Oh the joy of changing a 432 torsion bar ! Just remember that they are “handed”. They are marked to show which side of the vehicle they fit. They soon fail if fitted to the incorrect side. Also they need to be shimmed to get the correct endplay. All well described when you locate the correct page of the maintenance manual. I look forward to the video.😀🇬🇧

You guys are the next "combat dealers" you guys are on a roll! Nice 😎

The sound of that petrol 432. Sweet.

I went to Berlin for a month in 79,as Sqn 432 driver.It was VOR for 3 weeks,on the 4th week we "crashed out".It was frosty and the 432 was like a hovercraft,no grip at all on the roads

Passed me H license on the 43's. I always thought the K60 was a multifuel engine. Tanks a lot is your man for spares as they have loads of these.

Even after 45 years there's no mistaking the sound of the 432 on the move. Those must have been infantry vehicles, as ours, in the RA were not so roomy in the back. Looking through the back door the leftt side was occupied by the FACE computer, the right was tac maps and down the centre a seat covering battery banks (for the computer equipment). I was in 5 RA, the Yorkshire Gunners from Huddersfield, even though I am a Brummie. Ahl seethee.

I served with the Budgies 1RRF between 1982 1nd 1985 in Minden we had 90+ MK1 FV432 in various configurations, the MK1's were reliable to a point, that is plugs and points, forever changing them and we had a spare distributer ready setup with the twin points to just drop in as it was quicker than trying to set them up in the field. The stores had a policy of 8 plugs out 8 plugs back we only found out later the QM was snipping the tips for the platinum he had a very nice car. Mortars had a modified plate in the back to mount the motor to fire out through the hatch hence the hatch being called mortar hatches I did an exercise at Hohne ranges and got to fire the mortar and those crews really did look after their vehicles and treated us REME very well.

Something to be aware of for the petrol one; we had diesel 432s in Germany but when we went to BATUS used older petrol ones, and were told that they had a habit of leaking fuel and bursting into flames. Shutting off the fuel stopcock when stopping for any length of time was the recommend way to prevent this. Can't remember where it is located; it was a long time ago... Keep up the good work 😀

Those leads are correct jump leads, will fit stalwarts as well. Connect to master switch box, make sure master switch is in the off position when connecting!

Those old B80's really do sound rather nice, with the added bonus of decent reliability & ease of maintenance/repair. PS I'd rather hear the engines running when being loaded than the overlaid music.

The REME 432mkII we had was fastest of the 1RHA fleet at 33mph. The Mk I was much slower cross country than Mk II. Alternators on Mk II are expensive. The NATO electrical connections are a devil to put on the front of pack as fine threads foul easy and are usually graunched. If you have to work on the control box under front plate disconnect electrics first. Hands burn easily if you drop your spanner across the buss bars! Get a long rod or survey pole to hit the fuel pump on Mk II!

The Mk2 looks like a stripped FV439. The back left has holders for the silencers that would have gone on the generators on top. Also the long thin housing under the exhaust pipe is where the flexible exhausts would be to connect the silencers up. More likely a FV439 SAS/MC rather than Radio Relay, but whoever had it before would have been left with a large amount of scrap metal. Most of it containing gold. As far as I recall the patch panel itself in the back of the SAS/MC is worth 10k just for the gold content alone.

looked a bit like the skip they were parked next to

I do miss driving those. I used to take out the 432s and 434s back in my day. Great bit of kit. Used to keep warm sitting on the louvres and heating our tins up either on the block or in the exhaust...lol...great days...

Try living in one of them for a month and then see if you still love it.........

My God, as a young Soldier in the late 70s, i drove 432s across Salisbury Plains. So easy to drive , as with all 1950s British Military Vehicle's. I remember walking these through the mud by alternately moving the sticks forwards and backwards. Happy days.

Well, that's it then, there goes all the subscribers South of The Wash 🙂

My dad told me when he was training with them late 60's early 70's he was a part of the BAOR a convoy of them parked up at a German restaurant who the owner did not like British troops and the main trainer spoke fluent German. The owner was slagging my old man of and his sapper oppos. So when they left they had a order hard tiller left and ten 432 apc's absolutely torn up the car park of the restaurant 😆😅😂🤣

had a scary, but then funny incident with these things in Canada, in BAOR they were all desel, in Canada they were all petrol. we were given all the horror stories about smoking in the back, ( all 6 of my crew smoked, and yes after about 2 days everyone was lighting up inside) i seem to remember there was a blown up one at the entrance to the tank park with a DONT SMOKE sign on it . anyway , mine and one other broke down in the arse end of noware, all the crews piled into other call signs and me and the other driver were left to wait for REME,,,,,,, for 3 days !!!REME turn up fit a new pack ,,, didnt even start it , then toddled off , around this time i descoverd that contry to popular beleaf when a live artilery shell goes over your head it doesnt sound like a fraight train , it sounds more like a SIFFFFFFFFFF. so after 2 days a helecopter land next to us and throws out one comander for 2 vehicles, i follow on with no comader , but before we left i thought , lads have had it hard and ive drunk most of the beer i better get a hot scran on for em , therew a load of tins in the BV and set off , im toddling along at 5 mph ( pack was duff) then theres a big bang and smoke starts pouring out of the hatch around me ,,, i shit big time!!! , pulled all the internal fire extinguishers , bailed in about .1 second , ran round pulling all the external extinguishers then sprinted off into the prairie,,, its only as im diving head first into a trench that some kind person had left unfilled for just such an event that it crossed my mind that the smoke smelt a hell of a lot like bacon grill

