Not much good , though, if you want to carry stuff .

Is the engine 2litre or 2.25litre ? I believe the first 1500 or so Series Twos had 2l engines , to , as you suggest, use up old stock . If , as you say , it has a Series One gearbox then it could possibly have a 2litre engine . That makes it quite rare .

Like everyone else , I suggest getting a boring modern car for every day use and keep the Series One for the weekends . That doesn’t mean you can’t use it for work, just not necessarily every day . Which model is it ? Station wagon or pick up ? I have a 107” tray back that I use to supplement...

The long lead time is because they are made to order in India , so have quite a long way to go .

In a word , NO . Undercover Covers or http://www.allwheeltrim.co.uk/homepage.html#Homepage . In that order . You will have to be persistent when communicating with Undercover Covers as they are always very busy , and their military contracts take precedence , but they are way better than...

I’ll give you £260.00 for it .

I think you might find that they will be coming from Craven Arms . Home of Britparts , who are now the main dealers for Roamerdrive .

I think you will find that changing the engine does not count for much on the DVLA score board , maybe one point . They are more concerned about changing suspension , chassis and other stuff . People put all sorts of engines into Land Rovers and don’t need to run on Q plates . V8 Series Land...

Have you exhausted all possibilities of getting what you want in Australia ? I think you might have look at more specialised sources than this forum , which tends to concentrate on more recent Solihull products . Do you do Facebook ? I suspect there is a group on it that might be more suitable...

Sell the wife , keep the 109”. Simples. Don’t repaint it unless you really have to .

Turbo man has just shown me this thread , so I thought I would add a few thoughts . I am by no means an expert on the subject , especially 107” station wagons, but I have picked up one or two things in 35 years of owning a Series One . How to fix them , not being one of them . I currently own a...

She was quite a bit younger then . I had to let her go a few years after the film came out .

A clue .... walkabout .

I feel your pain . I have had to let a few go in the past , but in the end it was for the best .... I wonder what happened to them ?

With regard to the original question , there have been numerous different engines put into Series Ones over the years most of which would probably not be very viable these days . First decision to be made is , do you want to keep it a diesel or are you open to change to a petrol ? How long do...

I would have replied earlier but I had to come in and have my tea !

Series 1 LWB were 107” for two years and were changed to 109” in 1956 to accommodate the new 2l diesel. There are plenty of 109” series Is with TDIs. Changing the engine should not affect its historic status as it only counts as one point .

Not quite true , but pretty limited none the less . What was the original colour of the Land Rover in question , and why not repaint it that colour ?

So you’ve no money left for 30 days . Which isn’t so bad as the pubs are shut .

Who’s Derrick?