VDV 143X is a Shelvoke former fire appliance believed to have been a TL or HP now converted into a Diving Support vehicle seen at a rally in Cheshire 2007
This was a chassis used by devon to remount an old merryweather TL on I believe. Chassis was sold to Suffolk who added the rear bodywork and used it as some sort of BA maintenance unit.
It came to Suffolk to replace a TL that overturned (1988ish?). The ladders were older than the chassis if memory serves and once we bought two newer Mercedes TLs, Suffolk converted the Shelvoke to a BA Support Unit - affectionately known as "the Horesbox"
Added by Rob on 23 March 2009.