Thread: Questions about s1

Hello,
Welcome to the forum!!!
Congrats on your series 1 acquisition.
Spedo, miles to km- They all came with miles - there may be some in km dor some overseas markets but these would be rare. Maybe some small stickers over the speedo may help?
Not sure how many came to Australia - quite a few....
WHat is a series one worth? - This is practically unanswerable question. It all depends on the condition and what has been done to them over their long lives. The more original they are the higher the value. Holden powered S1's are generally worth a lot less as most of them have had front cross members butchered to shoehorn the big donk in.

Hi John

A significant number of series 1's came to Australia (tens of thousands), in fact during the Series 1 era, the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electricity Scheme had the largest Land Rover fleet in the World, and that included military fleets of Land Rovers.

I would watch ebay Europe (Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Germany) and Canada as they had Series 1 speedo assemblies calibrated in KPH.

The standard seating in all S1 86" was the three cushions/squabs across the front. The 107 wagon was the only one in that era with different seating.

Diana

Thanks guys

Originally Posted by John1991

Thanks guys

hi jonh a 107 ute was here in delux trim full bench seat very rare sold jim

When I sent my MGB speedo (MPH) for repair , they put some red dots on the face were 40, 60, 80 & 100 KPH is . You could just use some red contact stuck on he glass to mark the speeds you want

I've got some kph's written on a bit of cardboard stuck on the dash on my series 3. I've seen (in old pics) what looks like a transfer that you stick on the dial - but haven't seen one for sale. The red dot idea is a good simple solution which I hadn't thought of. Thanks.


D

Hi,

This is not a perfect solution - but I bought this for my Series:

Speedo MPH TO KPH Conversion Chart Dash Magnetic FX FJ EH Vintage Holden Ford GT | eBay

Basically for $5 - it is a magnetic sticker that I have on the dashboard, showing KM = MPH

In my Series the speedo needle is always jumping around a bit, so I always make sure that I am slightly under the actual posted speed limit!

Imagine getting a speeding fine in a 50+ year old car!

Originally Posted by grey_ghost

Hi,

This is not a perfect solution - but I bought this for my Series:

Speedo MPH TO KPH Conversion Chart Dash Magnetic FX FJ EH Vintage Holden Ford GT | eBay

Basically for $5 - it is a magnetic sticker that I have on the dashboard, showing KM = MPH

In my Series the speedo needle is always jumping around a bit, so I always make sure that I am slightly under the actual posted speed limit!

Imagine getting a speeding fine in a 50+ year old car!

You could reduce the sticker by 1/3, the bottom bits are useless




Erich