Looking at buying this ex-SAS Range Rover...

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birchy71 said:
how do they know it was "ex SAS" ,
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Wont the discharge papers say so?
crashbox said:
If it was used in SAS ops it would be thrashed to feck. Desert ones were pink. This was prob used to transport Ruperts in GB but were still spanked.
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They did have RRs. Witht the internal cage you see on this motor, plus a dog guard and a few other things.All special vehicels, which the above one makes no mention of.The "roll cage" looks right though-even though they aint a roll cage, there roof strenthing bars. Used for FIBUA(fighting in builit up areas) or FISH(fighting in someones house) as we called it.
IGP50 said:
To the best of my knowledge the Regiment never used RR`s in the desert, so no "pink" ones. There are records of using them in urban theatres for counter -terrorism, I`ve seen photos of a couple with strengthened roof racks and adapted front bumpers, in both cases to mount ladders for access to buildings, but for obvious reasons its difficult to tell what they`ve done to the inside. I`d have been interested in how the dealer was going to prove the provenance of the vehicle, it won`t list anything remotely interesting under previous owners and I`d be amazed if it ever had a military registration for you to check back.
Have a look at Barry Davies` book on the illustrated history of the Regiment if you`re still interested - the chapter on counter-terrorism - there are photos on there of a couple of e platers
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there was a fella on here that had one, it was all traceable too.
tomcat59alan said:
or saturdays and sundays(better known as the TA)
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weekend warriors
 
birchy71 said:
how do they know it was "ex SAS" ,
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Because it has a second VIN plate under the bonnet with it's military registration on it - and a full internal roll cage fitted from new.

I agree with everyone else, usually military = shagged, but this one was an escort vehicle, not a battle-zone Defender, so I had high hopes! Shame it hadn't been looked after properly since being demobbed in the year 2000, I guess...
 
MikeV8SE said:
Because it has a second VIN plate under the bonnet with it's military registration on it - and a full internal roll cage fitted from new.

I agree with everyone else, usually military = shagged, but this one was an escort vehicle, not a battle-zone Defender, so I had high hopes! Shame it hadn't been looked after properly since being demobbed in the year 2000, I guess...
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dunno bout escort the roof strengthing bars are for blokes to clamber around on the roof to get into 2nd floor windows
 
goonarmy said:
dunno bout escort the roof strengthing bars are for blokes to clamber around on the roof to get into 2nd floor windows
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It didn't have roof strenghtening bars, just the internal roll cage. It didn't have the front bumper mounts either, but it did have police-spec springs fitted all round.

It was a 1992 J-reg car, so quite a few years after the RR's with the roof platforms were introduced.
 
MikeV8SE said:
It didn't have roof strenghtening bars, just the internal roll cage. It didn't have the front bumper mounts either, but it did have police-spec springs fitted all round.

It was a 1992 J-reg car, so quite a few years after the RR's with the roof platforms were introduced.
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looked like it didnt have the dog cage either. Did it have any special vehicle badges?Was the roll cage a proper one, ie will it survive a roll?
 
goonarmy said:
looked like it didnt have the dog cage either. Did it have any special vehicle badges?Was the roll cage a proper one, ie will it survive a roll?
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No dog guard, but then it didn't have a parcel shelf or spare wheel cover either.

The car had been resprayed - was originally Plymouth Blue but had been resprayed some Jaguar Mica blue, which wasn't too my taste either.

The roll cage was a proper job, covering A, B, C and D pillars - thick black thing, very nicely done, was perfectly lined up with the pillars so was vitrually invisible from the outside. Would definitely withstand a rollover IMO.

Really disappointed as had the body and chassis been rust-free I'd have quite liked the rest of the car. Oh well!
 
Have I missed something in the previous posts, which states how to definitively prove a vehicle is former SAS? I thought CAST vehicles just had MoD as previous owner?

