ID of this Land Rover

[Coma]

Hello everyone I want to find out how I know exactly what I have!

I have been told its a 1968 4cycl 2a...

But I have my doubts :)

For starters - the six badge and from what I have read the exhaust pipe visible under the passenger side front, plus the six outlet manifold all don't fit the picture ;)

[EchiDna]

you can stick the chassis number etc into one of the online search sites and find out what it was from factory - chances are it may have gone through a few changes over the years, but it looks pretty clean from the photo :) congrats!

CalVIN, the Land Rover VIN & Chassis Number Calculator & Decoder (http://www.clifton.nl/calvin.html)

[JDNSW]

The six is easy to distinguish from the four.

Four - carburettor on left
gear lever two bends,
four spark plug leads
mechanical fuel pump

Six - Carburetter on right
gear lever one bend
six spark plug leads.
electric fuel pump


The grille and badge are not definitive - a swaptakes about thirty seconds with a scewdriver.

You should be aware of the possibility of a Holden (or other) engine being fitted to what was originally a four (or six).

A picture of the engine bay would help a lot, as would an interior picture showing the firewall.

John

[UncleHo]

G'day Coma :)

That looks like a 1967-69 model 2a 6cylinder trayback, the first 6's were sold early 67, it would like JDNSW said have a fairly straight gearlever, and that would be set back further into the cabin than a 4's, it should have an overhead inlet sidevalve exhaust motor fitted with a Stromberg CD175 type carby which is on the right side with exhaust manifold on the left, it will have an electric double-ended fuel pump mounted on the chassis under the driver seat. it would be a 2633cc (2.6 litre) or thereabouts motor, this could possibly have been replaced by a Holden 6 (red motor) as the Landrover motor was not well liked by lots of people, the rest of the vehicle looks to be in good condition.:)

cheers

[Lotz-A-Landies]

What ever it is, it looks very straight.

More pics please? :) :)

Diana

[Coma]

engine bay is where the weirdness begins

[Coma]

another angle

[isuzurover]

That is a factory rover 6.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

That is a factory rover 6.Without the oil bath air cleaner.

If it has a Grenville Motors ID tag PM me the numbers and I may have some of the original sales history.

Diana

[UncleHo]

G'day Coma :)

Yup! a standard and complete and original looking set-up with the exeption of the airfilter, (original was a large oil bath type) it is a 2.6 litre six with the sloping cyclinder head,which still has the original carby only missing the oil breather cap,:) just check if the rear left head studs are tight, as they are hard to tighten and that is where they will leak oil and loose compression giving the 5 cyl symptom :( but it is a very tidy and straight vehicle :)

cheers

[JDNSW]

Yes, as the others have said, factory six except tor the aircleaner, which is what the grille says it should be. Looks to be in quite good shape and would do up nicely.

Quite a good model, albeit a bit thirsty, and as mentioned, some do not like the engine, which will not stand up to abuse and neglect like the four will.

John

[Coma]

Where exactly do I need to look on the Chassis etc to get ID info? What would I need to quote number etc wise to get it road registared???

(Obviously needs work before it is shown to the Trans authority)

[JDNSW]

Chassis number should be on the flat bit of the chassis that the shackle mounts onto at the back of the LH rear spring, facing outwards. It should also be on a plate somewhere in the cab, probably the same plate that has the transfer gear lever instructions. There will also probably be a separate plate with a Pressed metal Corporation number adjoining it. This is a different number, and not the one you want. The registration authority will want the one stamped on the chassis.

If it were late enough to have a VIN and ADR compliance plate, which it almost certainly is not, then this would be either on the engine side of the fireall at the top and somewhere near the middle, or on the radiator support panel.

John

[Coma]

Without the oil bath air cleaner.

If it has a Grenville Motors ID tag PM me the numbers and I may have some of the original sales history.

Diana

Redish tag?

[PAT303]

My six has a factory SU carby and is as smooth as a motor could be.Don't us lots of revs,if you do it will give trouble.Try and find a O/D or fit rover saloon diff centers (3.9) and stay under 100. Pat

[Lotz-A-Landies]

My six has a factory SU carby and is as smooth as a motor could be.Don't us lots of revs,if you do it will give trouble.Try and find a O/D or fit rover saloon diff centers (3.9) and stay under 100. PatPat

Be a little careful with the above post, not all Rover saloon cars have 3.9 diff centres.

The Rover P3 had 4.88
The Rover 75 and 90 had 4.3
The Rover 3 litre (P5) had 3.9
The Rover P5B had 3.54

Diana

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Pat

Be a little careful with the above post, not all Rover saloon cars have 3.9 diff centres.

The Rover P3 had 4.88
The Rover 75 and 90 had 4.3
The Rover 3 litre (P5) had 3.9
The Rover P5B had 3.54

Diana

Diana,

do you have info on rover cars ( particularly the P3) as well as the landies ??

paul

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Diana,

do you have info on rover cars ( particularly the P3) as well as the landies ??

paulI know a little about Rover cars, but I don't have access to the Grenville Motors books for the cars. You would have to go to Arthur Garthon direct for that information.