Curious Questions about IIA identity

Hi

Its amazing, how the old land rover series vehicles can be built up from so many different vehicles. Mine has many different breeds.
Series 2 front wings, 2a Ex Army body, series 2 chassis with an ex army 2a rear bar and a motor made up of anything that they could find.

Mike

Yes they did, my 1968 109 6cyl has a rear filler (and lights in guards similar to S3), but the same filler type as the wagon. Mine is a 'home market' shipped over built to customer order.

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Originally Posted by COFFEY76

did SIIA utes ever come out with an extra petrol tank in the rear right of the tray? as ive noticed faint outlines of bog overing what i would assume to be a petrol filler. i was under the impression this petrol tank only come out in station wagons......

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Originally Posted by Sideroad

Yes they did, my 1968 109 6cyl has a rear filler (and lights in guards similar to S3), but the same filler type as the wagon. Mine is a 'home market' shipped over built to customer order.

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Do you also have a tank under the drivers seat? or only the tank at the back?
im certain that i used to have one cos there is a crude aluminium plate covering where the tank would have been in the back.

yes, also have a tank under the driver seat, but looks to be added after factory (not the neatest cut out), possibly to suit customer order. If it did have a rear tank, the floor will have some access holes to get at the fuel sender etc.

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Originally Posted by Sideroad

yes, also have a tank under the driver seat, but looks to be added after factory (not the neatest cut out), possibly to suit customer order. If it did have a rear tank, the floor will have some access holes to get at the fuel sender etc.

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That vehicle is my idea of perfection.

I believe ive asked the stupidest question in History. i just remembered the old fuel line still sticks out of the tray in the back....

im a nong

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Originally Posted by COFFEY76

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The fitment of the lights look neat and there is no evidence of lights ever being mounted next to the grille

Chassis number is 34704247 D
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The suffix letter says it all.

The wide headlamp models were Suffix G and Suffix H.

As someone has said, the holes in the radiator support (grill) panel in the attached image is correct to the suffix D "crosseyed" headlamp models.

The "Bugeye" models were issued in countries where changed legislation required the headlamps to be within a relatively small distance of the edge of the vehicle. Places like the NADA (North America) specification vehicles. I don't believe we had any "bugeye's" sold here new! While Australia did change the ADR's they had sufficient timeframe to introduce the suffix G without having to resort to the bugeye configuration.

I always wonder why the CJ JEEP, its successors and it's clones get away with the headlamps so far from the side alignment of the vehicle? :confused:

Diana

if you can see the the fuel filler hose in the rear then it is an after market addition as the 'wagon' style is much lower. (and a much more of a hassle to fill as a result of being lower)

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Originally Posted by COFFEY76

I believe ive asked the stupidest question in History. i just remembered the old fuel line still sticks out of the tray in the back....

im a nong

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I did convert to a flat tray but am going back to the original style side. I think it just looks so much better. I run without a roof now, though I do wuss out on rainy weeks and put the canvas on.

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Originally Posted by Mick-Kelly

That vehicle is my idea of perfection.

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