Spotted on my way to work.

[Wheeledbeast]

Running late for work this morning , then the road was closed and i had to follow a diversion .... and then i met this pulling out of a junction.




The owner said he has had the truck for many years. It had some bent tubes for carrying logs ( or somthing ) on the back along with a box for assorted sundries.. The owner said it alos has a large box that goes on the back and at one time he had a whole caravan mounted behind the cab. The truck is running a perkins diesel engine with a range rover gear box.

I saw this truck many years ago at a classic car event on the Severn Valley Railway and until i bought my FC it was the only series FC i had ever seen. i have told the owner about the club and passed on my contact details i hope he gets in touch

I think this image may be the same Forward control with the caravan


May be we will here from him soon, it certainly brightened up my trip to work.

[DasLandRoverMan]

Looks like the same truck. Strange it's got the IIA rear spring setup

[22900013A]

Not really when you consider it could well be just a collection of various parts put together. That looks like an extended wheelbase to me as well.

[Wheeledbeast]

I think its running on smaller tyres which makes the proportions look strange.

[DasLandRoverMan]

Small tyres or not, that ain't no 109" -or 109 3/4"- wheelbase.

[Wheeledbeast]

DVLA says:
Vehicle details
Vehicle make LAND ROVER
Date of first registration July 1971
Year of manufacture 1959
Cylinder capacity (cc) 3300 cc
CO₂Emissions Not available
Fuel type DIESEL Export marker No Vehicle status
Tax not due
Vehicle colour GREEN
Vehicle type approval Not available
Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weight 3499kg

year of manufacture 1959 first registration July 1971 Certainly sounds a bit odd, given that we know it has a range rover box and a Perkins engine it could well be a home made special.