109 NADA Registry

[tjkenny]

I just recently bought #34300018A, saw this forum, and wanted to share. It's currently in Saint Robert, MO and not running. But I hope to have that fixed soon. Thanks for starting this thread. Good to have contact with others working on the same unique vehicles.

[patrickfoley1]

Welcome aboard. According to the Production Records I downloaded years ago 18 began production 1 April 1966 and was completed 14 April. It was painted Marine Blue and shipped to Rover Houston.
Jim Chandler (redbrush2@yahoo.com)

[cheetahcraig]

NADA #147

Hi everyone,
I'm Craig and I have NADA #147. I am in Elyria, OH which is a western suburb of Cleveland. I found the rover in Cuyahoga Falls, OH and the title shows March of 1973 from Seville, OH. Rory O'Neil owned it. So I am possibly the third owner.

I have the original drivetrain - 6 cyl, trans, transfer case, etc. The engine does not run and I disassembled it. The pistons are stuck (stored with the head off).

I might be interested in selling the drivetrain if someone needs a spare for their NADA.

I restore Corvettes for a living so I know the collectors will be upset if I do not keep the original engine.

any info or opinions are welcomed.

Thanks,
Craig

[jp-]

Thompson, is there anyway that you can modify the first page of this thread so that it shows both the logo and a photo of the Rover? It would be really cool to be able to scroll over the html links and see photos of the NADA's.

I'll be happy to provide a photo.

[patrickfoley1]

Clarence was parked w/o engine, which was stored in a leaky shed for 35 years. Pistons were frozen in place. The antique farm machinery shop that is restoring Clarence used a power ram to free up the pistons. The engine was shipped to a shop in Columbus that rebuilds antique engines. Sleeves were installed and then new pistons and rings. They did a complete rebuild of the engine.

Jim Chandler

[TSR53]

Thompson, is there anyway that you can modify the first page of this thread so that it shows both the logo and a photo of the Rover? It would be really cool to be able to scroll over the html links and see photos of the NADA's.

I'll be happy to provide a photo.

Good suggestion, I'll look into this. I think that our version vBulletin can have photo galleries I just need to turn them on and get the UI dialed in. This way registry owners can upload their own photos.

[TSR53]

Photo Albums have now been activated.

You can upload a total of 100 photos.

[TSR53]

Thompson, is there anyway that you can modify the first page of this thread so that it shows both the logo and a photo of the Rover? It would be really cool to be able to scroll over the html links and see photos of the NADA's.

I'll be happy to provide a photo.

@jp - You can now click on your forum user name and over on the far right column you will see the Photo Album area to create and upload. Hope this helps.

[jp-]

I can't upload any photos. The album size (and photo size) is limited to 10kb...

That's not even big enough to capture 100pixels on some of the photos I've got.

[ocsddep]

Hello, I am the proud owner of #635. It appears that she spent most of her life in CA. I bought her a month ago sight unseen from eBay. The only truth about her is that the frame has no rust. It is mostly original from what I can tell. I have a lot of questions and I am seeing things that don't appear to be in any of the books. She runs good, a bit slow for my taste, but starts right up. I found receipts totaling over $10k in repairs and parts.
Right now, my mechanic is trying to resolve some of the mysteries that no one can seem to answer. I will be posting a thread asking for help.

Thanks in advance.

The truck is now residing in Grand Rapids, MI, so if you know of any experts in the area, please let me know.

Regards,

Ray
1967 IIA 109
1969 88 (Sold)

[patrickfoley1]

Welcome to the Club, Ray. There is a Parts Manual and a Workshop Supplement, specific to the 1967 NADA 109 using the Weslake Head, 6 cylinder engine. Charles Kellogg @ : land-roverco@hotmail.com, should be able to help you out. His company has reproduced the Originals.

I purchased Clarence new, in Maryland in early 1968. The engine "Blew" in 1975. I have hired a local Antique Machinery Restoration Company to rebuild Clarence from the Ground Up. We are awaiting the completion of a Bulkhead by Pegasus which is located in the UK.

The land Rover Company has had a number of ownership changes since the discontinuance of the NADA. Parts Numbers have apparently been changed by more than one of the subsequent owners. You may find as many as 4 or 5 numbers for the same part. This does not include the numbers assigned by after-market Parts Manufacturers. (Incidentally, across the pond, many Land Rovers manufactured for, and destined for this side of the Atlantic, were labeled NADA. (North American Dollar Area). This might have even included the '88 you previously owned.

Few if any of the companies that sold the unit we are discussing, ever kept a parts inventory for the Weslake Head Engine. I have located several parts sources in the UK and a Gentleman who seems to know the Engine inside-out. He frequently is slow to respond, but has been most helpful in providing Parts and Information.

I will be happy to provide any help or advice that is within my capabilities.

Jim Chandler
Bethel, OH (SE of Cincinnati)

[Linus Tremaine]

Found #258 last week. I met the guy in grass valley, ca. He is from salem oregon and builds banjos. He has a four cylinder 2.25 in his.

He has owned it for 22 years.

http://www.docsbanjos.com/

[jp-]

Linus, I sent the banjo guy an email, but he never responded. His site seems pretty cool.

[rwollschlager]

the add says it's a 66, and I know NADA's were 67, but its LHD and a 6 cyl, is it possible that this is a NADA or were there 6 cyl's offered to other markets in 1966?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150889667674&viewitem=

-Rob

[patrickfoley1]

The first NADA was produced, according to records I downloaded some years ago, on 24-25 February 1966 and went to Land Rover Quality Control. It's "VIN Number" was 34300001. 34300002 was produced between 01 March and 17 March that same year. It was shipped to Rover San Francisco. The last NADA's were produced in early 1968 and most of them were shipped to Canada, as they did not meet the pollution standards that went into effect in the US 1 January 1968.

The 2.6 L 6 cylinder engine , WITHOUT THE WESLAKE HEAD, was installed in several 109 models during the late '60's. These were not, according to the records I have accumulated, initially shipped to the US and Canada. I know for a fact that some were shipped later, by their owners to this country. I have had contact (remotely) with a subsequent owner.

I'll be happy to try and answer any other questions you may have.

Jim Chandler
redbrush2@yahoo.com
The Original Owner of Clarence (717)