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[Gareth]

Maybe someone on here? But I was intrigued as to why it has an apparently 1961 chassis number, but sold as a 66? Did the army only keep them 5 years back then?

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1966-land-rover-series-iia-pick-up-and-trailer

[diffwhine]

That's about right. My 1968 LWT was put into service January 1969 and cast in 1974. The duty cycle varied depending on usage, but 5 years is about average.

[Matt Reeves]

It's a late Rover Mk6, basically a military late S2.

Although five years is an unusually short service life for a military Land Rover in the 1960's, most did ten or so before being cast, the Mk6's were soon superseded by the Mk8's which it could be said were the first true military Land Rover as opposed to an adapted civilian model. Many Mk6's were cast in the late 60's and went to cadet units such as college OTC's or into civilian ownership.

[Genem]

Maybe someone on here? But I was intrigued as to why it has an apparently 1961 chassis number, but sold as a 66? Did the army only keep them 5 years back then?

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1966-land-rover-series-iia-pick-up-and-trailer

Looks good - what did it make ? ....woops, just spotted that on the website £7352. Not bad I'd say, given the trailer with it too ?
....and yes, MoD vehicles were "Cast" based on a range of factors at anywhere between 5 and 15 years service - My 1971 was cast in 1984.  Vehicles cast early is often the sign of a major accident or repeated "reliability" issues at the time. 40+ years later it probably no longer matters...

 "BER" in the B Card would stand for "Beyond Economic Repair"....

[Herald1360]

Some strange pictures in the "Mechanical" section showing completely different tyres from those in the "Exterior" collection......

[twomokes]

Some strange pictures in the "Mechanical" section showing completely different tyres from those in the "Exterior" collection......

I would guess looking at the axle that is the underside of the trailer

[Exile]

The trailer appears to be quite a rarity. Both Sankey and Brockhouse made these trailers for the military in the early 1950's - the Brockhouse variant being much less common.

It has had some replacement panels in the body and is missing some original features but nonetheless it isn't just any old aftermarket trailer.

[Genem]

The trailer appears to be quite a rarity. Both Sankey and Brockhouse made these trailers for the military in the early 1950's - the Brockhouse variant being much less common.

It has had some replacement panels in the body and is missing some original features but nonetheless it isn't just any old aftermarket trailer.

I suspect from the write-up of the rest of the vehicle the auctioneers were not too clued up on old landrovers, probably even less so on old trailers !