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Just in general, look at news reels of the times and Men wore suits, ties and hats, Ladies (not that we can apply that term to many of the female species out there these days) wore tasteful dresses, gloves and hats. People took pride in their appearance, the world was a simpler place and Series 1's were in plentiful supply.
I like that front bumper
There were a number of LRs supplied by Rover for the 54 tour. They were converted in the UK & some (prob 6) were supplied to AU. The log of the position of each vehicle each night during the tour is in the NLA. They were the property of Rover, just lent. They were moved around in mostly in pairs, because every use needed a backup. They returned to Grenvilles after the tour & were sold. One at least was advertised for sale in Canberra.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
Attached article that I have written tells some of the story, but needs updating as I now have more info.
I like the hub caps, too :D
That was interesting. What are your updates?
Referring to post 23 by fc110
Thank you for that article! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by fc110
As I mentioned before it seems that not all the Land Rovers came through Grenville Motors and there is a possibility that the others were not dissassembled and re-painted.
The vehicles listed for Hobart would have come through Regent Motors in Melbourne and carried Commonwealth plates C*75979 and C*75980 with chassis and engine numbers included in article.
The vehicles for Brisbane would have come through Annand & Thompson and those for Perth through Fauls.
If the REMLR chassis numbers are correct and at least 2 are confirmed by the NAA records for Hobart and there are an additional 4 vehicles in the Grenville Motors records, (which have been confirmed by an engineer manager at Grenville's working there at the time), then the list of 10 different vehicles in Australia are most likely correct.
I have updated the info in my original post with the additional information from the Grenville records.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
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Regards Easo
G'day Folks :)
During the VP95 festivities in Brisbane there was a reveue of military vehicles at Mt.Gravatt Showgrounds which was reveiwed by a retired Brigadier in which I took part,parked up beside the main building was a Royal Reveiw Series 1 80" Rover in "Royal Claret" from memory I think it may have been 174-696 as it also had red interior.
I think that 123rover50 was also at that display.
cheers
Except that 174-696 isn't an 80"Quote:
Originally Posted by UncleHo