Thread: Land Rover Holiday Photos

Hi,
I made one for our 25000km motorbike trip in1976.
It would inflate a car tyre in less than 30 seconds. Carried it on the bike for more than 30 years and never used it roadside.
The BMW had two cylinders, and by un clipping one carby float bowl and turning off the fuel it would still start and run long on the other cylinder long enough to inflate a tyre with only fresh air from the non firing cylinder.
The hose was very sturdy and just long enough to reach the rear wheel if rotated so the valve was forward.
Now, I think they use small CO2 cylinders, small enough to fit a pocket .
Cheers

Camping in the rain at Ayres Rock in 68. Here a couple of days waiting for it to dry out a bit.

Camping Ayres Rock in rain 1968 001 by Keith Cree, on Flickr


Some fellow travelers. with Camels.

IMG_2843 by Keith Cree, on Flickr

Originally Posted by 123rover50

Camping in the rain at Ayres Rock in 68. Here a couple of days waiting for it to dry out a bit.

Camping Ayres Rock in rain 1968 001 by Keith Cree, on Flickr


Some fellow travelers. with Camels.

IMG_2843 by Keith Cree, on Flickr

Cripes! One doesn't get a view of the rock very often & when I have it just appears to be just that, ROCK, so is that a Moss or real undergrowth. It always to me seems to be a barren surface a bit like the Moon actually. My youngest Bro was a CIG/Liquid Air Manager for years up at The Alice.but I was never privy to a visit A visit to the privy yes, but not the other way around you understand.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Cripes! One doesn't get a view of the rock very often & when I have it just appears to be just that, ROCK, so is that a Moss or real undergrowth. It always to me seems to be a barren surface a bit like the Moon actually. My youngest Bro was a CIG/Liquid Air Manager for years up at The Alice.but I was never privy to a visit A visit to the privy yes, but not the other way around you understand.

No it was a red rock but maybe the rain colored it a bit Also these slides spent years in the high humidity of PNG and some got a bit of fungis or something on them.

Yes, I've got a bunch of slides like that too.

Cape York.Another great place.
That Gold D2a was a 5 seater coiler,best D2 we had.By the end of the model run they had them almost sorted.The previous ones were a disaster.
We wanted to go back,but i was never game to in the D4 with all the water crossings.

Camping Princess Charlotte Bay.Had an intruder there one night,a wild pig.



Nolans,wasn't very deep that year.The previous trip it was a foot over the bonnet,at least,so we chose to go around.



Pretty sure this is Logans crossing,SWMBO at the wheel.

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Near the Murray in Vic
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Tasmania West Coast

Originally Posted by 123rover50

Camping in the rain at Ayres Rock in 68. Here a couple of days waiting for it to dry out a bit.

Camping Ayres Rock in rain 1968 001 by Keith Cree, on Flickr


Some fellow travelers. with Camels.

IMG_2843 by Keith Cree, on Flickr

Thanks for those wonderful photos. It's a bit sobering how quickly "NOW!" becomes...historic. These really are photos from another time, less than a lifetime ago. There's a lesson in that for all of us. If anybody knows what it is, please let me know.

On another note, I wanted to ask about the roof of the cab on that Landy. It looks like some sort of tropical roof. Are you able to tell us a little about that?

Thanks,

John