24 Aug 01
Although it had been suggested that Mk 2 Jaguars with their rear seats removed should be used to transport the mailbags to the robbers' hideout in the aftermath of this most legendary of modern crimes, the felons ended up using an ex-Army Austin lorry along with two Land Rovers. These vehicles, stolen from central London, had identical registration plates (BMG 757A) to confuse the police. The Land Rovers would have been decidedly slower than the Jags but they got the job done - they were discovered at the gang's hideout at Leatherslade Farm in Buckinghamshire, and one of them still exists in the hands of an enthusiast to this day.
