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As a Morestone it was available from 1956 to 1959.
As a Budgie it was available from 1959 to 1965.

If your Van has a matt Black base and with those bare metal wheels, I would go for the Budgie version.

Ghosthunter.

Idris wrote:

Malibu wrote:

Idris wrote:It might have gone out with a BAOR family.

Hm - what do you mean by a BOAR Family?

BAOR = British Army of the Rhine

Yes that would be a plausible explanation.

Hi,

today I came home from a five day trip to the Bavarian mountains and found a parcel with this models from Kurt.
Thanks a lot Kurt. I really like the Land Rover.
This one will get a new Driver - and have a look at the compare picture with the Wiking Version which was made in 1962 - seven years after the Matchbox model appeared.
Maybe Wiking made a copy of the Matchbox model. I´ll see what I´m going to do with the other models.

Stephan

I would like to see the open top Bus converted into the Military version.

Ghosthunter.

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:I would like to see the open top Bus converted into the Military version.Ghosthunter.

Great idea - let me see if I could get the stair and front wheel as spareparts.

Enjoy Stephan!
I look forward to your creations.
If I remember correctly, the Land Rover has a flat head axel in the rear and a dome head axel in the front (both crimped).

MatchboxFreak wrote:If I remember correctly, the Land Rover has a flat head axel in the rear and a dome head axel in the front (both crimped).

Yes that´s correct.

Malibu wrote:

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:I would like to see the open top Bus converted into the Military version.Ghosthunter.

Great idea - let me see if I could get the stair and front wheel as spareparts.

I wonder if the stairs off this bus are the same as the motorized bus? If so, you can have this one.

They are pretty close, the biggest difference is the bottom section, the Horse drawn Bus has a much deeper base section before you get to the first step.

Ghosthunter.

Will they interchange with little or no modification?