The Jon Phillips Armour Collection is a private collection of armoured vehicles owned by Jon "Welderbeast" Phillips, a mobile welder and World War II vehicle hobbyist from Hoo,

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. The collection includes a replica Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. A, a restored original Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. D, and a restored

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Replicas

Panzer III Ausf. A replica

Jon Phillips initially converted an FV 432 armoured personnel carrier chassis combined with a FV101 Scorpion light armoured vehicle turret to produce a replica Panzer III Ausf. A in order to participate in the War and Peace Revival. Construction time was 8 weeks.

Marder III Ausf. M restoration

In October, 2016, Jon Phillips acquired the parts to a Marder III Ausf. M, which he is currently restoring in his shop. The plan is to convert it to IVECO 6 cylinder turbo diesel engine.

StuG III Ausf. G replica

In 2008, Jon Phillips produced a replica of a StuG III Ausf. G using the chassis of an

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as a host vehicle.

StuG III Ausf. D restoration

StuG III Ausf. D, chassis number 90678 was captured by the

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in the North African Campaign and was taken to the UK for tests and study. This tank was recovered from the

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fire range in UK, and was then part of Kevin Wheatcroft collection. The project was started on 1 May 2013 and was completed 1 July 2016. The engine and transmission are not original, but were sourced through a surplus FV432 armoured personnel carrier. ;Social media The StuG III Ausf. D restoration was openly shared on

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, with many parts being sourced and suggestions made through its

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page and several

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References

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