Optimistic pricing I think

I think e could call this testing the water

LAND ROVER SERIES 3 109 | eBay

It looks a state. Trying too hard.

that front bumper, what were they thinking

All clean and shiny stainless steel! but how did he get the 2wheel/4wheel drive knob to light up like that?

That's some series 3, I'm going to have to admit I like the front bumper as a sort of American truck look.

So it seems he hand built the body panels out of 3mm aluminium plate

I can imagine it easily coast the asking price, and it is very tidy that's for sure, however not being standard is against it here and therefore the asking price is about £10K over the top.

Last month on ebay a completely standard immaculate un-restored 1978 T plate 109 Safari Station Wagon 12 seater with a genuine 50K on the clock sold for the same money.

goonarmy said:

It looks a state. Trying too hard.

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Indeed.

I passed my test in a IIA (!!), and we had a III for many years, but,,, OMG that is dreadful (IMHO, of course)

Looks cheap and tacky, horrible. Sort of thing the yanks would drive. As for the price? About £3000 on a good day.

Disco1BFG said:

Indeed.

I passed my test in a IIA (!!),

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You were in luxury, I took my test in a 1956 Series 1 swb soft top during a blizzard. Passed first time,the examiner was so pleased to get out at the end of the test. I hear he's just about thawed out 40 odd years later

Nigel-S said:

Looks cheap and tacky, horrible. Sort of thing the yanks would drive. As for the price? About £3000 on a good day.

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Naw. The steering wheel is on the wrong side.

West Slope Rover said:

Naw. The steering wheel is on the wrong side.

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If you have long enough arms and legs you can still sit on the left

Nigel-S said:

If you have long enough arms and legs you can still sit on the left

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All joking aside, I'd love to own that Landy.

Nigel-S said:

You were in luxury, I took my test in a 1956 Series 1 swb soft top during a blizzard. Passed first time,the examiner was so pleased to get out at the end of the test. I hear he's just about thawed out 40 odd years later

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Luxury? How did you know ?!?!?! we had carpets in it too !!

I passed first time too - reckon my examiner was pleased to get out due to the smell.... well, we had had a calf in the back the day before - so I guess it was a unique experience !!

It's not that bad! But it is way overpriced. And definitely not keen on the green undercarriage, what were they thinking!?

West Slope Rover said:

All joking aside, I'd love to own that Landy.

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I imagine it would fulfill the criteria for export to the US without fear of it being crushed, at least it would be well looked after. However a landy is only worth so much no matter what you do to it, there's still plenty of these around and Series 3 are not exactly the most sought after at the moment. Most buyers wants Defenders, including myself but out of my price range.

Nigel-S said:

I imagine it would fulfill the criteria for export to the US without fear of it being crushed, at least it would be well looked after. However a landy is only worth so much no matter what you do to it, there's still plenty of these around and Series 3 are not exactly the most sought after at the moment. Most buyers wants Defenders, including myself but out of my price range.

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$500 is the most I'll ever pay for a Land Rover.

Disco1BFG said:

Luxury? How did you know ?!?!?! we had carpets in it too !!

I passed first time too - reckon my examiner was pleased to get out due to the smell.... well, we had had a calf in the back the day before - so I guess it was a unique experience !!

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Carpets, whatever next! Mine was a soft top and the back wouldn't roll down as it was in tatters so permanently open, the heater didn't work (wouldn't have made any difference if it had) I was dressed for the occassion unlike the examiner with the obligatory tweed jacket with elbow pads, pens in the top pocket, cardigan and tie. I was wearing an ex WW2 flying jacket, gloves, sheepskin hat, two pairs of trousers and flying boots. I wasn't asked much on the highway code as the poor bloke was frozen. Nowadays they probably wouldn't let you take the test when it was snowing, I saw it as a distinct advantage

At the risk of stating the obvious - anything is only worth what a buyer is prepared to pay for it. If I were in the market for a S3 the lack of originality would deter me, but an appropriate (ie the right area of the country/buyer interest) auction would be a good place for it.

actually the front might look a lot better if they took that towball off it looks so tiny on that front bumper

and I agree that revolting green coloured chassis needs a good coat of something black, either paint or wax

He must have thought that every light he added, increased its value by £1000