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An historic 26-tonne truck with a water cannon has been bought on-line for £3,100.
The fortified police car was used to regulate riots in Northern Eire in 1970 however, after 20 years exterior a museum in Humberside, it’s in want of restoration.
The profitable bid was certainly one of 12 positioned for the Royal Ulster Constabulary truck, which is the one identified instance of its form in existence.
Army gear specialists Allsops of Bolton mentioned that they had initially purchased the 1970 Foden Pyrene on impulse at an public sale.
Jonathan Allsop mentioned: “We now have had quite a lot of enquiries, lots of people have come ahead and informed us in regards to the engine. - Advertisement -
“It has restoration potential and to be fairly sincere it ought to be restored.”
Mr Allsop’s Lancashire-based firm restores {old} navy autos, lots of them from the Second World Battle.
“It was an impulse buy,” he mentioned. “I had by no means seen one earlier than.”

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