Thread: 1950 Landrover News Article

Good stuff Chris! Now I want one.

Where did you find that? Interesting that the view of the interior (using the term loosely) shows a LHD model!

John

yeah i also noticed the last pic is a LHD unit.
This article was given to me by the fella i bought my 80" from.

cheers,

Chris

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Where did you find that? Interesting that the view of the interior (using the term loosely) shows a LHD model!

John

HAC380 is actually a pre-production 80" left hand drive, so is one of the first forty eight made.
You can tell by looking at the tailgate hinge and locking brackets. Completely different to production vehicles.

English rego HAC379 is a rhd pre-pro R32 now owned by the Houbens in Holland. Can't id this one but MB (260AC) probably could.

Bob

The one in the advert shown on Mr L Richardson's Garfield property is Victorian Reg NO234.

It is a post Serial No 860730 1948 model three seater fitted with Rear PTO and belt drive and interestingly seems in some photos to have a canvas ute cab rather than a full softtop.
"N" Registration puts it as generally late 1948 -early 1949 I understand.

That advert and similar ones ran for years in many newspapers promoting Land Rover's Victorian, Riverina and Tasmanian Distributors Regent Motors.

Bob

Originally Posted by bobslandies

"N" Registration puts it as generally late 1948 -early 1949 I understand.


Bob

Yes , that's correct .They were up to the N prefix by then.. My 1946 Dodge ute was J prefix . BTW many restorers make the mistake of painting a white border on their original Victorian two letter plates , this is incorrect because, as issued, there was NO white border painted in the plates .. thay were overall black, with white letters only, and the vertical VIC was white .

Tailgate

If you watch this recently posted film clip:
Vids Showing S1 Land Rovers. you will see two pre-productions at least and their tailgates.
JRW67 and HNX331 (actually R16).

Bob

Also in that video GWD431 is L03, 3671UE is L09 and HNX444 is actually R14... So 5 pre pros being thrashed up a hill love it!