Registry of Ex Military Land Rovers
Vehicle Variants => Workshop Vehicles => Topic started by: Tommy on June 10, 2012, 07:30:52 PM
-
The following photos show 113-813 in Vietnam. At some stage during it's SVN service, 813 was transformed into the armys RAC breakdown vehicle.
(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/tommykm/042_Stuck_on_Rice_Paddy_Feb_1970.jpg) (http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/tommykm/Road_Patrol_Landrover.jpg)
-
LOVE IT :D interesting placement of Tac Plates ;)
-
Another photo of 113-813 in Vietnam.
-
Wonder why they changed the wing mirrors?
-
All the better to see who is chasing you...........
-
No doors to mount the usually seen inter mirrors on.
-
Road Patrol has been found and saved.
It's on the way to my shed for full resto in Road Patrol set up.
More to follow!
-
How good is that! I'm looking forward to the updates already.
-
Fantastic stuff Scott. Well done.
-
I'm really looking forward to seeing this one restored to its 'in country' period.
Is the brush bar on backwards in the Vietnam photos?
Well done Scott, another one rescued.
-
Sorry, I have nothing good to say.... I am jealous and outraged ! :P
:o (tic) :o
:)
-
Road Patrol has been found and saved.
It's on the way to my shed for full resto in Road Patrol set up.
More to follow!
Hello FFRMan,
Can you let us know the story of how you came across Road Patrol. It is great that it has been found and will be restored. I look forward to following the progress of its restoration!
Kind Regard
Lionel
-
Scott, judging by the Lichen, I'm guessing it wasn't far from home.
-
Scott, judging by the Lichen, I'm guessing it wasn't far from home.
What Lichen?
-
Uh, sorry. It's using the new 3D camo paint!!!!
-
That's not lichen,
THIS is lichen..... ;D
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk135/pinegrove_photo/Land%20Rover/IMGP3785.jpg) (http://s279.photobucket.com/user/pinegrove_photo/media/Land%20Rover/IMGP3785.jpg.html)
It looks like there has been a mass lichen slaughter in the last few weeks.......
Very satisfying to get rid of it though.
-
my trailer had very little lichen on it.
The lichen is the Toolern Vale version of the Frontline Machinery Badge
-
Uh, sorry. It's using the new 3D camo paint!!!!
Yes Alan my Lichen is 3D disruptive pattern, very hard to replicate in real life!
-
Looks like it prefers olive drab to RAAF camouflage paint then.
-
As most have worked out Road Patrol was in the Ian Tankard collection at Toolern Vale, I nearly bought the wrong one, until a little bit more research and thinking it through.
So Road Patrol has been sitting quietly in the same spot for 22 years, purchased by Ian in 1993 from Broadmeadows, REMLR database says
113-813 109 1965 - Series 2A 6043A Automotive Repair Shop, Truck mounted, 3/4 ton, GS, Garage unk 153001042 - 750x16 314 NSW. Original Chassis 25312712B was replaced with 153001042 which is also listed for vehicle ARN 111-383 . Broadmeadows auction. Pic: Vietnam
Veitnam photo with hard top fitted 26.03.93
Road Patrol would have been rebuilt once back from Vietnam, the plate on the firewall has the original chassis number and the plate in the photo shows rebuild with 153001042 chassis as a replacement, in the Army the chassis is simply just another part that can be replaced, 111 - 383 appears to have been scrapped at this point.
So at this point I've only brought it home and haven't pressure washed the lichen off yet.
Attached photos,
rebuild plate
As found
on the trailer
at home, standing square and high
covered with tarp - no longer does it have to sit out in the weather!
Regards
Scott
-
Just out of curiosity Scott, have you checked the chassis number on the chassis?
-
Looking forward to the restoration and I vote it should be back to road patrol in Vietnam with all the signs put back on (would be an interesting vehicle). Did you rub down the driver guard down yet, look at the road patrol photo there a name and something else on the guard.
Cheers Anthony (Tony) Egretz 368
-
Just out of curiosity Scott, have you checked the chassis number on the chassis?
Yep
-
Did you rub down the driver guard down yet, look at the road patrol photo there a name and something else on the guard.
Cheers Anthony (Tony) Egretz 368
No not yet, looks like a name or something in White closer to the door, then something in red closer to the front of the guard
-
Currently has
2 Div Tac
71 Tac
Wombat - I'm told either 29th or 52nd combat supply Co.
Can anyone confirm the TAC plates match the wombat etc
-
Hi Scott,
It's a transport company Tac Plate and I'm thinking 8 Transport Company. Back in those days there was a combat supply platoon co located / attached / under of each Transport unit . I think they were all called combat wombats?
Having said that I could be wrong and happy to stand corrected.
Cheers,
Mick
-
Found another photo!
Fair bit more detail to help with restoration
113-813 - 17 Construction Squadron Workshop - Nui Dat
-
Hey Scott,
I think I have a set of red lights that would be perfect for her. Right era and everything. I'll dig them out for you.
Cheers mate,
Mick
-
Hey Scott,
I think I have a set of red lights that would be perfect for her. Right era and everything. I'll dig them out for you.
Cheers mate,
Mick
Excellent Mick. I'll pay you back in storage!
-
Fair call 👍😊
-
What I find weird, now we got a close up: is the headlight are painted half white and no blinker. Whats the go with that
Cheers Anthony (Tony) Egretz 368
-
What I find weird, now we got a close up: is the headlight are painted half white and no blinker. Whats the go with that
Cheers Anthony (Tony) Egretz 368
Yes you can see a lot of detail, blinkers are there but clearance "parker" lights not there at all (normally but not always the blinker is on top) also looks like the blinkers have been over painted in OD, the headlights top painted white with red "eyes"
You can even see the RACSV sign is twitched on by some wire, what colour is the Road Patrol sign and the RACSV sign, blue or dark Green??
-
Thanks mate happy to be corrected
Cheers Anthony (Tony) Egretz 368
-
Chances are the background of the RACSV sign is blue.
Only a guess but as it's a piss take on the racv or similar they would go with their colours.
-
Chances are the background of the RACSV sign is blue.
Only a guess but as it's a piss take on the racv or similar they would go with their colours.
Yeah I recon Blue for the same reason
-
Another in colour.
http://www.au104.org/Photo5/images96-100/104Sigs_96-5_RAEME%20workshop2_1971_NH.jpg
Pete
-
Another in colour.
http://www.au104.org/Photo5/images96-100/104Sigs_96-5_RAEME%20workshop2_1971_NH.jpg
Pete
Thanks Pete,
clearly blue, I also think the Road Patrol sign is blue
Regards
Scott
-
No worries Scott.
Unfortunately the colours in the pic are a bit off. A hint to find the (nearly) correct shade of blue:
The top sign has a RAEME tri colour on the right. Find that correct colour off the net - the two signs appear to be a slightly darker shade.
Cheers,
Pete
-
Some interesting differences
a FFT motor
red paint underneath Olive drab on inner wings
heavy plate spare wheel clamp
Noggy lock on hand throttle
-
I've done some work on the colors of these which might help.
Alan
-
Very nice, much better clarity and colour. Thanks.
-
Any chance of a photo of the hand throttle lock Scott?
I've seen the gear stick ones, interested to see another type.
Interesting to see that some of these mods survived the rebuild as well.
-
Here is an image of the 'Noggy lock' as fitted to my S2A 109 wksp
(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/172-562/insitu%20now_zpszielxv8m.jpg)
it is not known whether my 109 served O/sea's, cheers Dennis