"Sophia"

[Landy Smurf]

here is the s1 i picked up last week near dubbo all i know so far is it is a 1952 ckd 80inch s1.i have not done much with it as i have been busy with uni. but this is what i got told from th eprevious owner who owned it for about 4 years is that the guy he got it off lived in dubbo and had it for a while and he told the guy i got it from that it was used in the fire brigade in the penrith council.i have not checked to se if it was or not i know that it has been painted the red colour.the guy i got it from said he had it going when he first got it and that it was very smoky. it still turns over now and would probably start with abit of tinkering. i cant find any rust as of yet a couple o little holes in the top of the firewall next to the rubber but does not seem like rust.the hard top on it is a pretty crappy home made job but doesnt matter as it will be getting heaved anyway.my original intentions were just to use parts from this such as the intrument panel, steering wheel with horn and dip switch, fuel tank and probably the doors and a few other bits and pieces plus i will get this motor reconditioned instead of the one i have sent away that is crap and has been away for 2 years with little progress.

imediate intentions is just to stor eit until i get back maybe i will have a go trying to get it started.
if i can be bothered try and check the history with the fire brigade and see if i can read the doors i had abit of alook the other day when i gave it a clean but could not read it. anyway here are some photos unfortunately they are not very good as it is squeezed in a shed

[The ho har's]

Well well well, they are popping up all over the place aren't they.

Looks good Tony

BTW I need a roof for mine but not that one, just asking incase you have a spare

Mrs hh

[Landy Smurf]

i have seen a fair few hard top pop up for sale or on a cheap wreck i dont mind the look of them but i will have a rag top. but i will keep an eye out

[The ho har's]

i have seen a fair few hard top pop up for sale or on a cheap wreck i dont mind the look of them but i will have a rag top. but i will keep an eye out

Truck cab or rag top is fine just need something for now

Mrs hh

[Lost Landy]

Nice little truck and if i had the spare money i would have jumped in and bought it

[bobslandies]

here is the s1 i
if i can be bothered try and check the history with the fire brigade and see if i can read the doors i had abit of alook the other day when i gave it a clean but could not read it. anyway here are some photos unfortunately they are not very good as it is squeezed in a shed

Nice complete looking vehicle Tony - and what's wrong with restoring and tidying up the period hardtop even if you like using a softtop? Would look good if you made it up as a Fire Brigade unit.
Well, I reckon the last bit translates as "BRIGADE". Still working on the other words
Let me know the chassis number and I will see what I can find out for you.

Bob Shannon
Vice President, Steering Committee
Land Rover Owners Club of Australia (NSW Branch) Inc
LAND ROVER Enthusiasts - NSW

[Landy Smurf]

yes thats all i got was brigade. i started a thread the other day looking for history i put the chassis number in there, but later on i will add mor einfo here.the hardtop looks alright from a distance but up close there is some really dodgyness to it.thanks for the offer of help greatly appreciated

[Landy Smurf]

Nice little truck and if i had the spare money i would have jumped in and bought it

were you looking at this one on gumtree?

[bobslandies]

yes thats all i got was brigade. i started a thread the other day looking for history i put the chassis number in there, but later on i will add mor einfo here.the hardtop looks alright from a distance but up close there is some really dodgyness to it.thanks for the offer of help greatly appreciated

What Diana said in the other thread (need info/history on a series one):

"The vehicle is indeed a MY52 CKD, sold on 4/9/52 to Winchcombe Carson Ltd, a publicly listed wool brokerage and agribusiness.

The engine number is a little unclear, but looks to be 26110236 (although it could be 26111236)"

Looking at it magnified I think it is 26110236 or possibly 26110235 as it is in that sequence of numbers in the same month. Much less likely to be 26111236.

The Ignition Key No. is 531 when supplied.

From this advert in The Sunday Herald, Sydney on Sunday 21 June 1953 p10, (bottom left hand of the page) listing all the NSW Rover/Land Rover agents supplied by Grenville Motors (to be found here: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page...82?zoomLevel=1) we can see that Winchcombe Carson were the local Land Rover Agent but only in in Yass.

And you never know it might even be this one from the Singleton Argus Friday 22 October 1954:

FOR SALE
at
WINCHCOMBE CARSON'S
Singleton Markets on Tuesday next at 1 o'clock.
1 LAND ROVER in perfect condition and well shod.
WINCHCOMBE CARSON LTD.
(Licensed Auctioneers)

Look at the original advert here: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/arti...#pstart8074031 (third ad down in the sixth column)

Bob Shannon
Vice President, Steering Committee
Land Rover Owners Club of Australia (NSW Branch) Inc
LAND ROVER Enthusiasts - NSW

[Landy Smurf]

thanks for that bob always good to have some extra info