Military Land Rover
Military Land Rover
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Zed Ed

Original Poster:

1,163 posts

213 months

Sunday 13th September
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quite fancy one and have been watching the current auctions.

Any recommendations on getting them back on the road, other than some pocket depth.

Who are the good garages in this field?

Thanks

camel_landy

5,504 posts

213 months

Monday 14th September
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Deep pockets sums it up nicely.

On the face of it, whilst they look 'cheap', you have to bear in mind that they're as basic as a very basic thing... Comfort was not an option. They're also 24v, so to put them to civilian spec requires swapping out most of the electrical system.

However, done well, they are fun cars to mooch about in.

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WH16

8,499 posts

248 months

Monday 14th September
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There are about to be a lot more on the market so I wouldn't rush into anything.

They are normally well maintained in service but used hard and driven without much care or mechanical sympathy. I would personally avoid anything deployed on Telic/Herrick and find a nice SW used on a UK RAF or RN base, unless you are particularly set on the old warhorse aesthetic.

Also worth bearing in mind that a military V5 can cause problems overseas if you intend to do any foreign travel in it. For UK use obviously not an issue.