Tony B

Up and running in no time! 😀

I'd have thought there has to be a regular tender for disposals, and this time Brightwell's won?

I know mate. I agree though. There not the most talked about musueum in the city. The Big attractions like Fort Nelson and The Mary Rose and Dock yard are always heaving. If you haven't been to the Mary Rose latley the whole place has been rebuilt , you can now see the ship without glass in the way and the audio visuals are World class.

Most were actually Swiss 19 jewel design. Various makers, the back of the case will have arrow mark and number. Unfortunatley a lot of the case backs were replaced by plain ones so that they could be sold 'As new'

None from me. I like Portsmouth it's a day in paradise with so much to see and do. If you are visitng take advantage of the park & ride. Straight off the M27 near the harbour, into a large open car park, so no problem parking Dodges, parking fee includes bus into Portsmouth town centre.

That darling wasn't mine. She belonged to a firend, we used to run her and the 51 together, that's how one look and I knew the difrence. The one in the picture has now gone to Europe somewhere. They are a nice truckOnly had one problem with it a generator bearing failed, though that was in about 1996 and the bearing was dated 1945.

Maybe worth aksing him about an electronic ignition. I have fitted them to both mine. The one on My Dodge the WC51 has done about 15 years now, never a problem. Katy the WC54 that one is only about 5 or 6 years old.

Stick BRIXMIS in the searcg engine.

Vehicle's such as this, and other organisations that you wouldn't think of, have vehicles marked on PNC - Do not stop-report incident to ........ The unit asking for PNC was then advised Disengage, do not record. There followed a whole lot of paperwork. Sounds like the partilal chassis number similar to what mine had. Apprently it identifies the vehicle to a code at Land Rover for spares, and that's it. Quick thought, any aditional od dwiring or switch holes on the beast. Also any odd holes under the sill?

There are solid state modifications available now, I recommend Ask Frank! at Jolley enginnering http://www.classicheads.com/Electronic_Ignition.html

That's not a WC. The Canadian's didnt make them. That if it is correct is an APT airportable truck. Similar to but quite unlike (To quote Douglas Adams) a WC51 or 52. Diffrent engine for a start the longer T215. Also narrowerthan the 51. Also one of the rarest of the family.

Last time I went there, they got a bit upset because I pointed out the Jeep had a modern camo net on it. When asked by a very huffy attendant how I knew I pointed to the Doddge WC51 in the car park and said 'I own that'

Better and better! 😀

Bucking, yes well with the handaling of those things, quite likley.

If customs ask make sure you tell them it used parts of scrap value only! Does work if the guys are feeling friendly.

Hey Officer , how can I have been doing 80mph? It's a tank! Be doing doughnuts next. 🤣

Sorry Tyler, long time ago. The original Range Rover was displayed in the Louvre Gallery of Art in Paris. The new one shouldn't even be in the car park.

A number were purchased for Urgent Operational needs. The BRIXMIS RAF used them, I have a photo from a serving officer of one , a Classic in Bosnia, Camo and steel wheels, and variuous groups used them in Germany, known as Berlin Blacks, but to claim that a vehicle is SAS I'd say Umm, prove it. Mine came through an aquaintance who was closley linked to the Regiment, through his work. The vehicle had served in Berlin, and was a Black 2 door LHD auto classic. The engine was worn out so it went back to Hereford. There a 3.5 V8 Sherpa was aquired for EOD work. Procedure was back down road with top rear mounted light scanning for IED's. After about two weeks of deployment it found one! Basically only the engine came back. On the grounds of Improvise Adapt and Overcome the engine was fitted to the Rangy so it was an off ticket playmobile. The hell was hacked out of it then it was passed to my friend, as he was carting a lot of stuff about Sailsbury plain. When he worked the rest of the life out it he asked if I would like to buy it for scrap value. I jumped at the chance as I knew the vehicle and hoped to restore it, if nothing else the engine was a pearl. I did run it about for a bit, it wouldn't pull the wall out of a house, the house came with it. Money and time I had to sell it and have lost track of it now.

I only know of one genuine one. I knew the vehicles's provenince, the only diffrence was a partial chassis number. This vehicle was a 2 door black auto. The only real proof would be if you could get information out of Land Rover. or a freedom of informatin request from MOD. It is very unlikley such vehicles would come onto the civillian market.

Normally in cases like this the DVSA or what ever their called this week, will issue an letter of authorisation for work to be carried out. Have you tried contacting them directly?

Thanks Fredrick.

Original designers Rod Stevenson and Dennis Puleston were deep water yachtsman, they respected that water and weather bites.

Usual high standard from you. Do you know where the pictures were taken, and are you going to add a crane?

Actually mike, from the scorched area around the vehicle this morninmg.. May have bit a more than Damm! 👹

Nice choice, jut an ordinary vehicle, ell presented