I love these vehicles. A friend of mine was an Army lawyer in BAOR in N Germany in the Cold War. He defended two jocks who became homesick, drank themselves paralitic in the NAAFI Bar, stole keys to an Stalwart, filled it with MOD fuel, drove to the Channel coast and into the North Sea in an attempt to get home. They ran out of fuel and were washed up on the Dutch coast......
@@kdm6287- Thing is with grubby clothes, you don’t mind getting them more grubby and don’t waste time trying to not get grubby. Plus a good coating of oil & grease, improves the water repellency. So grubby and splotted with oil+grease, save time and therefore money, with the added bonus of keeping you dryer, without having to buy rain gear, saving yet more money. And it gives you that, been there-done that-let’s do it again look.
Myth it not just for tea for boil in the bag k rations something other countries overlooked but being able to boil/ warm ra Ti Ons is better than a stove in the rain
@@thefirstbushman Well that is entirely a local matter. And if you can arrange for bulk purchase. If close to a refinery,and just what policy the refinery is willing. Years ago,local retail propane was 30 cents Canadian per litre.A particular US refinery some 50 miles away would sell at 5 cents US per litre if an account was established. Getting the cheaper stuff across the border in quantity was not really possible however.
Definitely don’t want a caravan. We had a driver Joe Kell on a bug out hooked up the Squadron Leaders one tonne trailer which had been converted to a caravan. On arriving at the next laager the front of the so called caravan had a massive hole burnt right through the front of it, oops who forgot about the back burn.
This is a joy to see, these were just being decommissioned as I joined my first unit, a couple were parked on the tank parks for years before being back hauled. Those that experienced them in service spoke well of them in general. I never got to see one swim, but loved the look of them, they still look futuristic to me...
Teddy is great and easy to love. I'm just hoping that the increase in treats don't go to his head. I would hate to see Ted on, Where are they now? It would be horrible to see Ted living on the streets. Selling his body for dog treats or even worse. 😅
It also tells you which way you should turn at Night if a Vessel is heading towards you. You Both make the same avoidance turn, which is exactly the sane for Aircraft. Depending on what colour light is on your left, will tell you if the craft is heading towards you, or heading away.
I loved driving the Stolly, especially the mobility over bad ground. Very glad I didn't have to service or work on it though. Memories of dozens of Stollies lined up, loaded with arty ammo pallets. Its a pity the modern cash-strapped Army can't have a modern version.
Back in 80's I served in a Transport Regiment. I drove Stollies for several years. I really loved them. They basically went anywhere a tank could go, even when fully loaded. I admit that the centre steering took a little bit of getting used to though. It had the same amount of reverse gears as it did forward gears, you had to engage a forward/reverse gear changer. They came equiped with a BV, ( boiling vessel ), so you cook your meals/drinks on the go, so that saved time once you reached your location. A great vehicle 👍👍 and I'd love to own one.
@@barrack_room_lawyer They have 6 forward gears. There is a floor mounted lever that changes the gears from forward to reverse. That means you have 6 forward and 6 reverse gears. I drove Stallies for years. They can take on any terrain, even when fully loaded. Not the best cabs to bed down in. In the 80's they stopped using them to cross rivers etc, although they were able to be like a boat in effect, which done away with the need for pontoons and bridges to cross rivers. They were a real workhorse. I could tow out bogged in vehicles no problem because of the gear ratio and the 6 gear reverse. The cab always felt higher than your average 4 tonner, the central steering system was different. But if you needed to supply units up a mountain, or in boggy ground? A Stalwart was the right vehicle.
@@GerryLewis-qb4pv You didn't answer the question. All armoured vehicles have a forward reverse leaver, even a military dumper truck. I wanted to know the gear pattern.
@@barrack_room_lawyer I re-read my previous post and realised that it has a 5 gear setting. A normal lever movement, but without a reverse gear. The Stollie isn't an " Armoured Vehicle " by the way. I'm going back nearly 44 year's, so my memory isn't spot on. If I remember rightly 🤔. It had a transverse differential that served all 6 wheels equally and an Alvis gearbox. It did suffer from ' wind up ' now and again. To keep things in check you had to carry out ' wheel rotation ' every now and then. I had to check tyre pressures regularly, as if you had different pressures the vehicle tended to veer to one side. Also going back to ' Armoured Vehicles ' ? Their gearboxes were pre select, as in the 432's. The best thing about a Stollie? It could go basically anywhere, even when fully loaded. Something your basic wheeled vehicles couldn't do.
The twin plate clutches on Stalwarts stick because people do not and will not use the provided clutch pedal hold out hook clearly visible in the video at 4:18, perhaps in the mistaken belief it weakens the clutch pressure plate springs, however, the actual extra spring compression at the plate is minimal. There's a very good reason it was designed in there and referred to in the driver's manual. (Edit) The compressor doesn't clank if you fit the 26 spline muff coupling assembly that was made by an enterprising person, my FV623 was silent with one. The BV is driven from that black box on the rear bulkhead called the "Kettle Relay" and ensures you do not flatten the batteries as it will only pull in when the engine is running and the alternator is charging.
