man i miss them stallies i used to drive them towards the end of the 80`s and beggining of the 90`s it was a HUGE shame to see these work horses retire one day i will own one but for now i have you tube thanks for sharing!!!!

The stalwart got stuck in the muddy water for two reasons. It was operating as a 4x6 and not as a 6x6 as you can see the front wheels are not turning and the hub alignment marks are out of step. The other is the bilge was full of water and the drain bungs not done up.....the vehicle was full of water as the bilge pump can be seen pumping out. To correct the comments of others. The max payload of a Stalwart on land is 5 tonnes. The Stalwart has a autolocking diff unlike the open diff of the Saracen/Saladin.

Nice vids. I used to drive one for real. Best off road vehice ever. It would blow smoke rings on a frost morn.

@johnwilliamshipman3800

6 жыл бұрын

Paul Sargeant I used too listen for the backfire, shook the whole motor. Had one for my last 18 months with 1 Queens at Werl 👍

I drove them in the mid to late 70's in BAOR, what a vehicle. I know I would still be able to handle one now, even though I'm 65.

Absolutely fantastic! One of the best sounding machines on earth! What was the 8x8 that rescued the passengers of the stranded stallie?

i used to use them too lol nothing better than droping a gear and sending out a huge flash from the exhuast and a huge bang to wake up a german village at 3am LOL

My last job in the military was as Stalwart driver in HQ Coy. MT Third Battalion The Queens Regiment. It was a Mk.2 petrol. I loved the job especially swimming across the river Weser in 1968. Already been across at Hameln in a 432 but the Stalwart was easier to control with propellers. Good times when I was young, and would do it again at the drop of a hat.

I drove stalwarts for 6 years in the army...awesome machine.Bit of a no no using the winch rope for towing though.Plus all the bods standing near the rope,ever seen one when it snaps????....i have.

more corrections The clutch on the Stalwart is only 12 inch because it is a dual plate clutch. Max speed of the stalwart is 43 mph and two different governors would have to be overridden to increase that speed and at great risk of engine failure.

ALWAYS wanted one since around the age of 8 or 9.Saw it first on Jim'll fix it.BRILLIANT!!!!

THANKYOU so much youve brought back some amazing memories.

Awesome beastie

Great clip until the recovery part! I have never seen so many unsafe practices in my life. These people are lucky something didn't happen and kill themselves. I think the most scary bit is when the the 623 is jerking backwards shock loading the recovery winch cable and I wonder if the driver of the 623 is aware of the damage he has done to his cable???

@ToyKingWonder ...just because somebody owns something, it doesn't necessarily mean they know what they are doing with it, or all there is to know about it. I happen to have served time with the Army as an off-road driving instructor, just as Stalwarts were being phased out of service. Is is standard advice when driving any vehicle off-road to keep thumbs, fingers, and all other 'appendages' from within the area of a steering wheel, so as not to expose them to breakage, bruising or injury,.....

had one catch fire on exercise in germany, in 1990 ,,runs on petrol ,straight 8 rolls royce, very very thirsty,,,,the fire was a problem , it was the ammo truck for an M107 artillery peice , carrying about 10 tons of HE,,,RUNAWAY

Love the noise!

@nisarahmad5335

7 жыл бұрын

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The handbrake at 1:55 was amazing LOL

I miss that noise.

....It is afterall, common knowledge that any unsuspecting member of the public can purchase vehicles such as these, and unwittingly find themselves in all sorts of bother, purely through using/operating them in an unsafe way. Fair play to the owner, if he bought it and keeps it up together, or pays someone else to do so, but for his own safety he ought to keep his thumbs and fingers in the right place when driving off-road. He wouldn't have lasted on a Army Off-Road Driving Course in my time!

any more vids of the Esarco 8x8?

......-so caused, if the wheels of the steering axle where to contact some 'unseen', or unexpected obstacle, which may in turn cause the steering wheel to suddenly be deflected in a violent manner,....fingers and thumbs within the rim of the wheel would therefore sustain considerably painful injuries..... so in this instance, 'correct' information that I posted, is just what it says, very CORRECT, since it came from a qualified person and posted as helpful advice.

didn't the exhausts get so hot they would glow?

Nice! Now I want one...Need to buy a gas station first. hehehehehe

Swimmin' like a boat !!!!!

love em.just waitin for my lottery win!!

