Bicentenary 110 ute

[abaddonxi]

Saw this ad -

LAND ROVER ONE TEN LANDROVER County 110, 4 door ute, 1986 V8 Bicentenary model, offers up to 4 p.m. Fri. Feb. 29. Ph. 64611350 King Island.

So what' special about the bicentenary model.


And what happened in 1786 that would warrant a commemorative Land Rover?

Cheers
Simon

[Pedro_The_Swift]

were'nt they one-off V8's?

and--

Pedro The Third died

[langy]

It's been a while since they've been mentioned - but in essence the eight (I think it was only eight sets) were built either in 86 or shortly after modified using 1986 chassis. They are a custom set up made by taking the top off the rear of a county and installing a fifth wheel hitch for the bicentennial display caravan

There's mention and a pic on

Land Rover One-Ten, 110

[abaddonxi]

Thanks Langy

Look-ee here.

a number of sawn-off station wagons were made to tow special trailers (on a 5th wheel) for events associated with the Australian Bicentennial 1988. This one was spotted near Bright (Vic) in 1995.

Almost looks like a 110 ute.

Cute.

Cheers
Simon

[Blknight.aus]

you know if they were suzid and lt95'd Id be after one.

[abaddonxi]

you know if they were suzid and lt95'd Id be after one.

Yup.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Saw this ad -

So what' special about the bicentenary model.

And what happened in 1786 that would warrant a commemorative Land Rover?

Cheers
Simon

Such a problem with Wiki - they think everything is US based - the Bi-Centenary was referring to the Bi-Centenary of the Colonisation of Australia by the Brits (yes because they had lost the Americas).

There were a number of touring exhibitions with 5th wheel van type trailers. The 110 Counties were modified in Sydney by the removal of the rear cab to allow for the 5th wheel coupling on the floor of the tub.

The van would be parked in the regional town and the vehicle used for exhibition staff transport during the stay. There is one in Sydney owned by a member of the LROCS.


Not that it shows whats special about the vehicle.


Diana

[abaddonxi]

Oh, that bicentenary. You'd have thought that after having spent the last four years on the First Fleet I would have immediately thought of 1788.

The Wiki did mention the launch of the First Fleet in 1786, although I was pretty sure that the First Fleet launched early in 1787, but we all know that Wikipedia is never wrong.

Cheers
Simon

[JDNSW]

I actually saw one in Dubbo about a week ago. Not sure how many were made, but I thought it was rather more than the number quoted.

As far as I know they were all V8s, but of course it would be fairly easy to fit the Isuzu.

John

[justinc]

Hmmm, I would be careful about the condition on king island, I have seen a 120 from Flinders island that was very rusty, a real shame as it only has 68,000km on the clock...

JC