Thread: My "new" Toy

Were did you find it?

I have been trying to find mine on a series 3 but the comp plate is off a 88" not a 109" , and the front of the chassis has been repainted and had rust cut out of it.

LHR spring rear hanger. The very rear hanger on the outside vertical face on the chassis. Mine needed a little clean off, but it wasn't too bad.

Here are the latest two LRs to find a home in my backyard. Series IIa 109, but not much of it and a Series III with a long chassis stretch.

Carton of Stout for both of them.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Qld. Transport used to have, and may still have, the unlovely habit of picking a piece of major road wide enough to pull numbers of vehicles over to roadside for inspection. The location was also always out of sight of approaching traffic and without escape routes. The normal procedure was to pull over any 10yo or older vehicles, or newer vehicles obviously damaged or neglected. Some vehicles with minor defects were allowed to proceed with a defect notice that required repair(s) to be made and a Safety Certificate (whole of vehicle, not just the required repairs) to be obtained from a licenced inspection station within a specified time. Vehicles with more serious defects were not permitted to be driven away, had to be moved by towing, a fine and loss of points were incurred, and the defect notice required repairs to be made and the vehicle presented to a Departmental inspection station within a specified time. This latter option, known colloquially as " going over the pits", usually resulted in the vehicle being deregistered as the Dept's inspectors wre not noted for their sympathy.

To take the vehicle off the road there and then, the defect had to be considered to seriously affect the safety - e.g. tyres worn to the belts or non-approved turbo installations or engine conversions.

Once I was in the city for a work Xmas party, at the end of the night (early hours of the morning), a mate decided he was OK to drive and offered to give us all a lift home (he had originally intended to park in the city overnight). As we were leaving the city, there was an RBT which had blocked all 4 lanes of the road and had a line of 10 coppers breath testing people. Now my mates car had had a front end smash (weeks earlier), and one headlight and indicator was smashed, the bumper was taped on and the bonnet didn't open - so he was more woried about a defect notice than the breath test. He blew 0 and the police didn't even say a word about only having one headlight.

Ive owned 2 traytops like that !!!!!The earlier 2a had the inner lights/chrome grille the other was late 2a had the ser3 style lights but galv grill,both had the "six" badge.
As far as I know the 2a 6cyl landies only come in "Limestone",that cream colour.I know of another similar ute locally,was a 6 now holden powered,hasnt moved for 2 1/2 years,broken rear diff or axle.(no rear wheels/brakes but the axles are still there)
Its at a noonygar camp I get to deliver water too,never anybody around to ask,I reckon Id get it for a carton.Its pretty straight.
Andrew

Thats 1 long landy, you should bannana back it to drag the rest of them around.