Thread: Scrapping S1 & yes, I am peeved-off

All interesting stuff,

As well as parts that go missing
Cheers

Originally Posted by longing4alandy

If anyone involved in an export does wish to do the right thing, some series Landies may fall under Category B of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage ACT 1986 and Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Regulations 1987. Such a Land Rover may be considered important under the area of agricultural and industrial heritage, though it is not yet likely and would have to be an outstanding item.
More details here for those that don't have anything better to do (i.e. me):
Movable cultural heritage
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Thanks Mark

Some of us do know about that. You also may be aware that a number of the WWII vehicles that went from Australia to last years D Day anniversary in Normandy were restricted by that legislation with severe penalties for the owners if the vehicles were not returned to our shores after the event. However as has been suggested, some of it slips under the radar by being shipped in bulk and possibly without full manifest descriptions, and I am not casting aspersions here.

Diana

The reason for this topic
That's why i bought the 5 80" Land Rovers
seen them on my travels. They were all well worn but each one had something that the others didn't have. So, instead of waiting to find
a certain bit i have everything to put 1 good one together.
I payed the price i wanted. No body gave them away either.

Gee word travels fast don't it.............

I have to agree yes we need parts for our Landys & yes I to have bought parts from the UK when there was nothing avalable here.
My veiw is if your here from overseas for a visit and happen to fall in "love" for a Landy or other vehicle than buy it take it home drive it and enjoy it

What my problem is people who go out pilaging early vehicles not only Landys but motor bikes, Minis, tractors to brake up and to sell the parts only to make a quick buck.
The thing is once the vehicle is butchered / broken up it is lost forever.

Yes some vehicles look like they have been parked out sea for years due to the rust in them & cant be rebuilt but there are top cond rust free vehicles that should be restored!

I have sceen many great Landys restored from a pile of junk in the cnr of a yard, but I have seen some over zelious "restores" distroy a very tidy and complete Landy just so their every day driver looks better.

I dont want to cause any aguments all I want to do is bring the matter to everyones attention.
Thats why we need to get the word out if you know of and old Landy tell some one here it could be just the vehicle their chasing.

Originally Posted by bayrover

Second, looks like you don't even live in cooma as your new post suggests

His IP address is in the UK.

Originally Posted by bayrover

I say lets object to these robbers and their australian agents (and you know who you are) and try and keep what we have as future history for the young ones coming on

Right then me old son. Now you've said it ^

How are y'all going to secure what's left? Complain about them thievin' SOBs or come up with a plan that has some merit?

Property rights dictate that a person owns what they have paid for or have been gifted. Unlike NZ, Australia is not socialist and so there is little in the way of collective ownership although there is apparently a social or moral code that considers the collective ownership of cultural icons as valid. So until you have established a valid argument you aren't going to get far. As an example:

***Warning: This is hypothetical and is NOT how I feel about the situation***

Cars are not trains. Old trains that run are rare. Rare old trains that run are cultural icons. Cultural icons ought to be preserved for future generations. Cultural icons ought to be protected from export. Series 1 Land Rovers are old. Old Series 1 Land Rovers that run are not rare. Therefore Series 1 Land Rover are not cultural icons, should not be preserved for future generations, nor protected from export.

Until Old Series 1 Land Rovers become rare they will not become cultural icons. This may not be the case in specific instances, say a machine that was used in the Snowy Mountains and that has inarguable provenance. Until then there is little to argue against their stripping and removal from Australian shores.

You are going to need to convince a critical mass in order for there to be a general understanding that these machines are, in particular, worthy of recognition by Australians as a cultural icon.

Originally Posted by Reads90

I have a very good mate in the Uk who has a large personal collection of Land rovers (in fact he is the second Largest Buyer Land rovers in the world )

Right behind Mrs double hatch, no doubt!

First time ive posted on this site for a while, from personal experience of bringing a series 1 over to Ireland from brisbane when it was half finished when it went into the container (along with the contents of a house), since actually completing the series 1 and running around with it on weekends its amazing how often i get asked how much i want for it, the answer of 12000 euro usually gives me the peace i want.

But it just goes to show the interest in them over this side of the world and the UK is even more insane and if there is a market for them over here i dont think much will stop it unless australian collectors start stock pilling cars and parts but that will drive up the price along with it.

Needless to say when i move back to OZ in 4 or 5 years time with the wife the landy (Dingo) and my latest project a BMW Isetta will both be making the trip back