LAND ROVERS
Buying an ex-military Land Summary
Rover
Ex-military Land Rovers are probably
There are many resource sites,
specialist magazines and clubs to help
you in purchasing the Land Rover of
your choice. The Ex-Military Land Rover
Association is probably the biggest such
organisation.
As with buying any vehicle, don’t buy
the first one you see. Do your research
and have a good look around to get
a feel of what is out there for your
budget. Big MoD disposal companies,
such as Witham’s, always have fresh
stock arriving, but sites like www.
milweb.net have a wider variety of
classified ads.
Parts are plentiful and cheap and Land
Rovers are fairly easy to work on, so
make a great project vehicle for learning
about maintenance and mechanics.
Insurance can be relatively cheap, and
can be discounted further if you are
a member of an organisation such as
Military Vehicle Trust (MVT) or The ExMilitary Land Rover Association.
the best project for new starters to
undertake, and they have the added
advantage of being the most useful of
all military vehicles available.
For airsoft use it means you can pack
all of your kit and the rest of your team
to save cost, and it doesn’t matter if
the skirmish site is in the middle of
nowhere as a Landie will get you there.
The Defender series makes a sensible
choice as an everyday vehicle with the
added bonus that, with recent winters
being what they have been, you will
have a vehicle that will still get you
from A to B.
For a specific vehicle type to be in
service with the forces for over 50
years is a testament to its durability
and effectiveness as a multi- role
vehicle. As the adverts say: The best
4x4 by far!
Ex-military vehicles can be bought from a number of sources, including:
■ www.milweb.net – a good variety of equipment and loads of Classifieds
■ www.mod-sales.com – Witham Specialist Vehicles – MoD Sales Agent
■ www.ljacksonandco.com – Ex-MoD and NATO disposal company
A quick search on Google will find many more companies but, as with all vehicles, make sure
you do your research and have good look over (and test drive) any vehicle before you buy.
Many thanks to Bill Hayfield (www.paintman.co.uk) and Adrian, from Adrian’s Tomcat
(www.adrianstomcat.co.uk) for the Land Rover pictures used in this article.
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