A series Landy is like a Meccano set - everything is modular and can be unbolted. It took just a couple of days to separate the sub-assemblies from one another (fenders, wings, load bin, seats, bulkhead, engine/gearbox, axles, etc). Stripping those sub-assemblies into their individual parts obviously takes much longer, and was left until such time as that component needed rebuilding or restoring. The aim of the initial strip-down was to get to the bare chassis.