| Rick Cove's armour collection |
Also see Rick's photo album pics |
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| Ford/Marmon-Herrington Dingo, an Australian designed armoured car. See also Col Anderson's cut down Dingo which was auctioned in March 2003. |
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| Rick also owns this Ford Lynx, a Canadian armoured car with CMP components. These vehicles were known as "golfballs" or "Doodlebugs" in service. Factory pics. |
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| Rick has done a lot of work repairing the armour which had suffered from farmers cutting slabs off to make or repair farm implements. | Just visible is one of the engine mounts for the rear mounted sidevalve V8. | ||
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| These pics from Rick's photo album give some idea of the work involved to bring the Lynx to this stage. | |||
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| From a later period, an Alvis Saracen, this one being the only ex-Australian Army example in private hands. | |||
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| Rick's immaculate White armoured scout car M3A1 in deep bronze green. | A period shot of a LP2A Carrier in a spot of bother with everyone donating blood to untangle the mess. Rick notes the variety of uniforms the troops are wearing. Looks like the driver on the left with goggles. | ||
| Rick's softskin collection | |||