COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)
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v8250 said:
Blown2CV said:
uk66fastback said:
The only real point of interest in that photo' is the Landy's parked in the President Parking
Edited by v8250 on Tuesday 30th November 19:49
t with regular tyres on too. 
Although nice to see a 109, it's a shame it appears to be done in matte olive drab to resemble a military vehicle (I realise it could well be genuinely ex-military). There's a trend/scene thing with old Land Rovers to make them look like knackered Army vehicles, personally I don't quite get it, much prefer a tidy civilian/farm spec Land Rover over a shagged out military one.
Also, it might just be me/my computer screen, but it appears to have red rear indicators? Suffix P-reg suggests '75/76, IIRC red rear indicators were allowed up to '65, thereafter they had to be amber.
The more I look at it, I wonder whether it is a genuinely ex-military one. NATO(?) rear lights, plus what looks like a spade mount on the tailgate with strap. Rear crossmember isn't standard civil Land Rover spec either and there appears to be some small box mounted on the top of the front wing.
Lily the Pink said:
TR4man said:
Pretty pointless too, I'd have thought, being barely higher than the main brake lights. Far better to mount it inside the surrey top and do without it when going totally topless.
Muddle238 said:
They drive like st with regular tyres on too.
Although nice to see a 109, it's a shame it appears to be done in matte olive drab to resemble a military vehicle (I realise it could well be genuinely ex-military). There's a trend/scene thing with old Land Rovers to make them look like knackered Army vehicles, personally I don't quite get it, much prefer a tidy civilian/farm spec Land Rover over a shagged out military one.
Also, it might just be me/my computer screen, but it appears to have red rear indicators? Suffix P-reg suggests '75/76, IIRC red rear indicators were allowed up to '65, thereafter they had to be amber.
The more I look at it, I wonder whether it is a genuinely ex-military one. NATO(?) rear lights, plus what looks like a spade mount on the tailgate with strap. Rear crossmember isn't standard civil Land Rover spec either and there appears to be some small box mounted on the top of the front wing.
NATO rear lights? There's a mixture on there. The old type glass "rubies" and more modern Lucas lenses. Glass "rubies" all around would be right for this age of military Land Rover. As for the box on the front wing? If military it could be a base for a TUAAM (Tuning Unit, Automatic Antenna Matching). It's a shallow box with a little door on the side, inside which are the 'Radio Harness' cables to connect the TUAAM to the radios in the back. The thing is, most FFR (Fitted For Radio) Land Rovers were of the hard-top variety. And even those with soft tops had a permanently fitted frame against the rear cab bulkhead, and four large radio batteries in covered trays taking up a chunk of the load space. No sign of the frame in this vehicle, so if it ever was an 'FFR' 'rover it seems odd to strip out half of the Harness kit and just leave a wing-mounted box or two. t with regular tyres on too. Although nice to see a 109, it's a shame it appears to be done in matte olive drab to resemble a military vehicle (I realise it could well be genuinely ex-military). There's a trend/scene thing with old Land Rovers to make them look like knackered Army vehicles, personally I don't quite get it, much prefer a tidy civilian/farm spec Land Rover over a shagged out military one.
Also, it might just be me/my computer screen, but it appears to have red rear indicators? Suffix P-reg suggests '75/76, IIRC red rear indicators were allowed up to '65, thereafter they had to be amber.
The more I look at it, I wonder whether it is a genuinely ex-military one. NATO(?) rear lights, plus what looks like a spade mount on the tailgate with strap. Rear crossmember isn't standard civil Land Rover spec either and there appears to be some small box mounted on the top of the front wing.
Frame in this picture...
Having said that, though, there were some "half way house" Land Rovers that carried only 'PRC' (manpack) radios instead of 'VRC' (heavier vehicle mounted radios) and so were not "plumbed" for the big lead acid radio batteries, but still had antenna bases on the front wings. Much easier to remove the frame in these and leave the cables of the 'Harness' tied up with a zip-tie under the canvas cover.
Identification no further forward really, and my ramble has done little to help beyond throwing a few military terms about.
ETA:
Link to a description by a current 109" FFR owner... http://rangerneil.com/Military_Vehicles/landrover/...
(although his description for 'TUAAM' is wrong - it's definitely "antenna" because an "aerial" can only receive, not send)
Edited by yellowjack on Thursday 2nd December 14:31
v8250 said:
Blown2CV said:
uk66fastback said:
The only real point of interest in that photo' is the Landy's parked in the President Parking
Edited by v8250 on Tuesday 30th November 19:49
t about period correct this or 'one life: live it' that. I just thought it looked cool, without really putting too much thought into whether it was a genuine workhorse or just made to look like one.
Turbobanana said:
Excuse the sub-optimal photography: this is about 300m away from my desk and is at the upper end of my phone's zoom lens. (Metadata says 1102mm focal length: hand-held!).
Post-87 facelift Saab 900i 5 door in (I believe) Talladega Red, with the steel wheel trims.
In profile it never was the nicest proportioned car was it Post-87 facelift Saab 900i 5 door in (I believe) Talladega Red, with the steel wheel trims.
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