Thread: 1954 Royal Review 47160049

Had email from Anthony today he was asking about the Royal, he was saying he has a colection of royal tour books with colour photo's from all angles . I asked him about the trim & the bar across between the windscreen brackets , he said it looks like it is chrome because it is shiney . I think it would be cheeper to make out of stainless pipe or polish some alum pipe. He said the trim was all blue . He is going to have a look through the books Wayne

The tour books I have look like the photos have been colorised after so may not be the true colour. I have bought the blue vinyl now so thats it
You will be interested in this. Went to town to get the mail yesterday and a lovely maroon P2 four light turned up on a trailer pulled by a disco.
The owner has had it for 20 yrs or so and its been at Redcliff having the engine overhauled by a bloke called Craig. Its got the 6 pot in it.
I asked if he was in the Rover Club and he said yes but many years ago.
He now lives out at Comet and they were going to overnight at Gayndah.
He also has a couple of landies he takes on runs with their local Club.
I asked if he knew you and he said the name was familiar.

I do know him but his name escapes me at the moment . Iwas traveling to Emerald on Saturday from Gladstone with work & saw a series1 ,on the way back I went around the back street to get a photo & there were about 10 series 1's lined up along the fence . While i was taking photo's he came out . He showed me his collection . There were quite a few series1's , a forward control wagon converted into a camper home , the disco the p2 ( had the head off at the time & a big, big, big shed full of landrover parts mostely series 1 . We had a cup of coffee & he bought out a photo to show me & it was of landy pumping water at comercial vehicle weekend. After that he rang me to tell me he had cancer & a very bad back & couldn't drive the L/R's & wanted to sell every thing & I thought he had died . He must have improved . I was talking to Alex Massey about him at the Arthur evening & he informed me he was very much alive& had gort rid of most of the cars & all the parts. Small world. I told Anthony that was the trouble with the books that the photo's had been coloured after & that you were doing the trim in blue . Wayne

Does Trevor Kemp ring a bell?

Look what i found under the bench at the workshop today. No had a couple of hours to spare this morning so thought i would have a go at making them. Now off to the sign man. That was his name , Trevor Kemp. Wayne

They are actually the same size Wayne

You have too much time on your hands

Looks good.

Seem to spend a lot of time looking for stuff then cleaning and painting.
At last I found the horn I was looking for. Its a Clearhooter.
Cleaned it up and bolted it on. Seems to work (after a fashion).
Could not get a replacement impeller for the original water pump so bought one from the mob down south. They are cheap enough and do the job. All the holes lined up after grinding a bit off where it was fouling the timing cover. I needed to press the pulley flange on a couple of mil further too to make it line up with the crank pulley.

Told you , you would have to grind it around the timing cover but I had to open the holes up to make mine fit also . ( made in India i guess)
Took the crown plates to sign man today , didn't give me a time will have to keep chasing him . Almost finished making the steel part of the jack handle for Landy. Wayne