Thread: Army vehicle disposal

Originally Posted by RoboDouche

So the Parenties aren't Land Rovers? I had no idea! I better do some serious research

They ARE land rovers, but they are not defenders. The perenties are based on the civilian one-ten, which was made from 1984-1991 in Australia and predated the defender which was introduced in 1992 in Australia. Some perenties were built in the mid 90's, but are still not defenders.

The names changed over time.

Landrover started as a model name for the independent motor manufacturer, Rover.

Initially, in 1948, there was only one model, simply called a Landrover. With the introduction of different wheelbases, these became referred to as Landrover 80", 86", 107" etc based on the wheelbase in inches.

With a major restyle and update in 1958, the new model was called the Series 2 (usually Series II) Landrover, with all preceding models retrospectively called Series 1.

With the introduction of a larger diesel engine in 1961, this became the Series 2a, and with the introduction of a padded dash and other fairly substantial changes in 1971 it became the Series 3. (in 1967 Rover merged with Leyland)

However, when the Landrover was fitted with coil springs in 1983, the nomenclature was changed to "Landrover 110" (110" wheelbase, later Landrover 90 with 93" wheelbase) rather than the more obvious Series 4.

The Perentie project starting in the late seventies was an Australian Army project that modified the Landrover 110 design to more closely meet the military requirements, and the vehicles resulting from this project are loosely referred to as Perenties, which is neither an official Landrover nor army name for them.

Meanwhile, with the name of the Rover company turned into a dirty word by their owners, Leyland, by making some real dogs, and with a new four wheel drive being prepared for market aimed at the original Rover middle class market, the decision was made to change the name "Landrover" from a model name to a marque name, so that the new model became the Landrover Discovery rather than the Rover Discovery, and the Leyland Rangerover was changed to a Landrover Rangerover. This of course meant that the existing Landrover, which could hardly be called a "Landrover Landrover", needed a new name. The name 'Defender" was chosen.

The break was perhaps more pronounced in Australia, as the introduction of the new models coincided with the cessation of Australian production, including the military models (although production was restarted in the mid nineties for the army), and none of the new Defenders were sold for two years. However, there were relatively few differences between the first Defenders and the last Landrover 110s sold here except for engine and gearbox.

John

Great description John, thanks for taking the time to do that

Just to add - Perentie was the name given to the Army project to acquire the vehicles. The name stuck from there... even to those bought under subsequent projects such as Bushranger (6x6 Infantry Mobility Vehicles).

* I see John added to his post after my comments above. Nice one.



Cheers,

Pete

Yeah great thanks for that!

Really good discription

I'll have to take a "Perentie" for a spin never driven on.

So far I've owned a 300TDi 110. A TD5 110 Defender and a 2009 Defender 110.

Looking forward to seeing the difference!!

Are a few perenties for sale up sunny coast way dependent on where you are you could take for a spin prior to auctions. There's a nice hardtop at sunshine beach i see frequently (not for sale). I may be up there on the weekend too if you pm me a number and location can let you know if around you at all.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

The Perenties are Landrovers. 110's are Landrovers. Defenders are Landrovers.
A 110 is not a Defender. A Perentie is not a Defender. A defender is nit a Perentie or 110.
Yes, do more research.

Hey Mick,
My Perentie has "110" on the front of it!
So perhaps the "Perenties" are better described as a modified version of the "110"?

Cheers, Mick.

Good write up there JDNSW