Thread: My first series Landy

Well done

and

Good Luck!

Looking forward to reading your repair/resto thread when the time comes.
Cheers,
Mark

Looking forward to reading your repair/resto thread when the time comes.....


it might be some time. I don't use this handle for laughs you know

Looks quite reasonable, but a lot of work coming up!

John

Looks nice.
Must be a private import.
Calvin lists it as a "home market" build.
Good Luck!

I think I've stumbled onto something really special here.

I'll get some pics up soon, card reader is playing up and I don't have time to mess with it

Very straight 7 seat 88", dead brakes, dead clutch, told it starts with petrol down the carb. some rust in the right rear cross member and inner guards. Doors and firewall look really good. Still some mud caked outriggers to inspect

it has the original british (cast aluminum) rego plates and paperwork to match.

Only reg'd for one year in england then privately imported by the original owned when he immigrated to oz.

This was a doctors car and appears to have been appropriately appointed.
Smiths heater, demister to the windscreen. Door linings with incorporated arm rests, shiny fire extinguisher in passenger footwell. and oddly a rear PTO as the previous owner told me "well, he was going to the colonies"

the second owner was a nurse who worked along side the original owner in western victoria.

I don't think the doctor or the nurse really gave it a hard time. Minor incidents here and there, but the factory sills don't look like they have seen any serious 4wd action.

The last 15 years, it has served as a farm hack but looks to have suffered very little in that role. it sat eight of those in an open shed

I bought the little bus from the nurses daughter in outer eastern melbourne.

That'll make me the 3rd registered owner in 50 yrs.

My daughters have named him "Doc" in deference to the original owner.

Now, seeing that I think he is a special unit, I want to be very careful to maintain his authenticity. I plan on only fixing what needs fixing and leaving as much as I can as found.

It'll need springs, lots of body rubbers, those cacky rectangle indicators removed, tyres, clutch and brakes sorted, motor running...

I'll start a project thread soon.

In the mean time, what advice can you guys give me about restoring series II landies?

Sounds like a real gem.


Bring on the piccies.

as found
Doc has rested here for about 8 years



see the peeking Brit number plate?



Original owners manual (original brit rego papers tucked inside, perfect condition)




loaded up


on the road behind "Diablo"


shiny plates get shinier




4 seats in the back make 7!!!

I can bin the disco

nice it looks better in the open