British Pacific Gives up RRC parts program...

[LANDY96]

Well at least we still have ATLANTICBRITISH, and RoversNorth to buy parts from. I don't think I ever bought parts from BritishPacific. The article is a little misleading, as the majority of the parts are available from atlanticbritish.com, and roversnorth.com.

http://www.thelandroverchronicles.com/

[daway]

i have to check that out! they had always great deals on parts and sometimes they had the same part # for 1/2 the price then AB or RN! i will go to there site. .

[daway]

ok, i talked to brit pacific. the land rover company out of england "classic divison" that made ton of classic parts folded and around 6,700 parts #'s, mostly inter trim and electric parts have been stopped. so i wonder what electric parts will still b around?

[rmuller]

From the post on the chronicles, it seems more as if the division of Land Rover, entitled Land Rover Classic Parts, which provided the OEM parts for RRC/D1 has closed down entirely.. this was announced about a year ago that this was going to happen (or maybe it was the fact dealership wasn't going to stock the parts). So if that's the case, it doesn't matter if its BP/AB/RN .. they wont be getting any more OEM parts made.. so the options will be to use up the current stock and then find after market replacements.

[daway]

Originally Posted by rmuller

From the post on the chronicles, it seems more as if the division of Land Rover, entitled Land Rover Classic Parts, which provided the OEM parts for RRC/D1 has closed down entirely.. this was announced about a year ago that this was going to happen (or maybe it was the fact dealership wasn't going to stock the parts). So if that's the case, it doesn't matter if its BP/AB/RN .. they wont be getting any more OEM parts made.. so the options will be to use up the current stock and then find after market replacements.

i think allmake and britparts will and do make alot of parts that BP<AB<RN get. the guy that i know at BP said that alot of trim parts and electric part OME will be gone. i remember reading about the dealers stop there stock.

[Paul Grant]

I think most of our trucks will have turned to dust before it becomes a real issue finding parts. There are several British companies that will fill the void and more will likely come along. If you've ever owned a Series Land Rover you know all to well that there are an awful lot of parts floating around all over the world for these trucks, A little ingenuity and perserverence and I think we'll be able to get just about anything we need for a long time coming.

[Greg M]

Originally Posted by daway

i think allmake and britparts will and do make alot of parts that BP<AB<RN get. the guy that i know at BP said that alot of trim parts and electric part OME will be gone. i remember reading about the dealers stop there stock.

Yep you're right. I rebuilt my engine with BP parts and 98% was Allmakes.

Originally Posted by Paul Grant

I think most of our trucks will have turned to dust before it becomes a real issue finding parts. There are several British companies that will fill the void and more will likely come along. If you've ever owned a Series Land Rover you know all to well that there are an awful lot of parts floating around all over the world for these trucks, A little ingenuity and perserverence and I think we'll be able to get just about anything we need for a long time coming.

I agree. There demand is too great. As these vehicles age and more people get interested in restoring them the market will meet the demand. I owned a '57 MGA and could have built a new car from scratch with all the aftermarket parts available. Heck, I never had problems finding parts for a Scout i owned and IHC stopped making them in 1980. I wouldn't worry about it too much.