Re: SER1 Land-Rover "family tree"... (military variants & BowlerWil dcats)

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lrnick@xxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:
>
> Hi there
> 
> It looks good - a lot of effort here.  Well done.

Thanks. Hope it improves with the help of everybody...

> There's just a couple of things I thought about after giving it a quick scan -
> there was an off-shoot of the Stage 1 V8's (1-ton) version which was turned
> into armoured cars by two different makers.  I'm not talking about the simple
> Kevlar plating put over the standard body.  This also applied to the earlier
> 1-ton versions.  Also the IIa & b FC's had some unusual prototype models if
> you felt like including them.
> 
> Personally I would include each variant as a different model - Full soft-top,
> 3/4 tilt, van etc as they were all designed for different purposes.  And for
> the SWB Stage 1's.  They built 8.  Two were on standard SIII SWB chassis, and
> the other 6 had their own series of chassis numbers.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Nick Chinery

I must agree with James & Ian. Anyway, many thanks for these comments...

James Ferguson wrote:
>
> I think you are alluding to the Shorland armoured car. Originally
> built on the SIIA, but more recently on Defenders.
>
> I fear one could get really bogged down trying to include all the
> military variants.

Ian Stuart wrote:
>
> The downside to this is that the tree becomes very complex very
> quickly.. and where do you draw the line?
>
> Does anything from Land Rover Special Vehicles count, or should they
> be excluded as being non-standard?
>
> What about Bowler Wildcats? They are now officially recognized by Land
> Rover...

...and they look really great at http://www.bowler-offroad.com

Paco

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