Australias Oldest Land Rover

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Originally Posted by garrycol

Thanks Diana - you have already given me its initial delivery information - went to the Anthony Hordens Company - either the shop or to their country estate out Camden/Picton way. I have written to what is left of the family empire at their vineyard in the Hunter but got no response.

I am trying to fill in the gap when the vehicle was in Vic - from ??? until it was taken off the road in the late 70s in Vic.

cheers
Garry

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I thought I'd done that ages ago.

John Horden (Anthony John Horden) was working for one of the wineries, but I didn't think the family still owned the Horden named winery, I trained in midwifery with his wife but we have lost contact years ago.

Diana

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Originally Posted by garrycol

What information do they provide?

I have a 57 station wagon that I would like to any information that they have on it - I have an old rego sticker so have original engine number, chassis number and Vic rego number - original first rego would have been in NSW though.

Cheers

Garry

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Garry,

Have a look on their website Engine Number Searches

Scroll down the bottom and you will see an example of a record card.


Colin

Thanks Colin - that is great.

C heers

Garry

It would be very interesting if anyone or any other photo determines if the tub had holders for the strap type tilt or the later rope holder’s spot welded on.
The one photo we have if you magnify it and look really carefully it looks as if it has the rope type thus not 48 or early 49.
Dennis

Some more photos have turned up but the Land Rover is not the main subject in the picture. Once I get them I'll see if they are worth scanning & posting.

Colin

From the AOMC website (Engine Number Searches) referred to by Colin:

Registration Number Ranges

Note that the number ranges ranges and dates show below should not be taken as absolutely accurate as it is possible that small groups of numbers may have been issued to country Victoria districts and may have taken some considerable time to be used.

FA000 Jan 1943
GW000 Jul 1945
JJ000 Nov 1946
NN000 Jul 1949
TA000 Dec 1950

If you look at Diana's post #21, my post #24 and Alex's post #39 you can see the pattern of Registration Plate issuance referred to by the AOMC.

Bob

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Originally Posted by bobslandies

From the AOMC website (Engine Number Searches) referred to by Colin:

Registration Number Ranges

Note that the number ranges ranges and dates show below should not be taken as absolutely accurate as it is possible that small groups of numbers may have been issued to country Victoria districts and may have taken some considerable time to be used.

FA000 Jan 1943
GW000 Jul 1945
JJ000 Nov 1946
NN000 Jul 1949
TA000 Dec 1950

If you look at Diana's post #21, my post #24 and Alex's post #39 you can see the pattern of Registration Plate issuance referred to by the AOMC.

Bob

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But......if it was registered in Country Vic it could be out of sequence (as above) and also it may not have been registered by the first owner if it went to a farm.

Unless we are very lucky with getting info from ULR I don't think we will ever be able to confirm the year of the Father-in-Law's 80".



Colin

Just spent spent an evening with the FIL running through some more photos and also james Taylors book Original Land Rover Series I.
A few things he wasn't sure of made sense when he looked at the book.

It did have the screw on staple type cleats rather than the spot welded cleats but.....if you look carefully at the first picture below these have been changed for a screw on rope cleat (just had a look at the original with a magnifying glass).
He doesn't remember rubbers round the pedal shafts but admitted that they may have perished and been lost.
Renault 750 seats were fitted.
One D light (battered) on one side, round lamp on the other.
It was a folded type bulkhead but he cannot remember whether the seal was attached to the bulkhead or the screen.
It had a Rover clutch.
In the first picture below there is no centre rib in the tailboard and I cannot see evidence of one having been there. The hinges look different to those we found in JT's book.

He remembers who he sold it to and recons he could navigate to the property so maybe we'll go for a drive one weekend.


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I look forward to your feedback.


Colin

Those old photos are just great. Thanks for posting them.
Keith

Fascinating article Colin!

Are those front springs hinged at the front? My eyes are too dodgy to tell.

Hope you find out where it is :)

Cheers Charlie