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    88 SWB Station Wagons

    I am interested in getting an idea of how many Series 1 88 station wagons are in Aust now - so if you know someone who has one I would be interested to know.

    I know of swb station wagons - one in SA, a nice blue/grey one in Sydney, one in Qld and mine. I am not sure whether the others are 88s or 86s.

    For those not in the know the swb station wagon is a little different to a 86/88 with a hard top.

    Unique bits are the hardtop - safari roof, alpine windows, lengthened side windows, 86 has two roof vents, 88 has four.

    Station wagon badges front and rear, has a rear door instead of tailgate and a folddown step. All doors and windows have locks.

    Inside has the deluxe trim, and the rear seats are four individual fold up seats that are sideways facing, not the usual bench seats.

    This is mine and a pic of the rear of a restored station wagon





    Any one know of these please let us know. Pics would be good and whether it is an 86 or an 88. I suspect there are more 86s than there are of 88s.

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    Interesting post Gary!

    Is it a "safari roof" or a tropical roof?

    Cheers Charlie

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    I am not sure - tropical roof does sound correct but safari roof is also used - maybe incorrectly.

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    According to the Series 1 reference book by Taylor the correct term is Tropical Roof. I also noted that the windows in the roof are not Alpine Windows but Alpine Lights.

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    Land Rover SWB Series 2/2A/3 Canopy - eBay, Other, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 17-Jul-10 16:50:39 AEST)


    could this be a station wagon roof...


    note no alpine lights BUT second skin!! (tropical roof)
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    i dont think so well the tailgate was different

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    The tropical roof was an option on all Series hardtops - but standard on station wagons. The only actual differences in the hardtop for wagons were the alpine lights and vents, which means this one was not a station wagon.

    The station wagons had the tropical roof, vents and deluxe trim, and the door rather than the tailgate, plus, of course, the rear seats and step. And probably a few other bits I have missed. But they are all add-ons rather than differences, except for the holes in the hardtop for the vents and alpine lights.

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    So I guess no one knows of any other swb station wagons.

    Guess I can assume I have the only 88 still remaining in Australia.

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    Quote Originally Posted by garrycol View Post
    So I guess no one knows of any other swb station wagons.

    Guess I can assume I have the only 88 still remaining in Australia.

    Garry
    Never assume anything.

    There are a whole lot of landiphile's in this country that ain't lurking about on here.

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    Well unless someone can come up with some others I am sticking with my claim.
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