Great stuff. Brings back memories l had the privilege of driving one of these stalwarts and did 3 weeks of manuevers in the passenger seat. I was in the artillery in the 70s Germany BAOR. Ours had a little crane on it we used to fill it up with very large shells and run them to our guns which were M110 self propelled Howitzer biggest gun in the army at the time. Very fond memories of this vehicle which was very very cool especially if you were lucky enough to drive it. Think they got rid pretty rapid cost a fortune to maintain and used to drink fuel like it was going out of fashion. Great feature of this stalwart was at the back there was a small section were very warm air used to blow up from the engine in those freezing winters in Germany it was a godsend we also slept in the back sometimes no bother at all...still looks cool now ❤
Great looking Stally. About the cooker. Because it only worked while the engine was running, when we were out on Exercise and had an eta on when we would arrive at our "Hide out", we would empty a can of food into the cooker, ( yes, even whilst driving if you were good enough ) and when we got to our destination, we´d have a nice warm meal each or, we put all our meals into a big pot, and we called that a "Stally Stew". And we all tucked in at once, it was f..... brilliant. This brings back such great memories, thanks guys. 🤠😁👍 By the way, I think the cooking time was between 20 to 40 minutes, depending on what you put in it.
I love the Stalvart's. Just look at them! Listen to them! They have that weird retro-future look to me. Seeing it rumbling through the weeds made me so happy! A really nice video
She is gorgeous!!! I've always loved the Stollie, since I first saw it. Can't remember where or when date wise but late 60's. Thjere is just something about them that I WANT ONE. Got nowhere to put it, mind you, if you put it anywhere, it will stay there.! Take good care of her, she's precious, and only a few left in that condition,
The first one I ever saw was used in an episode of The Troubleshooters, a TV series about an oil company. There was an episode set in some Central American banana republic where the executives of Mogul Oil were chased through a jungle by some sinister paramilitary force. At one point I remember they used the self-recovery winch to haul themselves up the side of a mountain to outwit the pursuers. I can only assume it was a piece of adept product placement by the marketing department of Alvis. Anyway, it sold me on the Matchbox model in BP colours!
I served in BAOR. Stollie stories were common folk law. Of squaddies nicking a Stalwart. After a having a few too many pints in the Naafi on Friday night. Nicking one off the vehicle park. And swimming home across the channel to UK. I never got the opportunaty to drive one of these cool beasts. Most of the ones i saw were broken down and leaking oil in the REME workshops. The few military units that operated them like the RCT and Royal artillery Never encouraged swimming in the them. High maintenance. I think they retired early 1990s. This white one ( UN ) is in great condition
Well, whilst most of the Stollie stories were tall tales with a tiny bit of truth, I can tell you of two squaddies that did indeed 'borrow' a Stollie, and took it for a jolly in and around the tank ranges in Sennelager, eventually blindly driving it over a chalk cliff, where it endo'ed and rolled and finally came to rest upside-down. They exited the vehicle by wriggling out from under a half-open cupola.
The (nearly) swimming the channel story is true. Others have uploaded newspaper clippings from the time. By the time I got to BAOR the army had stopped swimming all amphibious vehicles (CVR(T), Stalwart, 432 etc) with one exception, the Combat Engineer Tractor (CET). I got to swim a CET at Bovington in 1982. With only 6 inches of freeboard I’d not have fancied it on a big river…
Best place when it was cold, wet, your soaked through after 12 hours laying minefields in BAOR - in the engine air outlet at the back, toastie and dry you in no time
Used to sleep in there, our cover was all the way over the back and my mate was in the cab. BV running with hotdogs in the pot so at least we had eats & a brew at the end of a run.
@bob_the_bomb4508 Cvrt were the recce and command, when ours broke down they switched to the delta wago (432 with ranger). Still had 3 other 432 to use and stollie to carry 5 tonne (in reality 6 pallet of barmines) 1k concept came out after lionheart - as lionheart showed we did not have resources to lay continuous mile after mile of minefield
@ the 1k concept was already around - it was pioneered by the CO of 21 Engr Regiment whose pet project. Our CO (26) had other pet peeves, but he made Lt General so it worked out ok for him :)
@@chaz8758 we were all supposed to reserve the 4th 432 for the reserve section that would be mobilised ‘come the day’. However we used it as the troop CV as there was more room than in the Spartan. The ranger panzer was used by one of the sections. Both our active Spartans broke down within 100s of metres of the camp gates… :(
Wow. I think these Stollys are brilliant and that particular one looks amazing. They look and seem so futuristic even now. Hopefully you can take her for a dip, ideally in some freshwater. Also impressed with the truck and hook-loader. The Stolly looked fab on top of that. So much cooler than on a load loader. Good work, Ted!
A nice Stolly. Once you get used to the gears it’s easy, don’t really need 1st unless loaded( far away from you and forward) Then 2nd is towards you and back, 3rd towards you and forward. 4th away from you and back, 5th. Away and forwards. Cunningly right up by 1st!
I do believe the gear selections are (birdeye view) 3 5 1 2 4 Move from top right right (1), bottom left (2) move up from 2 to top left (3) down to middle selection is 4 then directly up from 4 (in the centre is 5) *but... disclaimer... might be wrong! 😂
Oh that's a beauty, Joe. Once Ted has done his thing on it, it'll be perfect! Can't wait to see again after you guys have finessed it. Swim? Absolutely! Cheers, John
I've only seen one of these once, which was in Lyme Regis. The chap was driving it around the town, it sounded really good, then he drove it into the harbour and then actually out on the sea!
