BAMA Ninety rally vehicle — Romeo Four
1986 ex-Ministry of Defence Land Rover Ninety (64 KF 64) converted in 1996 into one of the British Army Motoring Association's four rally team vehicles, running under the radio call sign 'Romeo Four'. Retired in 2005, it is now preserved in the Dunsfold Collection.
Factory colours
- Rally Team White (BAMA)
Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.
History
This vehicle began life in 1986 as a standard MoD-specification Land Rover Ninety with the 2.5-litre diesel engine and served ten years in the British Army. In 1996 it was transferred to the rally team of the British Army Motoring Association (BAMA), the body that organises motorsport within the Army, becoming one of four rally-prepared Ninetys; this example carried the radio call sign 'Romeo Four'. The team was supported by sponsor Lex Leasing.
Rally preparation included a roll-over protection cage, white paintwork, rally seats, a custom Exmoor Trim hood, a simplified dash and wiring loom, a straight-through exhaust, a raised handbrake lever and driving lamps. The vehicle was pensioned out of service in 2005 and handed to the REME Corps Museum, where it remained until 2014 before passing to the Dunsfold Collection in Surrey (chassis SALLDVAC7AA261822).
Registry record
- Manufacturer
- Land Rover
- Manufactured
- 1986 Ninety; 1996 rally conversion
- Modifier / coachbuilder
- British Army Motoring Association (BAMA) rally team
- Engine type
- 2.5 L diesel inline-four
- Production run
- one of four BAMA team rally vehicles
- Current owner
- The Dunsfold Collection ↗
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Status
- preserved
Catalogue data
- Record kind
- Named model
- Model line
- Defender
- Wheels
- 4
Base catalogue fields are exported from the Difflocked game. In-game physics values are arcade tuning, not certified historical measurements, and are deliberately not shown as specifications here.
Sources & citations
Researched sources
- 1986 Land Rover Ninety — Armed Forces Rally Team 'Romeo Four' (64 KF 64) ↗ — The Dunsfold Collection (accessed 2026-09-10)
Catalogue references
- https://dunsfoldcollection.co.uk/collection/ninety-armed-forces-rally/ https://dunsfoldcollection.co.uk/collection/ninety-armed-forces-rally/ ↗
Development reference notes
BAMA Ninety rally vehicle — Romeo Four · HERITAGE-FLEET-REFERENCES.md
Competition cage; rally markings; modified short-wheelbase body. Reference: https://dunsfoldcollection.co.uk/collection/ninety-armed-forces-rally/
Drive it
This vehicle is playable in the Difflocked racing game.
RACE THE BAMA NINETY RALLY VEHICLE — ROMEO FOUR ↗Registry record updated 2026-09-09T20:00:55.714Z · status: researched