Pics of the Tardis

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Many long time LR enthusiasts and particularly those from the LROCV and in the days of the LR Clubs Gymkhanas down at Gundagai will remember Vic Jaeger, (now a life member of the LROCV) and his Series IIB camper.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/12/696.jpg

The vehicle is now in the hands of it's current custodian Julie Thomas, also of the LROCV.

A brief history of the vehicle, (others may have to correct my incomplete or erroneous facts) it was bought new or nearly new from Regent Motors Melbourne by Vic and built into a camper for the annual trip to central Australia. Vic and a couple of mates would leave Melbourne and almost without stopping would arrive in Alice Springs about one day later, despite the corrugated dirt road most of the way from Peterborough SA to Alice Springs.

The original 2.6 litre Rover 6 was soon replaced with a 3 litre Rover saloon car engine. This was later replaced with a 3.5 litre Range Rover V8 and LT95 transmission and I believe it has subsequently turned into an oiler.

Of interest is that Vic made sure that there was sufficient fuel storage to take at least 50 gallons of petrol on board. The reason for this was that in the dim dark days of the 1960's and early 1970's fuel in the remote regions of the country was significantly cheaper if you bought it in drums and pumped it yourself.

Vic was a perfectionist and the vehicle had sensors for everything giving the co-pilot something to keep himself ocupied monitoring diff and gearbox temps and all manner of things.

Diana

[loanrangie]

Bit slow there, i took that pic and others and posted them about 3 months ago ! I met Julie and had a good look at the 2B at Easter on Phillip Island where it lives.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Bit slow there, i took that pic and others and posted them about 3 months ago ! I met Julie and had a good look at the 2B at Easter on Phillip Island where it lives.Thanks LoneR..

Julie has been promising me images for almost a year now and she only sent this one to me today, had no idea it was copyright. My apologies if I overlooked your post on the vehicle. :( Do you wish me to delete the thread or the image?

Although that said, I do remember the actual vehicle in better days, in it's heyday in fact and enjoyed Vic's movie of it and one of the Alice Spirings trips when it was shown at the 1974 Gundagai Gymkhana.

C Ya
Diana

[loanrangie]

Nah, its all good, i have more in my gallery if you have a look or pm me your email address and i'll email them to you. Nice unit and if i had the cash i would buy it.

regards,
Nick.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Thanks LoanR... I'll do that

This seems to be the current dash arrangement, although I thought there used to be more gauges.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/12/698.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/9492)

Interior - in need of a little brighten up, but quite functional.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/08/984.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/9489) https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/08/985.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/9491) https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/12/697.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/9490)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/08/986.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/9488)

[tardis]

:)It's OK anyway Diana ... I took that photo. but Nick, thanks for putting the other ones on anyway! I only just saw all this - am pretty hopeless scrambling around on forums.

It's tidied up inside the camper now. I actually still have the previous dash though this one was altered when the wiring was upgraded. also have lots of the other bits that were replaced.

It now has an Isuzu diesel 3.6 in it and is for sale. I posted the 'available for sale' thing somewhere but with my ability on the site you will find that more easily than me!

The huge history of the dear old Pantech is a big part of its charm and I enjoyed a long yarn with Vic the other day about it.

I've had an offer of $20,000 for it but only verbal at present. I want to sell it before the rego runs out on 14 October. I'd consider any realistic offers ... I want it to go to someone who cares!!!

everything on it works perfectly; even the winch!

Julie

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Thinking .... thinking .... thinking?

No one needs four SIIBs, even though this one is registered. Do they?

Couldn't find the ad in Markets section.

[tardis]

um ... I think it is in the REMLR for sale thing - but your information has much more in it anyway. told you I was incompetent!:o

[Shonky]

Thinking .... thinking .... thinking?

No ones needs four SIIBs, even though this one is registered. Do they?

Couldn't find the ad in Markets section.

Go on... DO IT!

I will take care of it for you. :D

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Where is Ad
um ... I think it is in the REMLR for sale thing - but your information has much more in it anyway. told you I was incompetent!:oNever incompetent. Abilities at things other than computers! :)

The link http://www.aulro.com/afvb/remlr-sale-wanted/63153-fc-2b-market.html#post811776

[Olive Drab]

Go on... DO IT!

