Re: Re: Update on Dormobile Down under
Gday
Hi from Perth Western Australia.
I have been lucky enough to get hold of an original 1963/64 Landrover Dormobile, 5 door station wagon. Sold new in England in 1964, delivered on Christmas Eve and I suspect driven to directly to Australia. As the next service entry in the original service book that came with the car, notes that in 1965 was service was in Perth Western Australia and has been here ever since.
The good news it is, in the main it is in sound order, with not much rust in normal areas. Doors are stuffed though but I have got period replacements in good order. The original seats, as with roof, bunks etc are there. Unfortunately the original kitchen and robe are missing as are some of the original detail parts .I would be keen to get as much info on the build speck and history, key details etc for a Landrover of this period. The goal is to restore it back to original condition and use it to explore.
Is the such a thing a 2nd hand parts? As the new /replacement parts are expensive but at least it would appear you can get them. I would be interested in getting work shop drawings for the kitchen unit and robe, if they were available .I don’t have huge budget and not after a trailer queen or show pony. I have been able to piece together a list of most of the missing parts I need but would like to get some good interior shots of a original UK build example. In particular the dash .It looks like it may have some Dormobile trim but now missing .Most photo records I have are knock down kit USA versions not the factory built RH drive versions.
I don’t know of any other Dormobile’s in Western Australia. I understand that there might be at least 2, on the on the East Coast of Australia. Dorothy the Dormobile, as she has become known, is my 8th Landrover/Range Rover .I still have a 2a 1966 on my farm but in rough condition [this one made most of the access tracks/roads though the scrub on the property] and a 71 Range Rover [anther project, for one day ] .
Cheers
Marc Drexel.
