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Chris - 09 Oct 2004 23:36 GMT

I saw some Black Land Rovers with MoD plates (Old Series III, but still in service)

But dose anyone know what there for? I never seen black ones before.

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terry - 10 Oct 2004 00:32 GMT

> I saw some Black Land Rovers with MoD plates (Old Series III, but still in service)
>
> But dose anyone know what there for? I never seen black ones before.

hi Chris,

I saw one today too, at Willetts near Grantham, it was kitted out with
some very strange angled tubes (3 on each corner) pointing up & out.
Spare mounted on the front horizontally, so it preceeded the bumber by a
couple of feet or more, a 20 litre jerry can sat in a cutout in the O/S
tub, just behind the drivers door. There seemed to be a lot of equipment
inside, or at least the fittings for it. Looked like a FFR model in my
limited experience. Also was a softtop I think.

Very curious, it was I think a semi gloss finish too... Bizarre..

Tezza, series 2a 'Olive'

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Peter R. - 10 Oct 2004 08:10 GMT

>> I saw some Black Land Rovers with MoD plates (Old Series III, but still in service)
>>
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>Tezza, series 2a 'Olive'

That's a Pinkie, in it's orginal olive drab, and they've put a shine
on it with diesel oil.

Peter R.

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Alex - 10 Oct 2004 11:25 GMT

>> I saw some Black Land Rovers with MoD plates (Old Series III, but still in service)
>>
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>I saw one today too, at Willetts near Grantham, it was kitted out with
>some very strange angled tubes (3 on each corner) pointing up & out.

They are smoke dischargers.

>Spare mounted on the front horizontally, so it preceeded the bumber by a
>couple of feet or more, a 20 litre jerry can sat in a cutout in the O/S
>tub, just behind the drivers door. There seemed to be a lot of equipment
>inside, or at least the fittings for it. Looked like a FFR model in my
>limited experience. Also was a softtop I think.

Sounds like a Pink Panther that's been repainted.

Alex

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terry - 10 Oct 2004 14:24 GMT

http://pixuk.com/southview/

This is the one I saw yesterday. Click MOD stock at the left

Tezza

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wayne@lardrover.co.uk - 12 Oct 2004 21:43 GMT

>http://pixuk.com/southview/
>
>This is the one I saw yesterday. Click MOD stock at the left

How much surplus bullshit can someone bolt on to a Landrover to pass
it off as something it never was?

"Sorry Sir, we can neither confirm or deny any history of this vehicle
with the SAS, need to know and all that... Visa? That'll do nicely"

Still, expect to see it at Billing next year with it's proud new
owner.

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Mother - 13 Oct 2004 19:10 GMT

>How much surplus bullshit can someone bolt on to a Landrover to pass
>it off as something it never was?

Now, there's and idea...

>"Sorry Sir, we can neither confirm or deny any history of this vehicle
>with the SAS, need to know and all that... Visa? That'll do nicely"

You'd not even need to say that. They said in the ad 'SAS Spec' - NOT
that it was an SAS motor (which by the look of it is probably quite
obvious).

>Still, expect to see it at Billing next year with it's proud new
>owner.

Oh yes indeedy - on the EMLRA stand I wonder? ;-)

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Larry - 13 Oct 2004 22:00 GMT

Mine is definatly going to end up as something it never was, but not
anything it might not ever be, because that is the beuty of landies,
customisable to suit your needs and purposes.

Presently I have the kitchen sink in the back of mine as part of my ongoing
stealth camper conversion very handy if the SAS ever need to wash the dishes

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> On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 13:24:44 GMT, terry <terrysteeper@hotmail.com>

> How much surplus bullshit can someone bolt on to a Landrover to pass
> it off as something it never was?
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> Still, expect to see it at Billing next year with it's proud new
> owner.

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AN6530 - 14 Oct 2004 14:06 GMT

>Subject: Re: Black Military Land Rovers?
>From: "Larry" NDA@larry-arnold.com
>Date: 13/10/2004 22:00 GMT

>Presently I have the kitchen sink in the back of mine as part of my ongoing
>stealth camper conversion very handy if the SAS ever need to wash the dishes

I have a toilet in mine just in case they need a wee too ;-)

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Larry - 14 Oct 2004 19:37 GMT

Well I am intend to fit one of those too.

for nervos passengers :)

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> I have a toilet in mine just in case they need a wee too ;-)
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Rory Manton - 10 Oct 2004 08:22 GMT

Sounds like ex SAS pink panthers.

> I saw some Black Land Rovers with MoD plates (Old Series III, but still in service)
>
> But dose anyone know what there for? I never seen black ones before.

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AN6530 - 10 Oct 2004 11:10 GMT

>Subject: Re: Black Military Land Rovers?
>From: "Rory Manton" rory@griffon65.freeserve.co.uk
>Date: 10/10/2004 08:22 GMT

>Sounds like ex SAS pink panthers.

Black Panthers then? <groan> ;-)

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GbH - 10 Oct 2004 17:11 GMT

>> Subject: Re: Black Military Land Rovers?
>> From: "Rory Manton" rory@griffon65.freeserve.co.uk
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> Black Panthers then? <groan> ;-)

Puma?

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Rory Manton - 10 Oct 2004 17:50 GMT

>>> Subject: Re: Black Military Land Rovers?
>>> From: "Rory Manton" rory@griffon65.freeserve.co.uk
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>> Steve. Suffolk.
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Nah Pumas are the black helecopters that they don't opperate with 'cause ,
as you know, there ain't any!!!!

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AN6530 - 10 Oct 2004 20:14 GMT

>Subject: Re: Black Military Land Rovers?
>From: Rory Manton rory@griffon65.freeserve.co.uk
>Date: 10/10/2004 17:50 GMT

>Nah Pumas are the black helecopters that they don't opperate with 'cause ,
>as you know, there ain't any!!!!

Nah, wre not the Black Panthers active in the US a few years ago?

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EMB - 10 Oct 2004 21:19 GMT

> Nah, wre not the Black Panthers active in the US a few years ago?

According to a mate of mine who wasn't flying on the non-existent black
helicopters they didn't get any use in the US or elsewhere because they
don't exist. However the fact he was seriously injured whilst not
working with said non-helicopters probably means that something was
going on. I also think that they weren't in Afghanistan last year IYSWIM.

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Rory Manton - 11 Oct 2004 05:19 GMT

>> Subject: Re: Black Military Land Rovers?
>> From: Rory Manton rory@griffon65.freeserve.co.uk
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> Steve. Suffolk.
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No , Black Panthers are now opperational on Dartmoor.

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Austin Shackles - 10 Oct 2004 09:08 GMT

>I saw some Black Land Rovers with MoD plates (Old Series III, but still in service)
>
>But dose anyone know what there for? I never seen black ones before.

prolly for servicing the black helicopters, of which, of course, there are
none.

nothing to see here. Move along please.

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