Series 2a Grille

I had joined a couple of series owners groups on facebook and had had a couple of comments saying what a nice series 2a I had, got a bit confused as it's a 3, turns out it has a 2a Grille on the front, is there anywhere that sells original series 3 Grilles or will I have to go second hand.

Have you got a pic of your grille? How old is your Landy?

kermit_rr said:

Have you got a pic of your grille? How old is your Landy?

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Yes, it's a 1972 series 3 109

I'm no expert but that looks like very late 2a, maybe you've got some crossover going on
The lights were moved to the wing, late 60s and the 3 came out early 70s

the grille you have is for a very late series 2a with lights in the wings. it is the most sought after grille called maltese cross. If you have the speedo in front of the steering wheel its a series 3 if its in front of the gear lever then series 2a

minecab said:

the grille you have is for a very late series 2a with lights in the wings. it is the most sought after grille called maltese cross. If you have the speedo in front of the steering wheel its a series 3 if its in front of the gear lever then series 2a

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The speedo is in front of the steering wheel, I checked the chassis number and it adds up with the registration documents & that it is a series 3, it was just a couple of people telling me I had a 2a that made me doubt myself. I've seen the price of the grille I have, quite a lot of money. I prefer the look of it to the proper series 3 one.

I'd suspect, what you have is probably original, just a quirk of land rover using up left over parts

^^^What he said. If you look at it there's no fading where the plastic grill was and just about everyone I've seen has a faded halo when its been removed. I'd say it looks original and keep it as a talking point.

You don't appear to have the two brackets that these grilles normally have supporting them at the bottom. That doesn't mean anything specifically.. they could have had grilles to use up but no more brackets for them..

While it is quite true Land rover would use up previous model bits from the parts bin [ I had an early 2 with a one gearbox ] in this case I think your grill is a retrofit.
In your pic I recon I see the screw holes each side of the badge in the same place as where my 3's fixings are. Also the lower screws are on about the right spot for the 3 grill.

I think it looks a lot better than the plastic grille which is brittle and easily broken
I wouldn’t dream of swapping if on mine

Agreed, the S3 grilles are easy to get, that one is not. Leave it where it is an put tamper proof screws on....

If you don't like it i would like to buy it....

It’s original, keep it. Nobody sells these now.

I have a 3 grille and need that grille. I'd be happy to swap

Though i am jealous and you'd be wise to keep it.

Trench Rat said:

I have a 3 grille and need that grille. I'd be happy to swap

Though i am jealous and you'd be wise to keep it.

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As above. I have an original series 3 plastic grill going spare from when I swapped to the Maltese cross that you have fitted because it looks much more classic than the plastic. It cost me an absolute fortune, and took about 12 months to actually find one. Original or not I would definitely keep it. You can buy rep productions of Correct mounting brackets which is what I did to fit mine.

I will grovel for it!

Where do you park it at night?........just asking

I prefer this one to the series 3 one, I had an idea they were pretty rare when I tapped it into google and the prices appeared. I'll be investing in some tamper proof screws as well lol

i read that in australia when the 3 grill came in they were unpopular as you couldn't take them off in the field to barbeque on 'em
Atb
Ryn