peanuts Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 drove over to macclesfield today parked up at some lights and a very nicley turned out Avenger crosses in front of us four cars later an also mint Metro trundles across nice bit of nostalgia which started a discusion on old cars 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Almost ready to drop the body back on, if I get the time... 1966 Landrover Series 2a. 50 years old this week. Dave Franks. And no, it's not a Defender thankyou.... 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Almost ready to drop the body back on, if I get the time... e landie pics 1.jpg 1966 Landrover Series 2a. 50 years old this week. Dave Franks. And no, it's not a Defender thankyou.... 50 years eh? And it's not even finished yet.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 50 years eh? And it's not even finished yet.... Well, to be fair, he has been building it from a kit.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Well, to be fair, he has been building it from a kit.... AIRFIX kit ? that would explain alot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 AIRFIX kit ? that would explain alot More like Ace Products..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Yeah, yeah guys, thanks very much.... I know it's been off the road for a while but I like to do things properly. Dave Franks. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Yeah, yeah guys, thanks very much.... I know it's been off the road for a while but I like to do things properly. Dave Franks. which you appear to be ! fantastic finnsh to that rolling chassis mate hard work paying off .if the body is in as good a finnish will be a gem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 29, 2016 Despite Horsetan's comments, the Gora is OK, the Golf front end makes it look a little different as young folk require, and lowered a touch and with nice alloys it looks pretty good. He's also got a VR6 Corrado which doesn't do 80mpg, but goes like stink instead. Much more fun. He is an MA in automotive design, and his first degree produced a rather spiffy renewal of the Karmann Ghia. VW showed interest..... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Despite Horsetan's comments, the Gora is OK, the Golf front end makes it look a little different as young folk require, and lowered a touch and with nice alloys it looks pretty good. He's also got a VR6 Corrado which doesn't do 80mpg, but goes like stink instead. Much more fun. He is an MA in automotive design, and his first degree produced a rather spiffy renewal of the Karmann Ghia. VW showed interest..... Put my name down for one... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I know it's been off the road for a while Isn't that where a Landie's supposed to be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 29, 2016 Put my name down for one... He has taken the web presence down, it is....um.....under consideration. Elsewhere. May come to something, may not. Allegedly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Almost ready to drop the body back on, if I get the time... e landie pics 1.jpg 1966 Landrover Series 2a. 50 years old this week. Dave Franks. And no, it's not a Defender thankyou.... Lovely job Dave, looks like you are doing a thorough job on that one. I nearly chucked the remote at the TV while watching one of the recent car programs with reference to the Land Rover Defender and pictures of Series 1s,2s and 3s... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Isn't that where a Landie's supposed to be? Clearly these ones are: They are up for sale via tender in a field near Bristol, owner imported them back from the Falklands. I went to have a look at them for spares for mine, unless someone is desperate to spend a fortune all are scrap/spares. The beige one in the second photo is missing so much of the outriggers that the bulkhead is not connected to the chassis... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetmorgan Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Clearly these ones are: WP_20161027_16_40_36_Pro.jpg WP_20161027_16_37_48_Pro.jpg They are up for sale via tender in a field near Bristol, owner imported them back from the Falklands. I went to have a look at them for spares for mine, unless someone is desperate to spend a fortune all are scrap/spares. The beige one in the second photo is missing so much of the outriggers that the bulkhead is not connected to the chassis... Makes me even more tempted to get a series 3 to go alongside my Discovery....just need to win some lottery money first!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 (edited) Yes these Falkland ones have been discussed on various Landie sites, a bunch of rust buckets that some unsuspecting bidder will buy then have to spend a fortune on. Better to get a reasonable MOT'd UK one then go from there. Think about it, the Falklands is an island with some wild weather and any vehicle is only ever a few miles from the sea, all that salt in the air, might as well park on a beach.... With the tide coming in. Dave Franks Edited October 30, 2016 by davefrk 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Thanks for all the kind comments. Next year we will have owned the Landie for 25 years, it came with a six month MOT but we did it up to Concourse in the 90s and did the classic car shows winning a few pots on the way. It was used as a second car for a while then the original chassis got so bad that a new one was needed or at least big welding repairs for the next MOT. Started selling a load of 'old' train stuff on Ebay to get a new chassis. Now 'Daisy' (due to the reg DSY) is going back together with various new or overhauled parts like fuel pump, gearbox,, transfer box, diffs, wheel bearings... You get the idea. I'm hoping the original spray job I did on the body will be okay after a good polish up as I don't fancy doing all that again. I know of quite a few of us railway modellers who have or are interested in old Landies so this post isn't too OT. Anyway this was Daisy first time round in 2001 at Billing Landrover show. Dave Franks. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 ..... Think about it, the Falklands is an island with some wild weather and any vehicle is only ever a few miles from the sea, all that salt in the air, might as well park on a beach.... With the tide coming in... You'd think that GRP/plastic-bodied vehicles would have done well in an environment like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Dread Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 On our way here to Liverpool for the show, we passed a Marina 1.8 Coupe. Rear springs looked a bit saggy and the paint was semi-matt but it still moving and no obvious rust. steve How's the show/layout going by the way? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 30, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 30, 2016 You'd think that GRP/plastic-bodied vehicles would have done well in an environment like that. Even cars such as Reliants can suffer from chassis rot, fortunately they a simple to repair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetmorgan Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Just watching an episode of Hawaii Five 0 on CBS drama and what should turn up amongst all that americana...what looks like an Austin 1100. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted October 30, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 30, 2016 (edited) Probably an Austin America as they were sold over there. I think they also had the MG1300 http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/cars/bmc-cars/11001300/11001300-international-variations/bmc-11001300-north-american-variations/ Edited October 30, 2016 by russ p Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Yes these Falkland ones have been discussed on various Landie sites, a bunch of rust buckets that some unsuspecting bidder will buy then have to spend a fortune on. Better to get a reasonable MOT'd UK one then go from there. Think about it, the Falklands is an island with some wild weather and any vehicle is only ever a few miles from the sea, all that salt in the air, might as well park on a beach.... With the tide coming in. Dave Franks Agree Dave, spares only, there was some pretty serious rust in them unsurprisingly, although some bits were better than I expected. I reckoned only 1 was viable to be restored with a new chassis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted October 30, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 30, 2016 Even cars such as Reliants can suffer from chassis rot, fortunately they a simple to repair. Providing the body is a long long way away from the chassis.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthesnail96 Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Even cars such as Reliants can suffer from chassis rot, fortunately they a simple to repair. SE5 & 5a Scimitars have steel reinforcing in the sills sandwiched inside the fibreglass (separate from the chassis sill rails, althought though they like rust as well). Should that steel manage to get damp the results are predictable. It's a similar story with the integral roll hoop unfortunately. Still wouldn't mind another one though- would have to be a manual with overdrive though this time. Nice work on the Series 2 Dave, coming together very nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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