Interesting Land Rover spotted
Discussion
Near my office in Aberdeen today.
It was either:
A: A series 3 109 Station Wagon with a defender front end, fuel filler, indy suspension and arch flares
or (and more likely IMHO)
B: A Defender 110 SW with 109 doors, windscreen and rear side windows.
Sitting on a galvanised chassis and in a classic colour scheme of light blue up to the hips and cream above.
Bloody nice! I really fancy doing something like option B but as a sleeper with a tuned Rover v8 or some other american v8.
It was either:
A: A series 3 109 Station Wagon with a defender front end, fuel filler, indy suspension and arch flares
or (and more likely IMHO)
B: A Defender 110 SW with 109 doors, windscreen and rear side windows.
Sitting on a galvanised chassis and in a classic colour scheme of light blue up to the hips and cream above.
Bloody nice! I really fancy doing something like option B but as a sleeper with a tuned Rover v8 or some other american v8.
Might be a 110 as you say with the older doors so he can de-roof and door top in summer.
I'm sure it's a modified Defender. The grille looks a lot more like a Defender than the stage 1 pictured above. It looks exactly like a defender from the door tops down (door handles, fuel filler, arch flares etc).
It looked like it had wider defender axles too, compared to the stage1/series axles. That could just be the wheel offset though.
Looks really nice, I'll try to get a pic one day next week if I go out for a walk at a lunchtime
It looked like it had wider defender axles too, compared to the stage1/series axles. That could just be the wheel offset though.
Looks really nice, I'll try to get a pic one day next week if I go out for a walk at a lunchtime
mwy1964 said:
pugwash4x4 said:
stage 1 v8 is a coiler
I think it is one of the last leafers with disc brakes and full time 4 wheel drive. it is of course on leaf springs- heavy duty at the back- 8+ 2 leaves
It could also be an ex MOD/FCO vehicle as i am sure a lot of these have the sliding windows ala Series all be it with angled edges to the glass rather than straight. Also nothing to say the owner had not changed the doors (known rust area) for series doors as a) they fit b) significantly cheaper than defender doors c) you can take the door top off for summer cruising, although odd on a LWB...
Mark
Mark
phib said:
Nope. I'll go out for a walk at lunchtiem today and try to grab a photo if it's at the same place I saw it...I'm convinced now it;s a Defender with series door tops and a classic paint scheme. Very nice looking truck.
Early 110's had slide windows. But it wouldn't have had a split fold down windscreen.
Can't really see someone doing this to a 110, too much work for too little gain.
It's either an early 110 or its a 109 with an axle swap and latter Defender style parts.
Its not difficult, Defender wings and front panel will almost bolt right on.
Can't really see someone doing this to a 110, too much work for too little gain.
It's either an early 110 or its a 109 with an axle swap and latter Defender style parts.
Its not difficult, Defender wings and front panel will almost bolt right on.
Seems a waste of time rebuilding a 109 on a galv chassis and then modify it to give it coil springs, defender front, defender rear tub, defender arches, defender axles etc etc, just to get the split screen and sliding-window door tops though...
More likely a Defender with some upper bodywork changes...?
More likely a Defender with some upper bodywork changes...?
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