Sputnik01

Active Member

• Oct 7, 2018

• #1

I found this strange beast whilst fantasising about things I can't afford on ebay. I thought I would share it with you as I've never seen or known about it's existence before.

Is it a production model or someones warped mind coming out in their garage?

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Land-Rover-...081222?hash=item2f1644f686:g:4-oAAOSwlAZajvBy

 

wattfield

AKA Dirk Diggler

• Oct 7, 2018

• #2

Never heard of it myself, but it's a Santana, so maybe they built them and Land Rover in the UK didn't?

 

Rougharse Racing

Well-Known Member

• Oct 10, 2018

• #3

Yes, a production vehicle.

 

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Rodeo Joe

Well-Known Member

• Oct 14, 2018

• #4

Says possibly not for sale in GB in the text.

 

Rougharse Racing

Well-Known Member

• Oct 14, 2018

• #5

It was built by Santana and sold in military markets who were not on the UK's friends list.

 

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Rodeo Joe

Well-Known Member

• Oct 14, 2018

• #6

Did they sell many? Looks like a waste of effort really , not particularly lightweight and no different from the regular model in terms of cumbersomness (possibly made up word).........

 

Rougharse Racing

Well-Known Member

• Oct 14, 2018

• #7

I think that they were designed to be simple and rugged rather than light.

 

boguing

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Oct 27, 2018

• #8

The UK built Lightweight was never actually called that by LR or our military, they all knew it as the Air Portable. The main reason for it's difference was the need to fit them two abreast into a Bristol aircraft (Beverley I think). Unbolting all the upper panels made it possible to stack two onto a pallet.

 

goonarmy

Beer tester

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Nov 16, 2018

• #9

God it's ugly

 

Clunkbucket

Active Member

• Nov 16, 2018

• #10

I quite like it, it has a function cool look!