German Tourists Crash LROCB Meeting

**Shonky** · 14th October 2009, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Uh Hum

Series 3 you suggest? I would be taking a look at the dash and the grill again.

Back to school with you Shonks!

Late Suffix series 2a actually but the rest of the info is correct!

Diana

I even noted the Tex-Magnalite blinker switch as I looked at the pics, and still typed "III"! The brain was thinking one thing, the hands doing another.

Indeed, it is a late 2A.

Ta.

**numpty** · 14th October 2009, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Shonky

I even noted the Tex-Magnalite blinker switch as I looked at the pics, and still typed "III"! The brain was thinking one thing, the hands doing another.

Indeed, it is a late 2A.

Ta.

Too much information Shonky

**Shonky** · 14th October 2009, 01:12 PM

Numpty...

...you're a Numpty.

**numpty** · 14th October 2009, 01:24 PM

Thankyou very much...........I think.

**Dinty** · 14th October 2009, 05:39 PM

G'day All, I agree, it's a late model S2A Marshall bodied L/rover lhd, it is not a Defender full stop!!!, and as to the claim it served in the Falklands war well the Brits did all that fighting, the Dutch were not involved at all, so if it is indeed a ex-dutch army thats where it served it's time not down Sth in the Falklands cheers Dennis

ps I wouldn't think that the Poms were still supplying this model to the dutch, the Falklands war was in 1982.

**Blknight.aus** · 14th October 2009, 05:51 PM

so wheres his AURLO log in?....

interestnig setup.

as per normal, if hes coming out this way I'm happy to lay on spanners if he needs it.

**Lotz-A-Landies** · 14th October 2009, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by Dinty

...ps I wouldn't think that the Poms were still supplying this model to the dutch, the Falklands war was in 1982.

Although they could have sold it second hand much in the way the Kiwis purchased the Skippys - although it's being LHD makes one wonder.

Unless once again during the re-build it was converted.

(There are a lot of LR chassis that are ambidexterous. The 1948 models, one ton models and the series forward controls all have both tubes for the RHD and LHD steering relays.)

Diana

**willem** · 15th October 2009, 06:08 AM

"2.2+ motor petrol I think"

If that means a 2.2 litre petrol motor driving all that stuff I hope they're not in a hurry!

Willem

**discotek** · 15th October 2009, 07:40 AM

Hi All

Just read some of the responses / queries.

I only have comments made by Eric last Monday night.

Eric and his girlfriend are planning to tour for 12 months.

Not sure how long they will be on Fraser for.

They would be mad not to hit WA in that time.

He claimed the vehicle weighed 3.2 ton. I guess that was loaded. The motor seemed very small for the application. (We saw fully loaded D1 diesels struggling on the Simpson Desert) Eric claimed he hit a top speed of 119 Km/hr on a German autobahn.

Regards

Peter A
D2 td5 auto lovin it

**Shonky** · 15th October 2009, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by willem

"2.2+ motor petrol I think"

If that means a 2.2 litre petrol motor driving all that stuff I hope they're not in a hurry!

Willem

Aussie bloodboxes are much the same size (not as wide, but taller) and weight, and have the 2.25 Petrol aswell.

Yes, it is slow.

It will do 50mph all day though, and I have got up to 105km/h once! (downhill!)

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