Thread: Spotted

Originally Posted by korg20000bc

On farms near Launceston.
I don't really know much about S1's but I thought they looked interesting.

They look peaceful.

If the owners are interested in finding them good homes, I might be able to help.

D

the "MAX SPEED" stencil in front of the steering wheel is exactly the same as done for military vehicles, BUT very very few S1's were used by the military in Australia??

Did you notice any other markings at all?... tyre pressures or anything like that? It would be very interesting to lookup the numbers of them.

the hoops alone are worth getting from the green one!!

the yellow ute looks good - should find out how much the owner wants for them, I'm sure one of the many Taswegian members would want one or the other of them.

No other military markings apparent. Some other people I chatted to about it seemed to think it was used by another Gov body. Maybe hydroelectric. There was a hydroelectric scheme here in Tas too I've found out.

I've found another series1 ute that looks excellent but very faded/flaked paint in a backyard nearby. Time to pay a visit.

Yellow trayback is a 107" with a later ally? tray. And the shorty is an 86"

While on holidays a couple of weeks ago took these photos. I got a tip a while ago about this bloke who had a few Series 1s, it took me a bit to track him down and find him at home. It turns out that he has six of them in varing condition. Hopefully he will sell me the bits I need for mine.

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This is the one his kids used to drive around the farm

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This was his roo shooting rig

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This one has been restored previously, did a trip to Cape York after it was restored, but has sat in the shed for the last 25 years

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This one was going to be a restoration, it didn't happen

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This is a front cut someone was going to throw in the dump

There is also one in pieces in the shed, I didn't get a photo of, but its an early one as it has narrow front springs, there is also two Series 2/2A utes. I wasn't sure whether to get excited or cry.
Anyway I'll go and have a beer and think about it.

Cheers Jeff

Im looking for early 80" bits (hint hint!)

what a treasure trove!!

Thanks for the photos!

G'day folks ,there where very few landrover series 1 lwb hardtops produced for early landrover publicity. If this is a genuine lwb h/t it would be a fantastic catch.unfortunately its taken me a while to spot this series 1 article on aulro.There is a photo/article. on page 110 of LRO magazine 1998.thanks Jethro

This appeared in the scrap metal yard next door to my house. I wandered over, had a poke around and made the owner an offer. Sadly I'm the second person to make an offer, so he's going to have a chat to the other prospective buyer and let me know if he'll beat what I've offered or not.

The chassis number is 36660375, according to CalVIN that makes it a 1953 80" petrol. The original motor was still in it (well, at least it was the right type, if not the original one for the vehicle), although missing the air filter and gaining some spiders in the carbie. The chassis looked like it only had minor surface rust rather than holes, the outriggers I could see looked alright too. I only looked down one side though, I wasn't prepared to crawl through the blackberries to take a look under the other side. The bulkhead had a couple of small holes just below the windscreen, but otherwise looked pretty good. The foot wells looked fairly reasonable too. It's in far better shape body-wise than my 2a...

And some obligatory photos!







Does anybody know whether the hard top would be original or not?

It's good to know that even if I don't get it, it won't be headed to the scrap bin. Apparently the other prospective buyer is interested in restoring it too.

Cheers,

Martin