Series 1 Wheels

[numpty]

Maybe one of the more knowledgeable amongst you can help. Leon (our series 1) has a mismatch of wheels and I am going to replace them with proper ones which I have. What colour were 1957 88" wheels painted, and does anyone have a contact? They're black now and I'm sure that's not right.
Perry

[Blknight.aus]

I always thought that rims came in 2 colours for the series.

white and green

[JDNSW]

I think they varied a bit, but from memory at that date the wheels would have been body coloured, probably green, although I think there were several body colours (scratch the paint in a protected spot or take off a cover such as the instrument panel or the LHD blanking plate to look at the original colour).

I don't think single colour wheels regardless of body came until S2a, and I am certain Black was not the original colour - although new wheels supplied as spares may well have been black. All the contemporary pictures I can find of S1s (admittedly mostly B/W) seem to show all SWBs with body coloured wheels although LWBs often seem to have different coloured wheels.

John

[weeds]

how did you get a safety certificate with non matching rims!!!

[Pedro_The_Swift]

how did you get a safety certificate with non matching rims!!!
:eek::eek::eek::eek:
:p

[JDNSW]

how did you get a safety certificate with non matching rims!!!

Maybe numpty meant they don't match the S1, not don't match each other. A lot of swbs have been fitted with lwb wheels. But if they were all the same colour, would differences have been noticed anyway? I just got a pink slip with four standard S2a wheels and one S3 (ROH) wheel, for example.

John

[weeds]

Maybe numpty meant they don't match the S1, not don't match each other. A lot of swbs have been fitted with lwb wheels. But if they were all the same colour, would differences have been noticed anyway? I just got a pink slip with four standard S2a wheels and one S3 (ROH) wheel, for example.

John

good point

[numpty]

how did you get a safety certificate with non matching rims!!!

3 Stage 1 rims and 2 Series 2 rims, all painted black. I didn't ask I just took the certificate. I think they should be green too.

[numpty]

(scratch the paint in a protected spot or take off a cover such as the instrument panel or the LHD blanking plate to look at the original colour).John

"SCRATCH the PAINT"

Haven't you seen the photos?:D :D

[JDNSW]

"SCRATCH the PAINT"

Haven't you seen the photos?:D :D

Actually, now you mention it, I have - I wasn't thinking. But I still make the point that a look under a cover plate etc would confirm the original colour - both that it has not been repainted, and what colour it was before it faded.

John

[numpty]

Actually, now you mention it, I have - I wasn't thinking. But I still make the point that a look under a cover plate etc would confirm the original colour - both that it has not been repainted, and what colour it was before it faded.

John

Good thinking. I will try that.

[UncleHo]

G'day Numpty :)

I would be fairly sure that Leon would have had "Deep Bronze Green " wheel rims the same as the body colour, the optional colour was "Limesone" both of these colours should be available through paint suppliers, the original colour would be on the underside of the seat base plates that screw to the seat box as it wouldn't have been exposed to the sun, "Limestone" was in use up to the 110, The only paint part numbers I have are from the Series 3-Stage 1 book "Bronze Green" unipart No GTU-406 and "Limestone" unipart No GTU-408 :)

Hope that is of some help, Peninsular Paint should be able to help Leda drive Morayfield I think;)


Bung-Tiddley

[UncleHo]

G'day Numpty :)

Just looked up my Series 1 book, the wheel rims for 86/88/107/109 standard type are R231601 :) you should find that stamped between the wheel stud holes, it is also the same as the Series 2/2a/3 SWB's

The Paint listing that I have from that book is "Special Paint Dark Green" (D/Bronze Green) R262072 =1 gallon tin, "Special Paint Ivory" (Limestone) R262646 = 1 gallon tin.


Those colours are from the Series 1 parts book so at that stage (June 1956) these colours were unique to the "Land-Rover" the other colours listed for these vehicles were : Blue, Beige, Grey, with Red for Fire Vehicles.

cheers:)

[p38arover]

Maybe Peter de Quant at Range Parts would know. Peter is a collector of Series 1s - He might be down to 40 cars by now.

Range Parts Co
36 Sturdee St
Wentworthville 2145
02) 9896 2355

Alternatively, Hilton Pollard at Colo Heights. Hilton was a well known Series LR parts supplier. His son, Justin, has been selling all his own Series 1s of in recent months. I don't know if Hilton has sold off all his parts or not.

Pollard H E & A L
2930 Putty Rd
Colo Heights 2756
(02) 4565 0212

Ron

[numpty]

Alternatively, Hilton Pollard at Colo Heights. Hilton was a well known Series LR parts supplier. His son, Justin, has been selling all his own Series 1s of in recent months. I don't know if Hilton has sold off all his parts or not.

Pollard H E & A L
2930 Putty Rd
Colo Heights 2756
(02) 4565 0212

Ron

Thanks Ron.

Actually it was Hilton who I bought the car from and he wasn't sure whether the paint was original, although from my perusal it does.