DEFENDER2.NET - View topic - My first Defender

↓ Advertise on Defender2 ↓

Home · FAQ · New Posts · My Posts · PMs · Search · Members · Map · Calendar · Profile · Donate · Register · Log In

Home > My Defender > My first Defender

Page 1 of 1

Print this entire topic ·

falkster

Member Since: 12 Nov 2023
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 64

1988 Defender 110 V8 Petrol CSW Trident Green

My first Defender

Just a quick introduction...
Ever since I was a little boy watching the Born Free movies, a Land Rover was one of my dream cars to own.
Pictured is my first Defender which I picked up for £3000 after winning it unseen at an ebay auction. It was "painted" in Raptor unfortunately not with the right prep underneath. Someone had cut a whole into the roof to use it for shooting. I enjoyed that vehicle a lot and every time you sat behind the wheel it felt like I imagined it was when rescueing Elsa in the said Born Free movies (the mind is a powerful thing).

Sadly with Covid and the first lockdown, I lost my job and had to sell the Land Rover.
This year though, I'll turn 55 in May and some of my pension savings will help me get another Defender to keep on living my dream (although that occasionally might turn into a nightmare).

Looking forward to learn a thing or two and to generally meet some nice people.

21st Mar 2024 12:50pm

falkster

Member Since: 12 Nov 2023
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 64

for some reason, I can't integrate the image into my post, sorry...
but it is visible in my gallery.

21st Mar 2024 12:56pm

LR Nuts

Member Since: 10 Aug 2022
Location: UK
Posts: 1105

Click image to enlarge

21st Mar 2024 1:03pm

falkster

Member Since: 12 Nov 2023
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 64

Thanks LR Nuts.

I'm sure I will eventually get the hang of it.

21st Mar 2024 2:59pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10742

Welcome and thank you for the intro

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.

Keeper.

Clayton.

21st Mar 2024 9:08pm

Fatbaron

Member Since: 12 Mar 2016
Location: Devon
Posts: 299

Welcome! I like the look of that. I've been tempted to paint mine the same...

22nd Mar 2024 5:05am

falkster

Member Since: 12 Nov 2023
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 64

Quote:
I've been tempted to paint mine the same...

Make sure you prep the surface well!
It looked brilliant on mine from the distance. If you got closer you could feel how the paint was delaminating from the metal below in large slabs... Not cool.
But it certainly made it look the part. for some reason I was given priority on pretty much every mini roundabout.

22nd Mar 2024 5:59pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20339

Welcome

You’ll find on here we all treat one another well, as a big kind of Defender family really and always try and help one another.
Unlike some other sites or social media, you’ll always find a helping hand, friendship and good advice if you ever should need it, and it’s a good place to be.

Feel free to share your journey into getting another Defender, pictures are always good and always appreciated.

Many thanks to Martin who runs Def2, for keeping it a good place to be and very well run site.

$W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪

22nd Mar 2024 7:25pm

Page 1 of 1

All times are GMT

Jump to

< Previous Topic | Next Topic >

Posting Rules

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum