I owned a 1973 Series III 88 and a 1967 Series IIa 109. I also owned a t-shirt that said “Jeeps are famous but Land Rovers are Legendary”. I wish I had all three today.
I love these old trucks. There's a functional honesty about them when compared to the modern urban blob SUVs. Well done for keeping this one on the road/off-road.
You can clearly see the enjoyment gained from working with these iconic land rovers,nice to see an plesent work environment, now I want a restored series 2
The work you do on these Land Rovers appears to my eyes to be of a higher standard, a higher quality than any other Land Rover restorer known to me. Thanks for keeping the memory of these old Land Rovers still going strong! Someday, someday! Andy McKane, Manualoa, Molokai, Hawaii.
Amazing job! you guys basically are taking this truck back to the way it came out of the factory!! Lovely! If I'd have the money I'd bring my series III to your hands!
Fantastic build we've got a 2a hard top which my parents bought from new in 1970 here in Wales uk. Had a gav chassis and engine rebuild in 1991 but all original. Great attention to detail, a credit to all involved 👍😊
Nice job! Your customer, you said, is in Montana. I sold Land Rovers in Missoula from 1966 to 1969 for Schubach Motors. When they sold the place and it became Missoula Imports, I then sold Land Rover for them from 1971 (after getting out of the Navy) to about 1 January 1974 when I moved to San Diego. That's one very nice looking restoration!
I'm in the middle of a complete Series 3 SWB RHD tear-down and restoration myself here in Trinidad in the Caribbean. Lovely work on your build and great attention to detail. I'm going after the same Marine Blue/ Limestone color-scheme with a Sand 3/4 canvas tub cover. Should be another couple months before she's ready for the road.
I think this is the most meticulous and thorough restoration I have seen. I imagine you also have to source original parts from England. I cannot even start to contemplate the asking price for the finished product but a hint would be welcome.
awesome work. When I was a kid, I remember this cars were very popular in my country (Nicaragua) but I also remember they got brakes issues. Don't know what model exactly, but, man, they were known for that.
YOU SHOULD DRILL OUT OVERSIZE BEFORE THE GALVANIZE TREATMENT THEN YOU DONT REMOVE THE TREATED METAL WITH THE DRILL THIS HELPS TO SLOW DOWN THE RUSTING PROCESS
Amazing vehicle on a security run in Ulster we blew a half shaft. So we couldn't wait for recovery so out came the broken half shaft and the hole we covered with cardboard which was bolted in position engaged 4 wheel drive and we were off no problem and the security delivery was done before returning to Lurgan. You cant beat them.
I like the soft top conversion, looking to do the same with our ‘69. Curious, do you also restore the hardtop and is it shipped to the new customer as well?
I drove this particular series a lot whilst 'Jackerooing' in Western Queensland back in '66.When the rain eventually arrived I got through around a foot of mud on the yellow four wheel drive in second gear and we kept going for 24 miles until a bit more help arrived.
Very good video picked up a few tips. I am rebuilding a 1972 Lightweight new chassis/ bulkhead Do you think I should have it Bronze green as it left the factory with bare rivets or Nato green semi matt? Just at the rolling chassis stage. Original springs. Engine next. Phil Cheshire England.
That was a labour of love. A very nice none military spec SWB Land Rover, I've driven dozens while in the army and love them. Shame it's a "wrong hand drive" and not right. I'd buy one otherwise. I wonder if you do Forward Controls?
It's a Carters expedition shovel, the same type used by the British Military. Carters is a British company. There is an extreme level of detail and thought that goes into every part of these vehicles.
Best simple mods I did to my petrol 88 inch 1963 2A to make it more road friendly, as opposed to field friendly.... But not for the purist though. SU carb with K & N filter. Large bore stainless exhaust. Range Rover / Discovery 3.54 diffs. LWB twin leading shoe front brakes..... You get far better braking without adding a servo. Overdrive is also a bonus. The extra power from the SU and exhaust powers the higher gearing and the overdrive easily.
@@NorthAmericaOverland Great restoration, my son has a couple of friends with Series 2 88" Land Rovers that rebuilt them completely but modernised them in places for better road use, one has a 2.5 litre 110 gas engine, the other has a 2.8 litre gas engine that started as a 90" gas 2.5 litre, on the highway the speedo got to 90mph before the driver backed off, scared my son to death!!
Dear friends I’m Johnson Clement Msulwa, Tanzanian from Dar es Salaam. I saw the video of that Land Rover of 1966 and I’m very excited. In my country we have a lot of such old cars and would like to know If you can do mine as well and for how much?
WRONG. Series IIA’s had headlights in the grill until the late 1969 model year when they were moved outboard to the fenders to comply with new government regulations for larger headlights on motor vehicles. Series II’s were only built from 1958-1961.
Nice to see the old girl given a top quality restoration. More care taken than when it was made at Solihull all those years ago. Well done fellas.
That truly is beautiful work you guys do!
Thank you for the restoring a piece of British history.
The best restoration work I ever watched. Land Rover and Jeep are my fevorite cars since childhood.
