1955 S1 86" addition to the stable

**JayBoRover** · 26th January 2012, 09:41 PM

So a very hot day of muscling "Flash" onto and off a hired car trailer and then into the garage, but only after a couple of hours of emptying the stuff previously stored there.
Flash in his new home:

I'll be keen to hear any history anyone knows. The relevant numbers are:
Chassis # 57160713
Engine # 57104853
I do know the previous owner was named Chris Hardie and he passed away on or around Australia Day last year. The sale was a deceased estate. Apparently Chris's Mum was a bit taken aback by the co-incidence of my changing my arrangements at the last minute to collect Flash today instead of Saturday as planned. The sale was managed by a cousin I believe. Some of the WA AULROians will know of Chris. I remember the funeral notice being announced on here. The cousin mentioned that Chris's Mum would like to get some photo's of the car as it gets restored, which of course I'm very happy to do.

I took the opportunity to have a good look around Flash. I emptied out the tub and swept it out. Didn't seem to bad under the thick layer of dust and dirt.

The stuff in the tub included a couple of Range Rover wheels, a genuine spare for Flash, date stamped 11/54, and a good condition radiator and four headlamp units.

Despite the tatty appearance of the "farmer built" steel body over the tub, the rear door hinges freely and the latch aligns with it's striker and all works well. That doesn't stop me being determined to remove it all though.

Behind the seat backs, clipped to the front of the tub, were the long tools and the jack and wheel brace were in the passenger seat locker. I used the engine manual crank to turn the engine over. It rotated nicely with no horrible sounds but also didn't seem to have much in the way of compression or resistance.

The jack seems to work well:

This is the damage to the gearbox cross-member I referred to in a previous post. It's had a very good whack!:

The cross-member behind that one is also dented, but not seriously:

To keep Flash company, I relocated my 1950 80" into the same garage. It had been in the other double garage, but it seems "nice" to put them together.

I think they'll get along just fine!

More in time.
Cheers
John B

**Avion8** · 27th January 2012, 10:33 AM

Hi John,

They look great together in the garage. Really look forward to seeing the restorations. Flash is quite unique in having all his original tools & even the jack still there. My under passenger seat box just had a redback in it!

Cheers Nigel

**JayBoRover** · 28th January 2012, 11:51 PM

Redbacks in the seat box! Classic Nigel.

So I took some detailed photo's of the "Pork Pie" tail light today. Both of my S1's seem to suffer from "one tail light-itus". The 80" has one beaten up "Dee light" and the 86" has one beaten up "Pork Pie" light.

It seems it might be a tough job to renovate, but what are opinions out there? The lens looks like it might be okay and the surround ring might tidy up okay.

A bit worse for wear although it seems to be generally all there - albeit "modified" into a new and exciting shape

(I must have been reading the article about the new, 2015, Defender) ... and a bit rusty:

The base rubber is obviously fairly perished and I'm not sure how I'll go getting the corroded bolts and nuts undone. The wiring seems okay though:

The other side only has the base:

Cheers
John B

Radical · 29th January 2012, 01:24 AM

Isn't it amazing!! You are well and truly becoming a "Rivet Counter" John,This is a SERIES DISEASE!! No known Cure! But only kept stable by buying another and another!!!
Now I am thinking well I haven't got a Series 1 I better start looking!!
Good to see someone else who understands!!!

Cheers Konrad

**klonk** · 29th January 2012, 01:28 AM

Hi John

Just read this after sending you the PM and i see your 80.

Flash looks a good thing, I think the most enjoyable part of getting a new toy is hunting through it to see what treasures you can find.
I found an 80'' trafficator switch amoungst the junk in klonks tool box, in good order too, I think that is my most prized posession for klonk.

Cheers Steve

**JayBoRover** · 29th January 2012, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by klonk

Hi John

Just read this after sending you the PM and i see your 80.

Flash looks a good thing, I think the most enjoyable part of getting a new toy is hunting through it to see what treasures you can find.
I found an 80'' trafficator switch amoungst the junk in klonks tool box, in good order too, I think that is my most prized posession for klonk.

Cheers Steve

I haven't received a PM from you Steve??
I've been watching your Klonk thread though (as well as your new "Frog's house" one). It is fun seeing what you get. Reminds me of Forest Gump's comment about life being a box of chocolates, except in this case it's a Series Land Rover you have to "unwrap" to find what's hiding in there. I think the jack and crank handle were my special finds.
Cheers
John B

**k1000o** · 29th January 2012, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by JayBoRover

(...) throwing money at an old S1 isn't a waste in my book - certainly not an "investment" in the financial sense but an "investment" in history. (...)

You're an authentic Land Rover nutter -indeed- like many of us.
What a find!

Cam

**digger** · 29th January 2012, 11:28 PM

Nice
I can see a proper SWB centre 'hoop' there too at least! <<<EDIT:_ (just re read original post...ignore this bit!)>>>

keep us up to date ( a bloke in SA makes reproduction D ligts in chrome or black... if nothing else go with tem until you can source/repair, eg/borrow / steal some pork pies!

**newhue** · 30th January 2012, 06:37 AM

On ebay, there is a pork pie clear lens for the under side of the light. There is also a good set of D lights from a different seller if porkies are too hard.

Let the bank doors open and the CC start getting hot. The down side to your new addiction.

**B.S.F.** · 30th January 2012, 12:51 PM

Pork-pies and D-lights are not interchangeable.Different mounting holes.You'd have to butcher your tub.

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