1963 Land Rover Series II

I have always had landies, this one has such style and causes one to smile! I had hoped I could occassionaly tow with this one but I am too spoilt with more modern cars and have put a hitch on my 5 series which is much easier to tow with so this one has to go!

I think I'm the 5th owner, one chap had it 40 years. He rebuilt the chassis in 2019 but unfortunately passed away, I bought it from the person (he had planned to keep it but had too many cars!) who bought it from the daughter who was handling the deceased estate in early 2022, it had lived in the same shed for 40 plus years,
It’s all original, but has had chassis and bulkhead repairs plus replacement door tops in 2019, I didn't think the main body has been painted.

The engine, gearbox and drivetrain etc. are all original and perfect condition, it's quite possible that the 34000 is original mileage, in the last 40 plus years it’s hardly done anything, they used it occasionally to harrow the horse paddock.

It's an orginal safari station wagon which is incredibly rare due to tax relief on the LWB Station Wagon in the 1960s making the SWB more expensive so only 8000 were made with most exported to North America market with rebuilt one now making well over 100, 000 dollars.

There are no water leaks only oil leaks as usual, it’s the original radiator, see the width of it, replacement one are much narrower,
I have a Heritage certificates from the previous owner, I can send some images of the floors which are all good condition, I've only driven it a small distance and all works as it should, it’s so original it still running on Positive Earth, push button start original keys which is incredible for a 60 year old vehicle,

Looks like 2nd owner acquired it new, maybe a pre registered vehicle from the Dealer.

I have owned it just over the year and carried out the works below
Winter 2022

Ignition system
New points, gapped
New plugs, gapped
New distributor cap
New rotor arm
New coil
Cleaned solenoid and starter connections

Fuel system
Fuel tank sender unstuck
Carb rebuilt, still poor running and unable to tune, therefore carb replaced
burst fuel pipe replaced
fuel pump rebuilt

Oils
Changed engine oil and filter
Steering box oil. Fine
Rear differential - big hole - plugged but not perfect (previously had a braze repair). oil refilled
Front differential oli filled
Transfer case oil drained and replaced
Main gearbox oil fine

Suspension
Shock absorbers - all rusted and rotten, all 4 replaced

Steering
Swivel ball seal gaiters ripped - replaced and re greased. Swivel joints noted to be very pitted and rough

Brakes
Terrible brakes - taken down, new springs throughout, new shoes all round, shoes chamfered, front and rear drums swapped, drums sanded and cleaned, reset, bled thoroughly
transmission brake (hand brake) taken down - fine

Doors and Seals
Back door seal very worn - replaced
Rear window channels all rotten - all replaced
Bulkhead vent seals worn - replaced
Front door seals bad - all replaced
front door sill seals bad - replaced
all door hinges worn - all replaced
some hinge mounting points are not holding. the internal fixed locking nut has rusted free. would require to cut open bulkhead then replace and repair

Electrics
No indicators - new flasher unit, repaired some connections, rebuilt indicator unit on steering column (very worn but very expensive to find old replacement), replaced a bulb, new ground to front near side
Horn sounds when turning steering wheel - contact rebuilt but not as good as original which is now very expensive to replace
Generator checked by professional - working fine
Battery not charging - probably needs new voltage regulator - expensive
Battery hold down fitted
Instrument panel lights not working - new bulbs
Burnt out wiring to front offside side lights replaced

Cooling system
Water pump rebuilt with new impellor, bearings and gaskets
Radiator flushed out
Some new radiator hoses
New antifreeze
Squirter motor repaired and re-wired

Internals
Blower heater not working - removed, rewired, tested, new rheostat
Front seat tie downs, applied
Bumper behind backrest, inserted
Replaced gear shift grommet
Roof vents rusted shut, failed to open them
Sloppy gear stick - worn end - expensive to replace
gear shifter reverse gate tightened
new dashboard retaining bolts

Engine
Front crank seal oil leak - timing cover removed and replaced with new gasket, timing chain good, crank seal replaced, crank seal dust cover refixed
Sump dropped, cleaned, replaced with new gasket
Rear crank seal oil leak through flywheel housing - would need engine removing to repair
Statically timed
Valve clearances adjusted hot and cold
New tappet housing gasket

Chassis
Welding

Ideally needs doing
New voltage regulator, battery doesn't charge;
New suspension springs and bushings;
Rear engine oil seal;
Door hinge support brackets;
New swivel joints ;