It was slightly before my day in Army service, but when I read about the beautiful little beast, can't help wondering why it lost out to the Landrover. It did look the part and had a meaty power pack too, and appears to have had many assets the MKI L/R didn't. I am sure there are some ex users on th site who can educate me on it>
Here's a link to some interesting reading:

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