Yesteryear Collection

Londonderry is a small rural/suburban community about 50km northwest of Sydney. Its Bush Fire Brigade was formed in the 1950's and used many World War II vehicles in its early years.

This Land Rover is one that was purchased from the Australian Army in 1972 for $400, split 50-50 with the local Penrith Council. The Londonderry Bush Fire Brigade installed the removable tank, hose reel and other fire fighting equipment. The vehicle stayed in service for about 12 years.

This Land Rover came to the Londonderry Bush Fire Brigade already painted yellow and remained that way during its service life, whilst other Londonderry Bush Fire Brigade vehicles were painted red.

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
YFE02: 1952 Land-Rover Fire Truck; Londonderry Bush Fire Brigade																			Checklist
Issue	Year of Release	Colours	Trailer Colour	Cab Roof	Seats	Wheels	Radiator Grille	Plated Parts	Painted Trim	Ladder	Counter Balance	Ladder Rack	Tail Lights	Head Lights	Series Number	Baseplate	Rarity	Box	My Ref.	Location
1	1996	Yellow body, matt black chassis	Yellow body, white chassis	White	Black	Yellow solid	Black	Chrome	Black	Brown	Dark cream	White	Orange	Silver	Cast YFE-2	Cast MATCHBOX INT'L LTD MATCHBOX COLLECTIBLES MODELS OF YESTERYEAR © 1994 MADE IN CHINA	S	Q1
Rarity: D - Difficult; S - Scarce; R - Rare; VR - Very Rare; ER - Extremely Rare
Box: Q1 - Regional releases including Charity models and sets