SARACEN FV603 at upcoming auction in WA

[mog1218]

I just saw this SARACEN FV603 listed on a local auctioneers website.

Kenmore Heavy Equipment & Vehicles auction, March 21st, 2009

It is listed under Misc. Trucks as:
1953 SARACEN FV603 6x6 armored personnel carrier, ROLLS ROYCE B80 Mk6A 8 cyl

Follow link for photo:
March 2009 Kenmore Heavy Equipment & Vehicles Photos

(photo is in right column 4th photo from top)


Hopefully somebody on SS will buy and take me for a ride!

 

[nk14zp]

i need that er want that.

 

[B3.3T]

Looks ex-PD

 

[maddawg308]

Here's the pic for those who can't open the link.

 

[Firefighter294]

Great ... I was going to bid on that ... now the price will be double

Maybe I'll bid on the trash truck ... yea .. that's the ticket ..

 

[Malyutkaman]

Saracen auction

Just saw the pix of the vehicle and if I'm not mistaken it looks like the one formerly used by the Snohomish County Sheriff Dept. It's a good vehicle but has been sitting for some time now. When they first got it they thought it would repell everything up to a .50 cal. until one of the deputies shot the back door (at close range) with a 7.62mm AP round (went through it like a warm knife through butter). After that no one was much interested riding in it. Go figure

 

[Kwai]

That is one mean zombie-fighting machine.

 

[Jinx]

I like it. Whoever buys it needs to give me a ride in it.

 

[AceHigh]

When they first got it they thought it would repell everything up to a .50 cal. until one of the deputies shot the back door (at close range) with a 7.62mm AP round (went through it like a warm knife through butter).

Bullet HOLE!!! That is even better.

 

[mog1218]

I went to the auction preview this morning. The unit is marked "out of auction". I did take some photos including what looks to be small hole repair in the rear door. Malyutkaman, you know your vehicles well and it looks like the story you heard was accurate. See photos.

 

[Malyutkaman]

I thought it looked familiar. Up to about a year ago I ran a helicopter repair station and had the contracts to maintain several helicopters operated by a couple of sheriff departments (Snohomish being one of them) and got the bullet hole story from one of their deputies. I also know the guy that owned the vehicle originally. He traded the saracen for their M114! Unfortunately for the sheriffs dept. I think they got the worse part of the deal. British armor is fun to own and reliable when maintained on a regular basis (real regular!), but when you need parts and are lacking the experience to maintain them it can lead to some BIG problems down the road. I found this out the hard way (put DOT-3 brake fluid in FOX brake system)

 

[Jinx]

I think it has a 1950's Rolls Royce engine. Can you imagine trying to find parts for it?