@DavidGreen-hp5yq The ones in Cyprus were painted UN white. There's a great picture of two white ones landing on a sunny, sandy beach in Cyprus in one of the Alvis books.
The “Stolly” was a standard bit of kit for all RE troops in BAOR during my time in the early 80’s. They, along with all of our vehicles was fitted with Clansman radios.
That is a thing of beauty, loved Stolly’s from when I was a kid, and there used to be some form of rally cross type race shown on Saturday tv, you see them being raced against all kinds of other things, I’d love one
Years ago, a Stolly used to come through Tarring village every sunny Sunday or so. Very narrow road packed with parked cars, but it got through just fine. It might even be the same one; it's the right colour, but I don't have a head for registration numbers. 20:10 Those are archetypical boating lights. :) I'm not much of a boat person but when I'd have a curious wander around marinas and things, all the boats seemed to have the same ones. I saw them for sale somewhere, maybe in our little town's little chandlery, _maybe_ around the same year that Stolly was around. Tarring is part of Worthing, West Sussex, just in case you wanted to know. That certainly looked like Worthing seaweed on that grille, we had a plague of smelly seeweed back then. ;)
Ted is a genius a total legend The 3 lights in the cab (red green and white) are navigation lights for boating redon the left green on right and white for the rear
About 20 yrs ago to the annoyance of the rest of us a neighbour had one of these on his drive for about two weeks. I think he came in for so much stick that he decided to keep it elsewhere. They are a huge beast of a machine especially on a private drive and to me they've always looked like something fresh from Thunderbirds..
The underside looks great, but it's clearly due for a cleanup and paint. It would be a shame to let this rot when it's such a great condition. This has to be one of the best examples i've seen outside a museum.
She spent all of her time undercover when not being used and was maintained very well. Did plenty of swimming with Mark who owned it from when it was released from Budges.
My step Brother drove a Stalley to the house [24 Cmdo RE] to say hello...every road traffic sign was bent forwards 90 degrees...he was so happy to show off "his" bit of kit. Dad was a CPO FAA and was told he had to get the signs replaced. Next day 4 x Cmdo sappers turned up and sort of bent all the signs back into shape, Bro arrives to inspect the repairs - in the same Stalwart and undid everything..love them [not Sappers], for what they could do in BAOR. Beast to maintain though
No it isn’t, as sturdy as a truck it was, it was very maintenance heavy (you know English cars) broke down all the time and had a tendency to rust. Every modern APC/Armored car is better then the Stolly. It’s a design from the early 60s, the world made a lot of progress on blast resistance and armor
That is a very nice beast, if you take it swimming take the Foden with a long cable....just in case it sinks! I get the feeling you were a bit dodgy in school, you smile and get a look in your eye and you know there is trouble coming.....like the Teddy cam too!
i used to drive a stally even done flotation exercise great fun, the steering is a bit odd there's a lag between turning the steering wheel and the wheels turning. you need some weight on the back to help prevent wheel wind up, there should be lines on the wheel hubs that should all be aligned. i took one of these up a steep hill then turned to drive on the side of the hill it has a really good centre of gravity and the 6 wheel drive will take you just about any where.
I always reckoned the Stalwart looked cock on in white. And what a 'babe' indeed! There is a guy in USA who bought an RR B series 4 cylinder at some auction and it was still in its original crate. He did a great job of re-commissioning it and it fired up on first asking. "Pacific Western Hillbilly" worth a view as he is no 'hillbilly'
Its Pacific Northwest Hillbilly, and he hadnt a clue what to do with it. I made sure to steer him in Joes direction here on this channel, and likewise let Joe know. Its a terribly nice piece of kit for a historical vehicle, and I did not wish to see it cast to the 4 winds and some prat stick it in a hyundai or something like that. The only issue is its gross tonnage... and its current location. Its literally in the farthest north western corner of the states. Not ideal. He is a mechanical engineer by vocation I think, cant hold that against him, but he is a fair hand at wrench turning on his antique dozer rebuilding and his tracked excavator is coming along quite nicely. Cheers all!
I used to drive and service the good old Stolly. I remember driving to Hohne for a Pack Lift. Going through the town on full throttle and watching the Flames out of the exhaust.
Lovely clean stolly gents. The lights are marine nav lights Port & starboard and anchor light being white. Stolly's always remind me of my 1979 kids MB big trak toy
My favourite military vehicle of all time. Had a ride in the back of one, going down a steep hill, on overrun, 3' flames out of the exhaust. This one is mint.
Happy memories. They were great to fix...as long as they weren't loaded! Making sure you kept the 144 needle roller bearings when removing a wheel station was fun.
Used to be great fun bobbing in the back of these around Minden North training area back in 90 in BAOR on driver training days, doing the knife edges down into deep wading puddles oh how the memory fades thanks for bringing them back with this vid lads.. EX R Sigs veteran and yes they are fitted with clansman Vehicles harness it's even in the back of the bed so you can do comms front and back
Nice MK2 Stally. Check the ridge pole for cans of beer. We used to fill them up when we went on exercise lol. Nice fuel bill to put the full 100Gallons in it
Anyone remember the "Salvage Squad" episode back in 2002 where the team managed (with some outside help) among other things, to make new cargo door seals, source and refit the swimming gear and take it for a splash.. Still got the programme on tape.
