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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Sheddy on March 23, 2006, 20:51:58

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Post by: Sheddy on March 23, 2006, 20:51:58

Dunno if I like this!

(http://www.geocities.com/xing6666/carnut/oddball/truck.jpg)

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Post by: Jim-Willy on March 23, 2006, 20:54:44

They had summat similar at the museum in Beverley

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Post by: strapping young lad on March 23, 2006, 21:22:44

they have on in gaydon

i think it was used by the forestry commission many moons ago but im probably wrong

read it in some comic.

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Post by: Snake110 on March 23, 2006, 21:38:17

:D Ah that'll be a cuthbertson then loverly machine
 you think thats odd check out these
http://www.lr-mad.co.uk/conversions.html

i really like the centaur :lol:

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Post by: Neil Jones on March 23, 2006, 21:52:33

I'd love to drive a Cuthburtson.  Since I first saw a picture of one I have thought "I'll do that one day" - Looks awesome!

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Post by: ian_s on March 23, 2006, 22:15:34

i think, that conversion doesnt actually need much work doing to the landy.
iirc it just bolts on
the steerings gonna be heavy tho!

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Post by: Evilgoat on March 23, 2006, 22:29:10

Its Gen-X's little brother :)

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Post by: Bush Tucker Man on March 23, 2006, 23:02:31

Quote from: "ian_s"

i think, that conversion doesnt actually need much work doing to the landy.
iirc it just bolts on
the steerings gonna be heavy tho!

Essentially it does just bolt on, but you've got to be able to lift the vehicle enough to get the sub-frame assemblies underneath.
There's a front PTO powered hydraulic pump(& ram) to offer assistance to the steering.

One simple problem that caused the demise of the 'kit' was the difficulties in acquiring 19" motorcycle sidecar  tyres for the idler wheels.

There is one at the BMIHT museum at Gaydon, not too sure what happened to the one at Beverley (Museum Of Army Transport) after it closed
Lix-Toll garage in Scotland have a fully working version (it features in the 'Land Rovers Across The UK DVD)

Quote from: "smartprice"

I'd love to drive a Cuthburtson. Since I first saw a picture of one I have thought "I'll do that one day" - Looks awesome!

Peter Blanchard (http://www.pablanchard.co.uk/) (the ex-military surplus dealer east of York has/had 2 Centaurs in his yard.

In fact looking at the site, he has (or at time of updating) had a Centaur for sale (road registered!!) at Offers Over £15,000

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Post by: Neil Jones on March 24, 2006, 08:52:47

Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

In fact looking at the site, he has (or at time of updating) had a Centaur for sale (road registered!!) at Offers Over £15,000

Between 30 mudclubbers thats only £500 each. \:D/