The Adventure Begins

[dmetalmiki]

Well early tomorrow (6-15 a.m. to be precise)..I have decided to go get "this strange ugly but charasmatic vehicle from nothern Irsland. thoght about it hummed and har'd then decicided to (yet again) turn on the motivation engine and travell by car train and boat to go collect it. I WILL take pictures and post them in the (which is ( the CORRECT forum for this.."thing!))??? hmmm

Well I LIKE it and I havent even got it home yet which will be a 3 hour ferry crossing.. (9 pm till midnight) then a 6 hour drive home. and all will be revealed
see you all later with pics...

 

[M813rc]

Well, my interest is piqued! I shall wait impatiently for the revelation...

I am wondering about the 3-hour trip. Are you doing the Stranraer-Belfast crossing, or one of the fast boats? In my younger days I did the overnight between Dublin and Liverpool fairly regularly, if I recall correctly that was about an 8-hour trip, a bit longer if it was rough.

Cheers

 

[5ton4ever]

Dying to find out what it is! Like a kid Christmas eve. Your killing me!

 

[papabear]

That's just not fair!!!

Now we all have to mentaly create our own vision of a "strange looking ugly vehicle" until you decide to throw us a bone!!

 

[XanRa]

waiting................................................................................................................................................

 

[wsucougarx]

LOL, what PB said

 

[srodocker]

cant wati for pics hehe

 

[Armada]

We are all anxious with anticipation!!! Have a safe recovery!

 

[jbingvtx]

I want to see too...Irish military...green shamrock camo?

 

[zak]

Leprechaun transporter.

 

[hwcurtice]

Putting my 2 pence in to watch this get done!

 

[WillWagner]

Lemme guess...Supacat!!

 

[dmetalmiki]

Its its its its here

Well I travelled hollyhead wales to Dublin southern irsland.after bus and train ride..(got to the train station just as the train pulled in) then 3 train changes and the ferry. (""what is it "" (says the lady taking the details to ship it back the day before booking it in) ( OH says I S' N' ACMAT....Is it like a car , says the lady! "OH yes . says I sort of..landrover nissen sorta!) Oh thats all right then else its £300 over 1 and not many bits of meters high!)) anyway it cost a LOT less (get it) so I arrives at the dock ferry and everyone is rushing about .............TAKING PICTURES OF IT..lol....and NOT asking silly questions like ERR thats not a landrover....car type!!) And off we (I) go up the ramp ((directed by a 'larffing' <blind>..marshall to the LORRY bay (bit). 3 hour crossing to U.K. I dive off to do the 255 miles home..(now discover the bl..dy heater is not wired up!! (and when I jury rig it..NOTHING!)and this in wind sleet and snow...ho hum Ive been awake 20 hours now...kin eck! off we go..sat nav sez 8 hrs arrive 8-50 am...then packs up! heck..so now I revert to "pigeon mode" STICK TO A ROADS and MOTORWAYS (yes?) YES! sez I to myself..(no else bieng there to listen) just trek north then east YOU WILL HIT HOME (eventually or somewhere near to I can reconize. do this on a tak easy...HMM..THREE tanks and £99 later I arrive at home..but guess what..? a very cold me Finds the time to be 7.30 am!! heck..It only ((ONLY??!!) took 6 hours..I go to BED! I just woke up and..( AT LAST) some pictures...Was going to post detail later..but here are some now
ACMAT (still on a "D" / notice not for civilian sale..(bit like humvee used to be.. special type and built only 44 enver built cost £144000 each. 6 cylinder perkins diesel engine 4 gears hi-low box DIFFLOCKS..winch . ex radio Pod with (spellings outside in the cold!) ESPACHIA? kerosine heater. two sets of air extraction fans. 24v interior lights. bed ,inverter. :24v-12v. military lights. also cab heater (when I fix it!) POWER steering. full AIR BRAKES. I am very (very) pleased with it. see what you all think...

 

[dmetalmiki]

Edit errors

lost all the pics trying to edit. so should read " the lady says if it's over 1 meter (and some bits of a meter!) then It would cost 300..etc (not 99! ..(err..welll UALL guessed right here...(nudge nudge!))
I will take some pics of the engine later as i'm maxed out on pic posting.?
I drove a Steady 85-90 KPH. about 45-47 MPH? (you know them funny new foriegn measure things!)...I drove (only) where the engine was "on song" steady rythmic and nicely comfortable. Just a matter of sitting back relaxing and not looking at the time! and NOT thinking about the cold..tho I beat the weather which is / was forcast bitterly cold (-10s 17-s) today and onwards.
Of COUSE I did have my cold weather military clothing on..thank goodness.
BUT this does (is) harder as one....ages...(humph!!
OH..and I HOPE it DOES snow ..cuz then I will go PLAY....p.s. this vehicle has right hand drive which suits the U.K.

 

[papabear]

Beautiful truck!!!

Er...just one thing....the steering wheel is on the wrong side.

Musta been a military mail truck??

 

[krall]

definantly different, I like it.

 

[roscoe]

Its so ugly - its beautiful.

 

[hndrsonj]

Ugly as an A3 although I like this one.

 

[Srjeeper]

You guys on the other side of the pond sure have ugly trucks..

Has all the right bells, whistles and buzzers but it's ugly.

Thanks for sharein..

 

[JDToumanian]

At first glance, before I enlarged the pics, I thought it was an M715... Neat!

Cool (ugly!) truck!

Jon