BASE VEHICLESeries II 109″BUILT BYLand RoverIN SERVICE1960OPERATED INFrancePRODUCTIONOne photographed blue station wagonLAYOUT4 wheels · 109″
The record
Fondation Berliet records three light reconnaissance Land Rovers with the second mission in autumn 1960. The Journal du 4x4 account also distinguishes a civilian blue 109 station wagon used for passengers and dignitaries. The elevated Fort-Lamy photograph establishes this station wagon’s blue-grey body, pale tropical roof with small vents, rear roof rails, pale steel wheels, bonnet spare and rear spare. The model follows that photograph rather than copying the bumper cans and pennants from the scout vehicles. The existing Berliet 88 and pickup models separately represent the returning reconnaissance pattern and are linked on the second expedition page. Exact paint shade, registration and the individual owner of the pictured station wagon are unconfirmed; it is not asserted to be Armand Deviq’s private vehicle. Hidden front details use the shared Series II configuration.
Specification
MANUFACTURERLand Rover
MANUFACTUREDSeries II station wagon photographed in 1960
ENGINE2.25-litre petrol inline-four
PRODUCTION RUNOne photographed blue station wagon; reconnaissance fleet counted separately
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INFrance
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINESeries II
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE109″
CATEGORYSpecial · Expedition & Campers
Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.
Renders & references
Front three-quarterRegistry renderThree-quarterRegistry renderSideRegistry renderRearRegistry renderFrontRegistry renderBlue station wagon at the front of the convoy, Fort-Lamy, 1960; bonnet and rear spares, pale vented roof and rear roof rails visible.Fondation Berliet archive; original rights retained ↗