SERIES III LIGHTWEIGHT AND DEFENDER WOLF 90
OWNER Nathan Machon: 52HG25, was originally a 1978 Lightweight FFR (Fitted For Radio) 24 volt variant but it has at some point been converted to 12 volt and had all the radio equipment removed.
When I purchased the vehicle it was olive green, with Discovery steel wheels and a large amount of civilian switch gear and dash alterations. Since then it has a lot of these issues corrected including minor mechanical and electrical work and a full repaint in two-tone NATO IRR green and black – how it would have been in service.
There are still a few inaccuracies, however they will as time and money allow be corrected along with the reinstallation of some radio equipment.
The merlin records for this vehicle indicate it spent most of its time within the ownership of the Corps of The Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) which is how it is displayed now.
My Defender Wolf 90 (KA87AA) was originally a TUL (Truck Utility Light) soft top general service (GS). It was converted to a hard top for practicality and security; no other major changes have been done since being cast from service.
The vehicle is now in a two-tone NATO IRR green and sandstone paint scheme as used by the British Army in Canada, Cyprus and Kenya training areas.
There is little information on where this vehicle served but it is believed it was issued to the RAF during its time in service. I purchased it back in May 2014 as a soft top and it was used as a daily runner whilst doing a rolling restoration.
Today it depicts a late 2000s REME Flying Fitter wagon, which would allow REME tradesmen to quickly deploy to any breakdown or equipment failure location, thus allowing a rapid turnaround and getting the item back into the hands of the user as quickly as possible.
"There are still a few inaccuracies however they will, as time and money allow, be corrected along with reinstallation of radio equipment"