P.S holy necropost Batman
 
gold rover said:
Have I missed something in the previous posts, which states how to definitively prove a vehicle is former SAS? I thought CAST vehicles just had MoD as previous owner?

P.S holy necropost Batman
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o/t 'gold rover' anything to do with rover class RFA ?

Back on topic, if it is SAS would it not be armoured and heavier than a standard vehicle of any persuasion? Royal Landy's are much heavier, with unrated suspension, brakes etc. To cope
 
Pompey said:
o/t 'gold rover' anything to do with rover class RFA ?

Back on topic, if it is SAS would it not be armoured and heavier than a standard vehicle of any persuasion? Royal Landy's are much heavier, with unrated suspension, brakes etc. To cope
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Nope not RFA , I played under the cap badge I have as an avatar. I have a gold Range Rover, no clever hidden meaning :)
There is another group of Army types who use, radios, sirens and upgraded , unmarked, RRs which is why I'm asking
 
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Pompey said:
o/t 'Back on topic, if it is SAS would it not be armoured and heavier than a standard vehicle of any persuasion? Royal Landy's are much heavier, with unrated suspension, brakes etc. To cope
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I thought that they used local unmodified stock so as to blend in. When I was in Bastion in the lead up to it closing we sent back some armoured Landcruisers. They were totally knackered (not just the bullet marks) so wouldnt buy an ex mil armoured vehicle. Plus they stood out sore thumb, just the colour of the glass gives it away as well as its stance compared to the same standard model.
 
gold rover said:
Have I missed something in the previous posts, which states how to definitively prove a vehicle is former SAS? I thought CAST vehicles just had MoD as previous owner?

P.S holy necropost Batman
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Depends. My 90 is ex-mil, and the paperwork that came with it when it was cast give loads of details about where it was, quick email to me MOD gave me the rest - mine was a motor transport base runaround for the signals in Dorset and did nothing more interesting than that.
But I brought mine direct, so this paperwork may not be present with others?
 
EntropyUK said:
I thought that they used local unmodified stock so as to blend in. When I was in Bastion in the lead up to it closing we sent back some armoured Landcruisers. They were totally knackered (not just the bullet marks) so wouldnt buy an ex mil armoured vehicle. Plus they stood out sore thumb, just the colour of the glass gives it away as well as its stance compared to the same standard model.
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For reasons I don't understand some people want to buy them for exactly that reason. Although there is the flip side that those that don't know, won't know. :)
 
As an ex Bootneck and Royal Chauffeur i can honestly say it isn't anything to do with the royals. Most cars used by the royals are property of the manufacture and then sent off to have comms fitted and twos and blues fitted behind the grills ect and thats it. Cars then go back to manufacture and on the log book there will be no trace of what it was used for. RR regularly send cars up to Sandringham and Balmoral for guests to use and then go back to the factory. Back up vechs are all normally police spec and are owned by the met.
 
Was it purported to be direct sales from the military?
Can't see them installing LPG o_O
I agree with your remarks about sellers not being honest. I assume you told him what you thought of his pile of junk & maybe him as well, depending on how big he was :rolleyes:
 
If it was a true SAS vehicle it would have protection in all the doors, floor & roof. Glass would also be bullit proof.
It sounds like it was just used for officail duties, like popping into macdonalds etc.
If you're not sure, drive the thing. It won't drive like a range rover as you know it. It will handle like a tank.

As it has a roll cage, I reaken it was used for driving techiques. The saying here is " If you bottle it BEFORE the car, you've failed your driving techniques" Hence the roll cage. If this is the case, the range rover has had it's bollocks thrashed out of it & every join & panel stressed beyond belief. It would of been driving through lakes, mud up to the doors on a regular basis & thrashed with foot to the floor.

As a novelty value, you could park it on your drive & tell people it's a 2017 plate range rover in disguise.

Did anyone clock the reg?
 
If the LR-SV plate is real, then email the number & photo them like I did. They responded with all the original vehicle details including what they fitted before it left LRSV.
 
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