LAND
ROVERS 'N STUFF!
Real great machines! Always
had one since 1963. The first one was a '61 88" Short Wheel Base
Station Wagon - sold that in '69, got a '69 88" which I had for a
loooooooooooong time - sold that a while back, and the current LR is a
wonderful 1963 109" wheelbase 3/4 ton two door truck.
Found that machine down in
the weeds at Reynolds' Garage & Marine in Hamburg Cove, and with
Gary's help and the skilled work of master mechanic John King, the
critter took life with lots of new and rebuilt parts. Axles from two
different wrecks, a rebuilt 2-1/4 litre petrol four banger from Cape
Cod, parts from all over the place, including new electrics,
hydraulics, brake drums, 16" wheels.....
Topless in the summer, or
with a NATO ex-military canvas top and frame, or with a full length
aluminium hardtop (as pictured), it's a great vehicle to excurse over
some rough terrain. Hauls lots of firewood, delivers precious cargos to
the town recycling center, transports harpsichords occasionally, and
also serves as a radio (wireless!) test bed for various amateur radio
receivers and transmitters, long wave through UHF.
She's equippd with a 1940 era Bendix gyrocompass, decent avionics
including two calibrated altimeters, and a full radio stack of course,
including an "Angry Five" short wave receiver - WWII vintage.
Also had some great help along the way from the friendly folks at ROVERS NORTH,
source of various repair and replacement parts and a really great
Fairey OverDrive.
And check out the International
Land Rover Web pages!
