Early Morning at The Yard - a photo on Flickriver

            Hi my name is Andy and I am a newly rebuilt and restored Series 2A 109" 6 cylinder Land Rover.

I was first made in a factory in Solihull, Birmingham, England in 1969. 

I had a hard life and worked very long hours for many years and eventually fell into disrepair.

One day some men came and took me away to Scotland where, where I was taken completely to bits. I got a new chassis, and my engine was taken to bits and re-machined. All my body parts  and galvanised components were taken away and re-galvanised.

I don't remember much about it, it was like I had a very long sleep, and the one day I woke up and realised I was being put back together again with lots of new nuts and bolts and hundred of shiny new rivets.

Now I look like I did when I first rolled off the factory line 52 year ago.

I belong to Mr Hugh and my Doctor when I was being operated on was Mr Graham who put me back together again with great precision and attention to detail.

I am running in at the moment and can only go about 50 MPH. 

My favourite drink is petrol and I drink a lot of it particularly when I am thirsty and working hard going up hills.

Mr Hugh has told me that he plans to take me on lots of adventures which, I look forward to sharing with you.

At the moment I am holiday down at St Abbs in Berwickshire, Scotland, which is very beautiful and has lots of boats, and people and seabirds.

I might even get some work on films and on the telly. I imagine that happening to me after all this years.

I feel like I am the luckiest Land Rover in the world.

The first time I went out, I got very hot and I lost a lot of oil as my main crankshaft oil seal failed, however Mr Hugh took me back and got me fixed, so I am all right now and looking forward to all my adventures to come.

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Taken on: July 1, 2021

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Camera: Nikon D90, f/11.0, 1/30 sec, 24mm (=36mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D90
Lens:	Tamron SP AF 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) (B001)
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	24mm (35mm equivalent: 36mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Photos 4.0
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