In this episode, we try to breathe some life into a beautiful old Land Rover Series One from 1955. It hasn’t turned a wheel in anger since the mid-1960’s and when it was picked up prior to rebuilding, it was a complete rotten shell. There’s been plenty of money and love thrown at this old wagon over the years and its condition is a testament to the time and effort put into its restoration. With it being old enough to qualify to be road tax and MOT exempt, all it needs is insurance and its on the road.
In order to get this running, the engine has been completely rebuilt, along with the gearbox and transfer box, so all it needs now is fuel and the timing setting right, which in the days of ECUs, fuel injection and tuning chips, is a bit of a dark art these days. We’ve got a couple of period correct manuals etc and with the help of Tony the carburettor whisperer and a little tuning by ear, she lives once again and runs as sweet as the day it rolled off the production line.
I hope you enjoy watching this beauty of a Series One fire into life as much as I do.
10 июн 2021
