Land-Rovers to the Rescue!!

Blues and Twos

Ever since the earliest Series 1s, Land-Rovers have been recognised as formidable vehicles in a variety of emergency roles. The Series 2, in particular, was modified extensively by both the Land-Rover Company but also by a number of specialist vehicle fitters around the world. Fortunately many still survive and are collected by members of the Series 2 Club.

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Ex-Hampshire Fire Service Rescue Tender.

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109 Ambulance on airfield duty.

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"Victor Two Three" formerly owned by Wiltshire Fire Brigade now belonging to Noel Clark.

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Paul Lund's latest restoration project - a 1967 Herbert Lomas Series 2A Ambulance.

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Another brilliant fire appliance. This one belongs to John Gittens and was formerly with Bedfordshire Fire Brigade.

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Mark Penn is renovating and converting this 1970 Marshall Ambulance into a very usable camper.

Ex Hampshire Fire Service Tender now owned by Graham Bull.

This is Peter Briggs' 1959 Firefly 109.

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From Austria come these pictures of Herwig Sprengnagel's collection of Fire Service Forward Controls.

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What a fantastic collection of vehicles!

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All are in superb condition with less than 10,000km on the clock.

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A marvellous view in the snow.

 

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Marvellous British Aerospace factory fire appliance.

Another Firefly, this one owned by Gordon Duncan.

  

Even the seats are red!

  

The 4th Emergency Service?

Paul Lund has now finished work on his Herbert Lomax ambulance

Even the interior has been refurbished complete with the period emergency equipment.

Watch out for it at forthcoming shows.

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Reg Reynold's 1961 LWB was formerly used by Shropshire Ambulance Service for towing a dental trailer.

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Mark Penn's ambulance is much nearer being a camper.

This Nardo Mimpen's gorgeous 109, formerly a Swiss fire appliance.

1961 Fire Armour Firefly Ex Dowty Rotol factory Gloucester complete with original ladder and equipment owned by Ron Varnum.

This is Robin, Julie and Charlie Hook's ambulance in need of some TLC.

This is an original fire-engine, which was used at the Pembroke Powerstation by the Central Electricity Generating Board, owned by Marcel Koenen from Holland.

"Oddjob" is a former military ambulance converted by Marshall. Now he is a very spacious camper vehicle that can even handle the mud.

Jose Almeida sent in a picture of a Series 2a 109 fire tender he found in the North of Portugal. Ii i's still being used in parades in a village called Sabrosa, in the lovely Douro valley where the famous Port wine is produced.

Ole May from Denmark has sent in this picture of his 1967 109 fire appliance formerly of the Bredebro Fire Brigade in South Jutland.

Originally this fire appliance, now owned by Julian Jeffiries, operated at Woburn Eastate in Bedfordshire.

The following three pictures are submitted by Hugues Portier from France.

He is hoping to complete the restoration of this lovely 109 2B Forward Control sometime in 2007.

These are Wayne Ellard's fire trucks. The white one is a 1958 series I (Ex Woomera Emergency services) fitted with a rear PTO driven AMAG 300 gpm pump.

The before picture!

This is a picture of the red S2 as fond by Wayne who lives in Australia.

This vehicle is a 1964 series IIa (Ex Australian Army Fire tender) fitted with a PTO driven centre mounted coventry climax 500 gpm (currenty still being restored). Thanks Wayne.

 

In action!

Even more pictures of Wayne's 1964 fire truck.

Thank you.

This is Clive Hardiman's wonderful Forward Control fire truck.

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