Thread: Defender 6x6

Pity they don't know their vehicle well enough to know it is a 'Perentie' ie. the name that the Army gives to the 6x6 fleet where this vehicle came from.

Maybe they do know, but are trying to sell it to someone who does know his arse from his Perentie.

Point.

I'm not so sure it is an army job... did the army ever have 6x6 traybacks ? Also the one in WA is white, but could have been painted I spose.

Hi Folks,
They could well be right as there was a number of civilian 6x6 defenders built both for general sale and for Govt. Depts, they were mainly standard width vehicles, where as the Perentie is on a widened (by 8in) chassis, most cililian vehicles were painted white with dropsides,with only a few fitted with box bodies.
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There are several variants of the Perentie 6x6. The first ones to appear are referred to as a cargo variant. They have a tray on the back with drop sides and rear. The tray is aluminium and there are fitting to allow bench seats to be fitted either on the sides or in a centre seating fashion.

The 6x6 was a unique engineering job, specifically done for the Army. It is not a cut and shut job done on the side, but a unique vehicle. The rear suspension is leaves with a rocker arm between the axles to allow the fitment of longer leaves without making the wheelbase longer. It also gives a greater amount of wheel travel.

The easiest way to tell if it is a Perentie 6x6 is the cab. As stated, they sit on a widened chassis and the cab has the windscreen sitting up quite high, with the sun visors fitted on an overhead bulkhead away from the passengers.

OK so are these military or civilian variants

http://www.aulro.com//modules.php'set_albu...=view_album.php



Bushie

5 of the pictures shown are civilian 6x6 110s. (I think they were still refered to as a 110). these 6x6s were sold to the general public & to Govt dept’s including country fire authorities & power companies. The army coloured 6x6 with NSW number plates is a prototype Army evaluation Perentie. I don’t think any of these are serving with the Army. There is one identical to the above photo here in Melbourne, it was purchased in Bandiana a few years ago for approx $14000. A 110 4x4 Perentie (striped wreck) was also sold at the same auction for close to $4000, no engine or gearbox. As described by previous posts the current 6x6 Perentie has a widened cab & turbo Isuzu 4BD1. Variants include: cargo, air defence, ambulance, maintenance, electronic repair, long range patrol. There are a few photos in the AULRO photo album PERENTIE.

http://www.aulro.com//modules.php'set_albu...=view_album.php