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Don't they look lovely together!! Nice being able to keep them tucked away. Your MKII S is absolutely gorgeous.
I've run out of garage space
A stark realisation when you bring a car home and actually have nowhere to put it.
So I need to find myself somewhere to relocate to - anyone know of a six-berth garage with a flat above it on the Hants/Surrey border?
I've run out of garage space
A stark realisation when you bring a car home and actually have nowhere to put it. So I need to find myself somewhere to relocate to - anyone know of a six-berth garage with a flat above it on the Hants/Surrey border?
Sadly I no longer have this (sold 18 months ago):
It was replaced by this:
The first one is a Land Rover FC101 RAF spec ambulance. It was built in 1976 and sent to Marshalls of Cambridge where it was converted to an ambulance (allegedly at a cost of £250k each!). It was then commissioned in 1982 and allocated to 230 Squadron at RAF Gutersloh in Germany before being deployed in 1990 to Ras-Al-Ghar, Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Granby (Gulf War I to you and I).
The story goes that when it arrived in Ras-Al-Gar there were 2 other identical spec ambulances on the base at the same time - they were all painted only in the pale sand colour. The RAF commander apparently instructed the crews to "paint them different so I can see which one of you b
ds is where without having to call you on the radio".
The crews then painted one with spots, one with stripes and left one as it was. There is a photo of the stripes on this one being painted by one of the crew whilst in the desert and an additional one showing the three vehicles lined up side by side with spots, stripes and plain paintwork evident.
Whilst on deployment in Saudi Arabia it suffered some damage (reason isn't known but believed to be a failed fuel pump) which resulted in it being towed 300 miles across the desert, during which time it sustained further damage to front steering and front bumper. On its return from the middle east it was decommissioned and entered private ownership. When I bought it it had had one private owner but was in a pretty sorry state.
Internally it still maintained all the original equipment, right down to operational respirators for the injured and suction pumps for getting rid of blood. On the floor were the remains of some of the crude oil tramped into the floor plates by squaddies. The blues and twos were also still fully operational (orange lens in photo for legal reasons).
Spec:
Standard FC101 landrover chassis (leaf springs, 4 speed manual transmission LT95, 3500cc Rover V8, custom Dana axles with 5.77:1 ratio).
24 gallon fuel tank
9x16 'bargrip' tyres (35" overall diameter)
Drum brakes all round
NO power steering
Engine driven compressor operating at 100psi (used to provide air to respirators)
Stretchers and stretcher lifts to allow for transport of 4 casualties
On board mains powered battery charger and engine pre-heater with gimbal quick release for mains cable (RAF spec only)
Fully insulated aluminium externally clad, formica internally lined rear casualty compartment
On board 4kW petrol powered heater for additional heat for casualty area (runs independent of engine).
Width 2.35m
Length 4.33m
Height 2.50m
Weight 3000kg
Turning circle 11.3m
Maximum speed around 85mph
0-60 You're kidding right? (I'd estimate about 30 seconds....)
It was replaced by this:
The first one is a Land Rover FC101 RAF spec ambulance. It was built in 1976 and sent to Marshalls of Cambridge where it was converted to an ambulance (allegedly at a cost of £250k each!). It was then commissioned in 1982 and allocated to 230 Squadron at RAF Gutersloh in Germany before being deployed in 1990 to Ras-Al-Ghar, Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Granby (Gulf War I to you and I).
The story goes that when it arrived in Ras-Al-Gar there were 2 other identical spec ambulances on the base at the same time - they were all painted only in the pale sand colour. The RAF commander apparently instructed the crews to "paint them different so I can see which one of you b
ds is where without having to call you on the radio".The crews then painted one with spots, one with stripes and left one as it was. There is a photo of the stripes on this one being painted by one of the crew whilst in the desert and an additional one showing the three vehicles lined up side by side with spots, stripes and plain paintwork evident.
Whilst on deployment in Saudi Arabia it suffered some damage (reason isn't known but believed to be a failed fuel pump) which resulted in it being towed 300 miles across the desert, during which time it sustained further damage to front steering and front bumper. On its return from the middle east it was decommissioned and entered private ownership. When I bought it it had had one private owner but was in a pretty sorry state.