The first time I ever saw a Stalwart was on 'Salvage Squad' back in the early 2000s. I've had a liking for them since, but this has to be one of the best I've ever seen, especially with the navigation lights.
Belonged to Mark Chapman. A well sorted up and running full swimmers. Did a number of jobs on her over the years and it was swam regularly both in the UK and Europe.
FWIW: From what LITTLE I know about these vehicles, there is no slip[?] built into the transaxles. As such, driving them on solid pavement is not a good long-term strategy. If that is true, it seems a pity. One of these things could make a great RV.
They have ways and means of unloading the Axel's.. he explained one time. The same problem happens with the Saracens.. on these if the run them on road they sometimes removed the middle wheels. A pity these were not built using diesel engines. We really need a modern Stolly equivalent.
We had to run them across country to help unwind, or it may seem strange but one time our MT corporal was bouncing it up and down kerbs for a while - after washed and when parked up we would jack them up - put packing under so the wheels were all off the ground - there was a line painted on each hub which was supposed to line up on each wheel to show they are all in the right position
No real dents as the camera pans round to a panel with more hits than the Beatles
He meant BIG dents...lol
Those weren't dents they were love taps.
It’s the subtle things
Nothing beats a sarcastic camera pan.
I guess "dents" is a relative term when you drive a tank, lol.
On a Ford Fiesta that's a write off. On a tank it's "very good condition". Heh.
I love these vehicles. A friend of mine was an Army lawyer in BAOR in N Germany in the Cold War. He defended two jocks who became homesick, drank themselves paralitic in the NAAFI Bar, stole keys to an Stalwart, filled it with MOD fuel, drove to the Channel coast and into the North Sea in an attempt to get home. They ran out of fuel and were washed up on the Dutch coast......
Unusual to see you getting in something clean and not falling apart.
Like his jacket😂
@@kdm6287Yess unclean clothes 😂
@@kdm6287- Thing is with grubby clothes, you don’t mind getting them more grubby and don’t waste time trying to not get grubby. Plus a good coating of oil & grease, improves the water repellency. So grubby and splotted with oil+grease, save time and therefore money, with the added bonus of keeping you dryer, without having to buy rain gear, saving yet more money.
And it gives you that, been there-done that-let’s do it again look.
I am absolutely appalled that the tea making facilities were not repaired and checked and i shall be writing a strongly worded letter to my MP.
Now that's an election pledge I could get behind.
Myth it not just for tea for boil in the bag k rations something other countries overlooked but being able to boil/ warm ra Ti Ons is better than a stove in the rain
When are you going to swim this one assuming the full swim kit still there?
A Stalwart with a camper van attached to its bed would be the ultimate amphibious vacation home, but only if fuel price wasn't a concern!
Do a propane conversion.
@@paulmanson253 if only propane prices weren't a concern!
@@thefirstbushman Well that is entirely a local matter. And if you can arrange for bulk purchase. If close to a refinery,and just what policy the refinery is willing.
Years ago,local retail propane was 30 cents Canadian per litre.A particular US refinery some 50 miles away would sell at 5 cents US per litre if an account was established. Getting the cheaper stuff across the border in quantity was not really possible however.
nono, go for a swim, peal back the canvas and sit back sipping ya Pims in deck chairs
Definitely don’t want a caravan. We had a driver Joe Kell on a bug out hooked up the Squadron Leaders one tonne trailer which had been converted to a caravan.
On arriving at the next laager the front of the so called caravan had a massive hole burnt right through the front of it, oops who forgot about the back burn.
Everybody loves Ted. He is the star of the show. Super boy !!!
This is a joy to see, these were just being decommissioned as I joined my first unit, a couple were parked on the tank parks for years before being back hauled. Those that experienced them in service spoke well of them in general. I never got to see one swim, but loved the look of them, they still look futuristic to me...
I'm just here for the star of the show, Ted.
Isn't Ted the reason most people watch the channel?
I certainly didn't come here to see random blokes tinkering with tanks!
Another stolly saga. Made my afternoon.
Definitely here for Ted , he’s a legend
to be fair though Ted Cam did make me want to vomit lol
Teddy is great and easy to love. I'm just hoping that the increase in treats don't go to his head. I would hate to see Ted on, Where are they now?
It would be horrible to see Ted living on the streets. Selling his body for dog treats or even worse. 😅
Nav lights, red to port green to starboard white should be an all round (if boat is less than 40 ft.) in the middle at highest point 👍⛵️
the white light shown in the video is the stern light which is 135 degrees, hench the black tape, all round white light is an anchor light.
All around white is for a sailing craft.
It also tells you which way you should turn at Night if a Vessel is heading towards you. You Both make the same avoidance turn, which is exactly the sane for Aircraft. Depending on what colour light is on your left, will tell you if the craft is heading towards you, or heading away.
@@equaliser2265 all around white is anchor light for any craft at anchor
Any RED, PORT wine LEFT?
I loved driving the Stolly, especially the mobility over bad ground. Very glad I didn't have to service or work on it though. Memories of dozens of Stollies lined up, loaded with arty ammo pallets. Its a pity the modern cash-strapped Army can't have a modern version.
Back in 80's I served in a Transport Regiment. I drove Stollies for several years. I really loved them.
They basically went anywhere a tank could go, even when fully loaded. I admit that the centre steering took a little bit of getting used to though. It had the same amount of reverse gears as it did forward gears, you had to engage a forward/reverse gear changer.
