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RAF Scampton TACR2a Gaydon Heritage Centre
A very immaculate ex Scampton appliance owned by a family who have an interest in Fire appliances. The wet patch seen underneath was a suspected fuel leak? It was the Range Rover Register attempt to get the most Range Rovers together in one place on the move. The test track, formally RAF Gaydon, was used which is now Land Rovers test & developement headquarters.
A very immaculate ex Scampton appliance owned by a family who have an interest in Fire appliances. The wet patch seen underneath was a suspected fuel leak? It was the Range Rover Register attempt to get the most Range Rovers together in one place on the move. The test track, formally RAF Gaydon, was used which is now Land Rovers test & developement headquarters.
No its privately owned.The plates are just for display and not road legal. It smelt most certainly of unleaded!
Added by Walter Davis on 15 January 2009.
Added by Walter Davis on 15 January 2009.
The Water on the floor is probably from the Pump Overflow!
Added by Peter Bromley on 16 January 2009.
Added by Peter Bromley on 16 January 2009.
The Tacr was notorious for tank slop, excess water sits in the nooks and crannies after hydrant fill and you could often see it in the mirrors when cornering.
Added by John Stott on 16 January 2009.
Added by John Stott on 16 January 2009.
Guys, - It would be low at the rear as it carries 900ltrs of pre-mix(water+concentrate) pump leakage would be at midpoint as the pump is mounted in a central position between the 2 rear seated crew and driver and Crew commander.
Added by Robert Ewing on 17 January 2009.
Added by Robert Ewing on 17 January 2009.
To add to Roberts remark Richie, I used one of these in the 77 strike in traffic both on motorways and city. The rear axle carried so much weight that you were lucky to get a few hundred miles out of the rear tyres. However, they were a good machine if treated with respect.
Added by John Stott on 18 January 2009.
Added by John Stott on 18 January 2009.
I was the owner of said vehicle at the time and the damp patch on the floor is a mixture of petrol and water. On arrival at the event we discovered a small fuel leak on petrol tank return pipe, the problem was rectified on site and a bucket of water was used to disperse the small amount of fuel on the ground.
Added by Clive Curtis on 20 January 2009.
Added by Clive Curtis on 20 January 2009.
Land Rover
I would also suggest that the fuel leak is actually a water leak fron it's onboard water tank.
This would explain why the front is light and the rear supension is lower.
Added by Richie Wilkie on 18 September 2008.