@@LandySmurf We lived on a remote back country Cattle Station in New Zealand. My best memory of that Series 1 was when Dad hit a pig late one night when we were coming home from town. There was Mum and Dad in front and us 3 kids in the back. The land rover did a wheel stand over the pig then crashed back down into the water table beside the road wrecking the steering so it couldn't be driven. We had to walk about 3 miles home in the dark and the rain. Don't think Mum stopped yelling at Dad the whole way home. The pig ran off into the bush.
@@LandySmurf I believe it is limestone?! Light beige. It is shown on another RUclips channel. LandyAndy4X4, Castle Air Museum part 2. Towards the end of the video. I bought it last October. It was still being used daily on a cattle ranch in Central California. They are very rare here on the West Coast and most are being gobbled up by people who over restore them for trophy trucks. I appreciate perfect shiny paint jobs, but somehow a few scuffs and bumps suit an old Land Rover. If you check out the video, let me know what you think.👍 Cheers
Have a 1971. 2a pick up owned for 23 years petrol electronic ignition new swivels parabolic springs gas shocks stainless exhaust tail gate plate used in the Cotswolds UK for shooting logging and gentle driving to county shows💥
Nice, One thing to note..... Semi floating was standard on SWB all the way to the end in 1958, full float was an option. (Full float did become standard on 109 pickup and 107 SW late production) My daily driver is a 1958 88" (Nov 1957 build) it's an original semi float rear axle. Came into San Francisco California in December 1958 and spent it's whole life in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Done the Rubicon trail, trips to Moab Utah, it's lived a life. It still looks very original (what's left of the original dove grey paint) though the 2 litre was long gone when I got it, sooooo, I did a super stealthy Chevy LS v8 swap, quiet exhaust, upgraded the gearbox, but kept the semi float (with custom upgraded 32 spline shafts that look totally stock outside). It also has an early Land Rover factory hydraulic winch up front, that gets tested on occasion !! I run the 7.50-16 version of your tyres, too ! It's super quiet and VERY period correct outwardly and the purists don't know it's LS swapped unless they go for a ride. Thanks for sharing your beautiful 88" One last note... get some proper series I scalloped drive flanges for the front hubs, those round series IIA ones grab my eye !
@@LandySmurf Your 88 has such a cool work history that it should be kept as authentic as possible, and those front drive flanges really show. Another bit of trivia about the semi float axle that I learned by daily driving these since the 1980's is that while Rover had a oil seal INBOARD of the bearing to keep the diff oil away from it, the bearing itself was "shielded type" with no integral seals, just tin dust deflectors and no outer seal..... That's right, the first deep mud or water crossing contaminated the bearing !! No wonder those early "overland expeditions" had bearing problems with the semi float setup ! Modern sealed bearings made for the "big bearing" 9 inch ford axle are a direct fit and cure the issue. Even in my 350 HP LS swapped 1958 model, I had to retain the semi floating axle because I feel the big axle flange is so integral to the original "look" of a series I HaHa!! I'm a machinist, so making identical appearing shafts with much larger spline count was pretty easy, and at 1.400" -32 splines, are much stronger than 24 spline Salisbury. The diff internals are also super stealthy fancy stuff I built.
Ha Ha! An optional extra was a windscreen wiper for the passenger side! The heater was also an optional extra, not that it did anything other than increase the noise level inside the cabin! There was another option when you bought a new series 1 but I can't remember what that was.
Great video. Thank you.I still have my 1957 88" bought in 1972. A true member of the family now !!
Aren't we lucky to own such iconic vehicles.
wow that is a long time, not many would have owned a landy that long. Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave a comment
Very nice Landy!
They are an iconic vehicle thats for sure🙂👍
Dad had a Series 1 when we lived on the farm back in New Zealand in the early 60s.
Thanks Peter, they sure are an iconic vehicle and I love the stories and connections people have with them
@@LandySmurf We lived on a remote back country Cattle Station in New Zealand. My best memory of that Series 1 was when Dad hit a pig late one night when we were coming home from town. There was Mum and Dad in front and us 3 kids in the back. The land rover did a wheel stand over the pig then crashed back down into the water table beside the road wrecking the steering so it couldn't be driven.
