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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109   
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Stripped out 110 may be
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10th Apr 2021 8:58pm |
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| DAZ110 Member Since: 06 Dec 2007 Location: East Sussex Posts: 2045 
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110 high capacity pick up maybe..?
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10th Apr 2021 9:23pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Commissioned in 2005, that's forward thinking.
And then "There was even a second model made as a back-up in case one breaks down." He knew the brand well.  Click image to enlarge http://www.foleysv.com/defender-130-gun-bus.html |
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11th Apr 2021 7:17am |
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| Shroppy Member Since: 25 Feb 2016 Location: Shropshire Posts: 866 
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Doesn't need to be a hi-cap, I took my Grandad to his funeral in the back of my 110 CSW. I did have to remove the second row seats mind! You should have seen the look on the undertakers face when I rolled up to do a trial run.  1985 127 V8 Build Thread
Series 2 109" Series 1 80" |
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11th Apr 2021 5:30pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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"Prince Philip had, according to reports, often remarked to the Queen “Just stick me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor” when discussing his funeral arrangements."
Click image to enlargeFoley “hand built” for the Duke a Land Rover Defender 130 Gun Bus for use on the Sandringham Estate. It is not thought that vehicle is the one being used for his funeral. "Army engineers worked around the clock to make sure the Duke of Edinburgh’s specially-designed Land Rover hearse was ready in time for his funeral. A team from the Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) was deployed to prepare the hearse after the Duke was admitted to hospital in February. His month-long stay at the age of 99 was the longest period Prince Philip had spent in a hospital. Details about the hearse are a closely-guarded secret but sources have suggested the converted Land Rover has an open-top design. It is also understood to be from the Land Rover Defender series. Two vehicles were commissioned from Land Rover and converted for “belt and braces” purposes but only one will be used at the funeral on Saturday. Sources have suggested one vehicle is green and the other black and it is unclear which will be deployed. The Corps of engineers, formed in 1942, is responsible “for maintaining and repairing the Army’s equipment”. According to a source, REME had worked with the Duke and alongside Land Rover to modify two Land Rover Defenders some time ago. In recent weeks, when it became clear that Prince Philip was seriously ill, Army engineers replaced some parts and ran checks on the vehicles being prepared. The Ministry of Defence has refused to discuss its role in preparing the hearse for the funeral. The Duke’s unusual request for a Land Rover to carry his coffin was made public by Buckingham Palace when it unveiled details of the funeral procession, restricted by the pandemic to the confines of Windsor Castle. A senior palace official said: “They are specially commissioned Land Rover vehicles. They are modified to carry a coffin. The Duke of Edinburgh had a hand, many, many years ago, in the design of these vehicles. There are just two of them, of course, for belt and braces.” Under the original, pre-pandemic plans, it is thought the Land Rover hearse would have been deployed to take the Duke’s body from Wellington Arch in central London on a 23-mile journey to St George’s Chapel inside Windsor Castle for the funeral service. The new funeral plan involves just an eight-minute procession that begins at the state entrance of Windsor Castle with the coffin being placed on the back of the Land Rover and ends at the chapel nearby. The service begins at 3pm with a national minute’s silence." https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2...er-hearse/ Last edited by Supacat on 12th Apr 2021 11:50am. Edited 1 time in total |
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12th Apr 2021 7:46am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 
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It also won’t be the Landy shipped out to Pitcairn Is,and for the Duke’s Royal visit in 1968. It was still there in 1985 when I went ashore from MV ACT4 which was one of the supply ships calling at the island every 3 months, it was in a pretty poor condition then and had never been recovered from the island. It’s unique......... it’s not only the only Land Rover on the island, it’s the only vehicle there too - who needs a car when there’s less than 500m of rough track anyway. Should be a nice historic renovation job if you can get it off the island! It was shipped out there by a warship and lifted by helicopter from the ship to the only beach on the island with no trees over growing it! Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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12th Apr 2021 10:20am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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We need a photo of that.
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12th Apr 2021 12:14pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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It's not quite the only vehicle, or at least wasn't. Three Mini Mokes made their way to Pitcairn in the '70's and at least one of them was still running in 1988.
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Apr 2021 4:30pm |
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| RDR Member Since: 27 Apr 2018 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 595
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Click image to enlarge 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE RR MY23 HSE PHEV D5 MY19 HSE - Now Sold D4 MY16 HSE Luxury - Now Sold D4 MY12 HSE - Gone D3 MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten |
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15th Apr 2021 4:53pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Interesting.
Slightly different angle: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge
Changed the rear springs or ballasted it? https://news.sky.com/story/prince-philip-b...l-12276173
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15th Apr 2021 6:01pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4218 
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I like it, very tasteful. Those Goodyear G90s will be handy if it’s a bit boggy at the cemetery too. Wonder if I can book it for when I go? 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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15th Apr 2021 6:20pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17470 
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What do we reckon to the wheelbase? Nominal 130" or longer? It looks longer to me, but the proportions are muddles by the sills.
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15th Apr 2021 6:34pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2171 
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You could have a 'drop in' back so use it for Funeral hire during the week and then lift it off and use it for logging at the weekend......
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15th Apr 2021 7:03pm |
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| seriesonenut Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 1225
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the sills are a bit series something aren't they. I suppose to hide the chassis but do throw the eye. So 130 or longer.....?
Anyway whatever it is a fitting vehicle, and something most people watching round the world will recognise 1984 One-Ten CSW 2010 XS USW (sold) 1957 Series One 88 diesel 1958 Series One 88 4x2 |
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15th Apr 2021 7:29pm |
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