Military Vehicles, March 1997,: Re: LANDROVER 101, forward control
Re: LANDROVER 101, forward control
Judd Bietz (cb75514@navix.net)
Mon, 03 Mar 1997 20:03:46 -0600
ROD_DIERY wrote:
>
> Hi Rod,
>
> I just looked at your Perentie Jeep pic at
> http://www.scsn.bee.qut.edu.au/~rwalker/cj2a/interesting_jeeps/army_j10/AM_j
> 10.htm
> and I would like to correct you a little.
>
> The three contenders for the light vehicles were the Jeeep, Landrover 110
> and Mercedes Benz G Wagon. These vehicles were all in the one tonne
> capacity class. The Unimog UL1300 and the locally developed Landrover 6X6
> were the competitors in the Perentie 1.5 to 2 tonne capacity class.
>
> For the record both Landrovers won. The Jeep was ruled out because it was
> powered by a petrol engine whereas the Australian Army had specifically
> stipulated diesel power. The G Wagon was powered (underpowered???) by a
> five cylinder diesel but was very slow at on highway and I believe
> extremely expensive. The four cylinder Isuzu powered Landrover was the
> clear winner in that it was cheap (er), fast and locally built. I don't
> know why the bigger Landrover was chosen over the Unimog. Probably a
> package deal with Jaguar Rover Australia at the time. Incidentally, all
> 110s built for the Aust Army since about 1990 including the SAS Long Range
> Patrol Vehicles (LRPV) have been built by British Aerospace (Australia) in
> Adelaide. That was after JRA went bust.
>
> Believe me, the 110 Landrover was heaven to drive after the horrible 6
> cylinder powered Landrover Series Threes that they replaced. How the 2
> vehicles could ever come from the same manufacturer is beyond me.
>
> Cheers
>
> Rod Diery
> Kulin Western Australia
> Austin Champ owner and 'would be' restorer
> ROD_DIERY@onaustralia.com.auDoes anyone know where in the US a person could find info on used 101's
I am having some difficuly finding any 101's for sale, any one out there
know of any? Thanx for the help.
JUDD BIETZ
CRETE NEBRASKA
DODGE POWERWAGON OWNER AND FAN!