northrecce Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 This has just popped up on the land rover world facebook page . Has anyone got any info to the demise of these perfectly good looking 110's 127's and hi-caps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 These are Otokar produced vehicles in Turkey photographed recently. I think they were on this forum in another post about 6 months ago or less. I understand the mindset is that it was easier to destroy them all than deal with "military kit" going out into the public domain. Part of it is a poloiticalpressure from other vehicle manufacturers not liking seeing their potential customers for new vehicles scoop up useful practical vehicles second hand. his happened at the end of the second world war also. It is sadly the trend of governments around the world to scrap rather than sell off kit. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) This has just popped up on the land rover world facebook page . Has anyone got any info to the demise of these perfectly good looking 110's 127's and hi-caps? Judging by the white number plates (blanked out) which are on front and back of some vehicles, they would not appear to be British Army ones. Could be wrong though. :undecided: Beaten to it ! Edited October 2, 2012 by Richard Farrant answered whilst I posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snort Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Judging by the white number plates (blanked out) which are on front and back of some vehicles, they would not appear to be British Army ones. Could be wrong though. :undecided: Beaten to it ! warranty claim !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) Vaguely reminiscent of MVS at Litchfield when they were shunting long rows of Series Landrovers :shocked: For those who never saw it MVS (Military Vehicle Spares, the then agent for MOD disposals) had literally hundreds of LRs stored bumper to tailgate in long rows on the airfield. When someone said 'I want that one in the middle' out would come the shunter - a poor LR adorned with tyres front and back to move the whole lot at once. If they were lucky the row would keep straight... Edited October 3, 2012 by N.O.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 MVS was 50:50 owned by Leaversley International (just down the road at Lichfield) and Marshall (Cambridge) , ISTR their involvement was something to do with loss of a ambulance contract (Pinzgauer portal axles could function in a Balkan winter). Arguably - MVS disposed of the S3 fleet and spares in a efficent manner for the tax payer , possibly no longer the case , presently a fork truck is used under the chassis LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 It was certainly a case of 'flooding the market'! I had some great bits and pieces from MVS - and as you say Ruxy, it seemed quite an efficient operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I had a brand new steering box for my old 101 from MVS £175. And a brand new hood in the packaging at £120. Yep some good deals could be had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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