1954 Royal Review 47160049

**123rover50** · 17th January 2013, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Except that site is not correct in regards the 81" prototypes. There were no 81" prototypes. What there were is a batch of thirty three production 80" model vehicles taken from the MoD motor pool and sent for conversion as trials test beds for the Rolls Royce B40 series engines.

Were there 2 centre steer prototypes in 1947, what about the prototype #1 on a Jeep chassis which was the first built and wasn't centre steer. The forty eight pre-production vehicles, didn't that include the centre steer and were one consecutive series?

the first 1949 was #8663001 and last 1949 model was #8667920, leaving only 4920 built?

If the FAQ has those errors, how many others are there?

Just had some interesting info from a former owner of an 81.
Of the 33 81,s The military converted 4 to Royal Review vehicles.
One for each area of opps. Home. Far East, Middle East, and Germany.
One is in the Dunsfold Museum,
The one my informant had had its body removed and put in storage.
One was written off in Germany.
One still unaccounted for.

Keith

**123rover50** · 19th January 2013, 04:12 PM

Need to file the hinge holes a bit, and folding the top has pulled in between some stays I had fitted. Need a couple more in the gaps so a bit of mucking around there. You can see the dips in the top edge.

**123rover50** · 22nd January 2013, 07:27 AM

The Country Life Picture Book of the Royal Tour.
Has this photo of an 80" Royal Review at Aden.

**1950landy** · 22nd January 2013, 05:31 PM

Looks like it may be an 80" with some bars fitted in the back . Did it say what country looks like Middle East with camels & not horses. Wayne

**Killer** · 23rd January 2013, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by 1950landy

Looks like it may be an 80" with some bars fitted in the back . Did it say what country looks like Middle East with camels & not horses. Wayne

Aden, Yemen.

Cheers, Mick.

**B.S.F.** · 24th January 2013, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by 123rover50

Single full length bushes dont go right through the chassis.
Need two of part number 263354 for each side.

PM sent

**123rover50** · 26th January 2013, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by B.S.F.Nut

PM sent

Wally jut told me he picked up two long bushes that go right through the chassis for the front hangers. pt no 569746.

**123rover50** · 26th January 2013, 08:22 AM

Too wet to do anything much. Treated the leaky tank with Redkote.
I thinned it down more and will do two coats as they suggest in the brochure.

**1950landy** · 27th January 2013, 04:44 PM

YAH, Good time to list bits on ebay & pump 200mm water out of the pool ever hour. mite be a good time to paint the royal Ha Ha

. I found some new old stock pork pie lights for Brendan @ $180 each . You probely cant get to Gympie at the moment i guess. Wayne

**123rover50** · 30th January 2013, 07:33 AM

No cant get to Gympie on the main road anyway. Two bridge approaches washed out. The talk is maybe through Widgee but yet to be confirmed.

Rebuilt a no name DVXH4A yesterday as it seems the 54 siamese should have the G100 version of this as compared to the G86 in the 1600.
I dont know what version this is.
Has anyone else seen this dizzy, perhaps with a rivited plate instead of the usual stamping?

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