GPO Vehicles


Make Land Rover
Model Series 88 SWB and 110 LWB
Type Hard top and station wagon
Body Builder  
Use Various uses
Registration Number  
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Date of picture  

Vehicle description
Robust construction, rugged four-wheel drive, excellent traction, good ground clearance and non-rusting aluminium alloy body all combine to make these ideal vehicles to use in adverse weather conditions and over rough terrain.

The Series 88 vehicles can carry driver and six passengers, whilst the 11 Os, having a larger body, can carry driver and eleven passengers. The passenger seating in the station wagons is more refined than that of the hard tops.

With its large opening rear door, the body can serve many diverse purposes. The Land Rover is particularly useful as a cabling vehicle, with the optional front mounted capstan winch.

To add to its versatility, with an on road towing capacity of 2300kg for overrun braking trailer, high engine torque at low revs and a selection of eight forward and two reverse gears, it is an ideal towing vehicle.

In their standard form the Land Rovers are fitted with a four cylinder 2.25 litre diesel engine. Fuel tank capacity on the 88 series is 45 litres (10 gallons) and on the 110 series 79.5 litres (17.5 gallons). The mpg figure for both vehicles is approximately 28.

Utilisation
These vehicles can be used for cabling, general purpose parties, aerial rigging, power plant maintenance, conveyance of personnel and for towing trailers and items of plant.

Optional extras
Pickup body
Trailer towing attachment (2300kg maximum)
Strengthened bulkhead
Second passenger seat in cab
Snowplough attachment
Winch (capacity - 1200kg mechanically driven from the engine or 2500kg hydraulically driven from a gearbox PTO.

Codes
Series 110 - Hard top (code 619) and station wagon (code 629)
This is a long wheelbase variant (Both are pictured).

Series 88 - Hard top (code 620) and station wagon (code 628)
This is a short wheelbase variant (Not pictured).

Weights (typical) Kgs 88 SW 88 HT 110 SW 110 HT
Front axle 930 930 1200 1200
Rear axle 1190 1190 1850 1850
GVW 2120 2120 3050 3050
GTW 6120 6120 7050 7050
Kerbside weight 1542 1500 1073 1198
Allowance for personnel (per person) 75 75 75 75
Payload 503 620 1073 1198
Taxation weight HGV (R) HGV (R) PLG PLG

 

Dimensions (Metres) 88 SW 88 HT 110 SW 110 HT
Wheelbase 2.23 2.23 2.79 2.79
Overall height (unladen) 1.94 1.94 2.03 2.03
Overall width (excluding mirrors) 1.69 1.69 1.79 1.79
Overall length 3.62 3.62 4.58 4.58
Body height (interior) 1.23 1.23 1.22 1.22
Body width (interior) 1.43 1.43 1.62 1.62
Body length (interior) 1.10 1.10 1.90 1.90
Track front (approx) 1.31 1.31 1.49 1.49
Track rear (approx) 1.31 1.31 1.49 1.49
Volume of body Cu Metres 1.93 1.93 3.40 3.40

Delivery: 6 weeks
Economic service life: 10 years
 

Taken from the BT Motor Transport Guide March 1984

 

 

 

 
 
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