Old land rovers don't die .......

[nsgnomad]

They just migrate to the comfort of the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia and spend their days chugging to and from the many market gardens there.

This has got to be the biggest concentration of series L/R in the world. At one spot I saw about 25 of them in a space of 200 metres. This is the land where L/R rule or at least used to. They are all series 3 I think and I reckon there must be over 200 of them within about 50km radius.

I did see a coupe of 110's and a few defenders and 1 Disco1 but that was the odd one out as the others are all working utes. It is enough to make any L/R fan drool.

Cameron Highlands is a beautiful and surprising spot to visit and I am glad I made the effort to go.

Regards and happy new year to all. :p
Roger.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

:rulez::whistling:

[omnibus]

sounds like heaven
what rule was broken there
disco1 is the only rude word i saw bbllluuurrrrrgth

[ugu80]

sounds like heaven
what rule was broken there
disco1 is the only rude word i saw bbllluuurrrrrgth


Rule No. 1 - It didn't happen without photos.

[ramblingboy42]

sounds just like made up story to me......no one could believe a story like that without pictures.

[LWB123]

Hello from Brisbane.

I had heard that the Cameron Highlands had a fairly high incidence of Land Rover ownership.

Lombok in Eastern Indonesia does too - along with some truly weird configurations.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1065.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1066.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1067.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1068.jpg

Got any photos from the Camerons?

Cheers,

[korg20000bc]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1053.jpg

[Sleepy]

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2007/8/28/nation/n_32landrovers.jpg

405 Land Rovers drive into record book (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/28/nation/18704661&sec=nation)

[easo]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1053.jpg

On the right hand side of the second row is that Jeep, have a look at the gap in the windscreen... Its a US gunbuggy... Not quite what digger is after but will get him started. ;)

Easo

[Sleepy]

Hey Easo, Is that one of these?

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1053.jpg

WarWheels.Net-M151A1C Mutt with 106mm Recoilless Rifle Index (http://www.warwheels.net/M151A1CmuttRRindex.html)

Oh, and Digger, this link is for you :p http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/au/en.html's_kwcid=TC|16774|malaysia%20airways||S|b|7 467188297

[LWB123]

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=68690&d=1235062575

That VW Country Buggy further along in the second row would have to be a bit of a classic as well.

Cheers,

[Sleepy]

I wondered what that was?

So what we have is:

Top Row
2 fire tender Land rovers (bug-eyed) (Series 2 or 3?)
Unknown (Forward control something)
Series 3 lightweight
another Fire LR
Volvo
Series3 Wagon
Second Row
3 Mercs (Mick where are you?)
VW Country Buggy
Fiat 500 ????
Austin Cambridge
Mutt (Gun Buggy?)

Ground Level
7 Defenders

[LWB123]

I wondered what that was?

So what we have is:

Top Row
2 fire tender Land rovers (bug-eyed) (Series 2 or 3?)
Unknown (Forward control something)
Series 3 lightweight
another Fire LR
Volvo
Series3 Wagon
Second Row
3 Mercs (Mick where are you?)
VW Country Buggy
Fiat 500 ????
????
Mutt (Gun Buggy?)

Ground Level
7 Defenders

Hello again.

The ???? next to the Mutt looks like and Austin Cambridge.

Cheers,

[Sleepy]

Yeah, looks like one. Well done lwb123

Austin Cambridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ok, so what's the FC thing on the top:confused:

[easo]

Ok, so what's the FC thing on the top:confused:

Its looks kinda like a Mechanical Mule?????

[easo]

Are the fire trucks factory fitted?? Look like little gems with their pumps still in place.

[Sleepy]

Its looks kinda like a Mechanical Mule?????

Could be:angel:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/01/1031.jpg

U.S. Military M274 Truck, Platform, Utility 1/2 Ton, 4X4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Military_M274_Truck,_Platform,_Utility_1/2_Ton,_4X4)

Yes, looking closer at the tenders, they are Series 2, the ones on the left have had the headlights moved outboard.

[LWB123]

Its looks kinda like a Mechanical Mule?????

Hello again.

I thought for a brief while that it might be a real mule, but I genuinely doubt it. The diffs, wheels and general layout are wrong for a mule, not least most if not all were LHD whereas the bitza is RHD. Generally too heavy and the wrong profile.

Seems more like a "mule" made out of a Blitz, FC or something else.

Cheers,

[wovenrovings]

Could it be the remains of Volvo C303? They were forward control, about the size of a F101. Can't see if the axles are portal or not from the picture. The malaysian army used to have them so there is a good chance some might still be floating around.

(I saw a 6 wheel version being done up in borneo recently).

[Mick_Marsh]

I wondered what that was?

So what we have is:

Top Row
2 fire tender Land rovers (bug-eyed) (Series 2 or 3?)
Unknown (Forward control something)
Series 3 lightweight
another Fire LR
Volvo
Series3 Wagon
Second Row
3 Mercs (Mick where are you?)From L to R W116 (I think), W108, W111 fintail
VW Country Buggy
Fiat 500 ????
Austin Cambridge
Mutt (Gun Buggy?)

Ground Level
7 Defenders
...