1953 Land-Rover 86'' Series I Royal Review Parade vehicle

1953 Land-Rover 86'' Series I Royal Review in Princess Margaret in Mauritius and East Africa, Short Movie, 1957 IMDB

Class: Cars, Off-road / SUV — Model origin: UK

1953 Land-Rover 86'' Series I Royal Review Parade vehicle

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dsl SX

◊ 2017-02-26 19:56

 Short wheelbase with shiny hubcaps.

First seen in Mombasa at start of film
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... then Nairobi 14-15 onwards - main and
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Seems there were 4 Royal Review Land Rovers built 1953-54 intended for the Royal Commonwealth Tour and known as "State I/II/III/IV" (State III info from Bonhams auction), but may have been earlier as well (see Comments entry here - /vehicle_1007646-Land-Rover-80---Series-I-L31-1948.html ). Nice TrueScales model says 1954 88" Series I.

71BP01 doesn't match anything Kenyan but might be UK RAF Transport combination - possibly another royal fleet toy brought from UK on the Britannia??

Sunbar UK

◊ 2017-02-26 20:13

 I found this...State Cars; 1953 Land Rover Series I 1997cc 'State IV' http://nice-reg.co.uk/number-plates/royal-53.html

71BP01 possibly looks to be post 1949 Army registration to me.

dsl SX

◊ 2017-03-19 18:02

 The Navy had one as well with 19RN65 plates on HMS Albion - 1958 photo

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