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Mr Tank said:
JR said:
Alvises?
The Six wheelers were, the tracked was GKN! Used to scare the locals something rotten when I used to park them outside the house!
They still talk about them today!
Andy
I always fancied a Stalwart but the parking is as big a problem as the maintenance. Had a trip in the back of an Army one when I was five.
For those that don't know this was the inspiration behind PRW's Salamander project: http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&xhr=t&...
JR said:
Good show! It's amazing how many Alvis fans and owners double up as TVR guys from Trevor W onwards.
I always fancied a Stalwart but the parking is as big a problem as the maintenance. Had a trip in the back of an Army one when I was five.
For those that don't know this was the inspiration behind PRW's Salamander project: http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&xhr=t&...
Parking is no problem, you just park were you want nobody argues with you! I always fancied a Stalwart but the parking is as big a problem as the maintenance. Had a trip in the back of an Army one when I was five.
For those that don't know this was the inspiration behind PRW's Salamander project: http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&xhr=t&...
Maintenance is a nightmare.
The engine is under the load floor, so if you brake down fully loaded, no access untill you have unload up to 5 tons of load err!!!!!
People get worried about the MPG on there TVR's a Stalwart fully loaded is 4 to 5 MPG if you are lucky. Less if you are swimming!
That's due to having a 7 1/2 lt straight 8 Rolls Royce petrol engine in the back!
Andy
JR said:
I always fancied a Stalwart but the parking is as big a problem as the maintenance. Had a trip in the back of an Army one when I was five.
A guy I used to work with bought and restored one. We used to laugh when he bought it into work and took up gawd know's how many spaces in the car park - actually 'laugh' was not quite the correct expression... 
What a great thread, and what a find! Good luck with the restoration.
Slightly of topic:
Had many an interesting sightseeing tour around the highways and byways (and rivers) of Germany driving a Stally, all at the UK taxpayers expense of course.
Slightly of topic:
Mr Tank said:
That's due to having a 7 1/2 lt straight 8 Rolls Royce petrol engine in the back!
Andy
Nice and warm in the winter though, lived in/on an HIAB Stalwart during the cold months, very snug.Andy
Had many an interesting sightseeing tour around the highways and byways (and rivers) of Germany driving a Stally, all at the UK taxpayers expense of course.
Hatter - where was the car? Surrey near Gatwick? Remember there was one at a place I used to get my old Chim500 serviced near there had one in there shop just like that - I even considered buying it (but in the end it looked to much work), it was not that bad, but was about 8 years back they could have parked it outside in that time.
Chassis pic looks surprisingly good.
Good luck. Get a 5.5 RV8 in it.
Chassis pic looks surprisingly good.
Good luck. Get a 5.5 RV8 in it.
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