I owned a 1973 Series III 88 and a 1967 Series IIa 109. I also owned a t-shirt that said “Jeeps are famous but Land Rovers are Legendary”. I wish I had all three today.
I love these old trucks. There's a functional honesty about them when compared to the modern urban blob SUVs. Well done for keeping this one on the road/off-road.
You can clearly see the enjoyment gained from working with these iconic land rovers,nice to see an plesent work environment, now I want a restored series 2
Great engineering by resurrecting this vehicle from scratch my friend 👏 👌 👍.
This vehicle was built approximately 60 miles from my home so heartening to see real craftsman bringing it back to life thanks guys
The work you do on these Land Rovers appears to my eyes to be of a higher standard, a higher quality than any other Land Rover restorer known to me. Thanks for keeping the memory of these old Land Rovers still going strong! Someday, someday! Andy McKane, Manualoa, Molokai, Hawaii.
Another classic saved! I’ve shared these videos with my kids to teach them about craftsmanship.Thanks!
As everyone else has already said 'great job'! I've acquired a 57 series 1 I hope to have running before I die of old age. Fantastic little trucks.
Amazing job! you guys basically are taking this truck back to the way it came out of the factory!! Lovely! If I'd have the money I'd bring my series III to your hands!
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nice Job.... Its Perfect working...... I Have a Series IIa too.... i hope can be repair like this, thanks for video
Way better built than at the factory - excellent quality!!
That is some serious man hours put into this build..Awesome 💯👍💯👍💯
Excelente trabajo felicitaciones muy buen video tengo un lan Rover serie 1 de 1954 así que estaremos restauradolo también saludos
Fantastic build we've got a 2a hard top which my parents bought from new in 1970 here in Wales uk. Had a gav chassis and engine rebuild in 1991 but all original. Great attention to detail, a credit to all involved 👍😊
We just started our series 3 restoration this is great !
Nice job! Your customer, you said, is in Montana. I sold Land Rovers in Missoula from 1966 to 1969 for Schubach Motors. When they sold the place and it became Missoula Imports, I then sold Land Rover for them from 1971 (after getting out of the Navy) to about 1 January 1974 when I moved to San Diego. That's one very nice looking restoration!
Absolutely stunning. Great job.
Beautiful to see, great work guys
I love the land rover to bits. I really want one. I am a classic fanatic.
just love watching your video, I had a serie 3, 1972 new in Quebec.
Thanks for your videos
Very nice restoration. Superb!
What a build 👍
Great job looks very nice much . appreciated love and.best wishes from Canada God bless
brilliant, love the way you guys do the bonnet! Not just painting over the rivets.
The factory painted over them.
Love the attention to detail.
The Brigadier and Sgt. Benson approve!! Nice job, and a great video!!
At 5:15 = You can still get new parts. There are dealers all over England that produces LR parts this day 😀👍🏼
I just acquired a 1964 IIA Forward Control. Unmolested. Great chassis. Still road registered here.
Motivating to watch your footage.
Muy buena restauracion quedo para estrenar....hermoso.....
gorgeous! You guys are magicians
I'm in the middle of a complete Series 3 SWB RHD tear-down and restoration myself here in Trinidad in the Caribbean. Lovely work on your build and great attention to detail. I'm going after the same Marine Blue/ Limestone color-scheme with a Sand 3/4 canvas tub cover. Should be another couple months before she's ready for the road.
is it ready yet??
@@aavenderr Yes sir, she certainly is.
Beautiful is she for sale? Where is it located?
Good that you have given it another chance at life.
Absolutely fantastic restoration. Liked and subscribed.
great work...congrats...my brother have landys 1966... from indonesia
عمل جميلة جداً شكرا من السودان ،🇸🇩
Great job guys!!!
A beautiful piece of work lads.
Great video. 👍🏻
Wonderful video ❤❤❤
Very nice work! Impressive attention to detail.
Fantastic job!
Good job, good video ! Bye from Italy 🇮🇪
I think this is the most meticulous and thorough restoration I have seen. I imagine you also have to source original parts from England. I cannot even start to contemplate the asking price for the finished product but a hint would be welcome.
Land Rover to my mind is a great innovation on the part of British.
Love you Brittany 😍 💗 💓 💛 ♥.
I really hope someday happens for me. Just awesome stuff Mike.
Thanks!
This makes me want to do unholy things to my unrestored and unmolested ‘66 2a 109. Great work.
Also that fully synchro’d gear box is a dream!
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That is a fantastic job you've done, much better than those Brummies at Lode Lane could have done!
I love what you do.
awesome work. When I was a kid, I remember this cars were very popular in my country (Nicaragua) but I also remember they got brakes issues. Don't know what model exactly, but, man, they were known for that.
My dream car, amazing job
YOU SHOULD DRILL OUT OVERSIZE BEFORE THE GALVANIZE TREATMENT THEN YOU DONT REMOVE THE TREATED METAL WITH THE DRILL THIS HELPS TO SLOW DOWN THE RUSTING PROCESS
Fantastic job boys, very well done.
