Prince Philip’s Land Rover

[Vanin]

He could have saved a bit of time and effort by borrowing my Sandringham 6 , well I would have donated it if he wanted it!
It has many things going for it apart from the six wheel drive and 3.5 V8. Made by Hotspur cars of Sandringham so it has the correct name it also has an electro hydraulic system which powers the crane and the tipping body. The crane have made life easier for the pallbearers although probably best not to muddle the controls with the tipper!

[MrGTI6]

Unusually for an old Land Rover, the handbrake appears to very work well.

[smn159]

Very nice. Looks like it's got some impressive climbing capabilities as well

[Vanin]

Elon Musk is thinking of attaching booster to send it up to the International Space Station
Coming back down to Earth can someone tell me how to make the picture horizontal!

[The spinner of plates]

[CeramicMX5ND2]

Probably one of the most famous Land Rovers now, after The Duke of Edinburgh's televised funeral..
Worth a few quid too...!

[Chubbyross]

Apparently they had a second one on standby. He must have been aware of reliability issues as a life long Landy fan.

[Loose_Cannon]

Chubbyross said:

Apparently they had a second one on standby. He must have been aware of reliability issues as a life long Landy fan.

Really, they built two?

[Red9zero]

Loose_Cannon said:

Chubbyross said:

Apparently they had a second one on standby. He must have been aware of reliability issues as a life long Landy fan.

Really, they built two?

The DM said three. But then they also said it was electric

[bakerstreet]

Red9zero said:

The DM said three. But then they also said it was electric

Was it electric?

I have been wandering if those deep sills are hiding something. Maybe Batteries? However, there is a massive flatbed there, so if it was electrics, they could have gone in there.

My guess is that Land Rover will end up in a Museum somewhere and I hope its the British Motor Museum or similar.

I believe it was built by Foley Vehicles, but I do wander if Land Rover own it. If they do, I hope they retain ownership.

[Deranged Rover]

bakerstreet said:

Was it electric?

The healthy diesel chug breaking the otherwise complete silence at Windsor Castle on Saturday would suggest not!

[Cotty]

Loose_Cannon said:

Chubbyross said:

Apparently they had a second one on standby. He must have been aware of reliability issues as a life long Landy fan.

Really, they built two?

This artical says they built a second as a backup
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2021/04/1...

[Red9zero]

Deranged Rover said:

bakerstreet said:

Was it electric?

The healthy diesel chug breaking the otherwise complete silence at Windsor Castle on Saturday would suggest not!

Are you doubting the DM ? Tbf, their later articles did say TD5.

[Vanin]

The spinner of plates said:

ok very clever thank you, please tell me how you do that Mr Spinner

[Cold]

Vanin said:

The spinner of plates said:

ok very clever thank you, please tell me how you do that Mr Spinner

You just spin them. Although, sometimes they don't land the right way up.

[Deranged Rover]

Red9zero said:

Are you doubting the DM ?

My parents read the DM for over 30 years. Consequently, I have spent over 30 years doubting it...