pontyslapper Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 Had a response from Hendon yesterday evening - fair go, they provided me with a scanned copy of the vehicle record. Not a very exciting life from the record - but then who knows what it got up to on base. Rover Ltd -> Ashworth 6/6/73 Ashworth -> Aldergrove 12/8/73 Aldergrove -> Catterick 5/6/78 Ex Catterick 27/4/81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 RAF Catterick - east side of A1 , Army Garrison - west side of A1 I used to get into few area inc. the RAF - it was very quiet 1978 to 81 , don't even recall aircraft landing. In the main RAF Regiment , fire training area at south end. 1981 disposal , bit early for CMA (Maltby) Nr. Stockton-on-Tees or CMA John O'Gaunt , Leeds - so I suppose it was auctioned by IIRC Walker Watson Hanson auctioneers of Nottingham who organised the vehicle disposals at Ordnance & Storage Depot Ruddington. Possibly perusal of the MOD sales catalogues from April 1981 , may give you a little lead. ISTR the auctions were every two months over 3or4 days), I would probably have been there, unfortunately I gave a stack of my Cat. away. Other than £ - nothing much to gain. From the civvy VRM , you should be able to determine the town/area of first registration - then a educated guess as to the dealer who purchased (in those days there were not so many private buyers of LWT ) actually the visitors car park was always packed & more interesting than the MOD parc firme. Some dealers will still have sales records that may lead to first civilian owner ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 CU (of UCU) - seems to be Newcastle-upon-Tyne , can think of only a few possibility of LR dealers , Jacksons @ Morpeth, or more probably a firm next to Fearless Rubber Co. north bank of Tyne , just east of Scotswood bridge (need to think of name). Slim possibility of NEM North Eastern Motors up river at Lemington or Albany Motors , Gateshead side of Tyne just east of Tyne Bridge. Or - a Geordie privateer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Remembered , near the Scotswood bridge - Gill Land Rover Services , he also had two or three LWT in stock. His wife ran a LR spares shop on Blaydon High Street. Only other would be a garage at Fourstones/Newborough - I think he still trades used LR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katmiab Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Hi, as promised, found some photographs of Paul’s (Pontyslaper) lightweight UCU 971Y. The picture in red Hammerite was the day I got it in 1984 and I took about a year getting it sorted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontyslapper Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 These are fab! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katmiab Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Hi, was there any hint anywhere on the vehicle of that lovely, expensive blue paint? Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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