Strange Brush Bar

[Tommy]

Any ideas?

Photo dated 1968.

[Diana Alan]

I wonder if its a prototype before the PMC bars?  Rembering that the original S2 were delivered without a bar at all?

Reasoning: From what I can see the vehicle is an S2 or early S2a, the DBG colour, glass lenses on the side and blinkers, the windscreen vents look to have the screw on hinges and the wiper arms seem to be through the screen frame with the circular rest fr the arm.

[Carzee]

Could be the earliest employment of the side rail idea on the face of it. I'm glad they didn't go with that design.

[pop058]

Local mod ??

[Tommy]

I wonder if its a prototype before the PMC bars?  Rembering that the original S2 were delivered without a bar at all?

Reasoning: From what I can see the vehicle is an S2 or early S2a, the DBG colour, glass lenses on the side and blinkers, the windscreen vents look to have the screw on hinges and the wiper arms seem to be through the screen frame with the circular rest fr the arm.

Hi Diana

The date of this photo is Feb 1964. The Centurions on the train were travelling from Seymour (Vic) to Clapham (QLD). I hope this helps.

[boxy]

looks like the driver hit a farm gate, Specifically a Cyclone N Brace gate

[Diana Alan]

Hi Diana

The date of this photo is Feb 1964. The Centurions on the train were travelling from Seymour (Vic) to Clapham (QLD). I hope this helps.

Hi Tommy

The 1964 date is better!    Weren't many/most Landies in olive drab by 1968?

In relation to the model, I should have checked the ARN which confirms it being Series 2 delivered in 1960 and so before the brush guards were fitted. 

Even the 109 Ambulance trials in 1960/1961 still didn't have the brush bar but they were fitted to the landies in the 1964 tropical trials of the 6x6 internationals and Land Rover 109 wrecker.

By 1965 they were also being fitted to some Land Rovers supplied to both Commonwealth and State Government departments. The NSW Mines Board being one.