Wolf TUM high-roof prototype

History

When the MoD set out its requirement for a heavy-duty Land Rover in the early 1990s, the factory developed three variants under the codename 'Wolf': a 90, a 110 and a 127-inch ambulance model. Prototypes were built from 1994, two years before the production order of January 1996, to prove the strengthened XD chassis, axles and body engineering that would define the production Truck Utility Light and Medium (HS) fleet.

This vehicle — chassis SALLDHAF7MA960411, registered M461 KAC — is a 1994 Wolf 110 TUM prototype carrying a distinctive custom high-roof hard top, unique among the Wolf development vehicles. Like the production Wolf it uses the 2.5-litre 300 Tdi diesel and five-speed gearbox. It served with Land Rover Engineering on development trials, then with Chassis and Axle Engineering as a data-retrieval rig, fitted with computers and monitoring instruments, traces of which remain aboard; its 8,000 recorded miles were hard-won testing miles.

The Dunsfold Collection acquired the prototype in 2001 in poor condition, missing its axles and exhaust, and restored it to running order with parts sourced through factory contacts. It is preserved as one of the earliest survivors of the programme that produced the British Army's definitive late-generation Land Rover.

Imagery

Registry record

Manufacturer

Land Rover (Engineering prototype)

Manufactured

1994 (Wolf programme prototype)

Engine type

2.5 L (2,495 cc) 300 Tdi intercooled turbodiesel inline-four

Production run

one-off prototype

Current owner

The Dunsfold Collection ↗

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Status

preserved (Dunsfold Collection)

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

• 1994 Land Rover Wolf 110" TUM Prototype ↗ — The Dunsfold Collection (accessed 2026-09-09)
• Land Rover Wolf ↗ — Wikipedia (accessed 2026-09-09)
• Military Land Rovers Pt.7 ~ The WOLF ↗ — Joint Forces News (accessed 2026-09-09)

Catalogue references

• https://dunsfoldcollection.co.uk/collection/110-wolf-tum-prototype/ https://dunsfoldcollection.co.uk/collection/110-wolf-tum-prototype/ ↗

Development reference notes

• Wolf TUM high-roof prototype · HERITAGE-FLEET-REFERENCES.md

  Extra-height roof; military doors and equipment; prototype body details. Reference: https://dunsfoldcollection.co.uk/collection/110-wolf-tum-prototype/