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d j hutton

Member Since: 30 Jul 2009
Location: Dorset
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2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

Don't know what this is but interesting!

Spotted this at A hotel in the new forest, looks like a fibreglass body, possibly an ambulance or ice cream van? Got some neat coach lines on it

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I have a front view as well but can't currently seem to upload it.

Dj 1989 200tdi 90 csw
2011 110 usw Orkney grey

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25th Aug 2013 6:59pm

Lou Sparts

Member Since: 15 Apr 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 1501

2005 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

Almost certainly an ambulance but not an ex MOD one, appears to be a late series 2A probably a suffix H from about 69-71.

As you say interesting. 2005 Td5 90 XS

Steve

25th Aug 2013 8:06pm

110SEB

Member Since: 29 Jan 2009
Location: Essex, England
Posts: 1444

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Java Black

That's a handsome LR. I'm loving LR ambos more and more.

25th Aug 2013 11:59pm

Pickles

Member Since: 26 May 2013
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3755

2013 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Keswick Green

Could it be what they called a "Cross Country Ambulance", built by Pilchers?
Cheers, Pickles.

26th Aug 2013 6:22am

ken

Member Since: 18 Aug 2009
Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !!
Posts: 4328

Didn't Harrods use to run kit like that

26th Aug 2013 6:46am

d j hutton

Member Since: 30 Jul 2009
Location: Dorset
Posts: 1044

I thought it looked a bit Harrods colours (although no obvious sign writing area) Maybe it was a panel van and the sign writing was in the body where the windows are (perhaps been added although they appear to be a moulded in item)

Here's a front view.

DJ 1989 200tdi 90 csw
2011 110 usw Orkney grey

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27th Aug 2013 6:19pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16943

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Pilcher Green ambulance.

27th Aug 2013 6:44pm

Lou Sparts

Member Since: 15 Apr 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 1501

Bronze green ambulance

2005 Td5 90 XS

Steve

27th Aug 2013 7:04pm

22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3140

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green

Lou Sparts wrote:
Almost certainly an ambulance but not an ex MOD one, appears to be a late series 2A probably a suffix H from about 69-71.

As you say interesting.

Could also be a G suffix, as they were first with lamps in wings and shallow sills, came in in spring 1969, suffix H was later, 1970 I think, had a few further mods. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton
1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker
1969 IIA 1-Ton
1966 IIA 88"

28th Aug 2013 8:45am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 16943

I mis-spelled the name in my previous post, it's Pilcher-Greene (from Burgess Hill), still in business today.

I have also just found the following page which seems to be the ultimate reference for Land-Rover ambulances here. Interesting photo of an Australian ambulance conversion of an 80" Series 1, in the style of the WW2 jeep ambulances.

There's a Series IIA P-G ambulance that I see trundling round the Poole area reasonably often too. I am not sure how many were built in total.

28th Aug 2013 10:35am

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