I see a lot of Land Rovers in the background of pictures on this site so I was wondering how many locosters own/have owned /want to own a land
rover?
Caber
Had one a long time ago
Me too a series 2a and it took 2 weeks of welding every night to get it through its test.
I've got a series 2A been stood for a good few years. The 2 boys want me to do it before the kit, i don't think that will be happening
somehow.
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I.ve got 2 series 3s, one on the road, one for parts
I have a Disco tdi 1997, it has to be the worst car I have owned and is going in for paintwork to be sorted this week prior to me selling it. Air con packed up twice, propshaft broke, rear discs replaced twice, it eats brake pads is noisey uncomfortable and I wish I had never bought it. oh and the rear door has today decided to stop my getting in by refusing to open. GRRRRRRRRRRRR.
had one too(serris three ) my wife hated it and i got sick of constantly having to tinker with it to keep it going ,oh and it was baby shit yellow...... apt really . We bought it because where we lived was prone to flooding but then there was a drought... ah Aussie weather. and dont forget the armstrong steering :- you need strong arms to steer it
worked on them for seven years became to much for me could never own one know i'de like to say to unreliable but i own an alfa !
You either love them or hate them,
I've owned a IIA V8 LWB which I bought for £100 fixed up then sold for £550 I think it was.
My dads owned a Lightweight (half-tonne/ air portable) And now owns a TDI 90
They are nice to work on because they are basically a big mechano set! Also good for towing trailers to track days.
Of course these days I'd rather have a car I bulit myself on the road, will make it so easy to diagnose and fix when something goes wrong!
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Originally posted by andybod
worked on them for seven years became to much for me could never own one know i'de like to say to unreliable but i own an alfa !
I had a Lightweight a few years back (1978-1985); very nice with V8 and 3.54 diffs.
Then had a S1 V8 for a while.
Also raced another S1 with 2 1/4 engine and RR front suspension grafted on.
That makes me feel better, I have a 2A Carawagon a series 3 with a 2.5TD engine and a 1979 Range Rover looks like i am now graduating to Lococst
construction!
Caber
by the way allthough the thought of these things send a cold shiver down my spine i do have copies of landrovers rave tech data cd,s for lr 90/110
200,300+td5
disco series 1+2 range rover classic ,range rover and new range rover
cd.s include tech data,service manuals , bulletins owners manuals etc can copy and send for a small contribution to cover costs email to
andyboddice@aol.com if any one wants a copy
1963 SII Diesel
1965 SIIA Petrol
1968 SII Lightweight
All unreliable, heavy, dirt cheap and a good laugh.
My mate's just come back (yesterday) from a trek to the Sahara with 10 LR's (Defender and Disco's)
His TDi is stuck in Malaga - knackered. Most of the other vehicles suffered maladies too.
He wants a Toyota now
Neil.
Land-Rover are for wimps mind you I did like the 90 V8 station wagon I used to use at work.
So do you really have the Champ shown in your avatar?
Caber
every week, (goin' swimming), I see an old-ish LandRover, sporting a 1963 reg plate.
Noticed that it had the coil-spring suspension type chassis. Correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC this chassis type was carried over from the Range
Rover, sometime during the 80's. If this has been a rebuild, how come he's retained the old plate?
Its theoretically possible to keep the reg if all the other bits are the original and you are just changing the suspension system and chassis frame
however a lot of people seem to get away with "modifying" Landies to way beyond where they should have a Q plate!
Caber
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Originally posted by caber
So do you really have the Champ shown in your avatar?
Caber
british trident, I have always liked the look of the champ, never had the opportunity to own or drive one though. I dont know if you remember in the
very dim and distant past on TV they used to do autopoint, it may even have ben in Black and White! I remember watching champ drivers totally
submerging their vehicles and standing up to keep their heads out of the water. competing against Landies the twinny moke and all sorts of other weird
machinery they always used to come out well.
I also wonder why the Italian army never bought them as I believe they could do 60mph in reverse:-)
Caber
Do I remember this! Even got involved, albeit at a distance. As an apprentice, helped prepare an Austin Gypsy for this event, circa 1963 (?).
Later, got to work on vehicles at FVRDE (Fighting Vehicles Research Establishment). Saw various proto vehicles which appeared in Autopoint event, e.g.
Standard "Bug", Austin "Ant", and assorted weird, non-prodn L/R's.
Woner what's happened to all this experimental military stuff?
I was only old enough to watch it on telly though I would be very interested in both watching and even taking part! I wonder if anyone has the rules?
It would be more interesting than the kind of trials competition that most LR clubs engage in these days.
It might be fun working out locost modifications to take part!
Caber :-)
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Originally posted by caber
british trident, I have always liked the look of the champ, never had the opportunity to own or drive one though. I dont know if you remember in the very dim and distant past on TV they used to do autopoint, it may even have ben in Black and White! I remember watching champ drivers totally submerging their vehicles and standing up to keep their heads out of the water. competing against Landies the twinny moke and all sorts of other weird machinery they always used to come out well.
I also wonder why the Italian army never bought them as I believe they could do 60mph in reverse:-)
Caber