Series 2 Renovation required - Swindon

Airlandy said:

I'm looking for a specialist to undertake a renovation of my 1960 LR SWB series 2. It's already on a galvanised chassis, briefly it requires the front wings, grill (and dash?) changing from s3 back to s2 and a full repaint, also new front seats and seat belts. It has a cab but I'd like rear side panels and rear door with windows (I have a roof). Please contact me if interested in quoting and undertaking this work. Thanks.

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I think that is a Series 3. I don't see anything on it that would suggest a 1960 vehicle, which would be a Series 2a in any case.

It is also clearly on a recent galvanised chassis, which may well not have any numbers on it. Have you looked for stamped numbers on the chassis?

To try and make that into a Series 2a Station Wagon is going to be very expensive. Minimum 5k if you do all the work yourself, much more if you can find someone who will do it.
Which in itself is doubtful, people who want to work on these are few and far between nowadays.

If it has a legal V5, I suggest insure it and drive it, that way you will get your money's worth, rather than spending more and having it off the road for years.

I’m not up to date on series 2 & 3 rear body styles.
Are these the same?
(Only asking incase the PO wants the proper S2 look)

Colthebrummie said:

Quite a few S2 owners put S3 wings on to give their landy a more modern look in the 70's and 80's. Maybe a previous owner did this and at the same time replaced a rotten bulkhead for a S3 one at the same time.

Col

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Yes the OP hasn't mentioned how long they have had it or what they have done to it/had done to it in however long that is. It could be that it was rotten and a previous owner fitted the galv chassis, then found it easier/cheaper to fit a s3 bulkhead than s2a, maybe they ordered the wrong chassis anyway, maybe it already had s3 wings as per what you mentioned and things sort of spiralled from there.

So it could be perfectly genuine but nonetheless it looks entirely s3 and backdating it will require considerable dedication and expense. A shame because as it currently stands it has been made a lot less interesting and valuable to people in the know than the reg plate would suggest.

All I would say to the OP is if you seriously want to do it, do it, but be prepared as advised on here for a serious undertaking.

Hicap phill said:

I’m not up to date on series 2 & 3 rear body styles.
Are these the same?
(Only asking incase the PO wants the proper S2 look)

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Pretty much the same, main giveaway between s2 and s3 is s2 has proper rivets and s3 has pop rivets holding it together, my s2 has a s3 tub and a s2 hard top.
I am not sure what the s2a models have rivet wise?

Turboman said:

I think that is a Series 3. I don't see anything on it that would suggest a 1960 vehicle, which would be a Series 2a in any case.

It is also clearly on a recent galvanised chassis, which may well not have any numbers on it. Have you looked for stamped numbers on the chassis?

To try and make that into a Series 2a Station Wagon is going to be very expensive. Minimum 5k if you do all the work yourself, much more if you can find someone who will do it.
Which in itself is doubtful, people who want to work on these are few and far between nowadays.

If it has a legal V5, I suggest insure it and drive it, that way you will get your money's worth, rather than spending more and having it off the road for years.

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Series 2’s were produced from 1958 to 1961 and 2a’s from 1961 to 1971 . If it actually was registered in 1960 then it will be a Series 2 .

Remora107 said:

Series 2’s were produced from 1958 to 1961 and 2a’s from 1961 to 1971 . If it actually was registered in 1960 then it will be a Series 2 .

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Fair enough. I thought 2a were from 1960, but you could be right about that.