Series I Paddock find - Bought it on the spot

That has to be the best Series 1 'find' I have seen for many years! Who said there are not bargains to be found out there! I would have grabbed it at twice the price - and I am not even looking for a S1!

Congratulations!

Of course, with such a good start you have a moral obligation to restore it to registered condition and appear at Cooma.

Note to Uncle Ho - in the Series 1, the standard hand throttle was the hooked lever next to the choke under the instrument panel. The quadrant was intended for the governor, although it was used for the hand throttle in the S2/2a and retrospectively in some S1s. In this case the throttle lever and governor control would have originally been used as designed, although heaven knows how they are connected now.

John

What a great opportunity! :D


If you have the WS Manual 1954 - 57 P/N 4057, you will find most of your queries on "Extra Equipment" (their words ;)) are answered to the rear of the book commencing 'Section T', including PTO, Governor operation etc.


Now, I will deffo know it's you when I see you on Greenhill Road.:D

Hi 4Bee - I have the 1948-58 Land Rover Series I Workshop Manual, part No 4291, so not quite the same, but it does have an Extra Equipment section at the back.

Some bedtime reading for the next few nights (except that the manual is oily and dusty so it may not be allowed into the bedroom by Mrs Spud.)

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(except that the manual is oily and dusty so it may not be allowed into the bedroom by Mrs Spud.)

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Yours too, huh? ;) I wonder why that is? They're only apx. 50 years olde.:D:D:D:D


Not Mrs Spud, the Manuals.:D

Well done Spudboy, very tidy looking vehicle for one that has been sitting in a paddock for five years.

Cheers, Mick.

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Yours too, huh? ;) I wonder why that is? They're only apx. 50 years olde.:D:D:D:D


Not Mrs Spud, the Manuals.:D

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Well Mrs Spud is 46 - the same as me, so we are both younger than the car. She is quite understanding when it comes to LRs so she's a good (old) stick! She humours me a lot.

I am sure there are worse hobbies, but I can't immediately think of any as I sit here typing. Horse ownership might be the only one that comes to mind.

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Well done Spudboy, very tidy looking vehicle for one that has been sitting in a paddock for five years.

Cheers, Mick.

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Thanks - Aluminium panels make ALL the difference. Imagine a 50 year old standard car with 5 years of weathering.

A friend of mine, Bob of Carey Gully, still has a '56 S1 although he modded it with hard top & other things. Still has the 21/4 engine with overdrive.
Years ago they drove it to Cape York towing a caravan, but left the van up the track somewhere until they came back for it.

Then they drove home via The Alice. Didn't miss a beat allegedly.

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If it is a 2 1/4 it is not the original - would have had a 2l engine of quite different design.

The 2l S1 engine is regarded by many as a "nicer" engine than the 2.25. This may be because it was designed as a car engine, where the 2.25 was designed from scratch as a four wheel drive engine, and although it is around 25% more powerful is perhaps not as quiet and smooth.

John

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If it is a 2 1/4 it is not the original - would have had a 2l engine of quite different design.

The 2l S1 engine is regarded by many as a "nicer" engine than the 2.25. This may be because it was designed as a car engine, where the 2.25 was designed from scratch as a four wheel drive engine, and although it is around 25% more powerful is perhaps not as quiet and smooth.

John

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And that would be the siamese bore 2l, not the later spread bore which appeared in the 88" and 109" Series 1's.