Schöne Kiste!
1. Beschriftung: Laß bloß die Schildchen dran! Das ist doch etwas, das den Wagen zu was Besonderem macht. Und Bezeichnungen wie "Tripteller" für "Reisezähler", also Tageskilometerzähler und "Blinklys" für Blinklicht wirst doch auch ohne Studium der Skandinavistik deuten können... :)
2. Geschichte: Ich bezweifle sehr, daß die Norweger bei ihrem Einsatz im Irak 2003 noch mit der SIII ausgerüstet waren...
3. Im Netz gefunden:
3-door hardtop, LHD
More than half of the vehicles have an opening in the roof, above the passenger seat for one gunman/scout.
24volts
3-bearing petrol engine.
Military spec shielded electrics.
Rover front axle
Salisbury rear axle.
Nato hitch
bench seats for 8 soldiers in the rear cab.
two individual seats in the front cab.
Battery compartment replaces the middle front seat.
24volts sockets, two or three on the rearside of the cab bulk head, two on the right hand rear wall.
Sockets for reading lights, one in the front cab, one in the rear cab.
Webasto petrol air cab heater. (works very good if maintained!)
Holders for flags/banners etc.
5pcs 6,5x16 one-ton rims, bonnet mounted spare. 7.50x16 Viking Knobby tyres.
One-ton low ratio all helical gear box (same as in my 110 s2b Forward control)
One-ton springs
One ton raised shackles.
Generous wheel arches. (low ratio gear box + lift + bigger wheel arches makes room for 9.00x16 tyres) *)
Two fuel tanks, holding in total 126 litres. (with petrol prices peaking 1£40 pr litre, a visit to the petrol station is something to remember)
All-in-all a very competent personel-carrier which also was used as a radio-unit (with specially fitted radio tables).
*) The Norwegian Army wanted 9.00x16 (or more correct: 8.90x16 tyres) to collaborate spare tyre stocks for LR 109 and the existing Volvo Laplander L-3314 (see photo below). The bigger tires made the LRs less manouvreable, and the Norwegian Army stuck to the standard 7.50x16. Together with the low ratio gearbox, one would say that the Norwegian spec LR was slow, noisy and thristy, yet competent in terrain driving. Conversion to so-called "civilian gearbox" was (and still is) quite common after these LRs were released.
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