Rare British Military Light Strike Vehicle Dune Buggy Heads To Auction

Rare British Military Light Strike Vehicle Dune Buggy Heads To Auction

Rare British Military Light Strike Vehicle Dune Buggy Heads To Auction

A road-legal dune buggy with a military background is set to be auctioned in the United Kingdom. This particular vehicle is a Longline/Ricardo MkII Light Strike Vehicle (LSV) that saw service with the UK’s Special Air Service (SAS) during the first Gulf War. The auction, hosted by Bonhams, is expected to fetch a price between $35,550 and $38,085 (£28,000 and £30,000) on July 14.

The MkII LSV is equipped with a Volkswagen-sourced 1.9-liter water-cooled flat-four engine, which originated from a Transporter van. It comes with four-wheel drive, an upgrade from the previous two-wheel drive configuration found in the MKI version. The later MKIII models switched to a turbodiesel VW powerplant.