Original engine in my 86 inch?

[wally]

I’m interested to know whether my 1955 86 inch has its original engine. Is there a way to determine this, or at least whether the manufacture dates of engine and car are about the same? The chassis number is 57661229 and the engine number 111800298.

[whitehillbilly64]

Closest to your 55 86inch on the S1 Members Gallery.

Chassis Number: 57761266
Engine Number: 57104760

whitehillbilly

[B.S.F.]

The engine appears to belong to a 58 88"
.W.

[wally]

The engine appears to belong to a 58 88"
.W.

Thanks. How are you able to determine that from the engine number?

[whitehillbilly64]

Fourth digit = model year 6 = 1956
7 = 1957
8 = 1958

Add your number here. Clifton Scientific Text Services, the Netherlands (https://www.clifton.nl/index.html?calvin.html)


whitehillbilly

[B.S.F.]

Thanks. How are you able to determine that from the engine number?
From the list at the front of the 1948-58 workshop manual, part no. 4291. The Clifton site only deals with chassis numbers.
.W.

[wally]

Good to know. Thanks for the replies. Very helpful.

[1950landy]

From my Original Land Rover Series1 book by James Taylor
This is for 86"/107" S1183338 Sorry it's upside down even though I rotated it but keeps inverting it. This is for 88"/109" S1 183339

[5380]

I’m interested to know whether my 1955 86 inch has its original engine. Is there a way to determine this, or at least whether the manufacture dates of engine and car are about the same? The chassis number is 57661229 and the engine number 111800298.

It appears to be a 1958 number as stated previously. The only real difference is that the '55 has 11/16" gudgeon pins and the '58 has the 7/8" pins that were fitted from 1956 models onwards. I learned this when I ordered a set of O/S pistonds for a late '55 engine and the pins were too large for the conrod little ends. Whoops!. Anybody looking for a set of 7/8" pin pistons?
5380