1966 Land Rover Series IIA Full Restoration!

In this video I take the viewer through the process of doing a full restoration on a Land Rover Series IIA at North America Overland.

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  • @madrafboy
    @madrafboy6 ай бұрын

    Nice to see the old girl given a top quality restoration. More care taken than when it was made at Solihull all those years ago. Well done fellas.

  • @freespiritnufc5661
    @freespiritnufc56612 жыл бұрын

    You can clearly see the enjoyment gained from working with these iconic land rovers,nice to see an plesent work environment, now I want a restored series 2

  • @andymckane7271
    @andymckane72712 ай бұрын

    The work you do on these Land Rovers appears to my eyes to be of a higher standard, a higher quality than any other Land Rover restorer known to me. Thanks for keeping the memory of these old Land Rovers still going strong! Someday, someday! Andy McKane, Manualoa, Molokai, Hawaii.

  • @THGebru
    @THGebru2 жыл бұрын

    The best restoration work I ever watched. Land Rover and Jeep are my fevorite cars since childhood.

  • @ForemanAndWilmsAdventures
    @ForemanAndWilmsAdventures2 жыл бұрын

    As everyone else has already said 'great job'! I've acquired a 57 series 1 I hope to have running before I die of old age. Fantastic little trucks.

  • @DavidThomas-qu8mh
    @DavidThomas-qu8mh2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the restoring a piece of British history.

  • @timothylynskey9224
    @timothylynskey92242 жыл бұрын

    This vehicle was built approximately 60 miles from my home so heartening to see real craftsman bringing it back to life thanks guys

  • @jonb77
    @jonb77 Жыл бұрын

    I love these old trucks. There's a functional honesty about them when compared to the modern urban blob SUVs. Well done for keeping this one on the road/off-road.

  • @tommychristopher122
    @tommychristopher1223 жыл бұрын

    Another classic saved! I’ve shared these videos with my kids to teach them about craftsmanship.Thanks!

  • @inspireaspire278
    @inspireaspire2782 жыл бұрын

    Great engineering by resurrecting this vehicle from scratch my friend 👏 👌 👍.

  • @jamzdotnet
    @jamzdotnet3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely stunning. Great job.

  • @markb1487
    @markb14872 жыл бұрын

    That is some serious man hours put into this build..Awesome 💯👍💯👍💯

  • @johnmatthews454
    @johnmatthews4542 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic build we've got a 2a hard top which my parents bought from new in 1970 here in Wales uk. Had a gav chassis and engine rebuild in 1991 but all original. Great attention to detail, a credit to all involved 👍😊

  • @markknight3983
    @markknight39832 жыл бұрын

    Way better built than at the factory - excellent quality!!

  • @andymckane7271
    @andymckane72712 жыл бұрын

    Nice job! Your customer, you said, is in Montana. I sold Land Rovers in Missoula from 1966 to 1969 for Schubach Motors. When they sold the place and it became Missoula Imports, I then sold Land Rover for them from 1971 (after getting out of the Navy) to about 1 January 1974 when I moved to San Diego. That's one very nice looking restoration!

  • @brentonclark2103
    @brentonclark21032 жыл бұрын

    Very nice work! Impressive attention to detail.

  • @deanecarson2837
    @deanecarson28373 жыл бұрын

    I just acquired a 1964 IIA Forward Control. Unmolested. Great chassis. Still road registered here. Motivating to watch your footage.

  • @jamiljabrik2330
    @jamiljabrik23302 жыл бұрын

    nice Job.... Its Perfect working...... I Have a Series IIa too.... i hope can be repair like this, thanks for video

  • @timnewland4186
    @timnewland41862 жыл бұрын

    A beautiful piece of work lads.

  • @ptonpc
    @ptonpc2 ай бұрын

    Good that you have given it another chance at life.

  • @mariocazzola46
    @mariocazzola462 жыл бұрын

    Excelente trabajo felicitaciones muy buen video tengo un lan Rover serie 1 de 1954 así que estaremos restauradolo también saludos

  • @aavenderr
    @aavenderr Жыл бұрын

    Amazing job! you guys basically are taking this truck back to the way it came out of the factory!! Lovely! If I'd have the money I'd bring my series III to your hands!

  • @user-ju7ke2sc3x

    @user-ju7ke2sc3x

    10 ай бұрын

    😂ASE820028T620226😂

  • @user-ju7ke2sc3x

    @user-ju7ke2sc3x

    10 ай бұрын

    😂ASE620226T820028A😂

  • @Weegus
    @Weegus Жыл бұрын

    What a build 👍

  • @jeroen1836
    @jeroen18362 жыл бұрын

    Very nice restoration. Superb!

  • @mattcorbel
    @mattcorbel2 жыл бұрын

    brilliant, love the way you guys do the bonnet! Not just painting over the rivets.

