The @dunsfoldcollection 1964 Series IIa "Forest Rover" by Roadless Traction Ltd, Hounslow renowned for converting tractors to four-wheel drive for companies needing a vehicle with superb traction and ground clearance. The original concept came from development carried out by the Forestry Commission. It is believed that nine were built, of which five are known to survive, including one that went to the Falkland Islands in 1962, with the remains of a sixth example in the hands of a collector in the USA who hopes to rebuild it. This "Forest Rover" was purchased new by the Central Electricity Generating Board and collected from Hounslow in 1964 and driven 200 miles to its work site at Rheidol in Wales, were it spent its life on dam maintenance work and was known as ‘The Rheidol Bug’ For more information about the "Forest Rover" and other unique Land Rovers please visit the @dunsfoldcollection website https://www.dunsfoldcollection.co.uk/ Pix by @nickdimbleby #landrover #ForestRover #Series2a #Serieslandrover #landroverphotoalbum #Oldrovers #nickdimbleby https://www.instagram.com/p/CS978IENqN8/?utm_medium=tumblr
