Board logo

I almost fell off my chair....
02GF74 - 2/10/08 at 02:19 PM

£ 30 K !!!

r1_pete - 2/10/08 at 02:29 PM

Thats very similar to the VW being rebuilt by the Beetle Crisis crew, theirs is 70's but no mention of silly money, maybe he's priced it in Zim Dollars.....

RichieW - 2/10/08 at 02:31 PM

"It is fitted with the Milan Anti Tank mount although I do not have the weapons for it."

Mr Whippy - 2/10/08 at 02:35 PM

way to much for a sand rail, regardless of what it was originally used for. too heavy for proper offroading, you could buy several better ones for that

iank - 2/10/08 at 02:36 PM

Sounds a lot, but they are quite rare, don't know what military collectors are paying right now for them.

It's Not an air-cooled beetle based buggy BTW - it's a VW polo engine IIRC, though flat4 water cooled 1.9 doesn't sound right for any polo I've come across...

[Edited on 2/10/08 by iank]

iank - 2/10/08 at 02:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
way to much for a sand rail, regardless of what it was originally used for. too heavy for proper offroading, you could buy several better ones for that


Lighter than a Landrover, so I'm not sure what you mean about too heavy for offroading. They were designed purely for military special operations, thus the weapons mount.
It's not a sand rail of any kind.

02GF74 - 2/10/08 at 02:46 PM

^^^ I think they were made to be light with fat tyres to skip over sand.

iank - 2/10/08 at 02:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
^^^ I think they were made to be light with fat tyres to skip over sand.


Maybe just a terminology thing. but to me a sand rail is air-cooled VW based, with tiny front tyres, balloon rears designed to jump in the air in sunny California deserts/beaches.

The LSV was designed to be fast over a large number of terrains delivering a couple of SAS types deep behind enemy lines to call in air strikes and take out a couple of tanks before sprinting to safety.
Much like the old pink panther landrovers.

Mr Whippy - 2/10/08 at 03:05 PM

hmm

that aint a polo engine, I have two bug based cars and I can clearly see the rocker cover of a flat 4, being water cooled it will be a late model camper engine.



it's too heavy as it only a 2wd, at best it will be fun on hardish ground, front tyres are the wrong type for sand use, should have radial groved tyres for that. Will still be quite nippy though

[Edited on 2/10/08 by Mr Whippy]

loggyboy - 2/10/08 at 03:12 PM

quote:

This is a very original vehicle and has not been modified. It is 4WD Mk2, one of 5 built, but only one of three released into private ownership.


[Edited on 2/10/08 by loggyboy]

iank - 2/10/08 at 03:24 PM

Those aren't the tyres fitted by the army.
Something more like this:



From http://www.adrianstomcat.co.uk/LSV.htm
Didn't know there were any watercooled flat 4's. Learn something new every day.

omega0684 - 2/10/08 at 03:39 PM

does it come with the BAZOOKA!

blakep82 - 2/10/08 at 04:23 PM

who built these? i know SHP build some kinds of military vehicles too, very similar to this, but i can't find pictures just now

russbost - 2/10/08 at 05:39 PM

Well it wouldn't pass SVA with those front wheel arches!

Richard Quinn - 2/10/08 at 05:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by russbost
Well it wouldn't pass SVA with those front wheel arches!
But the anti-tank gun is ok?? Don't suppose the SVA examiner would argue with you.

mr henderson - 2/10/08 at 07:28 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Richard Quinn
quote:
Originally posted by russbost
Well it wouldn't pass SVA with those front wheel arches!
But the anti-tank gun is ok?? Don't suppose the SVA examiner would argue with you.


As lng as it was securely fitted and had no sharp edges, what could be the problem?