CHASSIS NUMBER. 331000008A

REGISTRATION NUMBER. APB 963A

ENGINE TYPE. 2286 cc PETROL 24v

GEARBOX TYPE. 4 SPEED

VEHICLE SPEC.
THIS MODEL WAS KNOWN AS THE A.P.G.P. (Air Portable General Purpose) BASED AROUND A 1 TON MILITARY SPEC 109.24v. IT HAS AMPHIBIOUS CAPABILITIES. THE CHASSIS IS FILLED WITH FOAM TO AID BUOYANCY AND THERE IS A SMALL PROPELLER MOUNTED ON THE REAR PROP SHAFT. AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE BEEN INFLATED FROM THE EXHAUST. YES IT FLOATS! THIS WAS TO BE A MULTI ROLE VEHICLE. THE APGP CAN BE A RADIO STATION, WOMBAT CARRIER OR 110v POWER TOOL SOURCE AND COULD BE STACKED 2 HIGH FOR AIR TRANSPORT. AROUND 26 OF THESE WERE BUILT FOR TROOP TRIALS IN 1964 BUT NEVER ENTERED SERVICE. THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE TO FIND ITS WAY INTO THE COLLECTION, PURCHASED BY BRIAN IN 1968 VIA RUDDINGTON MILITARY AUCTIONS. IN 1998 WE HAD THE MAD IDEA TO SWIM THE A.P.G.P. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AN INTERESTING CHALLENGE AS THE AIR BAGS THAT SUPPORT IT IN THE WATER ARE 30 YEARS OLD. THE APGP HAS SWUM AT MANY EVENTS. STEERING IN THE WATER IS INTERESTING AS IT RELIES ON THE FRONT TYRES AS RUDDERS. WIND COULD BE DISASTROUS!