Thread: series 1 ID please

hi yes 1948 to 1949 start 86 --------- 1950 060--------- 1951 061----------- 1952----------262 1953 -----------363 hope this helps if you need more ring me jim

Originally Posted by bv73

Hello ,New to series one and have dived head first and got a couple . I'm just wondering what I have got into??? 3 series 1's one has a plate with 177600412 the other has a plate with 2660093 and the third is missing the plate and I didn't want to get under the 80 but i got an engine number 3611334. Can you identify a series one from it's original motor?
Thanks Des

Clifton Scientific Text Services, the Netherlands

this is CALVIN, the Land Rover Vin Calculator.
It isnt infallible but its good!

177600412
1 Type: Land Rover
7 Model: Land Rover Series I
7 Destination: Right-hand drive (RHD), completely knocked down (CKD)
6 Service period: Late 1955 for service
00412 Serial number



2660093 (not enough numbers...)
assuming you missed a zero- it becomes..

26600093
2 Model year: 1952
6 Model: Land Rover, Series I, 80in, petrol
6 Body type: Completely knocked down (CKD)
0 Destination: Right-hand drive (RHD), home market
0093 Serial number


the engine number is different again, and often changed in and out of vehicles over the years...

3611334 engine number.. I am just guessing but believe that kind of number puts it into series 3 territory? still 2.25 I think...





the green 80" pictured in 1st photos has the 7" headlamps through the grille design. This commenced in the late 1950 model (at #06111547) and continued until the very last 1951 vehicles.
BUT these are easily swapped from 80" to 80" --
Early s1 had h/l behind grille hanging down from top of radiator support panel.. and sidelights (parkers) in firewall top corners


the dash you pictured is from a @'54 onwards.

people who know much better than I will come along and correct me, but I hope that helps for now ---none of it is reliable (its from my head and the engine number is a guess..)

Thank you guys , I have a lot to research and learn!! Looking for manuals/ reference books asap and looking to join a club (Sunshine coast Qld ).

Russell I will call (again) when I bring the first one home .

The two outside were saved from a wrecking yard and the previous owner grabbed them and a whole carport full of series 1 parts with some series 2 and 3 as well,like I said lots of studying trying to figure out what is what.


The cream one in the carport is had a rebuilt motor but has a fuel problem ,so I will start on that one first.

These door handles had me puzzled for a couple of hours but I did see other pics with others fitted .

Des

Correct the body number is 2666 0093, and I found an engine number pic as well I from the same blue/grey non headlight one 151911692.
Des

Originally Posted by bv73

Correct the body number is 2666 0093, and I found an engine number pic as well I from the same blue/grey non headlight one 151911692.
Des

I don't think that engine number belongs to the engine in the picture. 151....... is a Series 2 2286cc number (second picture in your first post).

First post second picture is a series 2 engine, third pic is a series one.

The first pics the closest to camera is an 80", as for the rest I can't tell, don't know enough.

Originally Posted by bv73

Thank you guys , I have a lot to research and learn!! Looking for manuals/ reference books asap and looking to join a club (Sunshine coast Qld ).

Russell I will call (again) when I bring the first one home .

The two outside were saved from a wrecking yard and the previous owner grabbed them and a whole carport full of series 1 parts with some series 2 and 3 as well,like I said lots of studying trying to figure out what is what.


The cream one in the carport is had a rebuilt motor but has a fuel problem ,so I will start on that one first.

These door handles had me puzzled for a couple of hours but I did see other pics with others fitted .

Des

hi des the door handles external came on the1952 1953 jim

Congratulations on the purchases A local club is SLOw, Series Landy Owners, we have members from N.S.W. to as far north as Bundaberg. If interested please contact me.

Mrs hh