Tag: series 2a
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Rainy tasks begin
Series rover steering wheels are notorious for breaking down after about 50 years. The coating on the outside wears off over time and the composite material leaves black sludge on your hands when the weather is damp. If the wheel is reasonably free from cracks or other defects this can be reset like new by…
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Mountain to sea
Enjoying tea on the water with a great view of the early Fall sunset sky. Celebrating a long journey well traveled from the mountains to the sea and looking forward to the next season of the adventure. The series 2a dash is simple, honest, and unpretentious––as they say: what you see is what you get!
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Bringing Poppy home
Though this 1966 Series 2a Land Rover had a basic mechanical refresh in 2019 at the hands of the experts of Clapperton Ranch, it had largely sat in the garage for the four years since. Needless to say, there was some ambiguity about the fitness of the vehicle to make the journey through the mountains…
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Meet Poppy, Series 2a 109″
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. It spent about 23 years driving the back roads around Kamloops and then about 30 sitting in a garage. Beginning in 2019 it has entered its next phase of…
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Mountain road trip
From the interior to the island, through the mountains in a 1966 Series 2a Land Rover on a lovely late summer day. Series Land Rovers have a unique style and presence that sure does make friends along the way and bring back memories for people like few other vehicles can!
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2019 Series 2a 109″ mechanical restoration
After sitting for about 30 years in a garage, this 1966 Land Rover Series 2a 109″ was sent to the rover experts of Clapperton Ranch in 2019 for a refresh. Alan Simpson and Monty Kinvig also restored the famous Canadian “Grizzly Torque“, in 2015. The goal for this ol’ rover was to be able to…
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Land Rover Videos
A curated playlist including historical and vintage promotional and training videos from Land Rover and other bits and pieces of interesting or useful rover related content.
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Spotted: late Series 2a in Angola
The Series 2 and 2a are considered some of the most hardy and iconic of the Land Rover models. An earlier Series 2 also appears in some of the photos below. The late 2a is distinguished from the earlier ones by the headlights moving out from the centre onto the wings. It can generally be…
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Spotted: late Series 2a in Africa
The Series 2 and 2a are considered some of the most hardy and iconic of the Land Rover models. The late 2a is distinguished from the earlier ones by the headlights moving out from the centre onto the wings. It can generally be told from Series 3 by the 2a style wire grille rather than…
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History – Poppy Series 2a 109
This 1966 Land Rover Series 2a 109″ was purchased new at a Canadian dealership and has been in the same family since 1970. It spent about 23 years on the road in the Kamloops area, mostly locally to the lakes for ice fishing and hunting, and has 67k miles on the odometer. The original colour…
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Overland views: along the way
Roads were hardly existent, bridges were optional, and seasons could dictate travel. In that era and in that area Land Rovers were necessary to travel most times of the year. Scanned from slides documenting the journeys of daily life far across the sea in years gone by, bringing the first-hand accounts to life. My grandparents…
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Spotted: Series 2a in Angola
The Series 2 and 2a are considered some of the most hardy and iconic of the Land Rover models. In the early 60s my grandparents had this lovely 1962 series 2a 109″, very similar to Poppy. Theirs was equipped with a pickup cab, tropical roof, galvanized hoops/rack, and canvas back. In that era and in…
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Overland views: local architecture
Various structures built with local natural materials including logs, sticks, bamboo, earth, clay, straw, and stones. Scanned from slides documenting the journeys of daily life far across the sea in years gone by, bringing the first-hand accounts to life.
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Overland views: tracks only a rover could love
In the 1950s and 60s there was only one vehicle which could reliably access many areas of the African continent. The Land Rover Series 2 was released in 1958 with several improvements aimed at its new primary role as a vehicle for overland exploration and off-road travel in support situations. The Series 2a was released…
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Spotted: Series 2 in Africa
Another rover which spent time in the same area traversing difficult terrain to carry supplies overland to remote locations. Also a 109″ with pickup cab and canvas back but probably Series 2 and first registered in 1961 in Angola. A late Series 2a also appears in some of the photos. In that era and in…