TheYellowLandy
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Hi all,
I recently turned 17 and was looking for a first car last summer which would be more interesting than a knackered old corsa. I made a list of cheap, economic cars which are comfortable and easy to drive... and threw it in the bin and went on ebay. A Landy has always been my dream car and I decided that a Defender was much too modern and refined so I went for a series III instead. I had a very low budget and was generally looking at piles of rust at the botttom of a field or some boxes in a garage. All the cheap ones seemed to be up north and I had almost given up hope when I saw this delightful gem in the classified ads.
2.3 diesel truck cab, 67,000 miles, no rust? Sounded a bit dodgy to me as it looked like it had been thrashed about offroad and heavily upgraded with loads of offroad bits. However, I went to look at it because it was the only one with four wheels and an engine that I could afford.
When I went to look at it, it was a lot better than I expected. The modifications were entirely cosmetic and the previous owner had otherwise done a great job, mainly in replacing the rear half of the chassis and getting the vehicle back on the road after 10 years in a barn. I bought it and thought it was a brilliant idea to drive it the 110 miles back home. It actually made it in one piece although all of the lights stopped working (this is something I have become very familiar with) and the mountain of spare wheels and parts almost fell out the back a couple of times.
Since then I have started work on restoring it back to original condition and have found out a lot more about the vehicle's history and will post more photos soon.
I recently turned 17 and was looking for a first car last summer which would be more interesting than a knackered old corsa. I made a list of cheap, economic cars which are comfortable and easy to drive... and threw it in the bin and went on ebay. A Landy has always been my dream car and I decided that a Defender was much too modern and refined so I went for a series III instead. I had a very low budget and was generally looking at piles of rust at the botttom of a field or some boxes in a garage. All the cheap ones seemed to be up north and I had almost given up hope when I saw this delightful gem in the classified ads.
2.3 diesel truck cab, 67,000 miles, no rust? Sounded a bit dodgy to me as it looked like it had been thrashed about offroad and heavily upgraded with loads of offroad bits. However, I went to look at it because it was the only one with four wheels and an engine that I could afford.
When I went to look at it, it was a lot better than I expected. The modifications were entirely cosmetic and the previous owner had otherwise done a great job, mainly in replacing the rear half of the chassis and getting the vehicle back on the road after 10 years in a barn. I bought it and thought it was a brilliant idea to drive it the 110 miles back home. It actually made it in one piece although all of the lights stopped working (this is something I have become very familiar with) and the mountain of spare wheels and parts almost fell out the back a couple of times.
Since then I have started work on restoring it back to original condition and have found out a lot more about the vehicle's history and will post more photos soon.
