Thread: 30-260 HH's 101 Forward Control

Congradulation guys

Another nice toy for the collection

All the best

Looks in good nick, C.

Originally Posted by Ausfree

Looks in good nick, C.

It is currently registered and runs....though we bought it without a roadworthy as there is some minor work to be done and we will be putting it on club plates

Mrs hh

I tried to pay a visit for a Beau Peep, but it appears a certain Red Truck threw a jealousy fit, and didn't want to take Harry Home

Lucky I did call round too. LT95's don't like transaxle oil.

Looking Good.

CC

Been reading up on 101's in James Taylor's excellent book called "Land Rover, 60 years of the 4x4 Workhorse" and I see the 101 was originally designed as a gun tower for the Pommy Army. Guess you will have to buy a 105mm Howitzer to make it a perfect pigeon pair, C!! Another bit of useless info ( and I guess you know this already) it is mentioned on page 186 that in Australia they played around with putting a Ford Falcon engine in the 101. Must not have worked out because they put the original 4.4 litre Rover V8 back in and sold it off. The vehicle was eventually scrapped in 2004!! This book is a goldmine of info on "Real Landies", not Range Rovers or Disco's or (sob) Freelanders!! Cheers!!!

Originally Posted by Ausfree

The vehicle was eventually scrapped in 2004!!

Not so - it currently lives in Cairns with its powered trailer. Do a search of the FC section and you will find both old and new pics of it.

And no - the owner is not keen to sell it.

Garry

Is that the one with the Rubery-Owens powered trailer? the Aust Army test vehicle, which was for some years used in NT/WA as a mobile chuckwagon for a tag-a-long outback tour company, had a Ford 350 fitted to the LT95 from memory was for sale a few years ago for $100,000 there was a write-up in Overlander or 4x4 Aust in the 90's about it

cheers

Originally Posted by garrycol

Not so - it currently lives in Cairns with its powered trailer. Do a search of the FC section and you will find both old and new pics of it.

And no - the owner is not keen to sell it.

Garry

Ah, so don't believe everything you read!!! Maybe somebody ought to bring James Taylor up to date on the fate of that vehicle. I also read powered trailors and 101's, do not make a happy union!!Trials were scrapped on this combination!!! My assumption is the trailor was pushing too hard in difficult conditions making for nasty situations, like jacknifing!!! Would that be correct???