They came equiped with a BV, ( boiling vessel ), so you cook your meals/drinks on the go, so that saved time once you reached your location.
A great vehicle 👍👍 and I'd love to own one.
What's the pattern of the gears?
@@barrack_room_lawyer
They have 6 forward gears. There is a floor mounted lever that changes the gears from forward to reverse. That means you have 6 forward and 6 reverse gears. I drove Stallies for years. They can take on any terrain, even when fully loaded.
Not the best cabs to bed down in. In the 80's they stopped using them to cross rivers etc, although they were able to be like a boat in effect, which done away with the need for pontoons and bridges to cross rivers.
They were a real workhorse. I could tow out bogged in vehicles no problem because of the gear ratio and the 6 gear reverse. The cab always felt higher than your average 4 tonner, the central steering system was different. But if you needed to supply units up a mountain, or in boggy ground? A Stalwart was the right vehicle.
@@GerryLewis-qb4pv You didn't answer the question. All armoured vehicles have a forward reverse leaver, even a military dumper truck. I wanted to know the gear pattern.
@@barrack_room_lawyer
I re-read my previous post and realised that it has a 5 gear setting. A normal lever movement, but without a reverse gear.
The Stollie isn't an " Armoured Vehicle " by the way.
I'm going back nearly 44 year's, so my memory isn't spot on.
If I remember rightly 🤔. It had a transverse differential that served all 6 wheels equally and an Alvis gearbox. It did suffer from ' wind up ' now and again. To keep things in check you had to carry out ' wheel rotation ' every now and then. I had to check tyre pressures regularly, as if you had different pressures the vehicle tended to veer to one side.
Also going back to ' Armoured Vehicles ' ? Their gearboxes were pre select, as in the 432's.
The best thing about a Stollie? It could go basically anywhere, even when fully loaded. Something your basic wheeled vehicles couldn't do.
The twin plate clutches on Stalwarts stick because people do not and will not use the provided clutch pedal hold out hook clearly visible in the video at 4:18, perhaps in the mistaken belief it weakens the clutch pressure plate springs, however, the actual extra spring compression at the plate is minimal.
There's a very good reason it was designed in there and referred to in the driver's manual.
(Edit) The compressor doesn't clank if you fit the 26 spline muff coupling assembly that was made by an enterprising person, my FV623 was silent with one.
The BV is driven from that black box on the rear bulkhead called the "Kettle Relay" and ensures you do not flatten the batteries as it will only pull in when the engine is running and the alternator is charging.
Great stuff. Brings back memories l had the privilege of driving one of these stalwarts and did 3 weeks of manuevers in the passenger seat. I was in the artillery in the 70s Germany BAOR. Ours had a little crane on it we used to fill it up with very large shells and run them to our guns which were M110 self propelled Howitzer biggest gun in the army at the time. Very fond memories of this vehicle which was very very cool especially if you were lucky enough to drive it. Think they got rid pretty rapid cost a fortune to maintain and used to drink fuel like it was going out of fashion. Great feature of this stalwart was at the back there was a small section were very warm air used to blow up from the engine in those freezing winters in Germany it was a godsend we also slept in the back sometimes no bother at all...still looks cool now ❤
She is an absolute beauty. Someone has spent many many hours looking after her.
Great looking Stally. About the cooker. Because it only worked while the engine was running, when we were out on Exercise and had an eta on when we would arrive at our "Hide out", we would empty a can of food into the cooker, ( yes, even whilst driving if you were good enough ) and when we got to our destination, we´d have a nice warm meal each or, we put all our meals into a big pot, and we called that a "Stally Stew". And we all tucked in at once, it was f..... brilliant. This brings back such great memories, thanks guys. 🤠😁👍
By the way, I think the cooking time was between 20 to 40 minutes, depending on what you put in it.
I fucking love Ted, don't you ever deny us Ted again.
Needs a few stops of image stabilisation, though
Language Timothy
I got a Matcbox car of this exact vehicle in 1969. It is very exciting to see one running and driving. Thank you 🙏
Right! Number 61. This one's even white. Paint its wheels green and we'll be all set!
ME TOO! Had a yellow simulated canvas tarp cover. I want to say it held either 60 or 61 position in the Official Matchbox Catalog.
@@marcusalancate1782 It sure did! And as I said above, number 61!
I love the Stalvart's. Just look at them! Listen to them! They have that weird retro-future look to me. Seeing it rumbling through the weeds made me so happy! A really nice video
Of course we want to see it swim!
Pipe and hat is a must as well!!!
She is gorgeous!!! I've always loved the Stollie, since I first saw it. Can't remember where or when date wise but late 60's. Thjere is just something about them that I WANT ONE. Got nowhere to put it, mind you, if you put it anywhere, it will stay there.! Take good care of her, she's precious, and only a few left in that condition,
The first one I ever saw was used in an episode of The Troubleshooters, a TV series about an oil company. There was an episode set in some Central American banana republic where the executives of Mogul Oil were chased through a jungle by some sinister paramilitary force. At one point I remember they used the self-recovery winch to haul themselves up the side of a mountain to outwit the pursuers. I can only assume it was a piece of adept product placement by the marketing department of Alvis. Anyway, it sold me on the Matchbox model in BP colours!
