OneThinBloke

Apologies for the dreadful typos

Hi All, I am seriously considering selling on the Ambience. I don't need to but really am just not use her/him very often, fun though it is. Some pics attached from earlier today. I have posted pics before. What are your thoughts? Ebay? Or maybe yust keep a hold of and take for an anual MoT via some fields and a ford? Best wishes, James Low res pics, can supply high res...

It's actually 1966. It now has the correct number of wheels fitted! Potentially for sale if you are interested... James

The clue is in the title... Night time interior shots of the Ambience aka a 1966 Series IIa 109" Ambulance bodied Landy, converted to a camper. James

Feel free to pop round for a natter at some point. All is fixed now 'cept the bleeding brakes...

Hello everybody, Some long while since posting anything. The Ambience got it's MoT Nov last year and is due to go in for another, but it will have to wait till the new year. Should go through easily enough. During the time I have had the Ambience I have only managed to do about 300 miles (trouble free) and am seriously questioning the point of hanging on to it. Therefore I am considering selling, what are your thoughts? Anyone interested in taking it on? Best wishes, James

Hi Gazzar and James, Thank you for your replies and information. I will give Burlen a call and see what they can offer. Best wishes, James

Hi All, I am new to the forum and now calling on your infinitely greater knowledge on all things Landy as I'm more au fait with bikes. I was unaware that carburetors are apparently discontinued obsolete items in the car world, mind you I only have old bikes anyway! The carbs in question are a pair of Strombergs on a 3.5 V8 of early but unknown vintage (not had log book back yet). I have tried a number of places to get the throttle linkage doubrey, the threaded rod with a flimsy plastic which becomes brittle with age fitting on each end to connect with the ball joint, allowing synchronisation? Where can I get one of these? I've tried the ..addocks already. Do any of you have one lying around or do I need to manufacture and alternative? Thanks in advance, James

Hi all, Thank you very much for all the compliments regarding the Ambience, previous owners have created the looks. I liked the look of her when I went to take a look see. The photo was taken by the previous owner some time before she was neglected in the field. She looks a bit more jaded now. I confess that after buying her for £1500 and an afternoon's assessment of her needs (and wants) I did begin to wonder whether I had been a numpty! Friends and family to the rescue. A friend in the village with a Disco agreed to haul the car recovery trailer from another friend enabled me to recovery her to the back yard of my Sis/Brother-in-Law's garage business. They have a fully equipped workshop with half a dozen employees and an MoT line!!! Bro-in-Law has had a cursory look over her and was surprisingly complimentary, finding nothing major. However the minor things when totted up... The wheels, wow a controversy already... Excellent! They've got nearly new tyres on 5 wheels and passable on a sixth so they are staying. After the MoT hurdles I will probably use her as is for a short while to do a few weekend festival/parties and as a 'ute', these will be her twin roles in her new life. I have a collection of 'classic' Italian bikes and an MG F, none of which are any good at carry stuff! For the summer I will take the roof rack off, I don't have that much stuff! I will keep the rack for winter firewood collecting. I'm in two minds whether I prefer the 'naked' look better or not. She looks sleeker without, if that adjective can ever be applied to a Landy! I due course I will fit the new A posts and bulkhead sections (already ordered) and repaint all round. I am minded to do the same paint scheme again, though possibly a more creamy custardy yellow rather than an off-white. Finished with some vinyl graphics, it's the sort of thing I do at work. Initial thoughts are obviously have the Ambience text on all sides, "Camel Trifle" logo to the doors and back, celtic knot work reflective red cross to the sides and back. To finish it of a good sprinkling of "hundreds and thousands" over the roof. She most certainly is not going back into olive, drab. Thanks again for the welcome, James

Hello everybody. About two weeks ago I may have had a complete loss of presence of mind. I went to view a 1966 Series IIa Ambulance bodied Landy. She was listed on ebay and after having a good nose I made the vendor an offer which was accepted and the ebay listing pulled with 3 hours to go. Apologies to the 10 or 11 bidders! Apparrently it was being watched by about 200 punters and the vendor had received over 20 email enquiries... The stack of money I took with me was originally intended for the purchase of a Laverda Montjuic that I have been trying to buy for about 3 years. The Ambience as I have now called her has been converted to a camper and has a 3.5 V8 lump fitted. The chassis is very solid but the A posts and top section of the bulkhead will need some welding work but nothing too major. The engine runs, I give it a full service anyway as she has been stood for a couple of years in a field. The current throttle arrangement needs modification, LHS carb operated via foot pedal and the RHS carb by a piece of wire fed through the driver's window... I will see if I can up load a picture of the Ambience but as a 'Newbie' this maybe difficult. I will probably post lots of questions and pick your collective brains mercilessly in due course. Thank you and take care, James