Published by kyle on 04 Jan 2007 at 10:16 pm
Land Rover
I have one Land Rover, but I’m interested in the whole range of them. The one I have is a red Series III Short Wheelbase 2.25l petrol.
It was originally stationed at the Bishopton Royal Ordinance factory in 1981 for several years, and it has subsequently passed through two more owners before winding up with me back in 1999. Being made in the latter half of 1981, around the time they changed from imperial to metric, means it has a wide variety of nuts and bolts on it. It is also painted in a non-standard colour, with no colour or trim codes visible on the VIN plates, which makes it nigh on impossible to get a perfect colour match without going for the more expensive spectral analysis methods.
Since winning £250 at a work raffle, it now rolls on a set of 750×16 Colways, which were fitted just in time for the run to Portugal in it. Other modifications include a free breathing air filter, a Weber carburettor, large bore exhaust system, just under 400watts of additional lights, a Fairey overdrive, center cubby-box and a small (but loud enough!) subwoofer/amplifier.
Up until recently, it was my everyday vehicle. It’s now sitting at my parents awaiting funding for a replacement chassis. It’s not roadworthy after parts of the chassis succumbed to rust. Some time and it will be back on the road.
