Sas Land Rover Ww2. 1968 land rover series iia sas patrol vehicle the pink panther the pink panther was de. The long range desert group was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the british army during the second world war.
The brits made good use of their jeeps a number of them were assigned to the newly formed sas regiment special air service there united kingdom s premier special forces unit that tallied a number of vital and daring raids behind enemy lines during ww2 and in the decades after. The sas are globally renowned as being one of the single toughest and most effective special forces units in the world so building them a 4 4 exclusively for desert use was no small undertaking. Jan 3 2021 explore john brosnan s board ww2 modeling on pinterest.
We know what you re thinking but yes this baby pink land rover series 2a was actually used by the most hardcore unit of the british army the sas.
The brits made good use of their jeeps a number of them were assigned to the newly formed sas regiment special air service there united kingdom s premier special forces unit that tallied a number of vital and daring raids behind enemy lines during ww2 and in the decades after. Mobility troop sas land rovers. Aside from the black counter terrorism kit one of the more iconic images of the special air service is of bearded sas troopers dressed like laurence of arabia driving gun festooned jeeps across the desert. The brits made good use of their jeeps a number of them were assigned to the newly formed sas regiment special air service there united kingdom s premier special forces unit that tallied a number of vital and daring raids behind enemy lines during ww2 and in the decades after.