I will take care of it for you. :D

I'll give it a nice place to stay if it ever wants a Queensland holiday:)

[jerryd]

I noticed this vehicle on ebay earlier and came on here to try and find it. I think it looks superb and I'm sure it's a great camper.
It's at times like this I really regret going overbudget and spending all my cash on a housebuild :)

I hope you find a good home for it

[tardis]

lots more pics (I hope!) on

tardis247 - Page 1 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting (http://s496.photobucket.com/albums/rr327/tardis247/)

it's on ebay at the moment http://www.aulro.com/afvb/fcs-military-variations/50799-marketplace-notices.html#post827107... quite a lot of enquiries from all sorts of people! fingers crossed it goes to a member (or maybe they'll join up!)

[Jeff]

I just looked at the photos on photobucket and they show a coil spring front end. Pretty bizarre stuff. What is the on road performance like?

Jeff

:rocket:

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Perhaps tardis will answer that one for us.

It looks to me like part or all of a Range Rover front end.

I had heard that it has disc brakes up front so that would make sense.

The ride would have to be better than the non-parabolic front end that it had originally.

[loanrangie]

Perhaps tardis will answer that one for us.

It looks to me like part or all of a Range Rover front end.

I had heard that it has disc brakes up front so that would make sense.

The ride would have to be better than the non-parabolic front end that it had originally.

I had a look under it and yes it has a rangie/ county front axle setup with coils and radius arms as well as the disc brakes.

[oliver1981]

Hi guys,

well went for rego today in the camper. Usual grumpy old man syndrome at the registry.....ACT has a reputation for that!

Went through all the steps, lights, steering, brakes etc all good and tick. Then go to inspect the camper section (didn't know this was necessary) have not finished putting mattresses, tables etc back in as yet so FAIL. apparently I may remove the camper items once registered and use as a commercial van (more expensive rego) I showed him the door at 500mm wide and asked how he thinks I would go getting goods in to which he did not respond.

Garry - I ended up getting the engineers certificate that was done in VIC in 1999 when the isuzu went in. They recognised it which was lucky I thought. Apparently from the comments I have been getting by people, Ray Spence at Canberra Motor Works is the best engineer to use for rego in ACT. It seems if it has his letterhead on it then they don't look twice. It may be worthwhile getting him to look over your 101 before the inspection.

Anyway, will keep you posted and post some photos once the camper mods are finished and the ACT label is in the window!

PS bighorns get fitted tomorrow

[101RRS]

Was`interested in how the rego was going.

Was there any particular reason why you went to Dickson to get the roadworthy and not to a garage rego inspector like Ray at CMW. I appreciate that as your truck came from interstate it would still need to go to Dickson for the identity check but I don't believe the actual roadworthy has to be done there. I was hoping to get my roadworthy at the LPG garage as the gas system will have to be signed off an then to Dickson for the identity check and so bypass the grumps - the ident check guy is a bit slow as he couldn't find all the numbers in the secret spots on my Freelander. He would have had fun with your truck.

I feel your pain about the camper bit - when I took my jag in to get passed it was missing some trim off the door and I did not have the soft-top fitted - fail.

You need to to a quick and dirty fitout in the back so u will have the use of the FC and then do what you want.

Cheers

Garry

[PaulP38a]

Apparently from the comments I have been getting by people, Ray Spence at Canberra Motor Works is the best engineer to use for rego in ACT. It seems if it has his letterhead on it then they don't look twice. It may be worthwhile getting him to look over your 101 before the inspection.

PS bighorns get fitted tomorrow

I'll vouch for Ray at CMW as the only engineer in the Canberra region that I would let work on my Land Rover after poor experience from "that dealer" in Phillip. ;)

Unfortunately, Ray's credibility and subject knowledge wasn't enough to convince the NRMA assessor that my old P38A shouldn't be written off a couple of months ago. I'll let Ray have a play with my "new" P38A pretty soon.

Cheers, Paul.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

<snip> ... Unfortunately, Ray's credibility and subject knowledge wasn't enough to convince the NRMA assessor that my old P38A shouldn't be written off a couple of months ago. ...<snip>.Unfortunately the cost of the electronics and labour hours to repair the P38a and worse still the L322 make all but the most minor damage a write off situation in those 2 models.

[oliver1981]

Hi all,

Some pics of the 2b new boots. Big horns in 265/75 which should be easy to get anywhere around the nation being the cruiser size

Also included an interior shot of the new engine / gbox cover in place. Has moved along since here but will take some more once the sink upholstery is done.

Another rego check on Thursday so we'll see how we go with the grumpy old men this time!

[DODGE]

G day oliver1981

She is looking good now. keep up the pics. good luck with the rego.

cheers gaz:D

[Outlaw]

Looking good Oliver :)

[101RRS]

Good luck and let us know how you go.

Cheers

Garry