I had an early Mk1 FV432 petrol with the B81 Mk8F engine about 20 years ago in Western Australia. Unfortunately by the time I rescued it from a scrap yard it had been cut down to the track level by a mining company. I messed around with it for a couple of years then had to sell it on when I moved house

@05:50 waving you on like you can actually see him 🤣🤣

I actually like the large exhaust on the diesel, gives them a bit of character...but the petrol sounds awesome..!!

I still remembered those 432 which were used for desert training in Libya. When the Colonel seized power,and kicked out the Army ,these 432's were shipped back to BAOR all battered up,and complete with the occasional scorpion.

Had many pleasures with maintenance on these in the mid to late 80's, still remember the number plate of mine 00 EE 13. This video brought back some good memories (and bad) haha

As an apprentice with J Sankey I can assure you even the petrol Mk1 had what you call the 'stupid' exhaust. With a vertical extension It was part of the 'floatation' equipment. Even the lighter Mk1 432 only just about floated! It was pretty obvious even back then that the Mk2 multifuel engine was not a brilliant diesel and even worse when running on petrol.

I’m born and bred Yorkshire 1988, got one of your hoodies delivered today!

I really envy you for your collection. I spent some time at a local museum restoring a North American Harvard trainer; they had me reverse engineering the electrical system and rebuilding it. I'd love to tackle a working MBT or an APC. You complained about having to go 'South' to obtain them. But think of it this way - You've deprived the Southies (or whatever you call them) of two absolutely amazing vehicles.

Jumpleads = Slave cable in army parlance. One early pattern One later type ( these are easy to modify for use between slave socket equipped vehicles and non slave vehicles, by taking the plug off one end and replacing it with a pair of Croc clips. Just make sure you mark the positive one up )

Nice to see you using wheelers to transport them, their trucks are all very very smart

The Wheelers low loader is one of my smartest WSI 1:50 models. A nice load ya got there. 👍👍🇬🇧

Next video, ye we just went all out and we bought Bovington's tank museum ;)

I drove both petrol and k60 multi fuel, petrol in Canada at the British army training unit Suffield, k60 in BAOR . I preferred the K 60, more power and torque. The rope in the back bins and two hooks are part of the track pulling kit, the can was for omd 75 oil, both items issued as part of the kit you were for field maintenance.

you need to get an FV434 and then you can stick a penthouse on it and live life like the proper REME.

they look like a lot of fun

I'd love to take 1 of those for a rip flat out around a field just to see how much damage I could do to it!

At least the petrol one doesn't have it's own built in smoke generator producing clouds of white smoke everywhere you drive it.

Good old mk1 432 had the ambulance version out in BAOR back in the day , always had a bed at night 😂😂😂

I did my h licence back in 1985 and only had mk 1's in our unit. The fun of filling those up by Jerry cans next to a cooling exhaust on exercise.

Sapper versions had all sorts of boxes, ladders, 14 gauge wired on the top and front. A lot of places to open a beer on too if I remember. We only had diesel except for out in Canada then we had the petrol, caused a few burnt cam nets as we forgot about the different exhaust placement and temperature.

I must say I do like the sound of the petrol powered APC somewhat over the Diesel powered unit, even though I am on 'record' among my buddies, as being a Diesel Nut!

Should get a AVRE with the amount you need to move these beauties about!!

Not wishing to sound orrible matt with the yellow light mate thought the miniskip was a tank for a minute mate !!!!

I remember the Mk1/2 . Two were used with 27 Field Regt Command post with one fitted with Radios and the other with F.A.C.E.

O....thay bring back memories being based in osabruck Germany....daily routine was getting them out ,starting them up and making sure we're ready to go at a moments notice,...then tea up..ha.always glad when we got out on manovers on senalaga..found them OK.easy to drive,did what it says on the tin...thanks for the memories...

Tracks need a good oiling😆👍👍

Engine is actually a B81, some B80's were bored out. I was a pck rat back in the day

I remember they were great to drive standing up.

Nice addition to the arsenal 😉

We had MK1’s in 1983 in Minden….both Minden battalions had MK1’s. My Dad in Munster in 1970 had a MK2…..so mine was older than his

I agree. Petrol 1 sounds absolutely awesome 👌👌

Ahh the 432. I remember having fun with them back in the early 1970s when STC had been contracted by the MoD to design and fit a fully automatic crossbar telephone exchange in the back.

