nathanglasgow
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It would cost you a bit to re import it from Canada tho.
tottot
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A friend who served in the army [ REME I think ] served at a base in England [ Bicester ]where they had a pile of these 4 x 2 Landy.s that were used for training radio operators.
When the very snowy frozen winter of 62/63 struck they were asked to help out with local travel issues. He said those 4 x 2 landys were useless but as luck would have it there was in the back of the service building a couple of older Series ones's that were 4 x 4 which were quickly put back into working order and used extensively for the rest of the big freeze.
Afterwards the army decided that 4 X 2 Land Rover's were not a good idea. No sh1t Sherlock.
When the very snowy frozen winter of 62/63 struck they were asked to help out with local travel issues. He said those 4 x 2 landys were useless but as luck would have it there was in the back of the service building a couple of older Series ones's that were 4 x 4 which were quickly put back into working order and used extensively for the rest of the big freeze.
Afterwards the army decided that 4 X 2 Land Rover's were not a good idea. No sh1t Sherlock.
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Could the thinking go back to the WW2 and North Africa where they found the 2WD drive trucks outperformed the 4WD and went back to 2WD for the long range missions? I think there was more to it than the drive, the 2WD were Chevrolet and the 4WD fords, the Chevys broke down less as they were simpler, also the 4WD used a lot more fuel. They found then that big soft tyres were more use on sand than 4WD.but that's a very specific set of circumstances. Still maybe the lesson got over applied? After all this is only some 15 years later.
tottot
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Some one in military purchase thought they would save some money and make servicing simpler.
It was a big order and Land Rover obliged. [ They could have had a bunch of Morris1000 vans/pickups for a lot less but wanted to standardise on one type ] They even had another batch of series two 4 X 2's built. NUTS.
When sold off at end of service the 4 x 2's were a popular purchase as they had seen little hard work and new owners soon had them fitted with a driving front axle and front out put on the transfer box, all just a bolt on job. So today to find an original 4 x 2 is rare.
It was a big order and Land Rover obliged. [ They could have had a bunch of Morris1000 vans/pickups for a lot less but wanted to standardise on one type ] They even had another batch of series two 4 X 2's built. NUTS.When sold off at end of service the 4 x 2's were a popular purchase as they had seen little hard work and new owners soon had them fitted with a driving front axle and front out put on the transfer box, all just a bolt on job. So today to find an original 4 x 2 is rare.
