Restoration of Canadian Scout Car Ford Lynx I, Mk.III No.1726

[lynx42]

G'day All,

I figure a further bit of information is required to add to my previous post.

Last December 2015, I started to suffer more and more pain and was losing my ability to stand and walk each day. The specialists took an MRI last January 2016 and decided that the metal work needed to be removed but not for about another 6 months or so to allow the fusions to completely take. This was finally done on the 14th October. They found that two screws in the S1 vertebrae were loose and giving pain like having a broken bone down low. In the L5 vertebrae one screw had gone a bit further than planned and had caused a bit of bone to break away and press into the spinal cord causing more pain and lack off mobility and finally there was a cyst growing in a facet joint and as it enlarged daily, caused increasing pain.

I was moved to a rehab facility a week later and whilst I did improve a bit, the improvement faltered and stopped and I was almost back to square one. An CT scans and an MRI showed that I have a severely herniated disc at L2/L3 which requires urgent action. I am laid up at the rehab facility at present awaiting the Work Cover insurers to OK the operation. Being Work Cover, these things take time to get the OK and I do not know when they will operate. I might be home for Christmas but it is looking a bit more remote daily.

Don't worry, I will get back into the shed one day soon and get the Lynx finished.

BTW. I have day leave next Saturday to go to Puckapunyal Army base for a meeting with His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd). for the presentation of a new Guidon to my old unit, the 4/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment. The current Guidon is being taken off parade in my M3A1 White Scout Car escorted by two Ferrets and the new Guidon, after presentation, will be carried off on a new Armoured Vehicle. My son, Geoff will drive the White and Jill and I will be in the VIP section watching the proceedings.

My M3A1 was picked up last Saturday and taken to Pucka.

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The Yellow Stars will be covered with magnetic signs bearing the units beret badge on the two sides, back and bonnet (hood), the radiator shutters will be open so the front one won't be seen.

Regards to all,

Rick.

[Peter Duggan]

Rick,

My apologies, I had assumed from your posts that you were back home recovering from your latest surgery.

It must be quite rewarding to view your White Scout Car in such a significant role, especially with your son at the wheel.

Our best wishes for another successful operation followed by a speedy recovery.

Peter

[Dinty]

Here's adding to Peter D's post, I too had thought you were home slowly recovering while we hover in the background waiting for updates on your project, I too wish you all the best for a speedy recovery, maybe this coming weekends outing will do you the world of good, cheers Dennis
ps I also have a vehicle that served it's entire service life with 4/19PWLH it's a Land Rover Series 2A 88" Gunbuggy (it's now minus the 106)

[Euan McDonald]

Good luck on Saturday Ric, I think Katrina and the girls are also invited to Puca.
I'm racing so wont be attending.
Hope you make it home for Christmas.
All the best.