  • @RPGreg2600

    @RPGreg2600

    2 жыл бұрын

    The factory painted over them.

  • @warci
    @warci3 жыл бұрын

    gorgeous! You guys are magicians

  • @thebnicho
    @thebnicho3 жыл бұрын

    Love the attention to detail.

  • @rockyvolcano122
    @rockyvolcano1222 жыл бұрын

    We just started our series 3 restoration this is great !

  • @phphoto
    @phphoto Жыл бұрын

    At 5:15 = You can still get new parts. There are dealers all over England that produces LR parts this day 😀👍🏼

  • @nickjones6543
    @nickjones65432 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic job boys, very well done.

  • @muhammadnawaz5039
    @muhammadnawaz5039 Жыл бұрын

    I love the land rover to bits. I really want one. I am a classic fanatic.

  • @TheOverlandLegend
    @TheOverlandLegend Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful to see, great work guys

  • @horsenuts1831
    @horsenuts18318 ай бұрын

    It's nice to know that these are so valuable in the US now that they're worth renovating. I bought a 1962 Series IIA in 1998 in London for £800 (about US$1200) and used it as a truck for moving building materials around in for a few years. It needed a bit of welding each year on the chassis to get through its annual roadworthiness test. I think I sold it about 5 years later for £1000/$1400. During the 5 years, I never washed it, it just didn't seem right! It was a hoot to run about in. Twenty years ago, it would have been perfectly possible to restore one because all of the parts, including new galvanized chassis were available, but it wouldn't have been economically viable. They were just runabouts that could do some serious off-road stuff, but they weren't quite proper classic cars (with something like 80% of Land Rovers ever made still being on the road, they weren't exactly rare in the UK). Interestingly, the only time I saw a Land Rover in the USA was in Connecticut (in Yalesville), back in 1982.

  • @jfsurvivior
    @jfsurvivior Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your videos

  • @pietrorossi7449
    @pietrorossi74492 жыл бұрын

    hello I write from Lodi Italy my english is terrible sorry, congratulations you are artists, these are called lovingly made restorations

  • @johngunning2123
    @johngunning2123 Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic restoration. Liked and subscribed.

  • @inspireaspire278
    @inspireaspire2782 жыл бұрын

    Land Rover to my mind is a great innovation on the part of British. Love you Brittany 😍 💗 💓 💛 ♥.

  • @thomashynes5246
    @thomashynes52462 жыл бұрын

    YOU SHOULD DRILL OUT OVERSIZE BEFORE THE GALVANIZE TREATMENT THEN YOU DONT REMOVE THE TREATED METAL WITH THE DRILL THIS HELPS TO SLOW DOWN THE RUSTING PROCESS

  • @mustangk62
    @mustangk622 жыл бұрын

    The Brigadier and Sgt. Benson approve!! Nice job, and a great video!!

  • @akhlaqahmed3357
    @akhlaqahmed33572 жыл бұрын

    Great job looks very nice much . appreciated love and.best wishes from Canada God bless

  • @harjonoharoen5186
    @harjonoharoen51862 жыл бұрын

    great work...congrats...my brother have landys 1966... from indonesia

  • @omarbarrantes6671
    @omarbarrantes66712 жыл бұрын

    Muy buena restauracion quedo para estrenar....hermoso.....

  • @maxstotto3594
    @maxstotto35942 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic job!

  • @9z4clb
    @9z4clb2 жыл бұрын

    I'm in the middle of a complete Series 3 SWB RHD tear-down and restoration myself here in Trinidad in the Caribbean. Lovely work on your build and great attention to detail. I'm going after the same Marine Blue/ Limestone color-scheme with a Sand 3/4 canvas tub cover. Should be another couple months before she's ready for the road.

  • @aavenderr

    @aavenderr

    Жыл бұрын

    is it ready yet??

  • @9z4clb

    @9z4clb

    Жыл бұрын

    @@aavenderr Yes sir, she certainly is.

  • @Krav57

    @Krav57

    Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful is she for sale? Where is it located?

  • @barrywalters3285
    @barrywalters328511 ай бұрын

    Great job guys!!!

  • @darthtiberiu5
    @darthtiberiu5Ай бұрын

    So cool.

  • @tfarris1
    @tfarris13 жыл бұрын

    This makes me want to do unholy things to my unrestored and unmolested ‘66 2a 109. Great work.

  • @tfarris1

    @tfarris1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also that fully synchro’d gear box is a dream!

  • @user-si5es9ql9f

    @user-si5es9ql9f

    2 жыл бұрын

    1

  • @Spiritual_journey708
    @Spiritual_journey708 Жыл бұрын

    Great work 👏

  • @phphoto
    @phphoto Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video ❤❤❤

  • @NotFadeAway
    @NotFadeAway3 жыл бұрын

    I really hope someday happens for me. Just awesome stuff Mike.

