Some new photos

Just as proof that the oldest 1-Ton still on the road really is still on the road. As part if BFHVC's "drive it day" I went and did a few miles locally.

Today I scored myself some much-needed rivet counter points by fitting the correct turned aluminuim screen washer jets, these were NOS items from seriespartsworldwide (http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/seriespartsworldwide/m.html)

All I had to do was make up some connectors using the old thicker pipe, as the pipe supplied (which is a translucent blue rather then clear) is a bit thinner. I didn't worry too much about it as I think the original pipe was supposed to be black anyway, not clear, which is possibly just a generic item. As a point of interest, my 1-ton uses a hand-operated fluid pump on the dashboard, not a fancy modern electric item!

The accouncement

The following document is, I think, the way Land-Rover announced the release of the 1-Ton to their customers. It is dated June 1969, by which time there were already a handful of 1-Tons a couple of months old. I apologise for the poor quality scan. Whats interesting is that Land-Rover claim to offer the vehicle with the 2286cc Petrol as well as the 2625cc six-cylinder petrol - we know of course that no 4-cylinders were built other than the special batch for the MOD (TACR1s)

Why are they almost always Land-Rovers?

"Back in the day" very often breakdown trucks were indeed Land-Rovers, and very often 1-Tons at that. This Land-Rover advertisment points out that fact. I have no details on the vehicle, its clearly not a UK numberplate and the company name does not bring anything up on a search. But I'm 99% certain this is a 1-Ton, possibly on its second or third lease of life by the time the photo was taken. If anyone has a larger scan I would be very interested in seeing it.

BNV745K

Superb photo of a IIA 1-Ton with East Midlands Electricity Board. Vehicle reg was BNV745K.

 

 

EMEB 1-Tons

EMEB only bought small batches of 1-Ton, I think they had six or possibly eight overall. They were apparently inspired by SEB who bought lots and lots of them! The EMEB vehicles were a mix of IIAs and Series IIIs. Unlike SEB, EMEB specified mechanical winches. IIA vehicles also had a compartment behind the cab door for a gas cylinder.

I love the 70s style colour scheme they wore.

ONV232M has survived into the present day. Other registration numbers were BRP104K, BRP105K, BNV745K, BNV746K and ONV231M.

Portuguese Fire Tenders

9 "proper" 1-Tons were sent to Portugal, as well as some CKD kits, and some vehicles on six-cylinder utility chassis numbers, but to 1-Ton spec. I think they are great and a few have survived into the current era.

1-Ton book

I am in the very early stages of putting together a book telling the story of the 1-Ton Land-Rovers, similar to Mark Cooks book on the Military Half-Ton. As such I would appreciate any input anyone can make, be that information or photographs.
My website is www.onetonlandrover.co.uk and you can email me at onetonlandrover@yahoo.co.uk

I thought I would share these press images of the 1-Ton used in the later brochure. Land-Rover posted these themselves recently, and these are the least cropped versions I have seen so far, and differ in slight details from those used in the brochure.