restored and showm in the portsmouth area, resided in Nortumberland for a while, and no doubt other places, too... Just good to see its still around, be great to see it with awireless body again...

just my pennys worth

Happy to help if I can,

kind regards

nick
HUP , HUA and C8