Yet another huge top-up for the Bewick pension fund! 
Some photos of the Swiss Unic restoration. Restoration almost seems like an insult- the job appears to have been, literally, a complete nut-and-bolt rebuild.
poidslourds.free.fr/viewtopic.ph … 8da94d7944
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anorak:
Some photos of the Swiss Unic restoration. Restoration almost seems like an insult- the job appears to have been, literally, a complete nut-and-bolt rebuild.
poidslourds.free.fr/viewtopic.ph … 8da94d7944
Looks like it was rebuilt to a higher standard then what the factory produced in the first place.
Spud1960:
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anorak:
Some photos of the Swiss Unic restoration. Restoration almost seems like an insult- the job appears to have been, literally, a complete nut-and-bolt rebuild.
poidslourds.free.fr/viewtopic.ph … 8da94d7944Looks like it was rebuilt to a higher standard then what the factory produced in the first place.
Yes. Maybe that counts against it? I guess you are referring to the detailing on the engine and chassis- ordinarily, the factory would have just given those items a single coat of paint in the assembled condition (again I am guessing). Maybe we can allow that the restorer was building a show vehicle, which would be appropriate, given that the engine was an unused factory prototype.
The photos show only one man involved in the work. He must have skill, patience, confidence, endurance and dedication beyond what most people have.
From scratch by the Tremayne Bros, Ade(lurpak) has some more photos of work in progress, one I remember of the new ash framework for the cab, had a chat with them at Speech House, nice fellas and dedicated.
Oily
Just found this thread, wish someone had told me.
This Scania we did was pretty good but probably only near perfect from 50 feet, I was just practicing for when I do my 140 torpedo
ERF MAN:
Just found this thread, wish someone had told me.This Scania we did was pretty good but probably only near perfect from 50 feet, I was just practicing for when I do my 140 torpedo
Looked perfect to me ERF man when I saw it at Gaydon last year!
pete smith:
ERF MAN:
Just found this thread, wish someone had told me.This Scania we did was pretty good but probably only near perfect from 50 feet, I was just practicing for when I do my 140 torpedo
Looked perfect to me ERF man when I saw it at Gaydon last year!
D’accord! I was particularly impressed with the high standard of this restoration. robert 
robert1952:
pete smith:
ERF MAN:
Just found this thread, wish someone had told me.This Scania we did was pretty good but probably only near perfect from 50 feet, I was just practicing for when I do my 140 torpedo
Looked perfect to me ERF man when I saw it at Gaydon last year!
D’accord! I was particularly impressed with the high standard of this restoration. robert
Thanks for that it’s nice to hear. I personally don’t think it was anywhere near perfect but I didn’t want it to look better than it did when it came out the factory and it was a engine out and stripped to the axles job, done in 12 weeks in my shed by just two of us. I was actually quite proud of it and I’ll put some pictures on here later.
ERF MAN:
Just found this thread, wish someone had told me.This Scania we did was pretty good but probably only near perfect from 50 feet, I was just practicing for when I do my 140 torpedo
It looks great- the “factory” livery takes the observer right back to the time when GPR range Scanias were new. It’s an unusual lorry- I thought all vehicles exported to that part of the world had already done a full life up north. What was it used for? The round-lettered Scania badge points to 1985 or later- has that item been replaced?
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anorak:ERF MAN:
Just found this thread, wish someone had told me.This Scania we did was pretty good but probably only near perfect from 50 feet, I was just practicing for when I do my 140 torpedo
It looks great- the “factory” livery takes the observer right back to the time when GPR range Scanias were new. It’s an unusual lorry- I thought all vehicles exported to that part of the world had already done a full life up north. What was it used for? The round-lettered Scania badge points to 1985 or later- has that item been replaced?
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anorak:ERF MAN:
Just found this thread, wish someone had told me.This Scania we did was pretty good but probably only near perfect from 50 feet, I was just practicing for when I do my 140 torpedo
It looks great- the “factory” livery takes the observer right back to the time when GPR range Scanias were new. It’s an unusual lorry- I thought all vehicles exported to that part of the world had already done a full life up north. What was it used for? The round-lettered Scania badge points to 1985 or later- has that item been replaced?
It was new to Cyprus in 1983 and I thought the badge was original. 3 owners before me and the last 2 are well known to me. Last owner had it for 10 years on crane ballast around Limasol. There was no dents or any rust and the chassis wasn’t shot blasted, just plenty of rubbing down
ERF MAN:
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anorak:ERF MAN:
Just found this thread, wish someone had told me.This Scania we did was pretty good but probably only near perfect from 50 feet, I was just practicing for when I do my 140 torpedo
It looks great- the “factory” livery takes the observer right back to the time when GPR range Scanias were new. It’s an unusual lorry- I thought all vehicles exported to that part of the world had already done a full life up north. What was it used for? The round-lettered Scania badge points to 1985 or later- has that item been replaced?
It was new to Cyprus in 1983 and I thought the badge was original. 3 owners before me and the last 2 are well known to me. Last owner had it for 10 years on crane ballast around Limasol. There was no dents or any rust and the chassis wasn’t shot blasted, just plenty of rubbing down
Here’s some inspiration:
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anorak:ERF MAN:
[zb]
anorak:ERF MAN:
Just found this thread, wish someone had told me.This Scania we did was pretty good but probably only near perfect from 50 feet, I was just practicing for when I do my 140 torpedo
It looks great- the “factory” livery takes the observer right back to the time when GPR range Scanias were new. It’s an unusual lorry- I thought all vehicles exported to that part of the world had already done a full life up north. What was it used for? The round-lettered Scania badge points to 1985 or later- has that item been replaced?
It was new to Cyprus in 1983 and I thought the badge was original. 3 owners before me and the last 2 are well known to me. Last owner had it for 10 years on crane ballast around Limasol. There was no dents or any rust and the chassis wasn’t shot blasted, just plenty of rubbing down
Here’s some inspiration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SC7VIT5NP
Thanks anorak but I can’t get it to play
ERF MAN:
Thanks anorak but I can’t get it to play
Sorry mate- my misteak. Try this:
I particularly like this video, because the star of it looks happy, and I like happy people.
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anorak:ERF MAN:
Thanks anorak but I can’t get it to playSorry mate- my misteak. Try this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SC7VIT5NPg
I particularly like this video, because the star of it looks happy, and I like happy people.
You can see why he’s happy, I love it