Firing Range Wrecks, Tracked Armour, wheeled or otherwise

[Luke R]

Tony, check out Wayne Henderson's staghound thread.

[Rob Beale]

I agree with many of the opinions above, as I too have found fellow collectors to be very generous, especially when they know the parts are going into a project that is underway, not just 'onto the shelf'.

I am also a great believer in 'paying forward', as often the opportunity arrives to help others who are just embarking on a restoration.

We have an active of group of 'young guns' in our national club, who are taking on restorations. They are the future of the hobby, and will help ensure there is a market for our vehicles when we eventually need to divest.

I recall the help I got as a young fella 35 odd years ago restoring my first HMV, and it has continued ever since.

When buying from older collectors I acknowledge that the parts would have gone to scrap long ago if they hadn't got them, and the storage costs are not insignificant: land occupied by wrecks is not earning money as development projects

That's my half pennies worth
Rob
(and I remember halfpennys!)

[Wayne Henderson]

The two vehicles I recovered from ranges here in WA was after 3 years of phone calls, emails and meetings. Initial responses were to the negative but with persistence and contacts I eventually got permission and assistance from Defence in the recovery.

Would I do it again, no.