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Sounds intersting, I'll look in my landrover history book tonight.

If you write to Landrover Owner International magazine, they can
usually give a history of the vehicle.

Simon

Thanks Simon, that would be good to see (I'm kinda curious too;-).

I've passed on to Rod, the information about writing to the
Landrover Owner International magazine.

I'm not expecting a quick response from Rod at the moment
since he is actually heading over to the UK about now, and
will be there for +3 months.

I expect I'll hear from him in a week or two when he 
gets there.

Dirk

OK...

The 80 inch is a series 1 basic, as opposed to station wagon etc.

Chassis number 06100724 was produced in 1950, is there either a L or R
in front of the number? It was number 724 out of 17,360.
The number is made up as follows:

Eight-digit numbers, preceded on 1950 models by an R or L prefix to
denote right-hand or left-hand drive.

First digit               Second digit      Third digit
indicates model-year      indicates type    indicates variant
--------------------------------------------------------------
0=1950                     6- Land-Rover    1 = basic
1=1951                     (ie as distinct  2 = Station Wagon
2=1953                       from car)      3 = Welder
                                            6 = CKD

Fourth digit (except 1950 models)
indicates specificatoin
---------------------------------
0 = Home market
3 = LHD export
6 = RHD ecport

The last four digits (five on 1950 models) indicate the serial
number, commencing from 0001 (or 00001) in each series for each
model-year.

About the vehicle.

Series 1
80-inch (1948-1954)
Engine (1948-1951): 4-cyl, 1,595cc IOE petrol: 69.5mm bore x 105mm
stroke. Compression ration 6.8:1, Solex carburetto. Three-bearing
crankshaft. Net power output 50bhp at 4,000rpm; maximum torque
80lb/ft at 1,5000rpm.
Transmission (1948-1950): Permanent four-wheel drive with freewheek
in front driveline. (1950-1954): Selectable four-wheel or two-wheel 
(rear) drive in high range only; permanent four-wheel drive in low range.
NO freewwheel. Single-dry-plate clutch. four-speed-and-reverse gearbox
with synchromesh on 4rd and  4th gears, ratis 3.00:1, 2.04:1, 1.47:1, 1:1,
reverse 2.54:1 (from 1950 3rd gear has a 1.38:2 ration). Transfer gearbox
giving 1.148 step-down ration in High range, 1.89:1 step-down in Low range.
Front abf rear differentials with 4.88:1 ratio (4.7:1 from mid 1948).
Steering, suspension and brakes: Recirculating ball, worm-and-nut
steering with 15:1 ration. Live axles front and rear with semi-elliptic leaf
springs and hydraulic telescoopic dampers on all four wheels. Hydrolic drum
brakes, 10in x 1.5in, on all four wheels; mechanical parking brake operting
on transmission. 16-inch wheels with 6.00x16 or 7.00x16 tyres. 
Dimensions: Wheelbase 80in; front and rear tracks 50in; lenght 132in;
width 61in; height with hood up 70.5in (1948-51)l 73.5in (1952-54).
Minimum unladen weight 2,594lb. Maximum payload 1,000lb. Turning
circle 35ft (6.00 tyres, 40ft (7.00 tyres).

Further to my reply, I contacted the Military Transport museum. 
They receive about 60% of the record cards of mil. vehicles.
Sadly though, they don't have the card for 02BC23. She did confirm
it as a Series I and there were only a few used for Mil. service.
All of the cards for these vehicles were destroyed.

Simon

Thanks again Simon!

Sorry for being slack about replying here (some weeks are busier
than others).

re .3
> is there a L or R in front of the number?
I assume it would be a R since it appears to be a right hand
drive at the moment.  I suppose that does not really mean it
always was a right hand drive, so I can see why you asked the
question.

As an aside, Rod is one of these enthusiasts who likes to buy a old
car and strip it down and restore it to its original condition (or as
near as possible).  He has travelled around the country side looking 
for original parts that he could use.  During this exercise, he has
managed to get his hands on a pully(?) that can drive a flat belt -
needless to say that he was pretty impressed by this little gadget.

re .4
> All of the cards for these vehicles were destroyed.
That's a shame.  A question that springs to mind after reading this
is, "Why did they destroy them?"  Do you have any theories on it?

What you have found is really great!  I think Rod will be very pleased
with all this information.

I'll reply here with Rod's response (when I hear from him).  I think
I'll increase the estimate that I'll next hear from him to at least 4
weeks now.

Dirk

I expect that they destroy the cards because the vehicle
is no longer on MOD accounts. I would imaging only those
Rgmts that deal with vehicles or xport pass the cards onto
the museum.

Simon

Finally made contact with him again...and here is his reply...
Dirk
--------------------------

Thanks Simon for all the help. I don't have a clue how to find out about the
hostory of this vehicle now, I'm unsure as to whether our military
authorities keep information about British Military vehicles, but I'll look
into it. I'm keen to find out about the history of this vehicle. Do you have
any other suggestions that may help out?

Best regards

Rod Walker
[email protected]
--------------------------

I think the only way to get more info is either
from your local Military authorities or by wrting
to Landrover (Or Landrover Owner Mag) quoting the
Engine and or chassis number.

Simon

To add more interest???

You can now eMail Landrover Owner Magazine at the following
address;

[email protected]

Get your friend to mail them.


Simon

Another possible source of information may be on the Word Wide Web.
Here is what I found that may interest you:

Land Rover in Australia
http://www.cs.monash.edu.au/~lloyd/tildeLand-Rover/

Land Rover Owner Mailing List
http://www.missouri.edu/RoverWeb/lro.html

Rover Web
http://www.missouri.edu/RoverWeb/

Land Rover
http://www.dealernet.com/cgi-bin/texdnv?file=/cars/95/land-rover/l-rover.htm

Hope this helps
Eric MOULAERT