I served in BAOR. Stollie stories were common folk law. Of squaddies nicking a Stalwart. After a having a few too many pints in the Naafi on Friday night. Nicking one off the vehicle park. And swimming home across the channel to UK. I never got the opportunaty to drive one of these cool beasts. Most of the ones i saw were broken down and leaking oil in the REME workshops. The few military units that operated them like the RCT and Royal artillery
Never encouraged swimming in the them. High maintenance. I think they retired early 1990s. This white one ( UN ) is in great condition
UN=$atans boys
Well, whilst most of the Stollie stories were tall tales with a tiny bit of truth, I can tell you of two squaddies that did indeed 'borrow' a Stollie, and took it for a jolly in and around the tank ranges in Sennelager, eventually blindly driving it over a chalk cliff, where it endo'ed and rolled and finally came to rest upside-down. They exited the vehicle by wriggling out from under a half-open cupola.
The (nearly) swimming the channel story is true. Others have uploaded newspaper clippings from the time.
By the time I got to BAOR the army had stopped swimming all amphibious vehicles (CVR(T), Stalwart, 432 etc) with one exception, the Combat Engineer Tractor (CET).
I got to swim a CET at Bovington in 1982. With only 6 inches of freeboard I’d not have fancied it on a big river…
The perfect job is to swim it down the river/canal to the pub, absolute ACE, what more do you want, a great vehicle.
Canal here is only three foot deep? :D
They have to find a river in Leicestershire first...
@@teamidris OK, a paddle then, don't be so negative, it's still an adventure of sorts.
Best place when it was cold, wet, your soaked through after 12 hours laying minefields in BAOR - in the engine air outlet at the back, toastie and dry you in no time
Used to sleep in there, our cover was all the way over the back and my mate was in the cab. BV running with hotdogs in the pot so at least we had eats & a brew at the end of a run.
I once had to set out an entire minefield (on Ex LIONHEART) because all of our troop Spartan CVR(T) broke down on leaving the camp gates…
@bob_the_bomb4508 Cvrt were the recce and command, when ours broke down they switched to the delta wago (432 with ranger). Still had 3 other 432 to use and stollie to carry 5 tonne (in reality 6 pallet of barmines)
1k concept came out after lionheart - as lionheart showed we did not have resources to lay continuous mile after mile of minefield
@ the 1k concept was already around - it was pioneered by the CO of 21 Engr Regiment whose pet project. Our CO (26) had other pet peeves, but he made Lt General so it worked out ok for him :)
@@chaz8758 we were all supposed to reserve the 4th 432 for the reserve section that would be mobilised ‘come the day’. However we used it as the troop CV as there was more room than in the Spartan. The ranger panzer was used by one of the sections. Both our active Spartans broke down within 100s of metres of the camp gates… :(
Glad to see Ted finally getting the respect he so richly deserves! I will start "liking" your videos again!
Wow. I think these Stollys are brilliant and that particular one looks amazing. They look and seem so futuristic even now. Hopefully you can take her for a dip, ideally in some freshwater. Also impressed with the truck and hook-loader. The Stolly looked fab on top of that. So much cooler than on a load loader. Good work, Ted!
It really does look like something that would have been in a Gerry Anderson show - as a moon buggy or something like that.
10/10 videography from Ted
10/10 would motion sickness again
A nice Stolly.
Once you get used to the gears it’s easy, don’t really need 1st unless loaded( far away from you and forward) Then 2nd is towards you and back, 3rd towards you and forward. 4th away from you and back, 5th. Away and forwards. Cunningly right up by 1st!
1st is so far from 2nd, that it comes to a standstill before 2nd is in. 1st only for when you're in "it" and need the grunt to climb out ;)
I do believe the gear selections are (birdeye view) 3 5 1
2 4 Move from top right right (1), bottom left (2) move up from 2 to top left (3) down to middle selection is 4 then directly up from 4 (in the centre is 5) *but... disclaimer... might be wrong! 😂
your correct, 1st is a crawler gear.
Wow
1st gear only used as crawler gear. Normal driving only use 2, 3, 4 and 5 gears
Correct as I remember
thats right,
Oh that's a beauty, Joe. Once Ted has done his thing on it, it'll be perfect! Can't wait to see again after you guys have finessed it. Swim? Absolutely! Cheers, John
I've a Bentley MK6 Special with this Rolls Royce B81. 6.5Litre straight engine. Mine runs on 4 x SU carbs. 8MPG!!
I've only seen one of these once, which was in Lyme Regis. The chap was driving it around the town, it sounded really good, then he drove it into the harbour and then actually out on the sea!
White masthead light red & green for port & starboard your all set for some night time navigation!
Good Alvis. Looks good in the white
Not so sure; is that not NATO, erm, colour?
@DavidGreen-hp5yq The ones in Cyprus were painted UN white. There's a great picture of two white ones landing on a sunny, sandy beach in Cyprus in one of the Alvis books.
@@marcusott2973 NATO; a step towards to an Evil totalitarian world Gov.
Just the opening shot alone, SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!!! How come you know so much about such an obscure vehicle?
Seeing you work on the distributor took me back to the days when i cleaned and set them up on my Beetles and some other cars in the past.
True! I also used to theft-proof my TR-4 by popping the distributor cap and taking the rotor with me in my pocket.
The “Stolly” was a standard bit of kit for all RE troops in BAOR during my time in the early 80’s. They, along with all of our vehicles was fitted with Clansman radios.
