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The Australian Long Range Patrol Vehicle (LRPV) performed a similar role to the British Pink Panthers.
Spare wheels are a nuisance, until you need them, and LRPVs carry two. The Pink Panthers carried one out in front of the radiator; the LRPVs have one on each side with brush deflectors extending the width of the bodywork.
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- Series IIA, standard military Land Rover, petrol engine, some components, e.g. water pump, were unique to the military versions.
- Electrics: twelve (12) volts
- After-market power boosted brakes, electronic ignition, extensive bar work, large auxillary fuel tank, storage facilities in the rear, motorbike rack on the rear.
- Pedestal mount in rear for GPMG M60, or .30 cal Browning (never .50 cal as alot of people assume) and mounting on passenger side for GPMG M60.
- Spare-wheel carriers fold down as a work-bench or table and were known as bat-wings.
The Australian Army got Perentie 6×6 LRPVs in the 1990s - L. A11ison
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