Thread: Grille id :)

This may be of interest to some! Cheers, Mick.

Originally Posted by will d8r

Here is another S2 grill I am wondering why the round hole

That one looks like it belongs on a late Austin Gypsy, but it could be a home made grill for a landy with the hole designed to support an early electric pusher fan.

Originally Posted by The ho har's

Originally Posted by dandlandyman

Just a couple of things....

The lights-through 80inch grille was only made for one year (right now I can't recall if it was 1950 or 1951), the last couple of years of 80inchers had the inverted-T grille.

"Sweet Pea" is a late "50 and "connie-sue" is an early "51, Grenville Motors books show she was sold 8/12/1950 from a dealer in Tamworth, they have the exact same grill.

Mrs hh

The 7" lamps through the grill design commenced in the late 1950 model at #06111547 and continued until the very last 1951 vehicles.

The inverted "T" grill commenced for the 1952 model at 26100001/26160001/26660001/26130001/26630001 and continued through into late Series 2 although the manufacture and design changed several times. Australian ones in particular were welded mesh where the UK ones stayed as woven mesh.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

The 7" lamps through the grill design commenced in the late 1950 model at #06111547 and continued until the very last 1951 vehicles.

The inverted "T" grill commenced for the 1952 model at 2600001/26160001/26660001/26130001/26630001 and continued through into late Series 2 although the manufacture and design changed several times. Australian ones in particular were welded mesh where the UK ones stayed as woven mesh.

Thanks Diana,
I was reading a UK story where it said that it is the galvanising that bonds them together. It had me confused as the ones I have here seem to be spot welded.


Cheers, Mick.