Buying an old Land Rover - For Life

[hidetheelephants]

croakey said:

I know very little about old landies (other than needing one in my life)

What is this specific model? Series 2?

Also as a rough guide where does this stand you? You mention £400 and 15 hours?

I am in love with it

Series 3 short wheelbase(SWB in landroverese) with a soft top.

If the uncalculated figure is less than £4k I'll be impressed; the £400 is the (ebay impulse?)purchase price, and it took 15 hours to dismantle it to fit the half-chassis replacing the rotten bit. Not as shiny example picked because it's on my ebay watch list; other landrovers are available.

Edited by hidetheelephants on Thursday 6th December 22:38

[carmadgaz]

randomeddy said:

Has anybody with a 109" ever bled their front brakes succesfully.

Not personally no, mine are crap. I know a man with a S3 109" who has put extra pipework in to do it (can't remember the technicalities)

[CraigyMc]

hidetheelephants said:

Not as shiny example

The fact that it has a galvernised chassie rather than a galvanised chassis puts me off a lot.

Before anyone pipes up with the old trope, I know there are people with severe dyslexia; many of my friends fall into this category. If you have a problem, get someone to proofread it; that's what they do.

C

[hidetheelephants]

CraigyMc said:

The fact that it has a galvernised chassie rather than a galvanised chassis puts me off a lot.

Before anyone pipes up with the old trope, I know there are people with severe dyslexia; many of my friends fall into this category. If you have a problem, get someone to proofread it; that's what they do.

C

Think of it as a galvanised chassis with £1000 of ropey landrover wrapped around it; that's the basis I bought mine on, despite the illiteracy of the advertiser.

[CraigyMc]

hidetheelephants said:

CraigyMc said:

The fact that it has a galvernised chassie rather than a galvanised chassis puts me off a lot.

Before anyone pipes up with the old trope, I know there are people with severe dyslexia; many of my friends fall into this category. If you have a problem, get someone to proofread it; that's what they do.

C

Think of it as a galvanised chassis with £1000 of ropey landrover wrapped around it; that's the basis I bought mine on, despite the illiteracy of the advertiser.

[V8Triumph]

I've just bought another Series Landy this afternoon, this time a Series IIa truck cab. Petrol this time, much much more civilised than the diesel. It's a real survivor, one previous owner and only 70,000 miles from new. Can't wait to go and pick it up and show it off with my Disco V8

Here's a couple of pics:

[anonymous-user]

Boo hoo hoo, I have just seen the remains of my old Landy, pictured earlier in this thread when in its glory days, parted out and for sale in bits on eBay. Goodbye Sandy Landy, you used to be dandy, but ended not grandy.

[matt21]

Oh dear. Looks like I may pull the trigger.

This time a 1967 Series 2 petrol.

Worried about a few things.

1. How much maintenance will it require.
2. Security
3. Driving the thing!

[anonymous-user]

I bought a 1976 Series III SWB for 1500 on eBay 18 months ago. Apart from a cracked exhaust manifold (replaced with a new one) it has needed very little maintenance. It now needs it brake shoes adjusting. Security: non existent and I usually don't even lock it. Driving it - fun once you get used to the steering and brakes and clonky gear change (no synchro 1/2 on yours). If no overdrive fitted, get one on eBay and fit it - makes the Landy usable for short trips on motorways (noisy!).

[matt21]

Thanks. I thought these things were a criminals target?

It's 200 miles from home. Debating if that's too much to drive home!

What is a good solid 2.25 petrol S2A 88" worth?

[anonymous-user]

If worried about thievery, maybe take the rotor arm off to immobilise the thing? 200 miles would be a long and tiring drive, esp if without overdrive, but you could allow yourself 4 hours plus some breaks. My Landy has a radius of operation of about 10 miles from my house, although I did once drive it 80 miles to Solihull and 80 miles back.

Values, I am not sure, as have not looked lately, but prob a chunk north of 5K for a good 2. 3s still cheaper.

[lostkiwi]

Just sold the last of my Landys - a 300tdi 110.
If I were buying another I'd think seriously abut another 101.

[EarlOfHazard]

Just going through my bookmarks. OP - did you take the plunge and buy a series 2?

[Arnold Cunningham]

Yeh, I wonder.

I've still got my 1989 V8 90 that I bought in 2008.

[rambo19]

carmadgaz said:

randomeddy said:

Has anybody with a 109" ever bled their front brakes succesfully.

Not personally no, mine are crap. I know a man with a S3 109" who has put extra pipework in to do it (can't remember the technicalities)

The holy grail.

[rambo19]

matt21 said:

Thanks. I thought these things were a criminals target?

It's 200 miles from home. Debating if that's too much to drive home!

What is a good solid 2.25 petrol S2A 88" worth?

If you have never driven a landy before, it will kill you!!

[colonel c]

rambo19 said:

carmadgaz said:

randomeddy said:

Has anybody with a 109" ever bled their front brakes succesfully.

Not personally no, mine are crap. I know a man with a S3 109" who has put extra pipework in to do it (can't remember the technicalities)

The holy grail.

Not just me then.

[rambo19]

Owned and restored loads of landys- I love them!






My current landy;

[cptsideways]

I loved my SII swb Safari Top 2 1/4 it was the old Dunsfold fire tender for much of its life, it had a multitude of coats of paint, affectionately known as Dulux. I restored it in the 90's in French Blue, looked great.

931 ALR I kept the plate for a few years though. It went with on an old style non transferable plate. I wonder where it is now?

When I first got it


After it was restored