Internally it still maintained all the original equipment, right down to operational respirators for the injured and suction pumps for getting rid of blood. On the floor were the remains of some of the crude oil tramped into the floor plates by squaddies. The blues and twos were also still fully operational (orange lens in photo for legal reasons).
Spec:
Standard FC101 landrover chassis (leaf springs, 4 speed manual transmission LT95, 3500cc Rover V8, custom Dana axles with 5.77:1 ratio).
24 gallon fuel tank
9x16 'bargrip' tyres (35" overall diameter)
Drum brakes all round
NO power steering
Engine driven compressor operating at 100psi (used to provide air to respirators)
Stretchers and stretcher lifts to allow for transport of 4 casualties
On board mains powered battery charger and engine pre-heater with gimbal quick release for mains cable (RAF spec only)
Fully insulated aluminium externally clad, formica internally lined rear casualty compartment
On board 4kW petrol powered heater for additional heat for casualty area (runs independent of engine).
Width 2.35m
Length 4.33m
Height 2.50m
Weight 3000kg
Turning circle 11.3m
Maximum speed around 85mph
0-60 You're kidding right? (I'd estimate about 30 seconds....)
Edited by lostkiwi on Thursday 15th December 11:30
Here is the current "Sunday car",a 1950 Square dial P4 75,under 40,000 miles on the clock and a dream to drive.
And here is the previous one,1934 Riley Nine Monaco,a beautiful car but I was quite glad to get back to a synchro gearbox and part hydraulic brakes!
Ah the Caterham 7,great fun,both sideways and in a straight line but advancing years meant although I could drop into the thing alright getting out was getting problematic.
Dr Interceptor said:
Don't they look lovely together!! Nice being able to keep them tucked away. Your MKII S is absolutely gorgeous.
I've run out of garage space A stark realisation when you bring a car home and actually have nowhere to put it.
So I need to find myself somewhere to relocate to - anyone know of a six-berth garage with a flat above it on the Hants/Surrey border?
Cheers Doc! The S is a bit sad at the moment with an ongoing electrical problem, I'll get it sorted soon hopefully. This afternoon I'll be making a start on fitting all the shiny bits I bought from Mini Spares last week, mechanically it's spot on but cosmetically its going to end up looking a bit like a c.1970 Woood & Pickett Mk3 S, I won't be putting any S badges on it though. I've also got a nice dateless plate to put on it, the current L prefix reg was only put on last January when it was re-imported from Japan.I've run out of garage space
A stark realisation when you bring a car home and actually have nowhere to put it. So I need to find myself somewhere to relocate to - anyone know of a six-berth garage with a flat above it on the Hants/Surrey border?
Even though the Jag has gone I'm still looking at for sale ads, and there's never enough room for all the cars you want is there..?
VHXJP236JP2 said:
Here is the current "Sunday car",a 1950 Square dial P4 75,under 40,000 miles on the clock and a dream to drive.
And here is the previous one,1934 Riley Nine Monaco,a beautiful car but I was quite glad to get back to a synchro gearbox and part hydraulic brakes!
Ah the Caterham 7,great fun,both sideways and in a straight line but advancing years meant although I could drop into the thing alright getting out was getting problematic.
161216_SF0547.jpg by Sam Frost, on FlickrOvernight work trips to Manchester and Minehead, and my Saab u/s, means the Bristol racked up 700 fast, wet, laden miles last week. Glad it's warm and wet instead of cold and salty.
59Impala said:
VHXJP236JP2 said:
Here is the current "Sunday car",a 1950 Square dial P4 75,under 40,000 miles on the clock and a dream to drive.
And here is the previous one,1934 Riley Nine Monaco,a beautiful car but I was quite glad to get back to a synchro gearbox and part hydraulic brakes!
Ah the Caterham 7,great fun,both sideways and in a straight line but advancing years meant although I could drop into the thing alright getting out was getting problematic.
Oh, and I'd have a Lotus/Caterham 7 anyday.
peter scott said:
Nice 
2.5 or 3.5 ?,.. my dear old Dad had 3 of these when he met my Mum,. 2 that ran and one for spares Sold his last good one for £40 back in 1960 something,.. way before I cam along in the mid seventies,..
He was a bit of a hoarder,. so I have a few spares still kicking about in Mum's loft,. including a set of those Lucas headlights and a front grill - that id love to mount on the wall,.
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