Reply With QuoteWhat a ripper. Love the look of this one. What's the plans? Full rebuild or a quick tart up?
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Chassis Number R06101688
lights behind the grillvehicle R06101688 was despatched 'In' 13/09/1949 and despatched 'out' on 11/10/1949 to Annand and Thompson, Newstead, Brisbane.
It was in a batch of 44 vehicles and just before the CKD stage so all were assembled in England, including yours apart from, R06101685 and R06101686 which were CKD's and obviously some sort of trial pair as CKD's were away usually in lots of 6. So it would have been dark green, no doubt about that.
Engine Number 57101979
1955 2 litre Spreadbore
Wide transom and sprung seat mounts
should have long nose diffs
1 3/4" springs
ring pull
before being dismantled it looked like
have wanted this car for yonks...
thank you Mr Kelly!
Last edited by incisor; 6th February 2013 at 12:13 PM.
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What a ripper. Love the look of this one. What's the plans? Full rebuild or a quick tart up?
Wizard
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'51 Series 1 80"
'12 Defender 90
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conflicted to be frank...Originally Posted by andy_d110
i like the lived in look but would love to do a nice restore
the front guards need a fair bit of love
the firewall needs love but not major amounts, under the screen, but i reckon i will be able to fold up a replacement in zincalume all going well. and a bit on the drivers side next to the pillar. have a spare one that will be good for bits and pieces.
the brakes i imagine will need heaps of love.
no idea about the drive train other than it is still all there in one piece bar the ring pull bits and was driven into the garage a few years ago.
the donk is a 2 ltr... it ran well when driven into his garage..
not sure what my chances of picking up a correct 1949 1.6ltr would be but i imagine it would cost a bit more than the car itself is costing.
but the motor would suit the 55 i have that has a 2 1/4 ltr in it hmmmm
once i get it all here and laid out and the heat from the better half subsides i will try to make an informed decision..
aint that the truth! and in more ways than one i bet...
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"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
"If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
"We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” – Ayn Rand
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius
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anyone have a clue what the other number stamped into the engine mount would be?
2007 Discovery 3 SE7 TDV6 2.7
2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7 TDCi
"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
"If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
"We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” – Ayn Rand
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius
Master
Glad that the old 80" has found a good home and not being parted out
Also its a 1950 landy not a 1949 even though it is date stamped 1949.
All 80" Land Rovers that start with chassis prefix 061 are 1950 models.
Master
hi very good resto i note the front vent opens which was for export mainly good luck jim
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Hi Dave,
It's the chassis build number, later they put the official chassis number on following it. Sometimes they are very faint, others very well stamped, usually within a couple of hundred like most other major components - engine, gearbox, front and rear axle casings. I will have a look at my two 1949 chassis in the morning and post up their build and chassis numbers.
Bob
YarnMaster
SupporterHi, my 1950 80 " which is date stamped 10/49 has a chassis number
0610 3798 it also had the 4 digits befors the chassis no, this number being 4237. I always beleaved it to be a number A&t stamped on as they are only half the height of the chassis number. i have a friend who was service manager of A&T at the time i will ask him if he can shed any light on the numbers . I sold a 49 steering wheel to Jim Pearl about 2 years ago I think he may still have it & I exchanged a 48 grill for a capstan winch a few years back. The 80 looks great wish mine had been as good when I bought it off keith 25 Years ago.Wayne
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Here are the numbers:
Chassis Number R8664773 - It was made as a silver chassis that has been overpainted with light green so it is one of the earliest light green chassis. It is the 1772nd 1949 production vehicle as they started at R8663001. It has the build number in smaller numbers - 4785. Above the numerals 78 is a small circular stamp with something unreadable inside it - it's about a 1/4"in diameter. Quite likely the maufacturer or the fabricator?? This chassis is just the same as a late 1948 chassis - ie no reinforcing between the upper and lower sections of the rear outriggers, etc. Probably made March 1949.
Chassis Number R8667213 (a dark green chassis - some 4000 into 1949 production vehicles) also has the build number in smaller numbers - 7562 and the chassis number R and the 8 are stamped over the last three numerals of the build number. It would have been made in late June 1949.
When I can I will have a look at a couple of others.
Bob
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