Re: SER1 New Members
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<P>A Warm Welcome from cold Germany in the funny world of Land Rovers.</P>
<P>Uli<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>Rob Modica <rmodica@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx</I><BR>To: <I>series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx</I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: SER1 New Members</I><BR>Date: <I>Thu, 8 Dec 2005 22:58:24 -0700</I><BR>>Keith,<BR>><BR>>Welcome to the wonderful world of Land Rover ownership.<BR>><BR>>Photos are always welcome. Post them to the Series One Garage.<BR>><BR>>Rob<BR>><BR>>On Thursday, December 8, 2005, at 04:38 PM, Keith Barrett wrote:<BR>><BR>>>Hello;<BR>>> <BR>>>We just signed on to the Series One Mailing list. I hope that I'm <BR>>>doing this right; here goes!<BR>>> <BR>>>We are: Jane and Keith Barrett.<BR>>> <BR>>>We live in a rural area of Ontario, Canada; about midway between
<BR>>>Toronto and Ottawa.<BR>>> <BR>>>We have some nice older non LR vehicles: a 1950 Ford truck, a 1959 <BR>>>Studebaker Lark, a VW cabriolet, some tractors, and some projects.<BR>>> <BR>>>And we just acquired two Land Rovers; one is a roadworthy 1959 <BR>>>Series II.<BR>>> <BR>>>And the other is a SERIES ONE. We just got it home last weekend. <BR>>>It's a 1953 with an early 2 Litre IOE. It looks quite rough, but is <BR>>>solid; and mostly complete. The frame needs some work, but is <BR>>>basically very solid. The tag on the passenger side of the bulkhead <BR>>>identifies it as serial # 36132887. The number on the engine is <BR>>>36136049. It's a project, for sure. The Ontario plate on it is a <BR>>>1970. The engine is stuck. It has a non original alternator, the
<BR>>>carb is a Holley, the oil filler plumbing looks a little odd. And, <BR>>>the fuel tank is mounted externally in the rear tub. It has some <BR>>>dings, and tears, and both front wings are pranged. Lots of fun!!<BR>>> <BR>>>We intend to tear it right down. The rear crossmember will need <BR>>>some attention.Then we'll check out the engine; hopefully no fatal <BR>>>flaws there!<BR>>> <BR>>>So, as we tear it apart, and put it back together; we'll be looking <BR>>>for advice, leads, and support.<BR>>> <BR>>>I have some photos; if anyone's curious.<BR>><BR>> Rob Modica, Tucson AZ<BR>> '51 Series I 80" 16136629<BR>> '60 Series II 109" 164000620<BR>> '94 Series IV 92"
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