R866xxxx would be a 1949 vehicle. We have a few R86xxxx 1948 vehicles in Australia.
Aaron
Here is a photo (from the SA Series web site) of what is said to be the oldest Land Rover in South Africa.
This is a photo of it back in the day and it still exists today.
For interests sake, do we have one here in Australia that pre-dates it?
Chassis No. R866-1355
Cheers, Mick.
1974 S3 88 Holden 186.
1971 S2A 88
1971 S2A 109 6 cyl. tray back.
1964 S2A 88 "Starfire Four" engine!
1972 S3 88 x 2
1959 S2 88 ARN 111-014
1959 S2 88 ARN 111-556
1988 Perentie 110 FFR ARN 48-728 steering now KLR PAS!
REMLR 88
1969 BSA Bantam B175
R866xxxx would be a 1949 vehicle. We have a few R86xxxx 1948 vehicles in Australia.
Aaron
Too true:Actually, that chassis number can not be correct 866 prefix vehicles commenced at serial 3001 (*8663001)
- R860004 exists in WA (3 production vehicles after HUE-166)
- R860138 exists in Sydney
- R860139 exists in Cooma.
- L048 exists in Perth WA, (Pre-production vehicle but built after the early production vehicles had commenced)
Its probably '48 model R861355
Fabricated firewall '48 models were R860001 (HUE-166) through R861500.
Pressed firewall '48 models were *861501 through *863000
1949 models continued until R8667920.
A friend has R860130 over here in Perth, which is wonderfully repaired & not restored. Does visit all the local car shows.
Not as far as I'm aware. It was first despatched to a Rover Co employee by the name of Mr A.H Francis, who it turns out was the first Managing Director of Rover Australia.
Delivered to Singapore. Hmmmmm. Imagine what it would make if it was Raffled. Sorry
Cheers, Billy.
Keeping it simple is complicated.
That was the issue, back around 2006 when AC260 and I discussed it the vehicle sent out to Regent Motors in Melbourne for Mr H.A Frances was supposed to be R860103 although at that time he suspected that #130 may have been the same vehicle and that a typo had occurred somewhere.
Would be great to see pics and may be get a report about the state of each of these early vehicles. Is that possible? Would the owners co-operate?
The Series 1 in this 'review' is R860138.
Land Rover Defender 90 Old v New - featuring 1948 Series 1 and 2016 Heritage Edition - YouTube
'51 Series 1 80"
'12 Defender 90
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