my first REALLY long term project

so i recently got an insanely great deal on the car i have been dreaming about for ages. a 1966 Land Rover Series IIa 109" Station Wagon. Registered since new in california, this rover has 93,000 documented miles. insane!


granted, she needs a bit of work, but that's the fun part. i'm going to start with the mechanicals, then move on to the interior and then the exterior later on.

so here's a little primer on land rover history



my rover goes into the shop on monday to get the brake drums rebuilt all-around, plus getting the carb rebuilt. she'll running like a charm by the end of the week.

you can check out pics of my rover here. and below i'll include some sweet land rover instrcutional films from the late '60's/early '70's. i'm really looking forward to our next big camping trip/ bachelor party so we can do some sweet vintage 4x4 action!