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1966 Land-Rover 109'' Series IIa Station Wagon NADA 
Class: Cars, Off-road / SUV — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2006-08-08 16:00 |
Looks like a Series II ... what's with the rear door(s)? |
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◊ 2006-12-13 13:26 |
![[Image: bscap0001gj0.2653.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is186/bscap0001gj0.2653.jpg)  |
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◊ 2006-12-13 13:57 |
Are you sure that isn't a Land-Rover Santana 109 ???(take a look at third photo...on"LAND ROVER"Badge was written something in an added tag under it...the car,then had Colombian reg.plate...) BTW,body was Series II,1961-1971 |
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◊ 2006-12-13 21:54 |
This is a badge used only on the Station Wagons, reading 'Four Wheel Drive Station Wagon'. These are the best pictures showing the badge I found so far: http://www.landrovercentre.com/stock/image/HKL261Y-03.JPG http://www.landrovercentre.com/stock/image/XAJ390K-01.jpg Series II started in 1958, followed by Series IIa in 1961. The lights in the grille were replaced by lights in the wings in 1968, on the home market in 1969 respectively. |
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◊ 2010-05-20 20:14 |
The badge under the oval does indeed show its a 'four wheel drive station wagon', but the oval itself isn't the normal Solihull badge. The words are much longer for a start, so this is either a Santana or a locally built vehicle. If it is a Santana, the rear door will be cut straight across at the gutter level instead of rising above it as would be found on a UK model, which fits with the first photo. Quick Series 2 Land Rover history. The Series 2 was launched in April 1958, but the 109" station wagon didn't appear until the start of the 1959 model year (September 1958). These were replaced by the newer Series 2A model in 1961. In 1963 the headlights changed from protruding chrome ringed units to recessed units. In 1967 the Series 2A underwent a major redesign and gained a new, more modern dashboard, negative earth electrics and a new wiper arrangement, the most obvious sign of this being the way the wipers sit. On early models they usually both park to the left and the spindles come throuhg the windscreen frame. From 1967 they park to the centre and the spindles come through the bulkhead. In 1968 a new front end arrangement was introduced for some markets (USA, Belgium & Holland if I remember correctly) with the headlights mounted in the wings using the chrome units as fitted to the original Series 2. These are known as 'bugeye' Land Rovers. In 1969 all models get wing mounted headlights unsing a new design of wing with the headlight properly recessed into it. In 1971 the Series 2A was superseded by the Series 3. |
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◊ 2018-02-15 09:06 |
![[Image: 1057108710771094108010721083108010891090-thespecialist19940052222018-02-15-11-04-40.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/480/1057108710771094108010721083108010891090-thespecialist19940052222018-02-15-11-04-40.jpg) -- Last edit: 2018-02-15 19:45:50 (walter) |
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◊ 2019-07-31 05:35 |
There were 2 USA spec. 109 Rovers prepared for this film. One was a driver vehicle that was a 1966 2a rented to the film from a friend. The other was an early 1959 Series 2 that was used as a stunt vehicle. In the film the scene was the jungle of Columbia where a drug lord was to be executed in the rig by an explosion. I was approached by Jerry Wentraub's production company for a non running 109. Once purchased, the Rover was taken to a warehouse in Miami where It was stripped of the drive train and painted to match the driving vehicle. Hydraulic shocks were installed to lift the car during pyro explosion. After that, it was craned over a dam/bridge and dropped into a river below. It was an impressive stunt that was filmed in the hills of Tennessee. -- Last edit: 2019-07-31 05:39:20 |
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