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Rover 7 Ambulance Walkaround
long_tom
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Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 - 08:33 PM UTC
Years ago, I was able to find a series of walkaround pictures for the Rover 7 ambulance made by Tamiya. Now I found the kit at a good price, and know the proper 1960's British colors...and now I cannot find the walkaround! I tried various searches but get anything other than these pictures! Where do I find anything?
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Posted: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 - 09:02 PM UTC
This rings a bell....

http://www.armorama.co.uk/forums/179421&page=1

H.P.
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Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2017 - 02:18 AM UTC

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Thanks, couldn't find the thing for the life of me.

One question: did they always have the pistachio and white interior scheme?
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Posted: Friday, February 03, 2017 - 10:25 PM UTC
I guess all white is the early version. BTW, I determined that Tamiya AS-09 is the color for 1960's British vehicles.
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Posted: Saturday, February 04, 2017 - 01:50 AM UTC
This walk-round might help too.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/99721861@N05/sets/72157634912818352/

It's an ex-RAF ambulance so it differs in detail from the army version. It only carried two stretchers and had more limited medical kit on board. You'll also not e the brushguard on the front and there was an external electrical hook-up under the rear body (where the white reversing/spot light is located in a recess on this example).

Also, the treadplate on the front fenders is a civvy addition from the days when this vehicle was used by the local Red Cross organisation (post military service but before it was gifted to the museum).
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