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1976 Lux 101GS 96400191A
1976 Rapier trailer
1985 110v8 CSW Ex Fire City of Luzern
1966 88 2a Ex Swiss Mil
1964 109 2a Rosenbauer Fire vehicle

Well, it's not a vampire, but a Radio Body, built by Cammel Laird as a prototype.

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Brian.
61 FL 39 / 94 AV 44 - 101 Radio/Utility Body 12v
56 FL 65 - Lightweight FFR 24v
55 KL 83 - Harley Davidson MT350
Unknown - Can Am Bombardier 250

The vehicle is obviously not a Vampire and I suspect is the mythical 3rd 68FL44 that had its true identity doctored by a well known west country dealer, to get round US regulations at the time, by supplying it with one of the I/D plates from 68FL44? The only way to tell its true identity is from the chassis number stamping on the front RH spring hanger and if I'm correct it will be 96400431A, which I believe was an Intercept radio body type vehicle that served with 14 Sigs alongside Vampire vehicles, which could explain the confusion with being a Vampire?

Les.

Ouch... 40k

I have been told the vin is 96100010A

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John

1975 1 tonne 71FL84
1985 Land Rover 90 200Tdi
1957 Land Rover 88" SXF 858
1995 D1 Tdi
2005 D3 HSE
1994 RRC County

If I'm correct it isn't 96100010A, 68FL44, as this vehicle was in Australia and owned by a club member that was a camel dealer and was subsequently obtained by a british club member, who as far as I know still owns it in the UK. When trying to track down the Cammel Laird prototype Signals body vehicle 96400006A, 68FL44, some years in the past, I asked the American owner at that time to check the true chassis number stamped on the RH front spring hanger and it was the number I quoted in my previous post, which according to our records is an Intercept vehicle! Finally 96100010A is the chassis number for a 24V RHD vehicle and this is not a RHD vehicle; I still believe the vehicle is actually 96400431A, 71FL03!

Ex British military 101 vehicles should have two I/D plates mounted on the side of the passenger footwell, the smaller maker's Chassis/VIN plate and the larger Military Contract plate. Both these plates are stamped with the vehicle's chassis number and the ex military VRN should also be stamped on the contract plate. If either of the plates are missing it is best to check the true chassis number stamped on the chassis, as it was common for dealers to change the vehicle identity with either I/D plates for various reasons.

Les.

I’ve just purchased this 101. The price kept coming down until I could afford it, so I’m in. Many questions coming!

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1976 Series III 109 (300tdi)
1976 101 FC Radio body 71FL03 (4.9/ZF) 71FL03
1988 D90 (LS3/6L80)