Two ex-army Land Rover 101 Forward Control
File: 2022003-0044
Wartime in the Vale 2022 event. Ashdown Camp, at Ashdown Farm, off Badsey Road, Evesham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, on Saturday 25th of June 2022.
About this photograph.
Those are former British Army Land Rover 101 Forward Control.
The photograph of those two 101FC trucks was captured at a re-enactment event called Wartime in the Vale near Evesham. They were on display along with many other former military vehicles of various eras, from WWII to the Cold War.
The Forward Control was a light utility vehicle manufactured by Land Rover for the British Army, and was not for civilians. The only way for civilians to buy them was to buy ex-army ones from military surplus whenever the 101FC were retired from the services.
In the 1960s, the British Army requested a new gun tractor designed to tow a large field gun, specially a howitzer, with plenty of space for a ton of ammunition and other equipment. It needs to be designed to have the engine underside or thereabouts, in order to eliminate the bonnet at the front, thus reducing unused space in transport aircraft.
Development of the 101FC started around 1967, with a team led by Norman Busby, and production started in 1972.
The engine is built under the cab, and slightly to the rear, hence the name of Forward Control. Many of them were designed with a soft top, but later some models were rebuilt with hard top, and serves as ambulances or other roles.
Production lasted until about 1978, and by the late 1990s they were being replaced with the Pinzgauer family of high mobility utility vehicles.
About 30 of the 101FC were converted into a futuristic taxi for the 1995 sci-fi movie called Judge Dredd, starring Sylvester Stallone. Some are still in driveable condition and can be seen at Land Rover events.
About the event.
Wartime in the Vale is an annual re-enactment event, held at the former Second World War camp, next to the town of Evesham, during the summer. The event is organised by the Military Vehicle Trust – South Midlands Area.
The event is held during the weekend, and believed to have at least more than 500 military vehicles of various eras, but mostly of First and Second World Wars, on display as well as re-enactment events in the main arena, including blank firing of weapons. They even have a flypast over the area.
The Ashdown Camp is a 40 acres site, with some old WWII era buildings, mainly huts, located near the Ashdown Farm, just to the east of Evesham.
You are welcome to comment on my photos, but do NOT use canned comments, which are pre-prepared comment codes that talks more about the groups than my photos. Those are considered to be spam, and will therefore be deleted.
Two ex-army Land Rover 101 Forward Control
File: 2022003-0044
Wartime in the Vale 2022 event. Ashdown Camp, at Ashdown Farm, off Badsey Road, Evesham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, on Saturday 25th of June 2022.
About this photograph.
Those are former British Army Land Rover 101 Forward Control.
The photograph of those two 101FC trucks was captured at a re-enactment event called Wartime in the Vale near Evesham. They were on display along with many other former military vehicles of various eras, from WWII to the Cold War.
The Forward Control was a light utility vehicle manufactured by Land Rover for the British Army, and was not for civilians. The only way for civilians to buy them was to buy ex-army ones from military surplus whenever the 101FC were retired from the services.
In the 1960s, the British Army requested a new gun tractor designed to tow a large field gun, specially a howitzer, with plenty of space for a ton of ammunition and other equipment. It needs to be designed to have the engine underside or thereabouts, in order to eliminate the bonnet at the front, thus reducing unused space in transport aircraft.
Development of the 101FC started around 1967, with a team led by Norman Busby, and production started in 1972.
The engine is built under the cab, and slightly to the rear, hence the name of Forward Control. Many of them were designed with a soft top, but later some models were rebuilt with hard top, and serves as ambulances or other roles.
Production lasted until about 1978, and by the late 1990s they were being replaced with the Pinzgauer family of high mobility utility vehicles.
About 30 of the 101FC were converted into a futuristic taxi for the 1995 sci-fi movie called Judge Dredd, starring Sylvester Stallone. Some are still in driveable condition and can be seen at Land Rover events.
About the event.
Wartime in the Vale is an annual re-enactment event, held at the former Second World War camp, next to the town of Evesham, during the summer. The event is organised by the Military Vehicle Trust – South Midlands Area.
The event is held during the weekend, and believed to have at least more than 500 military vehicles of various eras, but mostly of First and Second World Wars, on display as well as re-enactment events in the main arena, including blank firing of weapons. They even have a flypast over the area.
The Ashdown Camp is a 40 acres site, with some old WWII era buildings, mainly huts, located near the Ashdown Farm, just to the east of Evesham.
You are welcome to comment on my photos, but do NOT use canned comments, which are pre-prepared comment codes that talks more about the groups than my photos. Those are considered to be spam, and will therefore be deleted.