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My old man used to work many many years ago for Land Rover and used to sell them all over the world. I would love listening to where he had been and more so who he had dealt with. There would often be a modified Land Rover n our drive.
Fast forward many decades and I want to share this experience with my boys but don’t know where to start.
Appreciate the Land Rover community is huge but my starter is who are the best specialists for these trucks? I have had some good conversations with John Brown and Landrover centre but I am based in the south and with the age of these series, really want to inspect them myself.
Any thoughts appreciated or is it more of a case of joint forums and going privately. Thanks !
My old man used to work many many years ago for Land Rover and used to sell them all over the world. I would love listening to where he had been and more so who he had dealt with. There would often be a modified Land Rover n our drive.
Fast forward many decades and I want to share this experience with my boys but don’t know where to start.
Appreciate the Land Rover community is huge but my starter is who are the best specialists for these trucks? I have had some good conversations with John Brown and Landrover centre but I am based in the south and with the age of these series, really want to inspect them myself.
Any thoughts appreciated or is it more of a case of joint forums and going privately. Thanks !
As with everything, the forums are dying off, and have more-or-less completely moved to FB.
There's a lot of utter chod about, especially if you look to the older end, and prices have gone silly. I was lucky, and got a very tidy and straight late s3 88 SW a couple of years ago for a grand and a half - that's getting towards bring-your-own-binbags money now.
There's a lot of utter chod about, especially if you look to the older end, and prices have gone silly. I was lucky, and got a very tidy and straight late s3 88 SW a couple of years ago for a grand and a half - that's getting towards bring-your-own-binbags money now.
Whats your budget?
How old are your boys? Worth bearing in mind they can't use the rear inward seats until they are 12. Obvioulsy the front seats are fine.
Expect to pay north of £4k for anything VED free or even a year off VED free.
Series 3s is the most affordable way to get into classic Land Rover ownership, mainly because they are perceived as the least desirable.
Series 2A is considered by many to the quit essential classic land rover with its exposed heater, all metal dash and inboard headlamps. Expect to pay high fives for a decent example.
How handy are you with the spanners? Buying something thats mint and restoring it could be good fun for you and your boys. I have owned my Series 3 for 6 yuears ow and its been off the road for 3 years of that and i have spent the last year re-painting it. Its been hard work and I still have a bit of work to do.
Don't be scared of buying one thats been modified. A well fitted 200tdi engine is far better than the original diesel units, which are slow and noisy!
Pick ups are the cheapest followed by van sides. Station wagons command the most, even properly convertaed van side to station wagons can be a decent buy. I have converted mine to station wagon sides and it looks pretty decent
Any excuse to post up a pic...
How old are your boys? Worth bearing in mind they can't use the rear inward seats until they are 12. Obvioulsy the front seats are fine.
Expect to pay north of £4k for anything VED free or even a year off VED free.
Series 3s is the most affordable way to get into classic Land Rover ownership, mainly because they are perceived as the least desirable.
Series 2A is considered by many to the quit essential classic land rover with its exposed heater, all metal dash and inboard headlamps. Expect to pay high fives for a decent example.
How handy are you with the spanners? Buying something thats mint and restoring it could be good fun for you and your boys. I have owned my Series 3 for 6 yuears ow and its been off the road for 3 years of that and i have spent the last year re-painting it. Its been hard work and I still have a bit of work to do.
Don't be scared of buying one thats been modified. A well fitted 200tdi engine is far better than the original diesel units, which are slow and noisy!
Pick ups are the cheapest followed by van sides. Station wagons command the most, even properly convertaed van side to station wagons can be a decent buy. I have converted mine to station wagon sides and it looks pretty decent
Any excuse to post up a pic...
bakerstreet said:
Whats your budget?
How old are your boys? Worth bearing in mind they can't use the rear inward seats until they are 12. Obvioulsy the front seats are fine.
Expect to pay north of £4k for anything VED free or even a year off VED free.
Series 3s is the most affordable way to get into classic Land Rover ownership, mainly because they are perceived as the least desirable.
Series 2A is considered by many to the quit essential classic land rover with its exposed heater, all metal dash and inboard headlamps. Expect to pay high fives for a decent example.
How handy are you with the spanners? Buying something thats mint and restoring it could be good fun for you and your boys. I have owned my Series 3 for 6 yuears ow and its been off the road for 3 years of that and i have spent the last year re-painting it. Its been hard work and I still have a bit of work to do.
Don't be scared of buying one thats been modified. A well fitted 200tdi engine is far better than the original diesel units, which are slow and noisy!
Pick ups are the cheapest followed by van sides. Station wagons command the most, even properly convertaed van side to station wagons can be a decent buy. I have converted mine to station wagon sides and it looks pretty decent
Any excuse to post up a pic...
^ Very nice!!!How old are your boys? Worth bearing in mind they can't use the rear inward seats until they are 12. Obvioulsy the front seats are fine.
Expect to pay north of £4k for anything VED free or even a year off VED free.
Series 3s is the most affordable way to get into classic Land Rover ownership, mainly because they are perceived as the least desirable.
Series 2A is considered by many to the quit essential classic land rover with its exposed heater, all metal dash and inboard headlamps. Expect to pay high fives for a decent example.
How handy are you with the spanners? Buying something thats mint and restoring it could be good fun for you and your boys. I have owned my Series 3 for 6 yuears ow and its been off the road for 3 years of that and i have spent the last year re-painting it. Its been hard work and I still have a bit of work to do.
Don't be scared of buying one thats been modified. A well fitted 200tdi engine is far better than the original diesel units, which are slow and noisy!
Pick ups are the cheapest followed by van sides. Station wagons command the most, even properly convertaed van side to station wagons can be a decent buy. I have converted mine to station wagon sides and it looks pretty decent
Any excuse to post up a pic...
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