I saw that one on ebay - glad someone here grabbed it. She looks a beaut. I love the blue ones.
Here's some teasers for you. Good Luck + keep us posted!
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
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I saw that one on ebay - glad someone here grabbed it. She looks a beaut. I love the blue ones.
Here's some teasers for you. Good Luck + keep us posted!
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
None of those photos look much like the blue colour that this one is. You can see the light blue on the inside which is also inside the tray and the external colour is a royal/navy blue. The only colour underneath the blue is a thin coat of a red/brown paint which I assume is undercoat. You can see it in the scratches on the guard in the pic.
Regards,
Tote
Yeah I reckon the photos I posted are a bit off colour. (Too much green)
The blue I have seen is, as you say, more of a greyish blue. Never seen one in real life yet.:angel:
Just found this in a random google search:
REMLR hears that some dark blue 107inch utility body Land-Rovers were used at the R.A.N. Diving Ctr, Port Jackson...
From here: Australian mil Landy fleet info -REMLR
Maybe......
Regards,
Tote
dor 12/05/54 in Oldham Lancashire.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleepy
Hi Tote,
This is one of the sales brochures from the day.
Ok this afternoon I enlisted some child labour and got some citrus stripper and attacked the passengers side of the tub.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2661.jpg
First coat of stripper took off most of the green paint, leaving the white underneath.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2665.jpg
After the second coat of stipper it is dark blue underneath.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y12...1/IMG_2670.jpg
There seems to be nothing under the blue except a coat of Red oxide primer.
Regards,
Tote
You're going to have some great fun with her, Tote - and I bet you'll get some pretty special waves once you're done. :)
Yep the plan (at the moment) is to leave the 186 in her, fix the front crossmember and the radiator support panel and run a custom radiator and electric fan which should give me enough clearance so she at least looks original. I'm tossing over in my head the effort of getting the Holden engineered vs finding a 2 litre and getting it working. The 186 is in pretty good condition, no rattles or smoke but I'm looking at at least $500 for an enginneering cert and then it could lead to brake boosters etc, etc depending on the engineers mood on the day. I've been there and done that with my XT ute and it wasnt a pleasant experience meeting the certified engineers around here.
On the other hand how much is it going to cost me to get a 2 litre working and installed?
Oh well I've got plenty of work ahead of me before I need to worry too much:)
Regards,
Tote
If it has been previously registered in NSW with the engine you will not need a certificate.
You can write to the RTA to get a letter of its last registration details - including engine number etc. Cost is about $18. I got one for my 101 and my series 1 88.
Garry