Spotted going North on the M1...FAST - What where they???

5 x Army 90 / 110 rag tops travelling north on the M1 today. In
convoy doin between 80mph and 90mph.

Fuel tank to the rear between the chassis rails (TD5??). Exhaust
poking out behind the NS rear wheel.

2" Lift all-round I think. Certainly higher than standard vehicles.

That strange air intake thing like the Wolves have.

Strange rear axle. Not Sailsbury, more akin to the normal Defender
axle but from the bottom of the diff pan to the left hand stub
(looking from behind) was a straight line?

I am more used to seeing army Defenders moving at about 50mph... These
were quick even by normal Defender standards.

Any ideas what would be powering them? I didnt think they used TD5's
so would it be 300Tdi?

Jon

They would have been standard wolves, they always seem to go everywhere
at 80mph. They have a reinforced back axle similar to the P38 range
rover (as do civvy 130s now) and sit higher at the back than older
90/110s. Engine is a 300tdi. Military 110s have always had rear fuel
tanks.

Sean
73FL74 101GS
1984 110 2.5NA
Medway Military Vehicle Group
www.mmvg.net

On 2006-03-23, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

> Military 110s have always had rear fuel tanks.

Don't all 110s? I know mine does, it even leaks a bit if I park the
truck nose-up.

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In message <[email protected]>, Jon
<[email protected]> writes
>5 x Army 90 / 110 rag tops travelling north on the M1 today. In
>convoy doin between 80mph and 90mph.
>
>Fuel tank to the rear between the chassis rails (TD5??). Exhaust
>poking out behind the NS rear wheel.
>
>2" Lift all-round I think. Certainly higher than standard vehicles.
>
>That strange air intake thing like the Wolves have.
>
>Strange rear axle. Not Sailsbury, more akin to the normal Defender
>axle but from the bottom of the diff pan to the left hand stub
>(looking from behind) was a straight line?
>
>I am more used to seeing army Defenders moving at about 50mph... These
>were quick even by normal Defender standards.
>
>Any ideas what would be powering them? I didnt think they used TD5's
>so would it be 300Tdi?
>
>Jon

Sounds like a bog standard wolf to me

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Marc Draper

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:14:02 +0000, Jon <[email protected]> scribbled
the following nonsense:

>5 x Army 90 / 110 rag tops travelling north on the M1 today. In
>convoy doin between 80mph and 90mph.
>
>Fuel tank to the rear between the chassis rails (TD5??). Exhaust
>poking out behind the NS rear wheel.
>
>2" Lift all-round I think. Certainly higher than standard vehicles.
>
>That strange air intake thing like the Wolves have.
>
>Strange rear axle. Not Sailsbury, more akin to the normal Defender
>axle but from the bottom of the diff pan to the left hand stub
>(looking from behind) was a straight line?
>
>I am more used to seeing army Defenders moving at about 50mph... These
>were quick even by normal Defender standards.
>
>Any ideas what would be powering them? I didnt think they used TD5's
>so would it be 300Tdi?
>
>Jon

Wolf, when I was in the TA, we used to squeeze 6 in the back and a
front passenger, me driving, a sankey full of kit, and it would pull
to well beyond 80.

All drivers had to be familiarised with the vehicles because of the
high speed, power steering etc. Quite a few were smashed up when
first introduced because of their performance.
--

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1994 200 TDi Discovery body shell, being bobbed and modded.....

On Thursday, in article
<[email protected]> [email protected]
"Simon Isaacs" wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:14:02 +0000, Jon <[email protected]> scribbled
> the following nonsense:
>
> >5 x Army 90 / 110 rag tops travelling north on the M1 today. In
> >convoy doin between 80mph and 90mph.
> >
> >Fuel tank to the rear between the chassis rails (TD5??). Exhaust
> >poking out behind the NS rear wheel.
> >
> >2" Lift all-round I think. Certainly higher than standard vehicles.
> >
> >That strange air intake thing like the Wolves have.
> >
> >Strange rear axle. Not Sailsbury, more akin to the normal Defender
> >axle but from the bottom of the diff pan to the left hand stub
> >(looking from behind) was a straight line?
> >
> >I am more used to seeing army Defenders moving at about 50mph... These
> >were quick even by normal Defender standards.
> >
> >Any ideas what would be powering them? I didnt think they used TD5's
> >so would it be 300Tdi?
> >
> >Jon
>
> Wolf, when I was in the TA, we used to squeeze 6 in the back and a
> front passenger, me driving, a sankey full of kit, and it would pull
> to well beyond 80.
>
> All drivers had to be familiarised with the vehicles because of the
> high speed, power steering etc. Quite a few were smashed up when
> first introduced because of their performance.

I have a smidgin of sympathy for the US armed forces, having to make do
with the Hummer.

Perhaps we should send them care packages. Land Rover magazines,
Whitworth-thread fastenings, oily rags, even tubes of swivel grease?

--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

"I am Number Two," said Penfold. "You are Number Six."

Jon came up with the following;:
> 5 x Army 90 / 110 rag tops travelling north on the M1 today. In
> convoy doin between 80mph and 90mph.
>
> Fuel tank to the rear between the chassis rails (TD5??). Exhaust
> poking out behind the NS rear wheel.
>
> 2" Lift all-round I think. Certainly higher than standard vehicles.
>
> That strange air intake thing like the Wolves have.
>
> Strange rear axle. Not Sailsbury, more akin to the normal Defender
> axle but from the bottom of the diff pan to the left hand stub
> (looking from behind) was a straight line?
>
> I am more used to seeing army Defenders moving at about 50mph... These
> were quick even by normal Defender standards.
>
> Any ideas what would be powering them? I didnt think they used TD5's
> so would it be 300Tdi?
>
> Jon

There was also a convoy of them going South on the A614 earlier today.

--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!