50 years and counting

I have my 109 ex UN /ex BAOR /ex Iraqi war/ ex range warden LHD and for the last 15 years has lived with me here in France although I have had it for 20 years. I have had 90's, 88'ss and safaris. Also rallied SII in BARMA in the 70's. I have to work on the beast and give her some new bits, like a hood. Also a repaint. Unfortunately here in France as canvas, now it cannot be proofed like it used to be, here they only last about 10-12 years and then they fall to bits with algy. So this time like the army I am going PVC with All Wheel Trim. Apart from urgent things an oily rag attitude has been the way.
Things that need doing, g/box output spiders need repairing or replacing (oils seals leather wore grooves and the box leaks) indicator stalk, hole in drivers floor plate very small passed CT now good for next five years.
How many others can claim to have been driving L/Rovers continuously for 50 years. (not all mine, early ones were Her Majesty's.)
Mods, she is a civvy with Galv series II chassis, REME fitted pintle to civvy rear member, civvy lights, but FFR bulkhead had IR light used swith for interior light, army light switch, both doors different spec but 1985 tops all by REME and somebody put in a 1962 diesel for UN contract (cancelled) and I replaced the head with a 1975 on head.
I last used it on Military use in 2001 possibly the oldest Land Rover with Mil fuel dockets (I have the remains of the dockets.) Was used for walk monitoring and pulling late spec water trailer! Hence Mil docs!

The piccy with the blue taup was on the Ranges, in the background can be seen an army vehicle in rather destroyed condition. Circa 1999, and circa 2005 working with dog.

Welcome. Nice Landy. Not common to see a full tilt 109. Just goes to show they can go on indefinitely with good maintenance. Keep enjoying

Welcome. Nice to see a series in good hands. I've been driving them almost as long as you - passed me test in a IIA! too tall for them now, and crap health means I have autos, but still LR.

Hi thanks she needs some TLC, but too tall! The problem with deluxe seats gives me that, so I retained the old squab, the main problems are that the brakes need beaucoup pressure even if the booster / servo is working, which it is, frankly though she is most forgiving to drive, and it is worth keeping really as now she is going up in value, not down as my Peugeot's are. The trailer is well shot though, it is only scrap now. Still it did what we needed some 15 years ago pulling 1 ton of sand, gravel and stuff for the house. Mil number was 63ER36 of the trailer. We could never get the numbers of the mil landy bits but the original was KRO220G which was the base for the running rebuild. (Strangely, I bought new a mini KRO229G from Watford. We think the Landy came from Hemel Hempstead which is where I was married and born!) Luckily the authorities said as it was a ongoing running replacement then the old number should be retained, hence series 2A number etc even though many bits came from the Series 3 mil vehicles. The engine having already been changed etc. Certainly when we got it registered here the French saw the chassis number on the new chassis some 8 years after I got her and that was that.
It seems strange, buy new parts specified for the vehicle then the vehicle is retained, so the chassis being new means that it was the old! If you follow that!