Sas Land Rover. The land rover series 2a pink panther the pinkie in 1968 the british ministry of defence bought 72 examples of the series 2a long wheelbase land rovers the 109 it was officially known as truck general service 3 4 ton or fv 18064. These factory stock 109s were sent to marshalls of cambridge for conversion to sas specification.
Mobility troop sas land rovers aside from the black counter terrorism kit one of the more iconic images of the special air service is of bearded sas troopers dressed like laurence of arabia driving gun festooned jeeps across the desert. Call 415 460 4600 for land rover sales service and part related question. The land rover series 2a pink panther the pinkie in 1968 the british ministry of defence bought 72 examples of the series 2a long wheelbase land rovers the 109 it was officially known as truck general service 3 4 ton or fv 18064.
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When land rover brought out the second generation p38a of range rovers in the mid 1990s 22 sas decided that the new models which had been redesigned as upmarket luxury vehicles were no longer suitable for their purposes. After an outstanding record of service the british army has. Well the sas needed the cars for behind enemy lines operations in the deserts of oman details of what happened are of course sparse and so a dark green land rover would hardly blend into a. 1997 new tool actions stash.