109 NADA Registry

[TSR53]

Welcome Jim!

I'll get you listed as soon as I can and create a numbered icon registry logo for your forum signature.

[patrickfoley1]

Please Add My Unit To Registry

717A Purchased new Maryland Dealer March 1968. Being Restored Bethel Ohio. Jim Chandler redbrush2@yahoo.com

[patrickfoley1]

New Member First Entry

I took delivery of NADA Chassis Number 34300717A, Engine Number
34300706A on 21 March 1968. I purchased it from a Dealer in Maryland.
In 1975 the engine blew and I had three Children in High School, looking
forward to going to college. The Land Rover was parked under a tree and
stayed parked until 2005 when I decided to dig it out of the jungle that had
grown up around and through it.

My late wife became ill in late 2005 and I did not return to the project until early 2009. I'll attach photo's once I figure out how to do so. I am no longer physically able to do the work myself. (If I ever was.) There is a shop here in Bethel that specializes in the Restoration of Antique Farm Machinery. Kelch’s Repair Service. They have rebuilt Tractors that are over 100 years old. In some instances the Manufacturers have been out of business for decades.

They have developed a list of specialized vendors who can
reproduce just about any part required. They agreed to undertake the
restoration of the Unit on the basis that it gets worked on when their Active
Farm Machinery Repair Business is slow.

In all honesty, the restoration has not been and is not a financially prudent
undertaking. The engine rebuild has run between $4-$5 K, and we have not tried to run it. The Restoration is not intended for Car Shows, but rather to be used in it’s Original Purpose.

The NADA will be mounted on a new Chassis, from Rovers North and will have a new Galvanized Bulkhead which is currently being produced by Pegasus. It has a new fuel tank.

The Original SU Carburetter AUD 201 has been rebuilt by Joe Curto. The
Original Fuel Pump has been rebuilt by David DuBois. The Original Distributor has been rebuilt by Advanced Distributors. R I WIRING SERVICE, INC. fabricated a new NADA Wiring Harness.

Charles Kellog at British Northwest Land-Rover is providing a complete new
headliner and some insulation. New Elephant Hide seat cushions and interior panels have been supplied by Rovers North. All four side doors are being replaced.

Rover Racks has fabricated a new roof top rack. Two "B" Posts are on Back Order at Craddock which has one and is waiting for Land Rover to
produce the other.

Starting in 2005 I have had the good fortune to develop an excellent list of
vendors, foreign and domestic. If anyone reading this wants my input
concerning suppliers feel free to contact me. Many parts have been acquired at Auction.
Jim Chandler


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[GPx]

109 NADA #33 Barn Find

Here are some close ups of the badges in the breakfast and an original Lucas fuse in the fuse block.

[GPx]

109 NADA #33 Barn Find

Here are some new pics I took while cleaning things up. Getting ready to dive into the engine soon.