once upon a time

[soenke]

must be about 1987 in Algeria
first Tour in the sahara ...found the old pictures

 

[Nuclear Redneck]

Thanks for sharing those. Very neat!

 

[Desertdude]

Very cool old photos - That's a long set of sand ladders - did you lessen the tyre pressure back then?

Thanks for posting

 

[soenke]

you are right, the pressure in those old 7.5 Michelin XS was much to high...this was just for a camp alongside the road and we have been to lazy to reduce the pressure and pump again next morning. We have had just a manual air pump...and this was our first dessert tour.
Today we use bigger tires 255/100 or 325/80 and reduce to 1.5 bar no matter if road, pist or sand...and we haven´t used the sand ladders for years any more

 

[michaelgroves]

Ah, way back in 1987, when colour film hadn't been invented...

Absolutely terrific pics, though, and I have no idea why! They just are very evocative. If it weren't for the SIII, I'd have assumed mid-sixties. (The IIa is pre-1969, but post 1963 or so, I think).

 

[Alaska Mike]

I thought that was a IIA bugeye, from the front grill. I haven't developed an eye for these things yet.

 

[soenke]

I´m not shure, the serie II was a friends. But I think Michael is right with his estimation, mine was the serie III Dormobile love&hate...

 

[1leglance]

great pics and it would interesting to hear comments from you based on what you have learned over the years.
Your current rig shows alot of thought!

 

[michaelgroves]

I thought that was a IIA bugeye, from the front grill. I haven't developed an eye for these things yet.

If memory serves me correctly, the term "bugeye" referred to the first Series IIAs that had the headlights moved to the outer fenders (in about 1968). They were surface-mounted, hence the term. Then, in the following year, they mounted them properly, and continued them in that position following the introduction of the Series III in 1971/2.

The SIII is most easily recognised from the front by the plastic grille instead of galvanised - as shown by the comparison of these: a late SIIA, and a SIII.

The "deluxe" bonnet was only offered as an option sometime after the IIA was introduced (I think), which is why I guessed it wasn't an early SIIA. The deluxe bonnet became standard with the Series III, or maybe a bit earlier.

Standard bonnet:

Deluxe bonnet:

Help! I'm a Land Rover nerd! :yikes:

 

[Alaska Mike]

The fact you picked all that out from those pictures is pretty impressive. And scary. I'm still at the "look at the pretty Rover" stage, where I really don't worry about the details. My eyesight is so bad that they don't really matter.

 

[Hltoppr]

The fact you picked all that out from those pictures is pretty impressive. And scary. I'm still at the "look at the pretty Rover" stage, where I really don't worry about the details. My eyesight is so bad that they don't really matter.

Just wait for the uproar when they figure out his avatar....:shakin: :gunt:



-H-

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

You guys may really enjot this thread off of the Expedition Utah site about old school wheeling in the Moab area... Very cool pics. Also the guy in his skivies/bathing suit, check out the vehicles in the background including an old FJ45 wagon...

http://www.expeditionutah.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3659

 

[cjmitchell5]

Here's a couple good photos of a "bugeye" next to a regular one.

Bugeye fenders were basically the old style SII &SIIa fender with some holes drilled for the lights.

 

[soenke]

great pics and it would interesting to hear comments from you based on what you have learned over the years.
Your current rig shows alot of thought!

yes, I am driving LandCruiser now sorry....couldn´t help it

The first journey with a BJ45 something was different. I did´t have anything to do in the evening, could walk around the camp with clean fingers. Even the screws didn´t need to be tightend. Coming in an oasis I didn´t have to hunt for spares....I got used to that very quickly

 

[MoGas]

Just wait for the uproar when they figure out his avatar

LOLZ