Buying a SIIA?
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Hi
I am looking for a tidy SIIA (pref with wing headlights rather than grill, so a late one or converted).
Must be 88", not too fussed re body style, cab or stationwagen.
How much should I expect to pay for a nice one? not museum timewarp £10k silly money, but something clean and as reliable as a 1970 Landy can be.
I am ex-owner of CSK number 47 if it is still out there.....!
(and my brother had SIIA RCT822H if anyone knows its whereabouts I'd have that one!)
Cheers
I am looking for a tidy SIIA (pref with wing headlights rather than grill, so a late one or converted).
Must be 88", not too fussed re body style, cab or stationwagen.
How much should I expect to pay for a nice one? not museum timewarp £10k silly money, but something clean and as reliable as a 1970 Landy can be.
I am ex-owner of CSK number 47 if it is still out there.....!
(and my brother had SIIA RCT822H if anyone knows its whereabouts I'd have that one!)
Cheers
smn159 said:
I'd say a minimum of £1500 - 2k for one capable of regular use that won't need a replacement chassis soon, probably around 3-4k for an extremely presentable one - but then I haven't looked for a while so may be a bit off on the prices.
I've bought 3 SIII land rovers, and sold 2 over the last year. S2a's are generally worth a bit more.I think those prices are a bit optimistic. I would have thought more like £2.5k - £3k for a usable one, and £4k+ for a nice one. I searched for months for a nice SIII for under £2k, and couldn't find one. In the end I got one that was OK underneath, drove well but looked scruffy (classic painted with a dulux roller!) for £1,800. I had a quite nice tax free petrol one with galvanised chassis, overdrive etc. Bought for £2.5k, fixed a few bits, sold it to a trader, and he had it up for £5k!
Might be some geographic variations, and our definitions of what a decent one are might be different.
Good luck!
varsas said:
I think those prices are a bit optimistic. I would have thought more like £2.5k - £3k for a usable one, and £4k+ for a nice one.
I'd go along with that - I've been hearing anecdotally that prices are on the up at the moment!I bought mt S2a about 4 years ago for £1500, having had the body off and the chassis and bulkhead welded but no mechanical work done. More recently my nephew has paid £600 for an absolute basket case of a series 3 which really needs a new chassis but I've got the job of welding the old one
Worth joining one of the clubs as some good ones change hands there and you can often get a bit more background detail of the condition from forum posts. Suggest the Series 2 club for starters if you're not already on there;
http://www.series2club.info/forum/index.php
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Something like this?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Gypsies keep breaking into the barn where I keep a lot of the stuff I need for work. It's got to the stage where I will have to move out. Options are, either sell my land rover and use the garage for storage, or build another big shed in the garden.
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http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Gypsies keep breaking into the barn where I keep a lot of the stuff I need for work. It's got to the stage where I will have to move out. Options are, either sell my land rover and use the garage for storage, or build another big shed in the garden.
Edited to add gypsies, as
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Hi
I am looking for a tidy SIIA (pref with wing headlights rather than grill, so a late one or converted).
Must be 88", not too fussed re body style, cab or stationwagen.
How much should I expect to pay for a nice one? not museum timewarp £10k silly money, but something clean and as reliable as a 1970 Landy can be.
I am ex-owner of CSK number 47 if it is still out there.....!
(and my brother had SIIA RCT822H if anyone knows its whereabouts I'd have that one!)
Cheers
Might be worth looking for an early SIII too?I am looking for a tidy SIIA (pref with wing headlights rather than grill, so a late one or converted).
Must be 88", not too fussed re body style, cab or stationwagen.
How much should I expect to pay for a nice one? not museum timewarp £10k silly money, but something clean and as reliable as a 1970 Landy can be.
I am ex-owner of CSK number 47 if it is still out there.....!
(and my brother had SIIA RCT822H if anyone knows its whereabouts I'd have that one!)
Cheers
I would agree that a lot will depend on your definition of tidy.
The earliest Series III's sneak into the historic tax class and that might be the way to go if you want value for money.
Bear in mind though that the Series vehicles and 90/110's seem to fall into two categories:
Those that have had a new chassis and/or major bulkhead repairs; and
Those that in the not too distant future will require a new chassis and/or major bulkhead repairs.
The earliest Series III's sneak into the historic tax class and that might be the way to go if you want value for money.
Bear in mind though that the Series vehicles and 90/110's seem to fall into two categories:
Those that have had a new chassis and/or major bulkhead repairs; and
Those that in the not too distant future will require a new chassis and/or major bulkhead repairs.
Thanks for your comments, I am very pleased - a real big boys Tonka Toy!
The ExmoorTrim Highbacks are nice and it has new seatbelts too.
Can anyone tell me - is it difficult to remove the cab?!
If I take it off, can the B-post remain in place (it is what the seat belts are secured to). I see that Exmoor do a seat belt bar, but I cant see whether I am going to need that?
£82 for classic insurance (inc commuting), free tax.
Well chuffed
The ExmoorTrim Highbacks are nice and it has new seatbelts too.
Can anyone tell me - is it difficult to remove the cab?!
If I take it off, can the B-post remain in place (it is what the seat belts are secured to). I see that Exmoor do a seat belt bar, but I cant see whether I am going to need that?
£82 for classic insurance (inc commuting), free tax.
Well chuffed
West4x4 said:
you can remove the cab roof leaving the back and seatbelts undisturbed. If you remove both you'll have to sort something for the seatbelts
I am not sure I understand?I want to remove the roof, door tops and the rear panel with 3 windows - there appears to be a separate b-post that the rear panel bolts to?
Do you have a picture of the configuration?
Cheers!
Which part are you calling the b post? There's a bulkhead which runs across the rear of the seats and is level with the top of the rear wings. If the seatbelt mount is bolted to this then you should be OK to remove the hard top.
Not sure about truck cabs but the full hardtops sometimes had triangular brackets fitted higer up for the top seatbelt mount. If yours has one of these then obviously you'll lose the top mount when you take the truck cab off.
In any case the seatbelt will be more effective with a higher top mounting point so a harness bar is a good idea if you're putting a soft top on it
Not sure about truck cabs but the full hardtops sometimes had triangular brackets fitted higer up for the top seatbelt mount. If yours has one of these then obviously you'll lose the top mount when you take the truck cab off.
In any case the seatbelt will be more effective with a higher top mounting point so a harness bar is a good idea if you're putting a soft top on it
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