Thread: New Series 2A owner

Hi all,

After being sad from selling my 109 Series 3 trayback last year, I have been wanting to get another Series.

Well, Friday afternoon, my luck changed. I received a phone call from a mate saying he is doing a job (he's installs air con) at a property on Brisbane's northside and there is a Series 3 wagon sitting under a tree in the back yard. The owner is not sure what to do with it (its been under the tree for 8 years) So I drive over to have a look at it and two hours later, it's on a tilt tray and heading for my house.

Rego papers show it is a 1964. I was initially confused by the Series 3 front, and the inside is Series 2 dash. Upon further inspection I find Army ID plates and other Army indentification marks on the vehicle like the CIG badge on the door sill.

I looked on REMLR to find out more on the FTT.

Anybody shed some light on this vehicle?

Chassis number is 25316842C and Engine number (4cyl petrol) is 25177121F

Firewall is badly rusted and the door tops and bottom frames are rusty as well. But the chassis is great! It's been coated in red oxide at some stage. It has 32 x 11.50 tyres on it - nearly brand new!! It was a beach vehicle for a while, but must have been a handful to drive on this tyres. I will go to a smaller sized tyre.

The plan is to repair firewall insitu by welding in new pieces, new door bottoms and tops, new seats (take it back to three seater), and get it driving, I've gone around and coated everthing in lanolan just to slow the rust down.

I have already removed the roof rack, given it a bath and started to cut and polish the paintwork. Will just respray the roof.

Am off now to get spark plugs, leads coil etc and will try to crank it over.

Thanks

The chassis number on the chassis is the only one that matters. Should be on the outside of the LH rear back spring hanger (assuming it is Australian built). This will tell us immediately whether it is Series 2a or 3.

If indeed it is a Series 3 with a Series 2a firewall, this introduces a serious problem with registration, as it probably does not meet all ADRs applicable to it.

The presence of extended spring hangers and shackles will identify it as military.

John