Land-Rover 88'' Series IIa

Land-Rover 88'' Series IIa in Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, TV Series, 1968-1970 Ep. 1.17

Class: Cars, Off-road / SUV — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2014-01-08 19:11	Interesting grille - any comments??
chris40 ◊ 2014-01-08 20:16	Aftermarket, probably Australian - I've never seen one like it. I think it's a Series I, 88".
dsl ◊ 2014-01-08 20:31	It made me think about a royal visit Landie such as this 1958 S2 - "one of the reserve cars that Land Rover made for ceremonial duties". But that's a UK car, not Aus.
chris40 ◊ 2014-01-08 20:36	And S2s had the sidelights and flashers side by side, which is why I said S1
-- ◊ 2014-01-08 20:40	Is this the grille? http://www.allisons.org/ll/4/LandRover/S2A/
jcb ◊ 2014-01-09 10:21	Its a series 11a , body is wider and more rounded than a Series 1 . Position of sidelights / indicators above each other is unusual but British military Landrovers had them arranged like this , so maybe this is military? http://www.military-vehicle-photos.com/picture/number5586.asp -- Last edit: 2014-01-09 10:23:59
NathanJM ◊ 2014-07-03 11:13	chris40 wrote Aftermarket, probably Australian - I've never seen one like it. I think it's a Series I, 88". I've seen quite a few with those grilles in Australia, might have been added during local assembly.