Thread: 1992 article on the Perentie

Even that article says the rear axles are Salisburys. No mention of my Borg Warners so they must predate that as well.

Keith

I wonder what happened to that soft top variant?
First time I've seen it.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I wonder what happened to that soft top variant?
First time I've seen it.

The caption says that it is a "lightweight transportable vehicle." By the looks of it you'd imagine that nothing short of a Jumbo jet could lift it!

soft top was called low silhouette cargo and went to the UAE,I was told it was then to go to UK.
the vehicles I worked on was LHD V8. it was built on the line up to rolling chassis then pushed to engineering.




I did a google and found this link. and some history.


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Originally Posted by spudfan

The caption says that it is a "lightweight transportable vehicle." By the looks of it you'd imagine that nothing short of a Jumbo jet could lift it!

Chinook can lift it.

Originally Posted by spudfan

Here is an article about the then "new" Perentie. It is from the March 1992 edition of Land Rover Owner International.

The Perentie 110 is still the best Landrover 4x4xfar!

Originally Posted by Davehoos

soft top was called low silhouette cargo and went to the UAE,I was told it was then to go to UK.
the vehicles I worked on was LHD V8. it was built on the line up to rolling chassis then pushed to engineering.

I saw one in the “flesh” last week. It was an LRPV with a V8. It was a dark green like you’d see on British army Land Rover. If I see it again, I’ll try to get pix. The owner said it had been built as a demo vehicle for the British SAS, not accepted, then returned to Australia.

I wonder why they didn’t fit the 4BD1-T? I did hear a story that LR UK was upset with JLRA using the Isuzu engines. If they hadn’t used the 4BD1, I doubt JLRA would have won the contract.