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| Birdy Member Since: 07 Oct 2011 Location: Côte d'Azur Posts: 865   
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Now THAT'S what I call a truck! Brings back memories of probably the best one I ever owned: being one of the last IIAs (1971 'K' reg 6-cylinder) it already had Series III running gear including all-synchro gearbox.
Sad day for us too when it went (not 'cos of the vehicle - they're just pieces of metal after all - but for all the trips and good times it represented), I turned around to see my daughter crying which started my missus off. Lump to my throat, too… Mind you, I did make money on it: 12-seaters didn't attract Purchase Tax and I'd paid £1,595 for it, picked it up from the dealer in Park Lane! Nearly four years later prices and tax had made them so expensive I got sixteen hundred. Peter |
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16th Apr 2016 12:56pm |
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| Ade90 Member Since: 30 May 2014 Location: Birmingham Posts: 130 
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I would agree the 6cyl engines were lovely.
I had an early series III lwb station wagon many years ago with the 6 cyl and it pulled like a train with the most beautiful exhaust note/burbble 
Of course that was the old days when I was young a stupid (now I am old a stupid) so I only went and swapped he 6cyl for a 3.9 V8 - not ideal on a series gearbox 
I have promised to keep the 110 V8 original, honest....fingers crossed Fixing Land Rovers for over 25 years..........and making excuses to the wife for almost as long 
1984 110 V8 - Gone, but not forgotten.... |
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16th Apr 2016 4:02pm |
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