Thread: Series to the Core

Originally Posted by debruiser

How do you wear shoes and drive a Series land rover? The pedals are too close to the seat for that! better yet, how do you wear GUM BOOTS and drive a Series?

Left leg clutch, right leg throttle, middle leg brake

I am the traditional height of your average 1950's male. I also sing sea shanties while driving back home to my fishing village by the bay, so between wallowing around in animal blood all day, chasing cows in sodden paddocks, fishing boats and yachts, gumboots are second nature it would seem. I have at least 3 different pair

CC

ahhh that must be my problem.... either I'm not traditional height OR maybe my Series got wet and shrunk... '

You fishing village life sounds great.

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

This months free tip:

Pith helmets are the bomb for all-weather land rover travel. Buy yours today.

CC

How do you keep it stuck on your melon? Mine just blows off, but then again it is not a good fit.

Cheers, Mick.

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

Due to some recent circumstances, working 7 days a week, my current commuter to Loganholme and back each day is my trusty series 3.

Recently the canvas roof died. Anyone else out there driving around in cyclonic conditions, in a series land rover with no roof, no wipers and no brakes, armed only with a drizabone riding coat and a pith helmet.

Ironic thing is, it is probably the driest I have ever been in any land rover ever

CC

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

Left leg clutch, right leg throttle, middle leg brake

I am the traditional height of your average 1950's male. I also sing sea shanties while driving back home to my fishing village by the bay, so between wallowing around in animal blood all day, chasing cows in sodden paddocks, fishing boats and yachts, gumboots are second nature it would seem. I have at least 3 different pair

CC

My series has good brakes

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

Pouring rain again, so here are some happy snaps from when I got home this afternoon.

Windscreen wipers now work, though only when you switch the heater on









CC

Hello Col.

I see that you have the personalised number plate for an FFR manufactured in 1978 all sewn up! Oh well that will give me time to think of something for my Series 3 FFR - (1978) when sometime in the future it becomes registration day!

Are you still driving sans soft top since we could be in for some more wet weather?


Kind Regards
Lionel

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello Col.

I see that you have the personalised number plate for an FFR manufactured in 1978 all sewn up! Oh well that will give me time to think of something for my Series 3 FFR - (1978) when sometime in the future it becomes registration day!

Are you still driving sans soft top since we could be in for some more wet weather?


Kind Regards
Lionel

Lionel, how about 53 FFR? It is almost how you wrote it, (substitute the Series for a 5).

Cheers,
Mick.

Originally Posted by Killer

Lionel, how about 53 FFR? It is almost how you wrote it, (substitute the Series for a 5).

Cheers,
Mick.

Lionel,

Mick's suggestion is a good one - the Ho Hars did this small substitution on their (from memory) 80" and it is genuinely hard to pick the 5 from the S in 5ERIES with the particular font that is used on the plates.

You can actually go on line and mock up a plate and get a sense of what it will look like.

Cheers,

Neil

Originally Posted by S3ute

Lionel,

Mick's suggestion is a good one - the Ho Hars did this small substitution on their (from memory) 80" and it is genuinely hard to pick the 5 from the S in 5ERIES with the particular font that is used on the plates.

You can actually go on line and mock up a plate and get a sense of what it will look like.

Cheers,

Neil

Correct, the number plate reads 801 NCH. Without the gap/diamond in the middle it is 801NCH

Mrs hh