Nothing to do with mirrors but I notice that the RACQ Rover has no door buffers on the front wing, same as my 80".
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Nothing to do with mirrors but I notice that the RACQ Rover has no door buffers on the front wing, same as my 80".
Have a look at the brochure link I posted a couple of posts back - looks like the early 80s did not have any mirrors at all. Later 80s introduced "wing" mirrors that carried on through the models. None of the series 1 brochures show mirrors except on the wings - except a brochure for a pump where the vehicle does have an A pillar mirror.
I suspect the mirror on the RACQ vehicle and on other series 1s were something like dealer options or aftermarket.
This 80 brochure does not have mirrors or door bump stops
the Land Rover with all-weather equipment
The first of the 80" Land Rovers didnt have wing mounted mirrors as Rover found out they reflected the the firewall mounted park light at night.
I think when they moved the park light to the front of the wing is when they mounted the mirror on the wing tops.
Actually, to put this in perspective - outside mirrors were quite rare in the 1940s and 50s except on trucks, and not by any means universal on them - I think that the Series 1 Landrover I bought in 1962 was the first vehicle I had ever driven with an outside mirror!
John
I believe in the Q plate days , the plate was only required on the rear of the vehicle ..no front plate was fitted .. is that correct ?Quote:
Originally Posted by JDNSW
The broken down car looks like a Morris 8 tourer .
talking of number plate history ..try this link
[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_vehicle_number_plates]Vehicle registration plates of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]
Mike
That's correct Mike, in fact articles in the RACQ's own publications reveal that it was actively lobbying against having plates on the front.Quote:
Originally Posted by series1buff
Diana
Korean War Britt Army 80"Quote:
Originally Posted by garrycol
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/07/861.jpg
1949 Model on the Snowy Mountains Scheme 1950
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/06/1582.jpg
Pre-production car number 2 at Rover Factory
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/03/959.jpg
A huge thank you to Lost landy and to Diana for pointing this out to me. :D
I have decided now to weld up the holes in the wings and fit two mirrors to the windscreen when it becomes time to get on with the bodywork.
On the subject of wing mounting, there is considerable analytical corrosion around the holes on my car (up to a diameter of about 25mm). Anyone considering fitting steel ones on to aluminium, needs to separate the two metals with a film of rubber or plastic,
Cheers Charlie