We had to walk about 3 miles home in the dark and the rain. Don't think Mum stopped yelling at Dad the whole way home. The pig ran off into the bush.
@@petermcmurtrie I could only imagine the sudden thud from hitting a pig.
Talk about being built for a purpose this one is and still doing it. Thanks for the video Landy
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment
Well done Landy 👍
Thanks Wicksy
She is a beauty!🚚
@@wallybigwheels8993 sure is, Perry has done a great job in keeping it in such good condition
What a awesome little landy good to see it looking so good cheers
@@noelfrankland9060 thanks for watching
Lovely old Landy.
I have a 66 S2A. 88”.
Wonderful and full of character.👌👍
The 2As were great, what colour?
@@LandySmurf
I believe it is limestone?! Light beige.
It is shown on another RUclips channel.
LandyAndy4X4, Castle Air Museum part 2.
Towards the end of the video.
I bought it last October. It was still being used daily on a cattle ranch in Central California. They are very rare here on the West Coast and most are being gobbled up by people who over restore them for trophy trucks. I appreciate perfect shiny paint jobs, but somehow a few scuffs and bumps suit an old Land Rover.
If you check out the video, let me know what you think.👍
Cheers
@@calsurflance5598 is that what they call a NATO spec one. I will have a look at the video, thank you for sharing.
@@LandySmurf
I think it’s North American Dollar Area.
(Spec)
Have a 1971. 2a pick up owned for 23 years petrol electronic ignition new swivels parabolic springs gas shocks stainless exhaust tail gate plate used in the Cotswolds UK for shooting logging and gentle driving to county shows💥
Another great interview Landy. Awesome vehicle 💪🏼 really enjoying watching this latest series mate Keep em coming
Thanks again for the support and taking the time to watch my videos.
Nice, One thing to note..... Semi floating was standard on SWB all the way to the end in 1958, full float was an option. (Full float did become standard on 109 pickup and 107 SW late production)
My daily driver is a 1958 88" (Nov 1957 build) it's an original semi float rear axle. Came into San Francisco California in December 1958 and spent it's whole life in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Done the Rubicon trail, trips to Moab Utah, it's lived a life. It still looks very original (what's left of the original dove grey paint) though the 2 litre was long gone when I got it, sooooo, I did a super stealthy Chevy LS v8 swap, quiet exhaust, upgraded the gearbox, but kept the semi float (with custom upgraded 32 spline shafts that look totally stock outside). It also has an early Land Rover factory hydraulic winch up front, that gets tested on occasion !! I run the 7.50-16 version of your tyres, too ! It's super quiet and VERY period correct outwardly and the purists don't know it's LS swapped unless they go for a ride. Thanks for sharing your beautiful 88"
One last note... get some proper series I scalloped drive flanges for the front hubs, those round series IIA ones grab my eye !
@@timmcooper294 thank you for the information
@@LandySmurf Your 88 has such a cool work history that it should be kept as authentic as possible, and those front drive flanges really show. Another bit of trivia about the semi float axle that I learned by daily driving these since the 1980's is that while Rover had a oil seal INBOARD of the bearing to keep the diff oil away from it, the bearing itself was "shielded type" with no integral seals, just tin dust deflectors and no outer seal..... That's right, the first deep mud or water crossing contaminated the bearing !! No wonder those early "overland expeditions" had bearing problems with the semi float setup ! Modern sealed bearings made for the "big bearing" 9 inch ford axle are a direct fit and cure the issue. Even in my 350 HP LS swapped 1958 model, I had to retain the semi floating axle because I feel the big axle flange is so integral to the original "look" of a series I HaHa!!
I'm a machinist, so making identical appearing shafts with much larger spline count was pretty easy, and at 1.400" -32 splines, are much stronger than 24 spline Salisbury.
The diff internals are also super stealthy fancy stuff I built.
Great clip Landy. That car is nearly as old as I am mate😉
Thanks Jack, you guys are from a good era
Ha Ha! An optional extra was a windscreen wiper for the passenger side! The heater was also an optional extra, not that it did anything other than increase the noise level inside the cabin! There was another option when you bought a new series 1 but I can't remember what that was.