Thread: German Tourists Crash LROCB Meeting

Originally Posted by land864

Axles , axles ,axles , prop shafts , diff? and bits but all rebuilt.

They then noticed a crack in the chassis that is apparently repairable but they've run out of $ and time and selling all their accessories and bits for cash and buying another vehicle was their preferred option.

It's available in Melbourne as a drivable concern ( minus the front disc brakes ) for $ 2500

pete

They didn't still have a rover 10-spliner in the back did they

I don't think so Vlad.

AFIK the $ 2500 is what they have to give the Customs Dept.

Alternately it goes to the crusher and they don't have to pay anything.

I don't think you have to sell with a RWC?

pete

No you don`t have to sell with a road worthy, but you must hand the plates in and sell it unregistered.Which in this case is not such a issue.
Cheers Hall

SOLD !

To a man with a penchant for Projects

A LROCV member has bought it to restore

Originally Posted by Shonky

Yep - looks like a Marshall bodied Series III Ambulance to me. Used by the poms and the Dutch so his claim is likely true.

I would love to get my hands on one of them...

Great looking bit of kit!

I am a bit doubtful unless it was flogged to the dutchies after the British army had lampooned around in it trying to run over penguins and the like on the Falklands ...

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

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

British Army have run lefties forever as there is a need for them when Germany was being abused and some in Norway for the ski platoons, maybe belize and Cyprus and a few other places..

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Very late to re-join this part of the thread.

Unlike the US military who use their LHD vehicles everywhere*, the British use LHD vehicles in countries where LHD is the national rule, including the forces in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.

It seems that Eric's vehicle was a Brit LHD vehicle.

Given that the Falkland Islands were a British territory, it is unlikely that the Brits would have taken LHD soft skinned vehicles to the war.

Diana

* The US Navy even drove on the RHS side of their base at North West Cape (Exmouth) WA and crossed sides when they drove out the gate!

Think you will find that some lightweights and rag top 90's made it too the Falklands. and later after the dust had settled LR set up a major(ish well for the falklands big) outlet there and send numerous landy's to the islands each year to be snapped up by the locals

Originally Posted by land864

SOLD !

To a man with a penchant for Projects

A LROCV member has bought it to restore

It will be a pretty interesting project to restore, particularly with a hole in the roof for the sunroof, no front hubs or brakes - Eric sold them off - heater demister gone, sold, speedo sold, snorkel sold, steering wheel sold, seats sold, overdrive sold. A new big hole in between the cab and casualty compartment, lining off the walls, most if not all of the military fittings gone and extra holes in the mudguards and firewall to boot.






Good luck to him.