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Oscar Romeo

Member Since: 16 Apr 2014
Location: South Yorks, the pinnacle of all human achievement
Posts: 121

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Rimini Red

Crash and bash truck

Saw this on my travels earlier this year, not a land rover but though you might like look. Austin's answer to the Land Rover apparently.

Still in service at Hucknall airfield (the rolls royce test plant)

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23rd Jun 2014 8:15pm

redhandluke

Member Since: 02 Jun 2013
Location: Northern Ireland
Posts: 243

A real relic-The VHF radio is a Pye Cambridge remote mount-they were 10 years out of production when I served my time with Pye Telecom 40 years ago.

Steve

23rd Jun 2014 8:19pm

Fatboy Slim

Member Since: 04 Feb 2008
Location: Bridgend
Posts: 1006

Steve, was just looking at the RT set! What a classic!

23rd Jun 2014 8:29pm

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

Austin gipsy

indepentant suspension all round meant to be good off road

23rd Jun 2014 9:17pm

22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3149

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green

The Austin Champ had independent suspension, not the Gypsy. Early ones had some kind of rubber front suspension but that didn't last long and most had leaf sprung suspension and beam axles just like the contemporary Land Rover of the time. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"

24th Jun 2014 5:32am

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

google images show them both having independant

24th Jun 2014 5:48am

Oscar Romeo

Member Since: 16 Apr 2014
Location: South Yorks, the pinnacle of all human achievement
Posts: 121

redhandluke wrote:
A real relic-The VHF radio is a Pye Cambridge remote mount-they were 10 years out of production when I served my time with Pye Telecom 40 years ago.
Steve

Thats pure gold!

Cant wait to share that

24th Jun 2014 5:02pm

22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3149

munch90 wrote:
google images show them both having independant

Yes that is the rubber type I mentioned, must admit I never knew they had that at the back as well. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"

24th Jun 2014 5:48pm

JWL

Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3443

I'm sure the one's my dad had were leaf on the back, he had a short wheelbase and a long wheelbase one.

24th Jun 2014 7:03pm

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

gipsy was offered with the option of leaf springs , but I've never seen one with leafs fitted

24th Jun 2014 7:32pm

Lou Sparts

Member Since: 15 Apr 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 1501

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

There is a very good write up on the various series of gypsy on the austin memories website for those that may be interested. 2005 Td5 90 XS

Steve

24th Jun 2014 7:43pm

22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3149

munch90 wrote:
gipsy was offered with the option of leaf springs , but I've never seen one with leafs fitted

Interesting as I have never seen one with the rubber stuff!

It could be that the LWB had mixed suspension, ie leafs back, rubber front, but late ones definitely dropped the rubber stuff.

According to this - http://www.austinmemories.com/page65/page65.html from 1962 the rubber suspension was optional, and the lwb did indeed have leafs on the back as standard. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"

24th Jun 2014 8:23pm

Oscar Romeo

Member Since: 16 Apr 2014
Location: South Yorks, the pinnacle of all human achievement
Posts: 121

You guys are legends

24th Jun 2014 8:41pm

22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3149

I think you mean Anoraks but I guess legends works just as well.

2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"

24th Jun 2014 9:01pm

Happyoldgit

Member Since: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 3471

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

And it's fitted with an old SEV Marchal beacon. They had a single fixed bulb around which rotated a couple of clear magnifying lenses in the same manner as the Federal Signal Junior Beacon Ray and Whelen Rota Beam lights.

Steve.
Owned numerous Land Rover vehicles of all shapes and sizes over the decades.
Current Defender: A non tarts hand-bagged Puma 110 XS USW.

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24th Jun 2014 9:31pm

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