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The photos below are of a 1973, 88' Army specification Land Rover. At a quick glance it could be mistaken for a Series 2a 88 GS, cut guards, twin fuel tanks and the short wheelbase, but age aside, a number of features are more familiar to Series 3 owners such as the different Bush Bar, headlights in the guards, heater and associated heater intake, and the list goes on.
1973 is also another interesting factor, because the first Army delivered Series 3 LWB are 1979 models, some six years later, so in many ways these vehicles were the pattern for what became the series 3 production vehicle. As no army history of these vehicles can be found, and they have not been located in the appropriate Registration Number Ledger then it's presued that it was delivered to the RAAF.
At this stage we believe that about 7 of these vehicles were built by Land Rover, and so far this is the only known one to surface. If anybody has more photos or information of these rare vehicles, please contact REMLR.
Some rumours suggest that the Army did indeed Trial three of these shorties, but so far nothing has appeared other than 2nd or 3rd hand stories (which may or may not prove to be true)
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