This one looks a bit odd....

1959 series 2 - 90 in disguise me thinks, perhaps someones who was borrowed without them being asked!!!!

ebay number - 230880163698

Anybody recognise it?

Greg

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that's not a bid odd, that's just a blatant ringer. Stolen or not there isn't a bit of series 2 there.

The rear tub looks series to me. That is probably ya lot though.

rear tub has the later def light arangement

It's just made £3,690 so I hope the buyer has done his/her checks on the vehicle. This is what comes up on the insurance database;


The details on the MID are:

Vehicle INSURANCE GROUPS LAND ROVER

Make/Model: 88


If the vehicle make and model details are not correct you must contact your insurance provider to resolve the issue.

jamesmartin said:

rear tub has the later def light arangement

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But the fuel filler neck isn't Defender. So even the tub is bastardised.

Its a ringer thats about all really, whoever bought it has either been duped or is as dodgy as the seller

It can't be genuine, who the hell would do all that work to convert a series to a 90 when you can just go out and by a 90?

I guess it's possible to gradually chenge just about everything on a Landy, but it needs a certain amountof originality to keep it's registration

As its running coils and a new drivetrain, body etc I'm pretty sure its low on points

My guess is a shortened 90 chassis to suit 88 bodywork as that rear tub is definatly a series 3 and yes the rear indicators moved to the lower position on the last of the series 3's

Its more than a little odd. A series 2 supposedly built in 1959 with coil springs??!!!!

Was it a range rover prototype....lol. Of course it isnt, I think the only series 2 thing on there is the use of the plate and the VIN.

It makes me furious that people think they can get away with it and also feel a bit bad for the person who isnt as landy savvy as us and doesnt know what to spot who bought it.

Whats going to happen when it goes for a MOT or for an assesment for classic insurance and they find out they have a BSA (bits, scraps and allsorts)?

he does also have 100% feedback...... and his other item the metal detecting find does not look genuine

If you take a closer look you will see he has used a series windscreen,roof and tube and has probably converted the chassis to coil for on road and off road ride comfort, also you can get away with the bulkhead being a later one and also the wings,bonnet and doors because they still represent a series vehicle in looks which complys with the D.V.L.A points system.

LandyRover23 said:

If you take a closer look you will see he has used a series windscreen,roof and tube and has probably converted the chassis to coil for on road and off road ride comfort, also you can get away with the bulkhead being a later one and also the wings,bonnet and doors because they still represent a series vehicle in looks which complys with the D.V.L.A points system.

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Doubt it, there'd be a lot of work in fitting radius/trailing arm mounts as well as the A-frame mount too

Ringer is what my money would be on

It does take a lot of work but it can be done as have done the conversion a couple of times an off roaders for mates who want coils for axle travel so i doubt that this one is a ringer in my opinion.

Put it this way, unless he can show a full garage report of it being done and checked I'd be skeptical of its originality and road worthiness

samc88 said:

It can't be genuine, who the hell would do all that work to convert a series to a 90 when you can just go out and by a 90?

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I know a chap who started with a RR Classic, a Defender 90 and a Series 2. He then smashed them all into one vehicle.

Took the chassis, engine and gearbox from the RR, shortened it to 86" (he chose this size so if it ever got knicked he thought it'd be easier to ID). Took the axles, brakes, suspension and interior from the 90. Finally the bodywork from the S2, chopped to fit the shorter wheelbase.

God only knows what it'd be classed as by the time he was finished.

Would say it looks like a shall we say "CUSTOM" build of unknow origin.

A lot of people who buy these know exactly what they are and buy them for the free tax and cheap insurance.
Also being a 1959 it will be MOT exempt as well.