Amazing vehicle on a security run in Ulster we blew a half shaft. So we couldn't wait for recovery so out came the broken half shaft and the hole we covered with cardboard which was bolted in position engaged 4 wheel drive and we were off no problem and the security delivery was done before returning to Lurgan. You cant beat them.
hello I write from Lodi Italy my english is terrible sorry, congratulations you are artists, these are called lovingly made restorations
I like the soft top conversion, looking to do the same with our ‘69. Curious, do you also restore the hardtop and is it shipped to the new customer as well?
I have a 69 also, the "Bugeye" model. Needs a frame, but now that I'm retired will probably tackle a refurbish of the vehicle.
travail de grande qualité, résultat splendide
I drove this particular series a lot whilst 'Jackerooing' in Western Queensland back in '66.When the rain eventually arrived I got through around a foot of mud on the yellow four wheel drive in second gear and we kept going for 24 miles until a bit more help arrived.
Very good video picked up a few tips. I am rebuilding a 1972 Lightweight new chassis/ bulkhead Do you think I should have it Bronze green as it left the factory with bare rivets or Nato green semi matt? Just at the rolling chassis stage. Original springs. Engine next. Phil Cheshire England.
That was a labour of love. A very nice none military spec SWB Land Rover, I've driven dozens while in the army and love them. Shame it's a "wrong hand drive" and not right. I'd buy one otherwise.
I wonder if you do Forward Controls?
wow nice Bro! i love it, i have also same like this it gives me a lesson haw can i restore my old 1974 Land rover paaa 💯💯💯💯
👏👏👏🖒🙏🙏
بادرود به شما . واقعا زیباست
Great job¡
This is awesome
Wow Amazing
Impressive!
great job well done bravo, i love that car, how much in worth is it now
outstanding job!! makes me feel a little embarrassed by my half hearted attempt at a rebuild lol
So cool.
My dream car!!
Nice job!!! Can you tell to us how much cost the restoratio?
Do you mind letting us know how much it might have cost the new owner … it would really help us … thanks
Bloody fantastic job. (Could have fitted a Fairey overdrive though.) TOP Notch
Very nice, just think a square end shovel would be period as we don't have that shape in the UK.
It's a Carters expedition shovel, the same type used by the British Military. Carters is a British company. There is an extreme level of detail and thought that goes into every part of these vehicles.
@@mikesandone2652 yes but it is a bog standard uk road landy not in military spec but no matter still a very neat job.
Draining the diff at the start I wondered what was happening then I realised the oil floats on top of the water. There was a lot of water in there!
Well, thats cool. Damn cool!
Well…
As a Land Rover owner I do wonder how much does such a restored car goes for in the US ..?
Greetings from Germany everybody 👋
Stay safe 👍
Best simple mods I did to my petrol 88 inch 1963 2A to make it more road friendly, as opposed to field friendly.... But not for the purist though.
SU carb with K & N filter.
Large bore stainless exhaust.
Range Rover / Discovery 3.54 diffs.
LWB twin leading shoe front brakes..... You get far better braking without adding a servo.
Overdrive is also a bonus.
The extra power from the SU and exhaust powers the higher gearing and the overdrive easily.
My dream car,i love id 😍
what a beauty
❤perfect
Fantastic job, better than new! Please send me one.
Nice job as ever. What did you do to the hardtop ?
Customer didn't want it. Too hot where he is located.
@@NorthAmericaOverland Great restoration, my son has a couple of friends with Series 2 88" Land Rovers that rebuilt them completely but modernised them in places for better road use, one has a 2.5 litre 110 gas engine, the other has a 2.8 litre gas engine that started as a 90" gas 2.5 litre, on the highway the speedo got to 90mph before the driver backed off, scared my son to death!!
I remember my anklol is one land robal is very nice 👌 van thanks 4 England 🇬🇧 god bless the Queen 👸 🙏
We love this fvcking car 🔥
bravo,bravo,bravo
These vehicles will literally last forever
Ufff just amazing
Dear friends I’m Johnson Clement Msulwa, Tanzanian from Dar es Salaam. I saw the video of that Land Rover of 1966 and I’m very excited. In my country we have a lot of such old cars and would like to know If you can do mine as well and for how much?
Nice restoration guys. But you need to realise that is a Series II not a IIA. The IIA has the headlights in the wings with a different grille.
WRONG. Series IIA’s had headlights in the grill until the late 1969 model year when they were moved outboard to the fenders to comply with new government regulations for larger headlights on motor vehicles. Series II’s were only built from 1958-1961.
aluminum rivets with steel cores?
yup
Should really use Monel cores.
What is the cost of such a restoration? And is it also possible to convert it to defender 90?
Some interesting points. Fuel filler on the other side, but would be on the correct side if right handed drive. I didn't see any wind screen wipers.
fuel filler is on the right side on all land rovers has nothing to do with RHD. windshield wipers are there
How could you miss the windscreen wipers !
How much would that Land Rover cost?
Love the Land Rover Defender with the exception of the ridiculous amount of money people are disposed to pay for one.
BELLISSIMO. :-O
Great job as always but why did you get rid of the safari roof?
The customer wanted a soft top. A hard top would be unbearably hot where he lives.