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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6601   
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Anyone got any leads on replacement Series I 86" chassis?
 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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10th Oct 2018 12:33pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6601
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Tell me more about the chassis rights issue (or a link)?
Richards don't list or seem advertise S1 chassis - they specifically say they don't do them  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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10th Oct 2018 12:56pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17307 
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There's a full summary on the LRS1C forum, and if you are a member then that will tell you the story best. In essence, in there was a tripartite manufacturing agreement between Richards Chassis, the Land Rover Serier One Club, and an unspecified third party, all of whom provided key parts of the production process. The S1C owned the jigs for the production, the third party had provided detail design data and manufacturing information, and RC actually built the chassis.
For reasons which are as far as I know not public, the third party dropped out of the agreement and there followed a prolonged legal debate about who actually owned what. The S1C faced legal action arising from claims that it had infringed the IPR of the third party, and as far as I know this is potentially still ongoing. I believe the RC has now bought the jig from the S1C and this has enabled manufacture to recommence independent from any ongoing litigation and independent of the LRS1C. The LRS1C has no involvement in the future production of chassis. I suggests that a phone call to Richards Chassis would be worthwhile. Although Series One chassis are not listed on the website, I am certain that they now do make them (whether they make all wheelbases and options yet I don't know). |
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10th Oct 2018 3:15pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6601
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Thanks for the info and the lead, appreciated
 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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10th Oct 2018 3:20pm |
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| JeremyJ Member Since: 16 Nov 2011 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 1758
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Richards are making them but there are other options.
I’ve gone else where for my 107 mainly due to the way the whole LRSOC monopoly was handled. I’ll PM you! |
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10th Oct 2018 7:56pm |
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| defender9 Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 1629 
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Martin,
Richards Approached the LRSOC to buy the chassis jig and this was agreed with as Blackwolf says with no further involvement from the Club. They do not seem to advertise that they will make a S1 chassis but they will do. They are considerably dearer than a Series 2/3 chassis. |
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10th Oct 2018 8:05pm |
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