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    This is the only 'Parks' yellow Land Rover I can find.


    Maybe contact the Parks Dept and see if they have a historian or a Public Relations Officer. They may have some pictures or details stashed away somewhere in their archives.



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    I like the rims on it.
    Nice looking vehicle, what are your plans for it?

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    Thanks to all thus far for your help and opinions.

    Mick - currently it’s getting a birthday for a blue slip. Let the rego lapse about 3 or 4 years ago. Time to get it back on the road and out bush again.

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    PM Lotza Landies. She has all the numbers.
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    Sorry I'm no help after early 1973 when Land Rover distribution was moved from Grenville Motors to Leyland Australia subsidiary "Leyland Truck and Bus".

    At first glance I would suggest that colour was Department of Civil Aviation. They used to maintain the navigation aids located in various remote locations in SWB Landies.

    I don't remember NP&WS Land Rovers in yellow, in the 1970's they were usually "Spanish Olive" and only going to white in the 1980's.

    That particular vehicle with apparently galvanised 6.5' FC rims looks to me to be the vehicle owned by Alan Ladd a LROC Sydney member in the 1970s and 1980s. He fitted a LH fuel tank, tool brackets and water tank to his ex-DCA 88.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies View Post
    Sorry I'm no help after early 1973 when Land Rover distribution was moved from Grenville Motors to Leyland Australia subsidiary "Leyland Truck and Bus".

    At first glance I would suggest that colour was Department of Civil Aviation. They used to maintain the navigation aids located in various remote locations in SWB Landies.

    I don't remember NP&WS Land Rovers in yellow, in the 1970's they were usually "Spanish Olive" and only going to white in the 1980's.

    That particular vehicle with apparently galvanised 6.5' FC rims looks to me to be the vehicle owned by Alan Ladd a LROC Sydney member in the 1970s and 1980s. He fitted a LH fuel tank, tool brackets and water tank to his ex-DCA 88.
    Diana, Truck & Bus was not a subsidiary of Leyland Australia until it was merged with the car division after 1974 to use the the profits of the profitable Truck & Bus to prop up the failing car division. Leyland Truck & Bus Australia had its own board of directors reporting directly to London.
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    My 1960 series 2 88 was originally purchased by ku ring Gai Chase trust which with my little research was apparently Nsw Parks and wildlife unless someone local knows more about the ku ring Gai Chase trust and somehow landy ended up in wa
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dgd69 View Post
    My 1960 series 2 88 was originally purchased by ku ring Gai Chase trust which with my little research was apparently Nsw Parks and wildlife unless someone local knows more about the ku ring Gai Chase trust and somehow landy ended up in wa
    Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park - Wikipedia

    Contacting the historian/archivist @ NSW parks might throw something up.


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    Series III Ex-National Parks Model?

    G/day to the forum,

    I agree with Lots of Landies, It presents like a ex Civil Aviation vehicle, I bought a similar S3 long wheel base, with winch, two fuel tanks, skid plates or protection plates under vehicle
    with only 5,000 on the clock, as new condition, was an ex Civil Aviation vehicle when the Commonwealth Government auctioned vehicles and equipment at Cannon Hill, Brisbane.

    There was also a beautiful Dodge power wagon, with winch, yellow in colour at the same auction.

    In those days an auction of Commonwealth vehicles or equipment, was a true auction, the price you paid for the item was the price you bid, just that, the highest bid, no add on's
    All commission, advertising, etc were met by the Commonwealth (Vendor) or the organising disposing of the property.

    Them were the days.
    Last edited by poundsterling; 16th November 2017 at 08:20 AM. Reason: correct grammar error

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    Contacted the NPWS, no help, claim they have no records from 1974? I’ve attached some recent photos

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