Thread: My 1958 restoration

CKD #143800557 has its original 15hp (2 litre) motor. It is probable that the installation of the 2.25 motor happened a bit quicker for the UK assembled models. The former has body #88 6 59.

Originally Posted by digger

for it to come NON CKD it indicates it was fitted out or a special order, the colour as suggested leans us towards fire tender, what extra holes have you found (other than the one near the starter) that may relate to any "fixings", and doe the vehicle have a PTO?

keep it red, green is common!

it doesn't have a PTO now - but it looks like it did - dymo tape instuctions for use on the bulkhead, movable flap under the centre seat, cleaner cover in place of PTO than the rest of transfer case.

Yep - it's going to be red - decision made!
just have to figure out which colour red - are they just Post Office red?
or something else - could not find anything on the any colour charts yet.

And I have joined up to the Series 2 club & sent in the car details.

regards
Steve
Series 11A 1969 - 1974 to 1978
Range Rover 1972 - 1987 to 1997
Range Rover 1986 - 1997 to 2004
Disco II TD5 auto - 2004 to ???
Series II 1958 "Cowra" - 2010 to ???

The hole in the starter recess would be to unjam a stuck starter from a poor quality conversion to Holden using large square shaft screwdriver or round bar

Originally Posted by stevep

Yep - it's going to be red - decision made!
just have to figure out which colour red - are they just Post Office red?
or something else - could not find anything on the any colour charts yet.

Check the Pascol enamel colour chart. They maintain the traditional colours - pillar box red, Oxford blue (aka military blue) etc.

Peter

It's not Masai Red is it?

I'm normally wrong on these things But it might be worth a look


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i have heard of other shades of red being used, poppy red springs to mind which i think was used on some of the fire engines but i think some areas/authorities specified thier own shade

"Poppy Red" does sound very like the factory colour for the Series 1's & 2 firetenders