  • @NorthAmericaOverland

    @NorthAmericaOverland

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @pettergo6897
    @pettergo68972 жыл бұрын

    Great video. 👍🏻

  • @santiagomol2359
    @santiagomol23593 жыл бұрын

    My dream car, amazing job

  • @78a67h
    @78a67h Жыл бұрын

    I think this is the most meticulous and thorough restoration I have seen. I imagine you also have to source original parts from England. I cannot even start to contemplate the asking price for the finished product but a hint would be welcome.

  • @christophermateo8727
    @christophermateo87272 жыл бұрын

    I love what you do.

  • @bushmanPMRR
    @bushmanPMRR2 жыл бұрын

    That is a fantastic job you've done, much better than those Brummies at Lode Lane could have done!

  • @number8485
    @number84852 жыл бұрын

    I drove this particular series a lot whilst 'Jackerooing' in Western Queensland back in '66.When the rain eventually arrived I got through around a foot of mud on the yellow four wheel drive in second gear and we kept going for 24 miles until a bit more help arrived.

  • @ortodonciapedrocastillo
    @ortodonciapedrocastillo2 жыл бұрын

    awesome work. When I was a kid, I remember this cars were very popular in my country (Nicaragua) but I also remember they got brakes issues. Don't know what model exactly, but, man, they were known for that.

  • @ajplivesi
    @ajplivesi2 жыл бұрын

    travail de grande qualité, résultat splendide

  • @AAAAlberto
    @AAAAlberto10 ай бұрын

    Good job, good video ! Bye from Italy 🇮🇪

  • @user-hd9nh3sb6z
    @user-hd9nh3sb6z Жыл бұрын

    عمل جميلة جداً شكرا من السودان ،🇸🇩

  • @paolobozano4125
    @paolobozano4125 Жыл бұрын

    My dream car!!

  • @jeroendenhertog4975
    @jeroendenhertog49752 жыл бұрын

    Impressive!

  • @erhardt1477
    @erhardt1477 Жыл бұрын

    Well… As a Land Rover owner I do wonder how much does such a restored car goes for in the US ..? Greetings from Germany everybody 👋 Stay safe 👍

  • @saulcordova2111
    @saulcordova21113 жыл бұрын

    Great job¡

  • @sibusisoshandu9082
    @sibusisoshandu90822 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome

  • @dalimourad9323
    @dalimourad93232 жыл бұрын

    bravo,bravo,bravo

  • @66oggy
    @66oggy2 жыл бұрын

    Best simple mods I did to my petrol 88 inch 1963 2A to make it more road friendly, as opposed to field friendly.... But not for the purist though. SU carb with K & N filter. Large bore stainless exhaust. Range Rover / Discovery 3.54 diffs. LWB twin leading shoe front brakes..... You get far better braking without adding a servo. Overdrive is also a bonus. The extra power from the SU and exhaust powers the higher gearing and the overdrive easily.

  • @Europe58
    @Europe582 жыл бұрын

    Wow Amazing

  • @veeveeleo9713
    @veeveeleo97132 жыл бұрын

    Ufff just amazing

  • @jonathanhall7903
    @jonathanhall79032 жыл бұрын

    Well, thats cool. Damn cool!

  • @raycharles935
    @raycharles9352 жыл бұрын

    Bloody fantastic job. (Could have fitted a Fairey overdrive though.) TOP Notch

  • @robertkirk4387
    @robertkirk43872 жыл бұрын

    what a beauty

  • @johnlewis2624
    @johnlewis26246 ай бұрын

    Wow!!!

  • @gusgone4527
    @gusgone45273 ай бұрын

    That was a labour of love. A very nice none military spec SWB Land Rover, I've driven dozens while in the army and love them. Shame it's a "wrong hand drive" and not right. I'd buy one otherwise. I wonder if you do Forward Controls?

  • @mukhtaryousuf7332
    @mukhtaryousuf7332 Жыл бұрын

    I remember my anklol is one land robal is very nice 👌 van thanks 4 England 🇬🇧 god bless the Queen 👸 🙏

  • @r1273m
    @r1273m Жыл бұрын

    Draining the diff at the start I wondered what was happening then I realised the oil floats on top of the water. There was a lot of water in there!

  • @theessexhunter1305
    @theessexhunter13052 жыл бұрын

    Very nice, just think a square end shovel would be period as we don't have that shape in the UK.

  • @mikesandone2652

    @mikesandone2652

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's a Carters expedition shovel, the same type used by the British Military. Carters is a British company. There is an extreme level of detail and thought that goes into every part of these vehicles.

  • @theessexhunter1305

    @theessexhunter1305

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mikesandone2652 yes but it is a bog standard uk road landy not in military spec but no matter still a very neat job.

