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| apt100 Member Since: 05 Mar 2015 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1547   
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I'll wish you luck
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1st Dec 2015 12:11am |
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| Ellisboy Member Since: 13 Oct 2013 Location: Deep South Posts: 539 
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nice one! |
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1st Dec 2015 7:01am |
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| ceefax Member Since: 19 Apr 2015 Location: Near Sheffield Posts: 31 
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Nice one!
BTW, if it's 1978, that makes it a Series 3, not a series 2A, the last of the 2A's were in 1972 Not many things changed though, syncromesh on all four gears and the ignition switch moved from the dash to the steering column. Think the chassis is slightly different as well? |
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1st Dec 2015 7:16am |
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| TomekW Member Since: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Warsaw Posts: 192  
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Thanks @ceefax!
I am applying for heritage certificate now to get more details of this truck |
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1st Dec 2015 7:21am |
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| Venomator Member Since: 25 Aug 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 2087
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Wish you a lot of luck Tomek...
I do like the Lightweights though... 
I hope you will be entertaining us with a build thread as you return it to factory state...  Rog...
The GREEN One... MY2016 Urban Truck Build Thread - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40548....al[/color] |
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1st Dec 2015 8:29am |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3373
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Nice one and good look with the rebuild
How come it ended up in Poland? Here's mine  |
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1st Dec 2015 8:47am |
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| TomekW Member Since: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Warsaw Posts: 192
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beautiful truck camelman
those indicator and side lights on the front - are they "special" or std series ones? I see the silver rims around at the bottom end of lamps. History of my truck.... well... it came from Holland and that is everything I know at the moment. I hope the heritage Certificate will tell me more  |
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1st Dec 2015 9:57am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5818  
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That's brilliant. I can just imagine summer drives to a lovely country pub for an ale down by a babbling brook.... Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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1st Dec 2015 9:59am |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3373
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Mine is a 24v 1985 model (one of the last 3 built
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I believe the side / indicator lens are part of the 24v set up or the later models but not 100% sure there is an excellent book you need to buy which has a history of the all the batches, even down to chassis numbers, called "the half ton military landrover" https://wordery.com/the-half-ton-military-...GwoduQoGPg Grenadier - you have to try not to smile too much when driving to the pub as you end up with teeth full of flies |
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1st Dec 2015 10:04am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5818
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I know all too well from riding with open face helmets...
 Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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1st Dec 2015 10:11am |
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| TomekW Member Since: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Warsaw Posts: 192
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book ordered
thanks camelman! |
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1st Dec 2015 10:16am |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3373
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Nice one, my landie is in there in it's prerestored state, see if you can spot it
I repainted it last summer so here it is in it's current state: Click image to enlarge |
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1st Dec 2015 10:52am |
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| TomekW Member Since: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Warsaw Posts: 192
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here is my truck's ID plate
maybe you can tell me more about this car thanks 2021 Defender 90 D250 1998 TUL 1997 TUM FFR 2003 Defender 110SW Td5 1985 ExMOD 110 ST 3.9 V8 1971 Series IIa Lightweight |
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1st Dec 2015 1:04pm |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3373
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Interesting , that chassis number does in fact mean its a series 2 (and possibly worth a bit more due to rarirty), 1969-71.
It appears to have a british military registration stamped on there as well. You find with a lot of earlier lightweights that their registration documents show the date they were sold out of the forces rather than their build date. In your case 1978 is possibly when it was sold by the army rather than built. |
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1st Dec 2015 1:15pm |
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