GOING once, going twice but not yet gone, one machine gun fitted armoured Land Rover looking for a loving owner.
It’s not everyday the local auctioneers has such an item on the catalogue, but that will be the case at Newport Auctions on Usk Way tomorrow (WED).
“I was half expecting Rambo to jump out the back of it,” said Newport Auctions sales manager Jim Daniels.
“It’s a one off for us. I’ve been here for eight years and never seen anything like it.
“We have a lot of old vehicles and that kind f thing but this is certainly a first. “
“You have to see it, it’s unbelievable,” Mr Daniels said.
The imported, Dessert Storm Army Replica vehicle has a De-Commissioned Machine Gun.
The camouflage 4X4 has 152,000 kilometres on the clock and has an MOT until July 2014.
The combat vehicle will go under the hammer tomorrow and will have a reserve price of £5,000.
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