Series 3 109 high capacity with leaf AND coil rear suspension?

Just spotted a Series 3 109 High Capacity pick up on ebay. The seller states that the leaf and coil rear springs are rare. Is this genuine? Or is it the result of too much beer and some mad hammerings...
The whole thing looks like a 'bolt on parts' special!


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164953574402?hash=item2667ffcc02:g:z6sAAOSwJjNg6f5k

Gawd !!! Super booster coils, or you could call them super bump stops. Someone was into heavy loads. Those spring shackles look long, must have its arse in the air when empty and ride like a thick plank. Look like non original chassis parts above. Never mind the beer, whoever did this was on something stronger.

Why? Just fix the leafs! Remove, disassemble, wire brush, reassemble. Done.

That chassis has really been bodged, and plated, lots to do to get that right.

Seen this one before. Pointed out to the chap that it wasn't original (different ad stated it was). Told him no Hicaps in 1971 and no flat defender front ends in 71. He got the right hump and told me i didnt know what i was talking about.

Mingus said:

Seen this one before. Pointed out to the chap that it wasn't original (different ad stated it was). Told him no Hicaps in 1971 and no flat defender front ends in 71. He got the right hump and told me i didnt know what i was talking about.

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Probably the bloke that made it.

That's not a 1970's chassis, is it?

That's from the 1980's, with the 2 C sections welded together, I think.

LWB made that way in 70's.

tottot said:

LWB made that way in 70's.

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Didn't know that!