ID a 80'' help please

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Originally Posted by TOJO 12HT

yeah there not to bad, considering i saved em from the crusher in the height of crazy scrap value prizes! cost me a bit but i couldent let em be crushed up n sent to china to come back as a tata or now days a great wall ute...https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...012/06/792.jpg

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Somepne has done major mods on this one to add the two master cylinders onto the firewall.

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Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton

the chassis rust repairs are normally fairly easy and if you need crossmembers they are not to hard to make up or find them off some one elses old chassis.the tailgate and doors you can also get made up what are you going to do with the 2 of them

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Yeah thats it. Im quite handy with a mig n grinder/ plasma, done up the odd s2/3 chassie when i was 12-17.... theres heaps of spare doors n things, n i might b able to get another 80'' for spares

Well really id like to do em or at least one up
But every bush fire i worry theyll burn, n now ppl r takein parts of me!!
A mate was gunna give me a amount of cash to sell em to his mate, tank god it never went thru tho.
i really need a shed to store em in till i get the time to do em up again, real hard atm due to building my house n work n payim loans n bills dont leave me much for the things id like....
So yeah i dunno, but there not going for scrap!! to good for that, n if i did ever sell em theyd have to go to a s1 80'' person haha

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Somepne has done major mods on this one to add the two master cylinders onto the firewall.

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Yeah they semmed to have hey,
But iv looked at it n it could easly be fixed back to normal, iv done auto to manual conversions on 60 series cruisers n that was more complex to do right

Iv now found the radiator i put aside all the years ago!! All in good cond too, has a tag on it 2 50
must be date of manaufature?

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

80" soft top
Sent to Duncan & Phelps dealer in West Wyalong 1/5/1950
customer Trenerry
Engine 06106959
Ign Key MRN9

This 80" has a non-fishplate bumper, narrow front springs, the wide transom with "sprung shovel" seatbacks, 5" Butler headlamps behind the grill panel and yellow button freewheel unit transfer box.

If fitted the hoodbows should have the curved top.

Diana

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Hi Lotz-A-Landies

Im Looking at a 1950 ring pull with fishplate bumper. Number on brass plate is 06101566 any ideas on its history.:)

Mike

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Originally Posted by Defender Mike

Hi Lotz-A-Landies

Im Looking at a 1950 ring pull with fishplate bumper. Number on brass plate is 06101566 any ideas on its history.:)

Mike

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Made just before mine (see page one of this thread) so built late 49, sold as a 50 model.

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Originally Posted by Defender Mike

Hi Lotz-A-Landies

Im Looking at a 1950 ring pull with fishplate bumper. Number on brass plate is 06101566 any ideas on its history.:)

Mike

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I can tell you that it was shipped to Regent Motors Melbourne, but no customer details.

And that it's official chassis number is R06101566 the "R" not being dropped till later in the year.

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Originally Posted by TOJO 12HT

:)) got it (i think lol) 06109272

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Thought I'd do a little more research, the vehicle was a Regent Motors vehicle

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

I can tell you that it was shipped to Regent Motors Melbourne, but no customer details.

And that it's official chassis number is R06101566 the "R" not being dropped till later in the year.

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Hi Diana,

There is no R on the plate but the first Zero has a stroke through it. So this is probably the earliest series 1 that I could ever dream to get my hands on. Its terribly tempting even though a bit expensive. All parts are original except tail lights which are trailer items. Its running and registerd.
Mike

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

80" soft top
Sent to Duncan & Phelps dealer in West Wyalong 1/5/1950
customer Trenerry
Engine 06106959
Ign Key MRN9

This 80" has a non-fishplate bumper, narrow front springs, the wide transom with "sprung shovel" seatbacks, 5" Butler headlamps behind the grill panel and yellow button freewheel unit transfer box.

If fitted the hoodbows should have the curved top.

Diana

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Just a question regarding the 5 inch lights. Did the early Australian 80s have Butler 5 inch Headlights ?

My early 49er from Solihul was fitted with Lucas lights.

Cheers Richard