Popular Post Eightpot Posted March 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2020 What a lovely weekend I've had - Had to nip back to South Africa last week to do some work shipping classic cars back from Durban, and decided to do a little more work on my rolling restoration S2a and drive it back the 640Km to Johannesburg. I'm going to have a go at getting it up to a national park in Zimbabwe later in the year, so made some sense to have a stab at some jobs that need doing and give it a decent road test - as I bought it blind on the 'net & only used it once.. First thing that became apparant from the savage clunking I'd forgotten about was every leaf spring bush was shot to bits & the rubber was gone. Happened to drive past a leaf spring repair workshop who changed every bush for.. £45. Bonus. Had a new rad & alternator fitted last year, so aside from fixing a few oil leaks and topping up, fitting a dual battery system, adjusting some door hinges, fitting seatbelts and a swapping a couple of bits of delaminated glass courtesy of a great local landy specialist, I was off. Great engine the 2.6 straight six petrol - made light work of the steep hills through Kwa Zulu Natal, chugged uphill happily holding 50mph and a little quieter than a diesel. Turned in 24mpg overall, not bad for a 50 year old engine. Passed through some of the old Boer war battlefields, Blood River the most famous, before stopping for the night at a game ranch at Vrede (breeds game and lions etc for farming & hunting) - got in some great off-roading on the ranch and enjoyed spectacular scenery with herds of game running through the open landscape. After a morning spent playing with lion cubs, hit the road again through the wide open countryside of the Free State and on to Johannesburg. The old S2a never missing a beat all the way and getting lots of attention from other drivers - sadly a rare sight on the roads now. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 How jealous am I really regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 We need more pictures... We need more pictures...We need more pictures... We need more pictures...We need more pictures...We need more pictures... Please !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 That's a cracking vehicle! ....and 24mpg is more than I ever got out of my 2.25..... Not jealous, honest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightpot Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 Yeah ta, it's obviously been looked after, think the last owner had it pretty much from new, needs a bit of repair on the bulkhead but otherwise pretty tip top - lovely straight panels. Was surprised how well the 6 cylinder does on fuel v the 4 cylinder. It's quite a nice refined engine though with lots of torque, so gearchanges are nowhere near as frequent. There was a later R6 version ( https://www.landyonline.co.za/specs/series3.htm) that had the same power/torque as a Tdi (and a nice 3.8 diesel) Just managed to scrape a flight home through the corona madness in the nick of time - few more pics... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 What an absolute beauty. Series cars just look so "right". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonMllr Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Awesome pics! I like this car, it looks so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 That is just so right ! Very, very nice - thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 On 3/16/2020 at 10:36 AM, Bowie69 said: ....and 24mpg is more than I ever got out of my 2.25..... We had a S3 2.6 on an L plate, lovely engine, better than the diesel that preceded it but wow! ...... 24mpg. That is impressive! (should say that was about 1979 when the vehicle in question was only about 6 years old) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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