bobgourami

Had a great time and caught up with some good friends... Some more briefly than others .

A really we'll organised event. Roll on next year!

Hi Guys, thanks for all the help. I just got the information back from the RAF museum in the form of a PDF of the vehicles registration card.

If I've deciphered the info contained correctly:

It was delivered to CVD Ashchurch 10.7.70 then wasn't recieved by a unit until 1974 (why the 4 year gap?), It was a tow vehicle for a rapier launch system, fitted with radar P31. it was attached to 27 Squadron, based at RAF North Luffenham 9.7.74

What would this configuration have looked like?

After being based at Leuchers then Aldergrove it was "Converted to AVC 1720.0766" in 1977.... what does this mean?

The entry after this I think says; "S.O. VSD Holywood N.I. Local DISP 31.3.82"?

The last entry is for Ruddington 17.5.82

Again, any help would be great!

3067_001.pdf

here's a new pic of the cleaned up data plate

I hope this helps identifying it?

Thanks for all the help guys.

To answer a few questions. The side fuel filler was added when the original tanks were removed. The top is also a more recent addition.

I'll get him to clean off the data plate a little to get a bit more info.

I recently went through the motions of registering my Jeep at the Chelmsford DVLA office, paid my money but they wanted to inspect it.... I was given a date and time to be there and told that I had to trailer it as it was illegal to take on the road. However, I phoned Essex Police afterwards and they said it was ok to drive to the pre-booked appointment, as long as it was MOT'd and insured, so I drove it there having taken the officer's number in case I was questioned. I had no issues, passing 3 police cars en route. The DVLA inspector didn't say anything either.

Thanks for the info.

I took a quick picture of the data plate. It was a bit obscured by paint

Thanks for the reply.

I own a Jeep so I'm not that knowledgable about British vehicles but I wasn't sure about the wing mounted aerials and smoke dischargers as I couldn't find any photographic evidence of these particular mountings on 70's Land Rovers? It'd be interesting to find out if the owners of it in the older photograph fitted them to recreate a particular vehicle?

Do you think that the blue lights fitted to it in the old photo might be original?

My friend said that he was told that it was originally 24v and had twin fuel tanks. Does this sound right?

Hi Guys, I've been lurking on the forum for a while and I'm hoping somebody will be be able to help me

My friend has recently bought a series 2a Land Rover. Knowing I'm interested in military vehicles he's asked me if I could find out a little about it.

It has a military data plate on the dash with a registration and serial stamped into it. 40 AM 91 Serial: 2518514G.

Having done a little research I think that this registration would make it an ex RAF vehicle and the G suffix a build date of 69-70?

It has smoke dischargers and wing mounted aerials. Any idea what it was originally used for? Would this have been its military configuration?

I typed its current civilian registration into Google and found this older picture of the actual vehicle.... I don't know how long ago it was taken. It looks like it might be at a show. Does anybody here have any information on it?