The article in last month’s NZ4WD about Land Rover’s 101 Forward Control 4WD stirred some responses from the fans of Britain’s finest.
We were reminded of a star-studded part of the 101’s history: its movie career.
Movie props are perhaps not wise investments as real cars, but they can deliver something better: a slice of pop culture and the knowledge of owning a custom piece of machinery.
In Dallas, Texas, there’s one of the Land Rover City Cabs used in the original Judge Dredd movie for sale.
The 1995 movie starred Sylvester Stallone as the judge. The City Cabs were all custom made for the post-apocalyptic universe in the film and were all tough, reliable, aggressive in design, and supposedly comfortable and tech-packed on the inside.
Land Rover’s designers used the ‘70s Land Rover 101 Forward Control (or 101FC) military truck as a base for them and built 31 such conversions. Only one of them had a complete interior and was used for all the interior shots, while the others were complete only on the outside. This one is from the latter category.
Sitting on top of the original 4x4 platform, with the original powertrain, is a very futuristic and aggressive body of carbon fibre, unpainted but in excellent condition. The interior is a complete mess.
A right-hand drive, this conversion doesn’t have an odometer or much in the way of an actual cabin. It is not registered, but the seller insists the engine, the original 3.5-litre Rover V8, starts and runs. In other words, with a little work, it could still deliver some ‘Trailer Queen’ off-road fun since making it road-legal is probably not possible.
The asking price is USD $25,000 or best offer.
