Thread: SIIa SWB Restoration

So, you thought you knew your Land Rovers ??

Mystery Land rover clues revealed:

Clue #1. This was a an interesting ‘find’ in the landy. This preserved shopping list shows milk, marmalade, small WD40, blue cheese, cord 2m, alarm clock. These interesting clues reveal that the previous owner may be an English Gentleman with a discerning taste. Other clues therein hint at travel to distant lands.

#2. A very interesting clue here indeed. And confirms very early in this mystery comp that the vehicle has indeed travelled. It’s fitted with an electrical appliance socket. But what for ?? When exploring distant lands, the Gentleman adventurer needed to power his shaver (!) from a compatible voltage.

# 3. This clue shows that it’s a late model S2A fitted with the ‘luxury’ option pack - a fan-driven heater.

# 4. A clue that stumped all. It’s the mounting hardware on the spare wheel. But where you ask ?? On the rear door, dear reader.

# 5. This one was for the rivet-counters amongst you. It’s an awning support, Edward.

#6. With the rivet-counters seriously scratching, we decided to throw you another clue. Look closely again at this pic. It is, of course, a press stud (for securing canvas) attached to body galvanized capping.

# 7. This giveaway clue here is the letter ‘S’ for Station Wagon, the shape of the badge also gives it away.

#8 A clue that hints that this landrover has an exotic past, in lands where security of your vehicle can at times be paramount. The locking hasp is fitted to the radiator support panel, and secured with a padlock.

#9. A vital clue here, the carnet-de-passage’ holder cleverly diverted attention from the real clue of the mystery landrover. A carefully placed curtain track slide.

#10. Yes, Landys were used for shunting railway rolling stock. And that does look like ballast used between the tracks. It’s convincing, Hortense. But no, the pic actually shows the step that provides access to the rear of the landrover.

#11. An easy one here ? This Landy is fitted with the tropical roof. But what’s that rail in the pic, you ask ? It’s the alum extrusion fitted to the rear of hardtop that secures a canvas canopy.

#12. Look closely again at this clue. You’ll see a bracket in the rhs of the pic. That bracket can be found on the cargo floor of the S2A, behind the rear bulkhead. In this case, a specially cut-down bulkhead.

#13. A great clue here. It’s the hinged cap of a rugged trailer socket. But not the Utilux type, rather one indicating that the vehicle is not a CKD Landy assembled by PMC in Australia. It’s fully imported CBU.

So congratulations to ‘juddy’ who correctly guessed the mystery vehicle comp as a Carawagon.
And well done to all those who embraced the comp in the fun spirit of giving it a go.
Some even got an individual clue correct.
To those whose patience span was severely challenged …..well, we won’t go there will we ……
As for us, we had fun putting the clues together for you, and are the excited owners of a unique and rare Carawagon shorty, with an interesting history.


p.s: 'mystery clues revealed' would have been posted a couple of days ago but for well publicised computer gremlins.

Well Chaps, here is some pictures of the Carawagon.
'He' already has a name - 'Sir Bertie' abreviated from Searle Aristotle Edward Eggbert, formerly of Sunbury on Thames.

More later.