Irish Quad

Buying a Mk3 Morris Commercial C8 gun tractor when he was a boy shaped Ross Bannon’s choice of career

The C8 in all its fully restored condition after Ross’ years of research, dedication and hard graft

In the early 1990s, in the aftermath of Desert Storm, I had a discussion with my dad about the possibility of restoring something military. I was about 15 when we brokered a deal and bought an absolute wreck for the princely sum of 50 Irish Pounds. Little did I know that 24 years later I would be launching my own restoration business, CombatCars.

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