The most 'Thunderbirds' -looking bit of hardware. I owned and ran a Matchbox one. Didn't The Stalwart use a detuned version of the motor from those handsome sports cars Alvis used to built till the mid 60s?

I have an idea to use them in a futuristic book I'm writing. They are top machines!

Many Years ago I drove 1 for a liveing,A mk2 thats the one with winch and hi ab, main use was artillery limber. fab bit of kit, trouble is only has 12 inch clutch plate so a little thought is needed sometimes plus the fuel, 100 gal tank, book figures says 4 mpg on the road & 3.5 cross country, in reality not that much, still want one though, gettin cheaper now if you look around.

i nearly bought one a few years back when living at home. asked mum if it was ok to and she agreed until she asked how big it was. i showed her a picture and at that point said no. lol

Their fuel consumption is measured in gallons per mile! not miles per gallon because I looked into buying one once many years ago. They are good fun though.

My Son and I had a trip on the river thames in one of these..he told his teacher on the Monday and they told him to stop telling stories!

I drove one into the sea in Stranraer early `70s. I wonder if anyone managed to film it ? I don`t even have a photo. It ruined the tyres though !

Matchbox made an Alvis Stalwart in 1966.

Where did you get this footage the owner of these stallies is Alan hough he can be seen driving the one that got stuck

First video where I couldn't turn the volume down. Aussie thing?

I think thats Trentham gardens quary nr Stoke. A friend had a red stolly with a K60 engine.

Expatz when were you in 2 div. C troop 4 Sqn where the barb wire points inwards lol Bob Morley taught me how to use 1 of these things and god help us if we got stuck stay lucky Swampy

2 Div RCT?

RR B80 is it?, we used to have a saracen, but having a land rover and two ferrets aswell, we had to sell her!

Phil Bunde was 2 div 33 Sqn and 4 Sqn 4 div was Duisberg

One of the problems of the Stalwart, as well as the Saracen and the Saladin, was that the central differential was not lockable. If the 3 wheels on one side all started slipping, you got stuck.

@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524

2 жыл бұрын

It had a NoSpin locking diff.

@oilyboyMatt Yeah you're right, the guy must not have any idea what he is doing...seeing how he owns the thing and likely does an amazing amount of work to keep it going. But where would he be without getting the "correct" information from you.

what country has these as army vehicles?

Hey I bet you could tell some tales about the stolly in service? :-) cheers

whts the cost, and where r u guys!!

@MrBooojangles convert it to Diesel.. Both Dutch construction truck makers Terberg and Ginaf, became what they are today by replacing the Hercules and Waukesha gas guzzlers in Reo and GMC army trucks, by Leyland-DAF diesels. As diesel conversions, those became the main construction trucks of the post war era well into the 70's

@oilyboyMatt you're right about the fingers, but why waste your knowledge on the unwilling ?

they'll learn real quick about the tiem it does snap while they are right there.

Good thing the cable didn't snap... or else it would have been, off with their heads !

@2H80vids

4 жыл бұрын

Darwin awards in the making.

Civys playing Soldiers does not work as shown in countless items in the video/coments.

c troop 4 SQn Bob Morley Texas bar BB club oh how i remember those days

unless you want broken wrists, I'd suggest you hold the steering wheel correctly, -ie hands and thumbs on outside of wheel-rim only, not holding spokes....

you gotta hate that; not enough water to swim, but too much to drive

Gotta Be a Yank! This Vehicle was around in the 70's numb nuts and went out of service by the Mid 80's which is a damm shame as 30 years on civvies are still using them.

It should be against the law! You having one and us not. Vote for me.

there one on ebay for abot £6000

I bought an 60 something Russian Douce and half 6x6, she runs like pile of shit, louder than my GF on the rag, but god, it is like a tank, and cheap to insure? Like 10 bucks a month Canadian. And great for getting fire in NW Ontario.

Maybe you shoud buy russian KAMAZ and you need only one for thist little water:D

Very, very good! But, my Scania is much better!

such a junk, Tatra will eat them all the way.

@Moppedsebi

5 жыл бұрын

...but a Tatra can't swim.....! ...and even Tatra 803 sometimes get stuck!

until 2:09 really nothing special. wasted boring 2 Minutes...