86” army Land Rover lhd with milage speedo??

[monty2]

Can someone tell me for which continent this lr was made.

Milage Speedo in lhd army land rover

 

Edited September 22, 2021 by monty2

[67burwood]

What’s the chassis number? UK home market and CKD kits have different numbers. 

[monty2]

Not seen yet will check beginning of oktober it is an early model

Edited September 22, 2021 by monty2

[ruxy]

Miles to Km speedo heads - was aprox. 1980 ,  AFAIK for all British military Land Rovers (but have not checked the parts books) ,  looking at the spoke steering wheel - that would indicate manufacture prior to 1967.

[monty2]

Yes 1954 model

[ruxy]

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See here - click on  SEE MORE  ,   S1 panels there will be 86" time-line here but most MPH , probably most are from civvy Basic spec.

https://www.lrsoc.com/web/d-a-s-h-p-a-n-e-l-s/

[monty2]

My question comes that I don’t understand lhd with mph speedo and being army land rover

[ruxy]

Is it a  NEMAG  speedo head  ?    I don't know about S1 86" time line but some military S2A contracts had them & Km or Miles Hr. would hardly matter.   I don't think the Bowden drive heads were dual.  A case of KISS for squaddies - probably they just marked the glass with a red line  ?

[ruxy]

Read on , it seems 86"  fitted with a NEMAG  , specifics and why ?   possibly only available in  mph  ?

http://www.magnetic-speedometer-repair.com/the-odomerter.php

[radiomike7]

Any reason to have been used in America?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Countries_driving_on_the_left_or_right,_uses_kilometers_or_miles.png

[monty2]

6 hours ago, radiomike7 said:

Any reason to have been used in America?

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Countries_driving_on_the_left_or_right,_uses_kilometers_or_miles.png

Did usa army had 86” ones 

[Noel7]

British Military Land Rovers [Taylor & Fletcher] says the first LHD military land rovers known to have been built as such were produced under 1955 contracts, probably a hardtop for a military attache, and a soft top effectively as a prototype for future orders for BAOR.

Looking at the photo, I would have expected the speedo to be on the driver's side, so could this be a conversion from RHD?

[David Herbert]

Or the instrument cluster came from a RHD UK spec vehicle......

David

[Chris Hall]

We also had LHD Landies that were used in the U.K. (continental returns?) although I don’t remember ever taking them off base.

[ruxy]

7 hours ago, David Herbert said:

Or the instrument cluster came from a RHD UK spec vehicle......

David

Very - possible , because the main shifter is  RHD cranked.

[ruxy]

8 hours ago, Noel7 said:

British Military Land Rovers [Taylor & Fletcher] says the first LHD military land rovers known to have been built as such were produced under 1955 contracts, probably a hardtop for a military attache, and a soft top effectively as a prototype for future orders for BAOR.

Looking at the photo, I would have expected the speedo to be on the driver's side, so could this be a conversion from RHD?

AFAIK  even in 1956 , the speedo was in same hole for RHD & LHD.

[monty2]

12 hours ago, ruxy said:

AFAIK  even in 1956 , the speedo was in same hole for RHD & LHD.

Correct see station wagon in the same book

[ruxy]

If the nomenclature plate is missing  & Contract No.  :  unknown ,  then it is possible given the actual chassis No.  to zero in to the Contract No. (this tells how exactly the Rover was built up from parts (numbers).   You need to place the Chassis No. into the  Chassis No.  "Range".

You can see where a Hi/Lo plate is missing from the bulkhead - in addition this plate would have been marked with the all important chassis No.

[ruxy]

18 hours ago, Chris Hall said:

We also had LHD Landies that were used in the U.K. (continental returns?) although I don’t remember ever taking them off base.

I have Lightweights  40KC74  and  40KC88   ,  still left-hookers , both supplied  1985 to Ord. Depot Antwerp , both returned to UK  1994 to  PWO  (Prince of Wales Own)  at  York  - where they drove around until MVSL for disposal Dec.  1997    One has a double window hood ( both sides ) & one a window hood with  'glazing' only at  UK offside.  

I also have LWT   92KA58   (originally LHD)   although KA  (first year of Tri-Service)  was only RAF - sent to  RAF  Laarbruch , back to RAF Marham Supply Sqn.   1991  , disposed at  ADT  (BCA auctions ,  IIRC British Car Auctions @ Manchester).  This originally had a double side glazed hood .

[monty2]

On 9/22/2021 at 10:15 PM, monty2 said:

Can someone tell me for which continent this lr was made.

Milage Speedo in lhd army land rover

 

I went to see her she has chassis number 17360381x x is unclear. But original. 86” 1956 lhd export model. Engine is 173607242 beginning is matching last bit is not can that be correct 

Edited October 2, 2021 by monty2

[ruxy]

Engines are nearly always at some distance from chassis No. because of spares supply.

[monty2]

3 minutes ago, ruxy said:

Engines are nearly always at some distance from chassis No. because of spares supply.

Can that mean it has the original engine

[ruxy]

In the grand scheme of things - most certainly (it should be considered close).

[.303fan]

If ex army, it could have had two exchange units. Same as the wife's RAF 109 had a lightweight series 3 gearbox in it at disposal.  

[MrEd]

Could a previous civilian owner have swapped it out for some reason?

that of course, is assuming that you haven’t owned it since day one of it leaving the army