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Jock>>Newby
Found your site when looking for other Dormobile owners here in Australia and it’s good to find other normal, like-minded people. I have run with Land Rovers since the early seventies, and find Oz is the place that offers all kinds of four wheel driving; now my L.R. stable has a vehicle for every occasion. Four cyl 1964 ex-army cut-wing which I have owned for over thirty years, six cyl (3lit Westlake) 1968 Dormobile, which was driven out from Scotland in the early seventies. The 1977 two door Range Rover which I have cut down to 88 inches, and will tow a camper round Oz in the near future. My dormi gets used for extended fishing trips north and south of Perth W.A. Two desert trips and several trips into wildflower country. And attends most of the British car show and shine days. With duel batts, roof rack, overdrive, and airbags, it’s the ideal wagon just to jump in and go… I have just finished the internal table, missing along with a few other bits and pieces. Some pictures attached………. Jock …

Hi Jock,

Good to see you've managed to log on

We might be popping in to see you if our plans go well for later this year - guests at a wedding in Malaysia, a week in Perth, perhaps a week in Adelaide where I lived as a youngster, and then at least couple of weeks in Tas with rellies.

We've never been to Perth before - it was a long way from Adelaide in the 1960s so might be looking for tips on where to go/what to see

Nice stable, by the way, though of course, my favourite would be the Dormobile

Cheers,
Robin.

Hi Jock,
I see you've made it to the member's motors section, welcome I can't see any pics here though :?

Robin, I still think you should drop by our neck of the woods while you are over in oz, free board and lodgings

Hi Jerry,

Maybe next time

We've done Sydney a few times, though mostly in transit (to Hobart, Cairnes, and last time Hobart then driving Sydney to Brisbane & back) so thought we'd do Perth for a change this time.

Thanks very much for the offer though; next time we're planning a trip over your way I'll let you know

Cheers,
Robin.

Robin this is the place, "camper country" wine down south, gold out east, dimonds up north, and wait till you see the beaches SShhheee... Dont want to spoil it... I have my sister coming out from Scotland begining of September so will know all the in places to see and go ..... Cheers Jock...

Sorry Jerryd, still trying to get my head and fingers around this computer, if it was a Land Rover I wouldent have this problem,... The first eng here was one of the 2.6 motors, but changed it out for the 3 lit westlake .....

Hi guys,

Just back from Malaysia, Perth & Hobart (returned early due to a death in the family!).

I did manage to squeeze an hour in while in Perth to go and see Jock and his Dormobile - very impressed!

Really good workmanship; lots of well thought out ideas and well made mods - and it is shiny

Here are just a few pics I managed to snap off while I was there:
Good to meet you jock

Hopefully next time we will have more 'leisure' time

Cheers,
Robin.

Cheers Robin,
Realy good to meet,sorry to hear your reason for early return, next time maybe a drive up the northern beaches, a fishing trip down south, or the planned trip up the Canning stock route in 2014 with other series Land Rovers, the first Dormobile up the Canning ! ! ! Better have a chat with Jerryd... Cheers Jock ...

Sorry to hear that you had to cut short your trip Robin, that's one nice looking "Dormobile" Jock
Is that fishing line in your overhead cupboard ??

Hopefully mine might be nearly finished by 2014 and I could join your trip up the canning . We went off roading sunday and I think I've finally destroyed the gearbox, it's making some very strange noises and jumping out of gear occasionally.

Check the exhaust hanger - if it's in roughly the same place as the 88" it could be assisting in noises. Mine used to kick out of gear on overrun (box replaced) but now sounds like it's about to fall apart when I press the clutch to change gear.