Otter Armoured Car

Owned and restored by Gary Burns from Carlisle

Built as a Canadian stop gap armoured car to replace lost equipment at Dunkirk they were made in a small number but ended up serving throughout the war in most theatres right up to the end of the hostility with most European nations not many are left and I think only three are in the UK including this one and the one in the Hendon RAF museum also my grandfather served alongside the Canadian Royal Engineers and Canadian Royal Army Service Corps bridging sections who used theses armoured cars from Juno beach right till the end of the war

Progress to date.   The armoured body is almost completely finished with doors and hatches made and external bonnets and front grill made

Next steps.  Chassis and transmission need completely stripped and rebuilt engine needs replaced, internally needs rebuilding as was struck by an antitank round in the Falaise area of France and destroyed

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