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Judo
30th August 2012, 05:14 PM
Hope this is not a repost. I'm on my phone. :)

http://carsales.com.au/dealer/details/land-rover-defender-2005-13275125
Chops
30th August 2012, 07:15 PM
There was someone on here a while ago who was lookin at/for something similar to this if I remember correctly.
I wonder if this is the end result.
Judo
30th August 2012, 07:26 PM
I'm curious what the approach to building this is. It looks longer than a 130 chassis, so do you start with a whole different longer chassis or modify a Landy one?
The ho har's
30th August 2012, 07:46 PM
Now that just looks like the tour company vehicle from Strahan in Tasmania;):)

If so done a lot of heavy klms;)

Mrs hh
juddy
30th August 2012, 07:47 PM
Been up a while this one ( plates are TAS )
The ho har's
30th August 2012, 07:51 PM
Been up a while this one ( plates are TAS )

Correct from Strahan;)

Mrs hh:angel:
gazk
31st August 2012, 11:07 AM
Photo when it was also a train - Strahan August 2010
Judo
31st August 2012, 12:24 PM
Photo when it was also a train - Strahan August 2010

Haha! Well I'll be damned. I feel like I've led people astray with the thread title now!
Benz
31st August 2012, 12:45 PM
Photo when it was also a train - Strahan August 2010

is that why it's got duals on the back?
crash
31st August 2012, 12:51 PM
With all that glass I hope they have good AC.
d2dave
31st August 2012, 01:18 PM
is that why it's got duals on the back?

I had a booking on this two years ago when we went to Tassie for our 25th wedding anniversary. We got a phone call a week before to tell us that it had broken down and that our tour would be cancelled.

I believe the duel wheels was to up the load capacity for the extra row of seats , and all the gear that was required to be able to go on railway tracks.
turkeybrain
31st August 2012, 01:45 PM
Having spent a while talking to the guys who maintained it while it was on the railway, the dual wheels at the back were primarily to maintain traction on the railway tracks as it went around some of the sharper corners. Apparently the single wheels would occasionally lose contact with the rails.

-Martin
Disco Muppet
31st August 2012, 07:02 PM
Looks to have the rear wheels around about the middle of the two rear ones on the LRPVs.
V8Ian
31st August 2012, 08:16 PM
I'm curious what the approach to building this is. It looks longer than a 130 chassis, so do you start with a whole different longer chassis or modify a Landy one?
Cut and shut the original chassis.
It would need half of Tassie to turn around.