Land Rover Chassis Numbers

Sep 13, 2014 - The chassis number can be found on the nearside engine mounting and on the brass plate on the nearside of the bulkhead. Later vehicles had.

Land-Rover CHassis Numbers Land-Rover 80' Basic Changes Michael Bishop: Here are listed a few of the many changes that occurred on the Basic model 80' Land-Rover produced from 1948 to 1953. In the tables below, the left-hand column shows the chassis number(s) of the Land Rovers to which the changed parts were fitted. The right hand column explains how the new parts differed from the old parts.

Many more parts changed than are listed. Newly found part differences are being researched. 1948 model Land Rover changes 860150 The seat back rests are changed from the pre production type which sit above the galvanised capping, part No. 301050, to being the sprung shovel back type which are part No.

The seat backs changed again on the 1950 model at chassis No. 860180 The cover plate for the brake pedal adjuster on the R.H floor, part No. 300882 is no longer fitted. The floors changed again on the 1948 model at chassis No. 860181 The cover plates for the wing valances are now fitted. S 301208 & 301209 for LH & RH valences on RHD vehicles & part No. Express digital darkroom assembly edition torrent. 301207 on LHD vehicles.

The inner wings changed to make exhaust fitment easier to the vehicle in production and service. The front inner wings change again at 1948 chassis No. 860525 The front road springs changed from having a 2.5'free camber to having a 3.5' free camber. The front road springs changed again on the 1948 model at chassis No. 860648 The twelve shackle pins on vehicles numbered 860001 to 860647 were all part No. The inner spring mounting points are no longer tapped hence from chassis No.

860648 eight pins were part No. 210699 the other four are part No. 230721 which have less thread and are a tight push fit in the chassis. The front shackle pins changed again on the 1950 model at chassis No.

See also 1949 chassis No. 860730 The windscreen now has two small tapped blocks added to each top corner so that the optional trafficators can be fitted. A spot for the trafficator operating switch is now welded on the inside of the windscreen frame. The windscreen changed again on the 1948 model at chassis No. The exterior rear vision mirror is moved down from a bolt that was welded towards the top of the windscreen frame, to being bolted to a triangular piece which is now part of the windscreen frame and beside the door top hinge. The rear vision mirror changed again on the 1951 mode at chassis No. 861001 The brake fluid reservoir is now moved from being bolted to the engine side of the bulkhead, to being bolted beside the petrol tank.

The brake fluid supply pipe is changed on RHD vehicles from being 26' long, part No. 230284, to being, 15' long, part No. On LHD vehicles the supply pipe is changed from being 52' long, part No. 230285, to being 57 1/2' long, part No. A bracket for the brake fluid supply tank is now welded to the chassis beside were the petrol tank is fitted. 861501 The bulkhead changed from being the folded square type, part No.