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| Welcome to another "Dennis' Shed" page. Each of Dennis' ex-Australian Army Land-Rovers has it's own photo page:
Number 5: LADY |
| Make | Land-Rover (Rover Australia P/L) | Model | SWB 88" Series 2 |
| Manuf. date | 16/12/1958 | Production | CKD RHD export |
| Army Census | 6005 | Engine | Petrol 2 ¼ litre |
| Nomenclature | TRUCK. COMMAND RECONNAISSANCE. ¼ TON. LAND ROVER SERIES 2 |
Contract | number C104337 |
| Chassis | 143900344 | ARN | 110-850 |
  Lady as found in shed |
 Lady driven onto trailer |
 Roadside wait for spare tyre #3 |
 A little inspiration for the big job ahead. |
| Lady was fetched
from a property in far-west N.S.W. during Dennis' holidays in February
2002 (1500km round trip). As you can see Lady was covered in layers
of dust that indicate she was "left on the shelf" for years. How many
years is anyone's guess. She was complete and original but her bodywork
was tired. The firewall was the worst part as the windscreen had a noticeable
lean. Her doors and roof were off and found elsewhere in the shed. The
main thing was that her chassis and drivetrain were okay and her restoration
prospects good. The engine is a 2.25 litre unit, #151990458. Graeme is pictured
looking at Lady at rest in the tin shed before the engine was started
with some know-how, some petrol and a good battery. Dennis watched the
resultant movement in the Oil Pressure gauge and was happy with what he
saw. Lady was driven up onto the trailer behind Dennis' County
110 Wagon - but Lady's lack of brake pedal meant that this was
accomplished with a fair bit of stress... and the stress continued on
the 13½ hour long return trip as three of the trailer's tyres literally
stressed out and "went to pieces".
Update: Lady has been dismantled and Dennis has been pretty busy working on his N°5 trailers as well. In March 2004, Dennis completed restoration work on the chassis. Lady is back on wheels. Here are the update photos:
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 Starting the strip down 9.03 |
 Chassis on show |
 Chassis detail |
 Chassis detail |
 Chassis on show |
 Engine cleaned and refitted |
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Update: Lady has had many parts blasted, rerivetted in some parts (using rare original-type new rivets), and spray painted. Dennis has been pretty busy using all his spare time. The engine has had a lot of attention too. By December 2004, Dennis had completed loads of work. Even new 'Rover Australia' stickers are in the engine bay. Here are the update photos:
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 Engine painting |
 Engine painting |
 Engine painted |
 Panels painted |
 Panels painted |
 Dennis & Uncle Ho look over Lady |
 Firewall painted, stickered |
 Looking good for Santa 2004... |
| Update: 2007 comes around and Lady is complete and went off with Gladys to be registered. Below are some photos of Lady in all her glory | |
 Complete in 2007 and registered. |
Parked in front of Wee-Wullie showing the difference between the Series 2 CR and the Series 2A GS. |
 Looking good with a NOS canopy fitted |
 All finished and parading in the ANZAC day parade in 2007. |
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