Looking for Land Rover Series 1, 2 or 3

Polly Singh · 8th November 2009, 18:58

OK guys sending the pics of the landy, driving back through the back lanes along the canal, a Sikh religious procession on the occasion of Gur purab that held us up in one of the villages, all the ID plates were there, although painted over in black heres the chassis # that needed a light scrubbing with scotch brite and revealing the original colour, and finally a shot of the engine, its a 1968 diesel in good nick as well !! have to rewire, clean the radiator,paint the engine and peek at the gear boxes, differentials, clutch and fit a K&N dry conical filter for better performance. more as i strip it further!! Really need to get side panels with the sliding windows somewhere!!
regards
Polly

abhishek_d_zulu · 9th November 2009, 00:23

Hey Polly,

Congrats on your acquisition! Have you just bought it? Where did you get it from & how much did you pay, if you don't mind my asking? The condition looks good...

My Series 1 is starting to get restored today... will soon post some updates around it.

Share updates, as you proceed further with your work!

Abhishek

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Originally Posted by Polly Singh

OK guys sending the pics of the landy, driving back through the back lanes along the canal, a Sikh religious procession on the occasion of Gur purab that held us up in one of the villages, all the ID plates were there, although painted over in black heres the chassis # that needed a light scrubbing with scotch brite and revealing the original colour, and finally a shot of the engine, its a 1968 diesel in good nick as well !! have to rewire, clean the radiator,paint the engine and peek at the gear boxes, differentials, clutch and fit a K&N dry conical filter for better performance. more as i strip it further!! Really need to get side panels with the sliding windows somewhere!!
regards
Polly

Sathyagith · 9th November 2009, 08:11

Hi,
Congrads on finding a wonderful Land Rover. Seems to be in petty good condition.
Keep us posted as you start working on it.

rgds
-Sathya

eyedoc · 9th November 2009, 19:50

congrats polly singh
i had infact looked at this same series 11
i hope you got it at a good price
enjoy
eyedoc

Polly Singh · 9th November 2009, 20:32

well picked it up in Chandigarh for quite a hefty sum , but considering the nick it was worth it as iam going to use it as an everyday vehicle. it was just used for the filming of the british film West is West a sequel to East is East of around 1997 both starring Om Puri it was used along with a Morris and Landmaster hand painted and dirtied to look like taxis. The Landy represented a Pakistani Vehicle !! Its "Star" !! Ive put pics of other vehicles in the same stable in Mohali.
Hey Abhi are you using that snorkel head attached to your air filter, wouldnt mind using it myself ?/

Polly

diesel_maniac · 10th November 2009, 08:25

Congratulations Polly !! The Landy is in a very nice condition. Rest of the steeds in the collection are quite impressive too.

Abhishek its good to know that work has finally begun on your Series I. Hoping to get more updates on the progress soon.

abhishek_d_zulu · 10th November 2009, 09:19

Thanks Jas... it is still in prelim stages. I am quite aspirational- so the garage has to keep up with my demands

I am also seriously trying to consider importing some of the parts- considering the amount of trouble one has trying to find parts.

I need some help from fellow BHPians. Anyone has a V8 in their Landy? I am getting one for sale in UK, along with a Series 2A gearbox. I have been told that it is one of the best combinations for serious offroading.

Secondly, can anyone provide exact details of how to import engines? I read through many posts but they are not specific.

Lets say, if I picked an engine up at eBay UK, how do we take it from there? I understand we will have to engage a freight forwarder- and work the details with them in terms of clearing the Custom & doing a door to door delivery or just shipping & getting Custom clearance through a local agent.

I would like to know contact details of freight forwarders that you may have used, or exact details of import penalty / taxes one may have paid. I understand that it can got up to 200% penalty on old engines, with 10-37% tax. Anyone can educate me further on this?

Thanks for your insights...

Abhishek

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Originally Posted by diesel_maniac

Congratulations Polly !! The Landy is in a very nice condition. Rest of the steeds in the collection are quite impressive too.

Abhishek its good to know that work has finally begun on your Series I. Hoping to get more updates on the progress soon.

Polly Singh · 21st November 2009, 20:33

Ok the rebuild has begun in right earnest this is day one sit.
polly

SirAlec · 22nd November 2009, 15:17

Am really excited to see the outcome of this. Also tell them to do completely. not a kaam chalao job. For Example: tell them to remove the dash and firewall part too and replace all the base nuts that fits on the ladder.

Polly Singh · 22nd November 2009, 16:16

i think the dash abd firewall havw already been removed. can somebody tell me the lengths of the low-high and 4 wheel drive sticks will have to fabricate them!! heres day two, the engine's out !!

diesel_maniac · 22nd November 2009, 18:08

Great Progress being made on the project

Will be coming back for more updates !!