I lv that it comes on a exmod flat bed. Very authentic looking. Keep her lit Mr hewes.
Your smile is a good indication of how great this unit is.
Definitely take it for a swim!
That is a thing of beauty, loved Stolly’s from when I was a kid, and there used to be some form of rally cross type race shown on Saturday tv, you see them being raced against all kinds of other things, I’d love one
Was that the programme that also featured a Steyr Puch Haflinger?
great to see a Stalwart in such apparent good nick
That has to be one of the nicest ones i have seen.
Yes please. I would very much like to see that swim
Always loved the Stalwart. Another target for a lottery win. ❤
That sounded sweet! Brings back memories...
oh stolly bring on the thunder birds 😁🤣luv it mate😃👍👍
Years ago, a Stolly used to come through Tarring village every sunny Sunday or so. Very narrow road packed with parked cars, but it got through just fine. It might even be the same one; it's the right colour, but I don't have a head for registration numbers.
20:10 Those are archetypical boating lights. :) I'm not much of a boat person but when I'd have a curious wander around marinas and things, all the boats seemed to have the same ones. I saw them for sale somewhere, maybe in our little town's little chandlery, _maybe_ around the same year that Stolly was around.
Tarring is part of Worthing, West Sussex, just in case you wanted to know. That certainly looked like Worthing seaweed on that grille, we had a plague of smelly seeweed back then. ;)
Great Video, oh if I could have a dozen of these for missions across the Dnipro river that would be awesome
When I was a kid, I almost wrote to 'Jim'll Fix It' because I wanted to drive a Stolly.
Thank f*ck I didn't.
That could have been a day you might have wanted to forget 🤔
@@cedhome7945, quite.
Now then, now then, now then, how's about that then guys and gals.........😮😮😮😮
You could have driven it with Showaddywaddy!
Bit dodgy in stack heel boots though.......!!!.
Thumbs up for you and TED!
Ted is a genius a total legend The 3 lights in the cab (red green and white) are navigation lights for boating redon the left green on right and white for the rear
About 20 yrs ago to the annoyance of the rest of us a neighbour had one of these on his drive for about two weeks. I think he came in for so much stick that he decided to keep it elsewhere. They are a huge beast of a machine especially on a private drive and to me they've always looked like something fresh from Thunderbirds..
At the very beginning of this video:
Does that make this a _"TED TALK"?_ 😉
you did not!!!!! :D
@@blackcountryme>>> *BA DUM TSSS...😊*
Thanks Dad.
Have been in love w/ Stollies since I was a kid. It was 1 of my favorite Matchbox cars. Still is. Many thanx for a GR8 vid. Best to all...Go Ted, 👍👍
the interior in that stolly looks cozy
Love watching Stollys on TH-cam, they are so complicated they must make great content- great video.
The underside looks great, but it's clearly due for a cleanup and paint. It would be a shame to let this rot when it's such a great condition. This has to be one of the best examples i've seen outside a museum.
She spent all of her time undercover when not being used and was maintained very well. Did plenty of swimming with Mark who owned it from when it was released from Budges.
My step Brother drove a Stalley to the house [24 Cmdo RE] to say hello...every road traffic sign was bent forwards 90 degrees...he was so happy to show off "his" bit of kit. Dad was a CPO FAA and was told he had to get the signs replaced. Next day 4 x Cmdo sappers turned up and sort of bent all the signs back into shape, Bro arrives to inspect the repairs - in the same Stalwart and undid everything..love them [not Sappers], for what they could do in BAOR. Beast to maintain though
That is still an unmatched vehicle. Very much relevant today.
No it isn’t, as sturdy as a truck it was, it was very maintenance heavy (you know English cars) broke down all the time and had a tendency to rust.
Every modern APC/Armored car is better then the Stolly. It’s a design from the early 60s, the world made a lot of progress on blast resistance and armor
Mark Chapman's old one lovely swimmer been in the back on the water. Mark looked after it well and swum it loads!
I'm just here for the star of the show. That DROPS 🤤
That is a very nice beast, if you take it swimming take the Foden with a long cable....just in case it sinks! I get the feeling you were a bit dodgy in school, you smile and get a look in your eye and you know there is trouble coming.....like the Teddy cam too!
Great condition Stolly....very jealous.....
i used to drive a stally even done flotation exercise great fun, the steering is a bit odd there's a lag between turning the steering wheel and the wheels turning. you need some weight on the back to help prevent wheel wind up, there should be lines on the wheel hubs that should all be aligned. i took one of these up a steep hill then turned to drive on the side of the hill it has a really good centre of gravity and the 6 wheel drive will take you just about any where.
Hi ted and crew ....very clean
Loved driving them in the army.
Love to drive 1again.
Dont forget the wind up
Ted.
What an awesome vehicle.
I need one in my life
I've been lucky to have a ride on an Army Stolly in floods as a kid.
I've also gone on to ride a dukw
too on a dukw tour in Boston.
I always reckoned the Stalwart looked cock on in white. And what a 'babe' indeed!
There is a guy in USA who bought an RR B series 4 cylinder at some auction and it was still in its original crate. He did a great job of re-commissioning it and it fired up on first asking.