  • @TheRetroSeries2a
    @TheRetroSeries2a3 жыл бұрын

    outstanding job!! makes me feel a little embarrassed by my half hearted attempt at a rebuild lol

  • @salahtadinya1149
    @salahtadinya11492 жыл бұрын

    We love this fvcking car 🔥

  • @quars3528
    @quars35282 жыл бұрын

    BELLISSIMO. :-O

  • @Fekaduy1
    @Fekaduy12 жыл бұрын

    wow nice Bro! i love it, i have also same like this it gives me a lesson haw can i restore my old 1974 Land rover paaa 💯💯💯💯

  • @ekosuparwanto8508
    @ekosuparwanto85083 жыл бұрын

    My dream car,i love id 😍

  • @donya186
    @donya1862 жыл бұрын

    👏👏👏🖒🙏🙏 بادرود به شما . واقعا زیباست

  • @PietroH53
    @PietroH532 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic job, better than new! Please send me one.

  • @shankarbalan3813
    @shankarbalan38132 жыл бұрын

    These vehicles will literally last forever

  • @neletg
    @neletg Жыл бұрын

    Love the Land Rover Defender with the exception of the ridiculous amount of money people are disposed to pay for one.

  • @robinbanks9221
    @robinbanks92212 жыл бұрын

    I like the soft top conversion, looking to do the same with our ‘69. Curious, do you also restore the hardtop and is it shipped to the new customer as well?

  • @kutsbothways

    @kutsbothways

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have a 69 also, the "Bugeye" model. Needs a frame, but now that I'm retired will probably tackle a refurbish of the vehicle.

  • @philprice12
    @philprice122 жыл бұрын

    Very good video picked up a few tips. I am rebuilding a 1972 Lightweight new chassis/ bulkhead Do you think I should have it Bronze green as it left the factory with bare rivets or Nato green semi matt? Just at the rolling chassis stage. Original springs. Engine next. Phil Cheshire England.

  • @theselfmaker5604
    @theselfmaker5604 Жыл бұрын

    great job well done bravo, i love that car, how much in worth is it now

  • @johnsonclementmsulwa5215
    @johnsonclementmsulwa52152 жыл бұрын

    Dear friends I’m Johnson Clement Msulwa, Tanzanian from Dar es Salaam. I saw the video of that Land Rover of 1966 and I’m very excited. In my country we have a lot of such old cars and would like to know If you can do mine as well and for how much?

  • @veeveeleo9713
    @veeveeleo97132 жыл бұрын

    Do you mind letting us know how much it might have cost the new owner … it would really help us … thanks

  • @Meerkamp
    @Meerkamp3 жыл бұрын

    Nice job as ever. What did you do to the hardtop ?

  • @NorthAmericaOverland

    @NorthAmericaOverland

    3 жыл бұрын

    Customer didn't want it. Too hot where he is located.

  • @clooperman3745

    @clooperman3745

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@NorthAmericaOverland Great restoration, my son has a couple of friends with Series 2 88" Land Rovers that rebuilt them completely but modernised them in places for better road use, one has a 2.5 litre 110 gas engine, the other has a 2.8 litre gas engine that started as a 90" gas 2.5 litre, on the highway the speedo got to 90mph before the driver backed off, scared my son to death!!

  • @MERKAJE
    @MERKAJE2 жыл бұрын

    How much would that Land Rover cost?

  • @eagleeye111pindi7
    @eagleeye111pindi72 жыл бұрын

    Good 👍

  • @phoratio1
    @phoratio1 Жыл бұрын

    I did that in 1978, starting with a new frame, unfortnately not possible to post photo. So I know almost every bolt and nut of the 2A 🥲 Birma bright is a good alloy but it doesn't like to be in contact w. iron, so I inserted plastic washers wherever possible...

  • @user-ky9hb2nr5n
    @user-ky9hb2nr5n2 жыл бұрын

    👍👌👌

  • @johngeorge5684
    @johngeorge56842 жыл бұрын

    WOW

  • @ricardoy.7493
    @ricardoy.7493 Жыл бұрын

    Nice job!!! Can you tell to us how much cost the restoratio?

  • @nicolek4076
    @nicolek40762 жыл бұрын

    Better than it was ever made originally, using a "Brumigen screwdriver", in Coventry

  • @philhealey449

    @philhealey449

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe but it came out of Solihull not Coventry!

  • @nicolek4076

    @nicolek4076

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@philhealey449 You're right, of course. This is me having a senior moment.

  • @joeb2224
    @joeb22243 жыл бұрын

    Great job as always but why did you get rid of the safari roof?

  • @mikesandone2652

    @mikesandone2652

    3 жыл бұрын

    The customer wanted a soft top. A hard top would be unbearably hot where he lives.