Thread: AYI 077 (The Leyland Brothers S11a 109)

lane,

good idea ha ha like your work!

hi RR,

thankyou for putting up with a bunch of softies like us! from reading all the posts here its plain that from the start she was always going to have a lovely retirement so thankyou again and yes we;d love to see her once and again...she wasnt OUR daily drive but she WAS dads right up til the day she arrived at kotara so he's pretty in tune with her. when i asked if i could have one last drive and he said not a good idea i knew she was pretty brittle or should i say cantankerous in the end so you really must have your work cut out

i see you are near Merriwah..in the 70's&80's we'd twice a year make the trip to Lightning Ridge to our holiday place in the opal fields so she's used to big trips to the bush!one year we were driving there & going down a hill when the bonnet unexpectedly flew up!! dad couldnt see a thing and had to pull off,head out the windowanother trip there was a sudden fire between the front seats!!
we were born AFTER the landy in 72 which is why we had all but one year with her..
anyway hope she behaves well for you.its interesting to find where her brother is by the way.And we once visited the Leyland Bros theme park they had and one of the brothers came out and we almost had to point out what he was standing in front of.When he saw her he says"ha!its the old landy!" but no more talk! a little bit of a let down gotta admit ha ha

ill try get out of dad who he traded the bonnet with..
by for now.

Originally Posted by AYI sister

hi RR,

thankyou for putting up with a bunch of softies like us! from reading all the posts here its plain that from the start she was always going to have a lovely retirement so thankyou again and yes we;d love to see her once and again...she wasnt OUR daily drive but she WAS dads right up til the day she arrived at kotara so he's pretty in tune with her. when i asked if i could have one last drive and he said not a good idea i knew she was pretty brittle or should i say cantankerous in the end so you really must have your work cut out

Bit or rigamortis has set in. Be OK unless you got rear ended Has to be fixed! If you want a last drive PM me and can be arranged in a very controlled environment. In respect your Dad was very sensible as she's not really roadworthy ATM.

i see you are near Merriwah..in the 70's&80's we'd twice a year make the trip to Lightning Ridge to our holiday place in the opal fields so she's used to big trips to the bush!one year we were driving there & going down a hill when the bonnet unexpectedly flew up!! dad couldnt see a thing and had to pull off,head out the windowanother trip there was a sudden fire between the front seats!!
we were born AFTER the landy in 72 which is why we had all but one year with her..
anyway hope she behaves well for you.

The Ridge... Had some good friends up there that were opal miners. Sure is an amazing place to visit. Can be hot and dry though
Don't worry about the bonnet and eleco fire... Wile I was on Morton Island a 94 Defender did the same

its interesting to find where her brother is by the way.And we once visited the Leyland Bros theme park they had and one of the brothers came out and we almost had to point out what he was standing in front of.When he saw her he says"ha!its the old landy!" but no more talk! a little bit of a let down gotta admit ha ha

That worries me a bit although I can understand why they may have reacted that way initially. I do intend to try contacting Mal but being very careful doing so.

ill try get out of dad who he traded the bonnet with..
by for now.

Be great but we have a slim chance of tracking it down after all these years I would imagine.



The second vehicle is AYI's older brother now in the museum.




Tony

I think you are referring to AYI 566, the table top from the Off the Beaten Track series. The one they winched across the Jardine River to drive to The Tip. Is the Jardine salt? The chassis on that one may be well gone by now.

The ones used in the West-East crossing are much earlier, the 107 wagon is in a museum. Pics are on AULRO somewhere.

Jeff

Originally Posted by Jeff

I think you are referring to AYI 566, the table top from the Off the Beaten Track series. The one they winched across the Jardine River to drive to The Tip. Is the Jardine salt? The chassis on that one may be well gone by now.

The ones used in the West-East crossing are much earlier, the 107 wagon is in a museum. Pics are on AULRO somewhere.

Jeff

She was refuring to AYI 566 may be... My bad/
I have the pics here of the 107 the Museum where AYI should be.
The table top is long gone...I have tried to find it infact (Or some of it), but no joy yet
I refer the 107 as being AYI's brother now as many
others do.
As far as I know these are the last two in existence Time will tell I guess

Tony,did you end up setting up an account that we can donate into???
Sorry if I missed it,Im sure plenty of us will support the cause.
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Tony,did you end up setting up an account that we can donate into???
Sorry if I missed it,Im sure plenty of us will support the cause.
Andrew

Thanks Andrew, very awkward to do this fairly although I'm working on the best way to go about it. This as I've posted before will be a very tender topic with some understandably.
We may need a President, Treasurer etc

I'm most grateful for the support (Even if moral)from our members here so far

Tony

thanks for the offer of a drive..it would be nice but im staying out of her... i wouldnt want to risk her or my life or others!
ta also for the pics!..you are all right i was talking about 566..i thought that one was the brotherand it was the one in the museum!

i think the leylands had alot on their mind when we half offered them their landy back for their theme park and seemed uninterested...the park closed not long after so bad timing i think.im sure in time when the death of his brother and money troubles are in the past he may like to visit his past as i imagine he has some fond memories.

we have a 93 defender.cant believe they behave like the oldies too!
luck to you