Thread: Huge Land Rover collection dispersal - Norway

This is probably the best place to post this, rather than in one of the model specific threads.

In years past a collection of Land Rovers was put together in Norway. It would rival the Dunsfold collection. The range of vehicles (around one hundred!) ranges from Series 1s (including a Tickford Station Wagon) to Range Rovers, Forward Controls, a Cuthbertson, and rare military variants - you name it it's probably there.
See here:
Collection Gallery
Look through the gallery to see them as they were. Carefully click on the lower slideshow and it will expand the photos - it's a bit tricky.

The owner was blamed for pushing up the prices of collectable Land Rovers but he apparently had the money and there was always an underbidder on eBay or he paid what a seller wanted.

Well times have apparently changed. Orders were made by the local Council and not complied with, something to do with them being an environmental hazard, probably other financial problems also. Why some were not sold to look after the rest we may never know.
The collection has been forfeited to the council and they are selling them off in early December. While local owners have now apprised them of the importance of these vehicles they were more or less headed for scrap.

Those stored undercover in a warehouse are fairly well preserved but those outside without security have been vandalised by the locals.
See here:
Land Rover i mange varianter

These photos were taken in the last few days:
Picasa Web Albums - Tor Arne Gudmestad - Hoveveien - 3...

Some of those outside are here (aerial view):
http://kart.finn.no/?lng=5.73332&lat...tivetab=search
clustered around the warehouse complex.

European forums are abuzz with the news.

Take the time to look at what was assembled, what has happened to some of them and let's hope they get disbursed to individuals who will carry through with what was probably the original good intentions of the owner.

It is a great pity that some extremely rare vehicles were left to this end.

As we are not in full possession of the facts here please don't go railing on about the owner - just look at what has gone horribly wrong. It's a reality check to those who see quantity rather than quality.

Acknowledgement to those in Norway and Denmark who have posted the photos. There are others showing even more damage.

Bob

Enjoy

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdXstNy0rds"]YouTube - The Norwegian Land Rover Collection Part 1[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh9mYWhcNv0"]YouTube - The Norwegian Land Rover Collection Part 2[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1902zvTBrTg"]YouTube - The Norwegian Land Rover Collection Part 2[/ame]