I loved driving the AFV 432 when i was at 3AFA

Well I for one think its lovely that the Northern Tribes come down on occasion. Goodness knows woad must get a bit samey if everyone’s painted in it, and after all a change is as good as a rest. I suspect they miss the mammoths though, they don’t sleep on the roads like back oop north.

Hahahaha the gold reference. I just read a couple of articles the other day about that 😂

Driving an armoured vehicle in a pink wooly hat, best day at work ever! Again.

Took my track test in a K60 432, was told I would never see a petrol one, how wrong they were….. now those that are left have been given a Cummins engine. Torsion bars aren’t too bad to change. Getting inside the kidney plate ‘hatch’ when it’s hot is a bitch, especially changing the points. Tanks a lot will have road wheels and track pads…..

Remember them well from my RA service. Excellent, excellent camper vans, a bit light on the armour for a nuclear war.

B81 not B80 in Mk1 FV432. B81 had a larger cylinder bore and was also fitted to Stalwart.

The large end on the jumper lead is for the Centurion.

Petrol 432 were used in Canada batus and diesel were used in Germany

I drove both those petrol in Canada in the 80’s and the diesel in Germany loved em both

Mud guard is bent forward on the petrol one

That diesel APC sounds like a Detroit 71 Series 2 stroker. Smokes like one too. We had a saying about those engines, once they warmed up you have to add an additional gallon of oil. That gas/petrol one sounded mean. Don't you guys have a broom & shovel?, or is that a dirt floor? Not very military, ha ha.

Great video .... Us southerners stopped you dodgy accent lot speaking French, Spanish and German... lol

The first cable was an early one for the petrol versions and the second is the more heavy duty one for the diesel engine versions

My ol man commanded the mortar version of this so nice one with the video

It’s not an oil can! It’s a field expedient football. True gold.

Mark one petrol didn't think any of those were still around

I know what you mean about travellingup a d down the UK. I am from London and when I go past Watford in the North its like going into the stone age.

Love the 432. Spent a lot of time in the Ambulance version. Cracking video

You have so many tanks and armoured vehicles you must be intending on going too war with us southerners 🤙🏻😂

I am surprised that R Series Scania made it out of the farmyard with its V8 engine still in place .... But those two APCs are really really boring. They start, run, drive and turn..... 👍😂

May I ask what the long term aim is by collecting such great vehicles?

I wonder if the original military registration numbers of these units are known.

They look superior to the old M113A1 & A2's I used to drive and work on. Sounds the same, not sure about the screwy Louie driver'spsn. on the wrong side though! 😃

You should do the steering box mod!! Where it will have neutral turn capability and turns better!!

petrol one is a mk 1 cut my teeth driving and repairing these as a REME fitter lol

Nice to see you buy something that loads and unloads under its own power😂

I wouldn't be surprised if in the near future you guys got a wagon with a flatbed trailer with the amount of ex military vehicles you guys are getting

I drove the 432 rolls Royce diesel semi auto gear box

Mat have you guys won the lotto or you getting a good turn over of vehicles ? Fantastic chaps looking forward to the vids

You blokes are the Arthur Daley's of the military vehicle market. Great channel, love it

That's a smoke discharge cover that canvas bag!

Must be nice coming down south where we have electric through ?

deluxe 24v intervehicle start lead, excellent - you can jump start your helicopter off that ! could do with one myself

They sound great 👍🇬🇧

The petrol sounds GORGEOUS! :D

See you said you needed your inhaler. That’s because the air is cleaner down south. If you had applied for a visa it mentions that on website. 😂😂😂😂😂 I agree the petrol sounds a lot better. 👍🏻👍🏻 432 jump leads like unicorn poop. Win win. 👍🏻 jump leads are like the ones we used on the army Foden that lorry had a rolls Royce Eagle 305 mk 3 engine it used to purr. Wasn’t bad for a diesel.

Such a pretty pink hat so lovely

3 tanks 2 apc couple of recon recovery,support vehicles you guys planning a revolution or summat lol

Very interesting videos, amazing equipment - just a little confused, are you essentially dealers in old military vehicles? Do you have a website?

Did you ever sell the Saladin?

Get another shed full of tanks and a fluffy white cat and then you can be a Bond villain.

As an ex-pat Northerner, living in the South I feel your pain. Awright mate, watcha?

Should call you flat cap and cobbles ee by gum 👍🏼

Can someone tell me the back story on Mat and Hewes came to this point....just curious on some back story....

I was having a little think earlier. Could you not gas convert the petrol 43, as you could mount a good size tank in the boot?

FV 432....the portable oil leak!

Be like a pig in shit working in a place like this, what a joy to work on such vehicles.

How far South is South? 🤣 because I'm pretty South here in Dorset... Hahaha