Thread: 1954 Royal Review 47160049

Try painting it over black primer its amasing what a difference the primer colour makes. Any way its too hot to be working on Landrovers better to sit in the shade & have a cold drink. Wayne

Nahh. Only got grey primer. I think its a good match the way it is.
Any other opinions?

Keith

G'day Keith,

I was watching the best of Landline on ABC TV on Sunday and in the segment Can't stop the presses originally Broadcast: 19/02/2012 4:30:01 PM Reporter: Kerry Staight around the 6:03 minute mark it shows a shot of the Queen waving from a specially built Land Rover. Don't blink too much as it is not on very long. Maybe you could contact the ABC to see where they go the footage from?
http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2012/s3434308.htm The link is a bit unfriendly as it does not let you grab the icon and flick forwards to the right spot.

By the way there is a link at the Australian National Museum's project to restore one of the Royal Daimlers
http://nma.gov.au/blogs/daimler

Kind Regards
Lionel

Just found this site when looking for colour photoes . Google Queen Elizabeth 11 official car around 1950s . there is a good vido of a 54 LR doesn't seam to have a wind screen but is a bit fast to see the top of the fire wall. Some good shots of the back. Wayne

This is the Gaydon one.


This I painted this morning before it got too hot.



Keith

Not a bad match , the blue looks a better colour than the origional. Wayne

Hi All

In this photo there is a couple of points of interest to me.



The extra instrument fitted dosn't seem to have the panel pass over at the bottom onto the tray front, or is that some trim along the front of the parcel tray?

Indicator stalk on the left hand side, like the Defenders !

Those wiper motors, weren't they introduced in 1959, so does that suggest this particular Land rover was built in that year given that the paint on the wiper motor casings is same as the window screen frame?

And that's a ball shaped gear stick knob.

If those points I have mentioned have been fitted since, does that mean Keith's restoration has the potential to upset the Gaydon example?

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Hi Arthur.
Michael Bishop said this one at Gaydon had a few non standard items.
Pork pie tail lights instead of D lights.
They have replaced the Steering wheel centre with a later one so putting the horn etc on a stalk instead of the wheel centre.
The gear lever is also longer than the standard 54 one.
Whether this last is a Royal fitment I dont know.
Both glove boxes are lined in something with the drivers covered completely up the column.
I will try to replicate this but also have the proper D lights and the horn etc in the wheel centre.
As you say , its got later wiper motors.
Its also got a chrome plated bumper whereas the Aussie ones are galv.
I quite like the look of the chrome but.

Keith