Thread: g'day all!

Originally Posted by ellard

Hi there

I dont have a number on the firewall - as its had the rear engine welsh plug changed with a tin opener (missing plate)

Wayne

Wayne

I have an 86" exactly like that in the back yard.

Is the S1 vehicle still registered or do you have the previous registration papers?

If so the Series One Club http://www.lrsoc.demon.co.uk/
in the UK will make replacement ID plates for 86" and 107" 1954 - 55 (bold ROVER CO) * £9.50 to Club Members.

As I have said elsewhere the "Legend" magazine is worth the membership cost.

Diana

Hi there

Thanks for the information on the replacement plates - I will get one organised.

As for the Legend Mag - they are great-theres been a hell of a delay between mags (been told editor issues)

All the best

Wayne

Welcome to the site.
Looking forward to seeing and hearing about the progress of your Land Rover.

Originally Posted by UncleHo

G'day Folks

The Black panel on the Right Hand Front Guard (wing) was for the Silver English Rego(Alimimium) numbers that were fixed (screwed???) to that panel and stayed for the life of the car, they were bought individually and fixed on.

Annand & Thompson P/L at Breakfast Creek Rd Newstead Brisbane, Ph 5 3311
Distrubutors for Qld and Northern Rivers NSW. Rover, Land-Rover, and Volkswagen

service manager in the 60's was George Heirdsfield


"The New Series 11 Land-Rover* for Immediate Delivery from $(pound) 405 deposit, sales tax where applicable

still have some of their service bullitens from 63/66


cheers

Driving home today from a wedding in Brisbane I passed Newstead Mitsubishi, which I have done every day for years except today a piece of land rover history had been unveiled the remnants of the old Annand & Thompson sign. Probably will be covered over again on Monday with new signage

A piece of land rover history has gone they have demolished the old Annand & Thompson building in Newstead.

Originally Posted by lro11

A piece of land rover history has gone they have demolished the old Annand & Thompson building in Newstead.

I can remember parking in front of it to get parts for my Series 2 there, would have been in 1963 I think.

John

Originally Posted by UncleHo

G'day Folks

The Black panel on the Right Hand Front Guard (wing) was for the Silver English Rego(Alimimium) numbers that were fixed (screwed???) to that panel and stayed for the life of the car, they were bought individually and fixed on.


cheers

My '51 80" has the "black panel" on the front wing. When I first purchased the car I couldn't for the life of me work out what it was for; then I discovered in the parts book that it is actually the number plate.

Carefully scraping off the re-spray green paint, I found black underneath. However; there is no indication that this car has ever been anything other than Australian registered, because the "black panel" has only the holes drilled in it (and the wing underneath), which tally with a pressed steel/ flat enamel number plate being fitted on top of it.

So I may be misunderstanding John and Uncle Ho, but this car at least, has the "black plate" fitted even though it appears not to be imported. My car is also one of the few that has never had rubber buffers fitted to the front wings,

Cheers Charlie

Originally Posted by chazza

........
So I may be misunderstanding John and Uncle Ho, but this car at least, has the "black plate" fitted even though it appears not to be imported. My car is also one of the few that has never had rubber buffers fitted to the front wings,

Cheers Charlie

The Australian assembled ones did not have the black plate - but I believe that there were at least some imported directly by state distributors or even dealers, and this may be one. It would be interesting to determine, if possible, from the chassis number, whether it was a home market one or an export one. It is also possible that the assembler may have imported built up ones occasionally to try to meet demand - remember that it was not until the 1970s that Rover was able to build enough Landrovers to meet orders, and there was a big incentive to try and find a way round the company's allocation schemes.

John