Series 2A

beerdude · Mar 19, 2019

Before it goes on the bay of E, if anyone on here is interested, I'm selling this December 1967 series 2A Diesel, as you will know its now an historic vehicle so is MOT and tax exempt, there are 8 previous owners on the v5, its remarkably solid, and had hardly any welding and needs very little, the chassis and baulkhead are amazing considering its age and the bodywork is remarkably straight. I believe it started life as a marine blue truck and the truck cab comes with it (the roof section is dented) along with a set of wheels with very good tyres and some wire light guards, there are also some more spares (speedo, fuel gauge, spring hanger bushes). It starts easily, runs and drives and stops. The gear change is vague, the tyres have loads of tread but some are perished, the front wings have been changed at some point as they were green before it was sprayed white, I think it should have the lights inboard. The high/low box works and the 4wd lever is temperamental but will stay down, lights, wipers (new blades fitted), heater motor all work the horn doesn't neither does the speedo which is showing 64340 . This will make a great and easy rolling restoration for someone, I have driven it about 6 miles. Always difficult to value but I reckon its worth £4000 as it is.

Marmaduke · Mar 27, 2019

What you have there is a later series 3 with a series 2a V5 to make it tax exempt, not an unusual thing to do a few years back but I'd ignore the 8 previous owners thing cos technically you've got two vehicles

Trench Rat · Mar 27, 2019

That’s a 3 dash, 3 windscreen hinges and arguably a 3 headlamp config. I say arguably as mine is the same being a series 2a from 1968 when they changed and I know people with older 2a vehicles with that done after the fact.

Dash and hinges are way less likely to have been changed though.

beerdude · Mar 27, 2019

I did wonder, the front wings have definitely been replaced, possibly had a replacement baulkhead at some point? but thanks for the input

Trench Rat · Mar 27, 2019

beerdude said:
I did wonder, the front wings have definitely been replaced, possibly had a replacement baulkhead at some point? but thanks for the input

Replacement bulkhead yeah maybe. Just the windscreen hinges are an unlikely swap.

What does the little plate by the transfer lever say?

beerdude · Mar 28, 2019

Trench Rat said:
Replacement bulkhead yeah maybe. Just the windscreen hinges are an unlikely swap.

What does the little plate by the transfer lever say?

That plate agrees with the v5, series 2a

Trench Rat · Mar 28, 2019

beerdude said:
That plate agrees with the v5, series 2a

haha interesting. I just looked it up on the MOT check site, showing as registered as a Land Rover Defender 110 with an expired MOT (which is fine as it's exempt due to age, like mine is too and the website doesn't differentiate).

That's one confused landy you have there mate.

beerdude · Mar 28, 2019

The chassis number matches too, are the windscreen hinges part of the baulkhead?

beerdude · Mar 28, 2019

Trench Rat said:
haha interesting. I just looked it up on the MOT check site, showing as registered as a Land Rover Defender 110 with an expired MOT (which is fine as it's exempt due to age, like mine is too and the website doesn't differentiate).

That's one confused landy you have there mate.

Defender?? Almost as confused as me now

Trench Rat · Mar 29, 2019

beerdude said:
Defender?? Almost as confused as me now

Weird I know. Is that what the v5 says? Somewhere along the line something’s gone funky

beerdude · Mar 29, 2019

Trench Rat said:
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Weird I know. Is that what the v5 says? Somewhere along the line something’s gone funky

The v5 says blue/white light utility vehicle, no mention of Defender

GazYT · Mar 31, 2019

Nice motor. It's a shame you are not closer, I may have been interested

wireman · Mar 31, 2019

It does have the early 4" deep sills fitted. Which gearbox does it have? All sychro series 3 type?

beerdude · Mar 31, 2019

wireman said:
It does have the early 4" deep sills fitted. Which gearbox does it have? All sychro series 3 type?

Hard to say as the gear change is vague, very easy to get reverse instead of first but easily usable with care, it can crunch into second, can you tell the boxes apart by sight?

Trench Rat · Apr 1, 2019

beerdude said:
Hard to say as the gear change is vague, very easy to get reverse instead of first but easily usable with care, it can crunch into second, can you tell the boxes apart by sight?

You’d know it if you had a 2a box. You’d be double clutching and probably reving on downs into 2nd. If you didn’t think you had one then it would be a tad crunchy

Colthebrummie · Apr 1, 2019

Sounds like the springs on the reverse gate restricter flap thingy have fallen off. Mine was li,e that when I got it, I kept putting it into reverse when pulling away from junctions. It gave quite a few drivers behind me a scare.

Col

tolley · Dec 19, 2019

nice truck

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