An update on Poppy with some photos in a lovely setting. Poppy is a 1966 series 2a 109″ Land Rover that was made for the Canadian market and has been in British Columbia since it was new and is largely original still. It spent about 23 years driving the back roads around Kamloops and then sat for about 30 years. Beginning in 2019 it has entered its next phase of life and is slowly being overhauled and enjoyed along the way. It is very similar to one that my grandparents had many years ago in Angola and certainly looks at home in the wilds.
Some of the quaintness of a Series 2a comes from boxy, tall, narrow-track proportions, split windscreen with dash vents, centered headlights on the grille, curving wings (fenders) out front, and a general utilitarian simplicity. This long wheelbase variant has two doors with sliding windows, three seats across in front, one double jump seat in the back, a hardtop with side windows, and a tailgate with “cat-flap” door in the back.
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