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Jimexpl Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: London Posts: 31 |
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge A couple of shots from before, plus three of the Range Rovers - I had a photo of them lined up on the motorway but can’t find it at the moment. |
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27th May 2021 8:27pm |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
Very nice. The rubber bump stop is original and was fitted to later vehicles to protect the fog light from the spare wheel on the rear door. The problem went away on the 90/110 as the wheel carrier is higher on the door. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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28th May 2021 5:36am |
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Jimexpl Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: London Posts: 31 |
I guess that explains why I don't recall seeing one -
It must have only been fitted on the last full production year on hardtops with rear mounted spares. Any idea of a part number or where I might find one in better condition? It's not in the parts pdf list that I have. This doesn't appear to have ever had a rear mounted spare, but something had been mounted to the back, I guess police specific. The bodyshop found an unused derringer style bullet in the dashboard! I should have done the chassis swap myself - it would have been quicker, but I've had two kids while this was off the road so free time has been precious. Having said that I did manage to refurb and sell a 1972 SIII during that time... |
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28th May 2021 11:51am |
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wrcarter Member Since: 14 Jan 2021 Location: Laois Posts: 45 |
Nice series. The markings behind the rear number plate looks like an Irish number plate was fitted. Did it spend time in Ireland or was the rear tub replaced at some point? 1989 Land Rover 110 CSW
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28th May 2021 1:47pm |
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Jimexpl Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: London Posts: 31 |
I’m pretty sure it hasn’t - I have the DVLA history somewhere and the first owner was the Chief Constable at a police residence, then I think it stayed continuously in the Manchester area until two owners before me.
The number plate that came with the car was old, but unlikely to be original, and the tub has white paint inside and out matching the Arctic white paint under the bonnet. |
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28th May 2021 2:16pm |
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wrcarter Member Since: 14 Jan 2021 Location: Laois Posts: 45 |
Maybe is not but seems to match the format, size, font etc of an Irish number plate suggesting the vehicle was imported to Ireland post 1987.
I tired 83C1404 into a reg check site and no vehicle found. Changing the 4 to a different digit gets results back for all but 7. Could the owner have moved to Ireland for a bit? So never sold it but registered it in Ireland while he was there? I could be putting 2 and 2 together to get 5 though. Someone more experienced will probably know the answer. 1989 Land Rover 110 CSW |
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28th May 2021 2:33pm |
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Jimexpl Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: London Posts: 31 |
I’ll have to dig out the dvla history. I think the next owner after the police was 1989, so it’s not impossible that it was sent over to Ireland for a stint before being de-fleeted.
Perhaps the unused hand gun bullet found in the dash is more likely to have come from there! |
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28th May 2021 3:33pm |
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strang Member Since: 16 May 2012 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 1381 |
Looking at the holes on the front bumper looks like it would have been fitted with rubber blocks for pushing broken down cars on the motorways.
Click image to enlarge Euro-Leafing to infinity and beyond..... |
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28th May 2021 3:35pm |
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wrcarter Member Since: 14 Jan 2021 Location: Laois Posts: 45 |
Unlikely before being de-fleeted as that is a southern reg. Would have thought it would have stayed on UK plates if it was in Northern Ireland. Unless it was going under cover 1989 Land Rover 110 CSW |
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28th May 2021 3:57pm |
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Jimexpl Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: London Posts: 31 |
This is the history from the V5
From To Postcode Mileage 1 01/12/1983 Boyer Street Manchester M16 0SD 2 26/03/1988 Harrow Middlesex HA3 9LY 3 15/03/1989 London N19 3LR 4 11/04/1995 Potters Bar Herts EN6 5LU 5 01/08/1995 Lemsford Welwyn Garden City AL8 7XE 9151 miles 6 04/01/1998 Harpenden Herts AL5 5EE 28500 miles 7 03/09/2002 Llanrothal Monmout NP25 5QJ 37330 miles 8 14/06/2009 Llanishen Chepstow NP16 6QZ 9 30/03/2010 St Briavels Gloucestershire GL15 6SD 39061 miles 10 19/10/2010 Bristol BS16 7NT 11 02/12/2010 Bath BA2 1LP 39500 miles |
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28th May 2021 8:49pm |
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Slideywindows Member Since: 09 Sep 2016 Location: North Essex Posts: 1286 |
That's a very nice late SIII.
Ah Mr Anorak, I have to tell you that the rear rubber door stop was also fitted to early One Tens. (Not to Ninetys which came later). You can see the holes for it in this picture. Click image to enlarge That bump stop is remarkably difficult to find. Through contacts, I managed to source two of them for my One Tens that always had them fitted. I was hoping the pic would show the part number, but no matter because inputting the part number will bring up absolutely nothing. Click image to enlarge |
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30th May 2021 5:16pm |
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blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17453 |
A part that is as rare as genuine headlamp washers!
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30th May 2021 10:40pm |
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Jimexpl Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: London Posts: 31 |
Thanks for that. I've asked the bodyshop to check for a part number (I'm 120 miles away), but I'm not hopeful. I managed to track down a new old-stock rear badge for less than half the £125+delvery that the dealers are selling reproductions for. |
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30th May 2021 11:15pm |
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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
That's very true but only because LR are numpties and it takes them a while to realise when parts are obsolete Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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31st May 2021 8:13am |
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