Michael Calvert's 6x6 Land Rover
The 6x6 Dropside pick-up.
Land Rover Specialist Vehicles 6x6
6x6 Drivetrain
Defender 6x6
Land Rover Special Vehicles Dept built this 6x6.
Specs:
Landrover 150 6x6, 1988
Built by Land Rover Special Vehicles
GVW 4700kg, Carrying Capacity 2300Kg Approx
Newly Fitted HS 2.8 Litre Diesel Wastegate Engine 132bhp/232lb ft
R380 Gearbox, with Standard Transfer Box
Dropside Alloy Body 10' x 6' (original)
Twin Fuel Tanks - costing over £120 to fill! (2006 prices)
Checker Plate on Bonnet and Wing Tops
Side Steps
Black Waxoiled Chassis with Tow Bar
Approx 81,000 Miles
Full Time 6x4, with selectable 6x6 via the Diff Lock (Vacuum Controlled)
Originally fitted with a petrol V8 and possibly a LT77 Gearbox (8-10mpg, hence Twin Tanks)
Originally used to tranfer fish from river to river and owned by the Enviromental Agency (replaced with an Ibex 6x6)
Featured on a Land Rover Special Vehicles Video in 1989
Also Featured in Landrover World Magazine in 2002
Using The vehicle
For normal running around, Michael tends to use the cab tank, which is only 45 litres, and keep a few litres in the second tank as a backup.
Michael's Defender 110
Looking closely at the vehicle, you might have noticed that this machine has also had a few tweaks. He has replaced the rear window panels with solid ones from a 90 hard top, and then he stuck green vinyl to the rear door glass. This machine is almost due for renewal, and is being reverted back to the original station wagon spec with 9 seats.