Polly Singh · 23rd November 2009, 07:15

thanx diesel !: shall i start a new thread on this or leave it here guys???uncontrol

14000rpm · 23rd November 2009, 09:39

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Originally Posted by Polly Singh

thanx diesel !: shall i start a new thread on this or leave it here guys???uncontrol

in fact you deserve a new thread. go ahead and put all pix from the purchase till finish. that'll be cool.

SirAlec · 23rd November 2009, 15:05

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Originally Posted by Polly Singh

i think the dash abd firewall havw already been removed. can somebody tell me the lengths of the low-high and 4 wheel drive sticks will have to fabricate them!! heres day two, the engine's out !!

Yeah! just saw, the last images some how didn't load. so was not aware of that

Polly Singh · 24th November 2009, 17:32

guys ive moved the thread to the post 1950 classics section Here, hope to see you there !!
Polly

8th November 2009, 18:58	#16
Polly Singh BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: delhi Posts: 103 Thanked: 42 Times	OK guys sending the pics of the landy, driving back through the back lanes along the canal, a Sikh religious procession on the occasion of Gur purab that held us up in one of the villages, all the ID plates were there, although painted over in black heres the chassis # that needed a light scrubbing with scotch brite and revealing the original colour, and finally a shot of the engine, its a 1968 diesel in good nick as well !! have to rewire, clean the radiator,paint the engine and peek at the gear boxes, differentials, clutch and fit a K&N dry conical filter for better performance. more as i strip it further!! Really need to get side panels with the sliding windows somewhere!! regards Polly Attached Thumbnails
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9th November 2009, 08:11	#18
Sathyagith BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mysore Posts: 49 Thanked: 2 Times	Hi, Congrads on finding a wonderful Land Rover. Seems to be in petty good condition. Keep us posted as you start working on it. rgds -Sathya
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9th November 2009, 19:50	#19
eyedoc BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: chandigarh/nawanshahr Posts: 44 Thanked: 3 Times View My Garage	congrats polly singh i had infact looked at this same series 11 i hope you got it at a good price enjoy eyedoc
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9th November 2009, 20:32	#20
Polly Singh BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: delhi Posts: 103 Thanked: 42 Times	well picked it up in Chandigarh for quite a hefty sum , but considering the nick it was worth it as iam going to use it as an everyday vehicle. it was just used for the filming of the british film West is West a sequel to East is East of around 1997 both starring Om Puri it was used along with a Morris and Landmaster hand painted and dirtied to look like taxis. The Landy represented a Pakistani Vehicle !! Its "Star" !! Ive put pics of other vehicles in the same stable in Mohali. Hey Abhi are you using that snorkel head attached to your air filter, wouldnt mind using it myself ?/ Polly Attached Thumbnails
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10th November 2009, 08:25	#21
diesel_maniac BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 170 Thanked: 3 Times	Congratulations Polly !! The Landy is in a very nice condition. Rest of the steeds in the collection are quite impressive too. Abhishek its good to know that work has finally begun on your Series I. Hoping to get more updates on the progress soon.
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21st November 2009, 20:33	#23
Polly Singh BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: delhi Posts: 103 Thanked: 42 Times	Ok the rebuild has begun in right earnest this is day one sit. polly Attached Thumbnails
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22nd November 2009, 15:17	#24
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,395 Thanked: 727 Times	Am really excited to see the outcome of this. Also tell them to do completely. not a kaam chalao job. For Example: tell them to remove the dash and firewall part too and replace all the base nuts that fits on the ladder.
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22nd November 2009, 16:16	#25
Polly Singh BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: delhi Posts: 103 Thanked: 42 Times	i think the dash abd firewall havw already been removed. can somebody tell me the lengths of the low-high and 4 wheel drive sticks will have to fabricate them!! heres day two, the engine's out !! Attached Thumbnails Attached Images
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22nd November 2009, 18:08	#26
diesel_maniac BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 170 Thanked: 3 Times	Great Progress being made on the project Will be coming back for more updates !!
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23rd November 2009, 07:15	#27
Polly Singh BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: delhi Posts: 103 Thanked: 42 Times	thanx diesel !: shall i start a new thread on this or leave it here guys???uncontrol
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24th November 2009, 17:32	#30
Polly Singh BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: delhi Posts: 103 Thanked: 42 Times	guys ive moved the thread to the post 1950 classics section Here, hope to see you there !! Polly Last edited by Technocrat : 24th November 2009 at 17:39. Reason: added thread url :)
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