Thread: opening winscreens

ruth only has the one side door, was on the pass side but some one has moved it to the drivers side and fitted a standard landy door !!

plan is to move the door back to where it should be and make a neater job of it !!

Hi Jim

Great pic, but what a scary thought lifting off the body!

This is my "Gog" on the drive up from Melbourne, although it's going back to it's original SADF external presentation. (Hopefully getting it correct if I can find out all the configurations and tactical markings).



And inside as it is now.



Diana

Originally Posted by thelandymob

that would great
but don't want you to risk breaking/busting any sealing you might still have to stop the rain coming in...............opps sorry forgot you lot are basking in sunshine
intresting to see yet another ex-SADF that has been "white washed" so far i haven't found any ref to this "habit" any ideas yourself ?

cheers jim

Quite possibly these "white-washed" vehicles were used under the United Nations flag for peacekeeping forces in somewhere like Namibia. Australian Military Land Rovers and Unimogs used there in UNTAG (United Nations Transition Assistance Group - established 1989) were certainly painted white. See: UN Transition Assistance Group
[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_contribution_to_UNTAG"]Australian contribution to UNTAG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

The ex-British Army Series 1s, 2As and Lightweights used by United Nations forces in Cyprus (particularly UNCIVPOL - United Nations Civilian Police) were all painted white pretty badly like this.

Bob

ruth's inside wasn't quite as tidy as yours !!!







hopefully i will be able to rebuild the lower body section which has been chopped of to bring her back to her original shape



the joy of photoshop



cheers jim

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

I also think that some body styles may not have had the opening screens, I have seen two other SADF SIIb with the same body style as mine and both now have the regular non opening screens. I do however know my SIIb had it's screen changed in Melbourne after arrival but have not had it confirmed what type of screen was fitted before the change.

Hi D.

I do not think that all the SADF FCs had the opening wind screens, but can't be sure.
I had a good look today at 33200330F and 33200461F, and both seem to have the original wind screen frames, comparing the paint to the rest of the vehicle etc. There seems no evidence that the windscreens have been replaced or that the second frame for opening had been removed. Both vehicles were manufactures in '74. The body on 461F was manufactured in '77.

Maybe the later bodied vehicles did not have this feature, including yours.