Thread: Tickford @ Coffs Harbour.

Have a look here:
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It is basically what is included in my original manual.

Look at page 166 which shows the rear body mounting plate (item 7), then page 170 and you will see that the four tailgate hinges (item6) mount vertically with eight bolts (item 10), then go to page 176 which shows the rear body "finishing skirt panel" (item 30) to which the lights mount and how the hinges pass through it (the rectrangular holes).

I can't see any horizontal mounting for that particular type of hinge.

Bob

O.K. behind the finishing skirt panel is the box ,closed except for the bottom, to get your spannerin to tighten the nuts of bolts 8 of pt no 215162 [fixing hinges to rear of chassis] SW up to no 06200300. After that they changed the hinges [cheaper] one at each end of the tailgate, screwed to the wood rear standing pillars 301600 [L.H.] and 301584 [R.H.]. The parts book does not show the later hinges either. However the boxes remain.

O.K. things are getting a little less confusing now.

123rover90, you sure are a dark horse not telling us about your little project!

Great acquisition even if the chassis isn't the original. Wouldn't it be nice if 80" chassis were still available from the Rover dealer spare parts department!

I for one would be on the message system seeing if Mr BSF Nut would be happy to part with your Tickford body's original engine mount. But hey that is what I'd be doing others may go down a different road.

Keep us informed on progress, with piccys of course.

Diana

Who have you been talking to??

Didiman.

P.S. The saga of the intro hadnt got this far yet. The 109 F.C. is still in N.Z. ex Bougainville. Next episode gets to Mooloolaba. still predates the Tickford.

Didiman.

Just a feeling by your posts.

If I'm wrong then so be it.

Diana

You are not wrong.

Just so you know, there were eleven Tickfords that came through the NSW dealer Grenville Motors, only 4 of them were delivered to the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electricity Commission.

Your 384 does not appear in the Grenville Motors books but is very close to some that did appear, so it is likely that yours was in the same batch dispatched to Australia. Only the UK records from the BMIHT Gaydon Museum will be able to inform you which master distributor your vehicle was sent.

I'm thinking that it is likely to have been Annand and Thompson's in Brisbane, for which the sales records no longer exist.

Diana

Nearly 20 years ago, I was given an 80" bushbasher [ thanks Glen], no engine or tranny, cut away mudguards etc . After my visit to Coffs I happened to look at that chassis. Surprise Surprise No 06200380. Guess where it is now ? I wonder what happened to the rest of it. What do I do now ??