Nice original 2a

[korg20000bc]

There's on old fella on the town who has owned this lovely Landy for years and years.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/751.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/695.jpg
He's proud of it and says that he has had quite a few offers for it but wouldn't let it go easily. Get in line, he says.

Anyway, I tried to get my 2a in the background too.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/752.jpg

[LWB123]

Hello from Brisbane.

Nice original looking truck, but I'm not sure that the grille is the original fitting.

I had a 1968 model SWB back when they were new. It had that more stylised grille and it also had the modern single motor cable drive wiper arrangement, the later steering wheel and limestone painted wheels.

Maybe that style of grille pre-dated all that stuff.

Cheers

[harry]

nice looking landy, how straight are those panels!

you may have to marry his daughter to get hold of it.

[Johnno1969]

Hello from Brisbane.

Nice original looking truck, but I'm not sure that the grille is the original fitting.

I had a 1968 model SWB back when they were new. It had that more stylised grille and it also had the modern single motor cable drive wiper arrangement, the later steering wheel and limestone painted wheels.

Maybe that style of grille pre-dated all that stuff.

Cheers

Is it the six cylinder grille?

[Johnno1969]

By the way, thanks for posting those pics. What a beautiful vehicle.

[LWB123]

Is it the six cylinder grille?

Hello again.

As far as I know the only difference was an additional "Six" badge.

Cheers,

[korg20000bc]

It looks so good that I want to keep smiling at him whenever I see it. Hopefully he may see me as a guy who'd look after it for him.
It is 4Cyl and I have seen the same grille on other 2a vehicles. I think maybe it was an option.
I think this one has the 6cyl grille:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/729.jpg

[korg20000bc]

...But that's on a late 2a...

[LWB123]

I think this one has the 6cyl grille:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/729.jpg

Hello again.

Don't think so.

As far as I am aware these later grilles with the spaced horizontal double bars started to be fitted around 1967 or1968 and were common to both Australian built 4 and 6 cylinder models. The difference was the presence or absence of the "six" badge on the bottom left quadrant. We had a 6 and a cousin had the 4 both the same.

Also, the overall shape changed when the headlights went out to the guards.

Cheers,

[Johnno1969]

Ah. Thanks. A mate had a grille like it on his vehicle many years ago....it was a six, but now I think about it it must have been a '67 or '68 vehicle.

Mine's got the good ol' waffle iron.....

[LWB123]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/695.jpg

Hello again from Brisbane.

Again, great looking truck - would be a pleasure to get your hands on it for certain.

I am curious about the aluminium strips down the rear side of the cab and tub and the studs across the top

Any idea what they were there for? Tent attachment presumably?

Incidentally, I take it that the photo was taken in Longford - nice pub the Blenheim Inn.

Cheers,

[korg20000bc]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/695.jpg

Hello again from Brisbane.

Again, great looking truck - would be a pleasure to get your hands on it for certain.

I am curious about the aluminium strips down the rear side of the cab and tub and the studs across the top

Any idea what they were there for? Tent attachment presumably?

Incidentally, I take it that the photo was taken in Longford - nice pub the Blenheim Inn.

Cheers,

Yes, It does live in Longford.
Those strips are interesting. I haven't asked him about them but they have a channel that a rod would slide in- I presume to fix a tent or annex to. There's little cleats just above the 'hips' and on the roof bend too.
Good idea. There is a very skilled and respected canvas worker in Longford who knock that type of thing up for people. He may have had a hand in it.

[Johnno1969]

Yep, definitely looks like fixings for an annexe. Very interesting, as I have been wanting to do something like that for years. I am yet to work out a way to sleep/live in an 88 comfortaly in wet weather.

[Johnno1969]

YI am yet to work out a way to sleep/live in an 88 comfortaly in wet weather.

Whoops: "comfortably"