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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6312 Location: Derby
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder why he chose a Land Rover? (over a gun carriage; which is what I would have thought he might have had.) |
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Peter_L
Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 2680 Location: New Brunswick. Canada.
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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He chose a Land Rover because they were a great part of his motoring history.
I read, that an identical model stood quietly in the wings, just in case. |
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6312 Location: Derby
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Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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You don't see the forward control land Rover much these days! |
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Norseman
Joined: 09 Jan 2019 Posts: 78 Location: Essex UK
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 10:58 pm Post subject: LR hearse |
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Having owned a number of LR products over the decades you could call me an aficionado & wouldn't dismiss one of the breed for my final journey, but I would want a V8 not a godamn diesel ... so inappropriate for such an occasion.
I suspect the driver of the TD5 at HRH's funeral shut the engine off on the long downhill section as everything seemed to go quiet for a while. _________________ 1987 classic Range Rover Vouge
1998 E39 523i SE sedan
A great many models have served me well since the 'sixties, all of them old & some even older than me. |
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013 Posts: 3814 Location: The Somerset Levels
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 7:45 am Post subject: |
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My Brother owned a forward control Ambulance, nice machine but very thirsty. _________________ Various Rootes Vehicles. |
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Norseman
Joined: 09 Jan 2019 Posts: 78 Location: Essex UK
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Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Rootes75 wrote: | My Brother owned a forward control Ambulance, nice machine but very thirsty. |
Assume it was a 101 V8?
The military don't tend to prioritise fuel economy in their specifications !
Years ago my hobby was US built WW2 vehicles that consumed petrol like it was going out of fashion, but then if you want to enjoy & show a vehicle it's a state of mind when it comes to running costs.
Bung the nozzle into the tank, hold the trigger & don't keep looking at the readout _________________ 1987 classic Range Rover Vouge
1998 E39 523i SE sedan
A great many models have served me well since the 'sixties, all of them old & some even older than me. |
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6312 Location: Derby
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Bengt Axel
Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Posts: 267 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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It would make an excellent second hand purchase "Very low mileage, only used to go to church on Sunday, one titled owner....." _________________ "Once bread becomes toast, it can never go back! |
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