"Pacific Western Hillbilly" worth a view as he is no 'hillbilly'
Watched that, a tidy B40 missing its carb
@@chaz8758 That's the one. He made a down draught carb fit a side draught manifold with a plumber's elbow!. And it fired right up!
Its Pacific Northwest Hillbilly, and he hadnt a clue what to do with it. I made sure to steer him in Joes direction here on this channel, and likewise let Joe know. Its a terribly nice piece of kit for a historical vehicle, and I did not wish to see it cast to the 4 winds and some prat stick it in a hyundai or something like that. The only issue is its gross tonnage... and its current location. Its literally in the farthest north western corner of the states. Not ideal. He is a mechanical engineer by vocation I think, cant hold that against him, but he is a fair hand at wrench turning on his antique dozer rebuilding and his tracked excavator is coming along quite nicely. Cheers all!
That was quite a find, crossover viewers 👍
Yes I watched that yesterday. Didn't it start and run sweetly?
I used to drive and service the good old Stolly. I remember driving to Hohne for a Pack Lift. Going through the town on full throttle and watching the Flames out of the exhaust.
Ted is a star.
Lovely clean stolly gents.
The lights are marine nav lights
Port & starboard and anchor light being white. Stolly's always remind me of my 1979 kids MB big trak toy
Great to watch…
Oh how i miss driving these and filling up Tanks in the woods while drinking Tea using the BV :) happy days - thank you for sharing as always
Definitely navigation lights.......you’ll need those when you attempt the channel! 😂
My favourite military vehicle of all time. Had a ride in the back of one, going down a steep hill, on overrun, 3' flames out of the exhaust.
This one is mint.
Good show old BEAN!
Happy memories. They were great to fix...as long as they weren't loaded!
Making sure you kept the 144 needle roller bearings when removing a wheel station was fun.
That thing is in hella good nick..
Hi Ted! GOOD BOY! I'd love to see you swim that thing, I'd bet that Ted would love it too. Don't forget to ensure the drain plugs are in.
You've got out do the Norwegian Guy when he took his Stolly for a swim. Full send.
Is that the clip where he literally launches it fully into the air into a lake? I can't find it anymore 😢
There was a Stalwart parked up at Swansea Airport for years. I absolutely love them, such unusual vehicles.
What a cracking design the Stalwart is.
Looks like something designed by Gerry Anderson.
I was thinking the same as it came down the path.
Almost a UFO mobile, minus the tracks.
It's FAB Scott.
Such a fun vehicle that seems to be very well-made. That goes on my favourite list alongside the Scorpion. :)
lookin snaz, keep up the great work ted👍
I got very worried when the eyes were fluttered by mr Hewes. Broke back mountain came to mind.😂😂
I thought he might be being held against his will and was signaling for help .
Got me all excited!!!
Used to be great fun bobbing in the back of these around Minden North training area back in 90 in BAOR on driver training days, doing the knife edges down into deep wading puddles oh how the memory fades thanks for bringing them back with this vid lads.. EX R Sigs veteran and yes they are fitted with clansman Vehicles harness it's even in the back of the bed so you can do comms front and back
Jeep!!🤞
Haven't seen one in thirty years or thereabouts, and quite thrilled to see one in such fine condition.
I'm excited for Ted cam.
It was worth the wait.
really like the Alvis Stalwart family of vehicles. In really good condition. Ted cam, awesome.
Check for leaks then lets go swimming. NOT mud bogging but swimming!
Nice MK2 Stally. Check the ridge pole for cans of beer. We used to fill them up when we went on exercise lol. Nice fuel bill to put the full 100Gallons in it
You need to take this to an Alvis owners club meet for giggles
I’ve not seen it before, nor any real one. But as a child i had a Matchbox one and was fascinated by it. Awesome to see around a real one.
Anyone remember the "Salvage Squad" episode back in 2002 where the team managed (with some outside help) among other things, to make new cargo door seals, source and refit the swimming gear and take it for a splash.. Still got the programme on tape.
Presented by Suggs! What's not to like.
@@timbo9200 the stolly episode was before Suggs, lee hurst was the presenter before him.
The first time I ever saw a Stalwart was on 'Salvage Squad' back in the early 2000s. I've had a liking for them since, but this has to be one of the best I've ever seen, especially with the navigation lights.
It's a boat navigation lamp
Shame the drops wasn't a foden. Love them machines
Just thinking it's a credit to whoever has had her in their care and restored/looked after her. ❤
Belonged to Mark Chapman. A well sorted up and running full swimmers. Did a number of jobs on her over the years and it was swam regularly both in the UK and Europe.
FWIW: From what LITTLE I know about these vehicles, there is no slip[?] built into the transaxles. As such, driving them on solid pavement is not a good long-term strategy.
If that is true, it seems a pity. One of these things could make a great RV.
They have ways and means of unloading the Axel's.. he explained one time. The same problem happens with the Saracens.. on these if the run them on road they sometimes removed the middle wheels.
A pity these were not built using diesel engines. We really need a modern Stolly equivalent.
We had to run them across country to help unwind, or it may seem strange but one time our MT corporal was bouncing it up and down kerbs for a while - after washed and when parked up we would jack them up - put packing under so the wheels were all off the ground - there was a line painted on each hub which was supposed to line up on each wheel to show they are all in the right position
@@chaz8758
I know the Saracens they used in NI security bases, they had rollers to run them on to allow them to unwind each wheel/axel pair.