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Isle of Shite Wight reg, colour doesn't look unfamiliar to me on that. Those wheel trims do though...

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Went over to the W. Midlands yesterday on a non-vehicle related viewing and the seller rocked up in the right hand car below.

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  On 08/01/2023 at 16:34, High Jetter said:

Isle of Shite Wight reg, colour doesn't look unfamiliar to me on that. Those wheel trims do though...

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2000E Trims innit. Same as the Zodiac Executive

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  On 08/01/2023 at 16:34, High Jetter said:

Isle of Shite Wight reg, colour doesn't look unfamiliar to me on that. Those wheel trims do though...

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It actually belongs to my Dad's mate. He uses it all year round! 

It was definitely an IoW car, I'm fairly sure Les, the owner bought it from the original family 

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This is a house on my dog walk, looks quite normal from the outside. But according to the equivalent of the DVLA, this is a serious Citroën licker. 55FDB919-A866-4B90-8480-D7EE4CE9E48A.thumb.jpeg.ad9bd6aad1bd34c7bb4c39db9f0efeb9.jpeg

He's in possession of the following:

76 GS Pallas
85 GSA 
75 GS Club
72 D Super DS 
73 ID 20 F

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  On 08/01/2023 at 17:41, MiniMinorMk3 said:

2000E Trims innit. Same as the Zodiac Executive

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Thanks, the Z's are what I associate them with.

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  On 08/01/2023 at 15:24, adw1977 said:

I don't think I've ever seen a beige Corsair before. 

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Haven’t seen any Corsair for ages. Must be quite rare now but I guess they weren’t made in the same numbers as Cortinas in the first place. 

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  On 09/01/2023 at 10:13, Joey spud said:

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Affectionately known as the Yard Pig this old girl is still earning its keep.

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Ex Military 2A, bet that’s had an interesting life 

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  On 09/01/2023 at 10:59, goosey said:

Ex Military 2A, bet that’s had an interesting life 

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Its lived at Rochester Airport for years and has no mot history that i can find.

The number plate lamp does indeed look a bit millitary spec.

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  On 09/01/2023 at 10:13, Joey spud said:

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Affectionately known as the Yard Pig this old girl is still earning its keep.

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 Certainly looks a long-termer. I wonder if the stablemates are still there? 

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No photo..... Wallsend.

Beige met 1.6 Toyota Carina, Dreg. ... Dulux n/s/f wing

#D847MDB

..... Trailing a D-I-Y trailer 😮

Check that MOT (last change of keeper 2015).....

Badgers Ar$e 🤐

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  On 09/01/2023 at 11:54, Dick Longbridge said:

 Certainly looks a long-termer. I wonder if the stablemates are still there? 

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  On 09/01/2023 at 11:47, Joey spud said:

Its lived at Rochester Airport for years and has no mot history that i can find.

The number plate lamp does indeed look a bit millitary spec.

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I find airfield vehicles oddly interesting. Possibly because they're often a bit unusual and kept going for a longer than normal life. 

It's a fair bet the Land Rover is ex-RAF. The matching R reg suggests the TACR2 (Truck, Aircraft Crash Rescue 2) and the Land Rover were both given civil plates when they were acquired from military surplus around the end of 1977.

The lack of MOT history suggests they've stayed offroad (/on an airfield) since.

TACRs were airfield emergency vehicles used by the RAF and Royal Navy. 

TACR1s were based on an uprated series II or III chassis. 

TACR2s were based on the Carmichael Commando 6 wheeled chassis http://www.range-rover-classic.com/Home/land-rover-brochures/range-rover-specials/carmichael-ltd---uk

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GEC were at Rochester in some form or other from 1967 to 1998  (https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/Rochester). The GEC logo on the LandRover could be due to GEC taking on the management of the airfield at the start of 1979 (https://rochesterairport.co.uk/about/history/). 

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  On 10/01/2023 at 00:55, mintwth said:

 

I find airfield vehicles oddly interesting. Possibly because they're often a bit unusual and kept going for a longer than normal life. 

It's a fair bet the Land Rover is ex-RAF. The matching R reg suggests the TACR2 (Truck, Aircraft Crash Rescue 2) and the Land Rover were both given civil plates when they were acquired from military surplus around the end of 1977.

The lack of MOT history suggests they've stayed offroad (/on an airfield) since.

TACRs were airfield emergency vehicles used by the RAF and Royal Navy. 

TACR1s were based on an uprated series II or III chassis. 

TACR2s were based on the Carmichael Commando 6 wheeled chassis http://www.range-rover-classic.com/Home/land-rover-brochures/range-rover-specials/carmichael-ltd---uk

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GEC were at Rochester in some form or other from 1967 to 1998  (https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/Rochester). The GEC logo on the LandRover could be due to GEC taking on the management of the airfield at the start of 1979 (https://rochesterairport.co.uk/about/history/). 

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GEC at Chelmsford had a  similar Land Rover fire engine but I vaguely recall it had a trailer with the pump on it.

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  On 09/01/2023 at 11:54, Dick Longbridge said:

 Certainly looks a long-termer. I wonder if the stablemates are still there? 

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My informant (son) tells me the Fordson and Range Rover are both still on site in the main hanger.

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  On 10/01/2023 at 00:55, mintwth said:

 

I find airfield vehicles oddly interesting. Possibly because they're often a bit unusual and kept going for a longer than normal life. 

It's a fair bet the Land Rover is ex-RAF. The matching R reg suggests the TACR2 (Truck, Aircraft Crash Rescue 2) and the Land Rover were both given civil plates when they were acquired from military surplus around the end of 1977.

The lack of MOT history suggests they've stayed offroad (/on an airfield) since.

TACRs were airfield emergency vehicles used by the RAF and Royal Navy. 

TACR1s were based on an uprated series II or III chassis. 

TACR2s were based on the Carmichael Commando 6 wheeled chassis http://www.range-rover-classic.com/Home/land-rover-brochures/range-rover-specials/carmichael-ltd---uk

images.jpg.c467bbf3f006e5535b74cfbde7189272.jpg

TAC1.thumb.jpg.8c8407bd8ac3f263d0198b3f2026eac7.jpg

GEC were at Rochester in some form or other from 1967 to 1998  (https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/heritage/Rochester). The GEC logo on the LandRover could be due to GEC taking on the management of the airfield at the start of 1979 (https://rochesterairport.co.uk/about/history/). 

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Thank you for collecting all this information together and sharing it.

I've lived around here for 40 plus years and have shamefully never taken much interest in the heritage that's right on my doorstep.

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