Once...... (for Mike) by debbielove

Photography • Military • posted on Jul 17, 2016

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When a letter arrived at Land Rover asking for a replacement for a certain now falling apart Land Rover vehicles for, a certain group of Soldiers who never are photographed or seen in public, they set to work.. In the late 1960's this happened, the SAS wanted a new 'Rover' equipped for everything that may be needed.. A Series II a Land Rover was totally re-equipped for such needs, including heavy duty springs, sand tyres, specially mounted spare wheel, long rang fuel tanks, and a large array of special equipment.. All other superfluous items were removed including doors! They then added GPMG's, an Anti Tank Gun, rifles, smoke grenades etc.. The body was painted pink, the best colour for desert work (from above), and so was born the Legend of 'The Pink Panthers!' This is the very first one, complete with wooden mock up machine guns.. It was given the OK on the first run.. It may be noted now, that for the first time since Land Rovers were 'invented' The British Forces are no longer buying them.. And no its not that they are rubbish.. It just stinks.. Would you guys in America buy Nissan? Thought not.... Taken and kept along with other goodies at The National Motor Museum.. Rob

Comments (9)

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T.Rex

8:33AM | Sun, 17 July 2016

In which dessert? Looks cool. Reminds me of the Chevy trucks used by the Long Range Desert Patrols in North Africa. But (if I'm not wrong) the Land Rovers were better. Keep up the good work! :-)

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tallpindo

10:58AM | Sun, 17 July 2016

PSP is so WW-I and France. Is that a water can (Jerry can) or a gas can. If gas can see also T-34, T-54 drop tanks and 1967 War. Land Rovers are part of In-JUH now along with Jaguar and the cute little aluminum Buick V-8s are gone. I always liked the whirring grinding sound of the transmissions in rough terrain at attempted speed.

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Faemike55

12:12PM | Sun, 17 July 2016

now this is what ewe need to combat road rage in America

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Buffalo1

2:48PM | Sun, 17 July 2016

Just great! As to why the UK forces aren't using them, well its shameful cost cutting and destroying homeland jobs.

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RodS

6:49PM | Sun, 17 July 2016

I don't know about that, Rob..... With the current crop of idiots (and the new crop waiting in the wings), who knows what they'd buy...

Very cool history and photo.

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Maxidyne

8:18AM | Mon, 18 July 2016

Cheers mate, these really were built for a purpose which they damn well did. It's unreal but I think a lot of the damage was done buy the use of the "snatch" Land Rovers. Why we can't build an equivalent to the Husky is as always all down to cost and a lack of investment for the future.

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HADCANCER

4:44PM | Mon, 18 July 2016

Now I am confused I have owned a couple of Nissan's here in the USA and although they were not the best car I ever owned the certainly were not the worst. The worst car I ever owned was a MG. It spent almost as much time in the shop as it did running.

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