Progress report, despite it being a day of rest the bloody cat “Hector” made sure I was up at 4.45am ! Convinced he was as keen as me to get out of bed and into the garage I later found out that Mrs Hughes has locked the cat flap while cleaning yesterday. Never the less I managed to stay in bed...

Inspiration right there !

Just dont look too closely to the 20mm of filler peeling off the front wing 😂 Im still wearing my rose tinted safety glasses

a few hours in and progress is definitely being achieved, think I should celebrate with a beer 🍺

Day 1, empty the ton of spares, parts, wheels, roll bar hoops, pedal boxes, engine bits out of the back… cut the canvas off and reveal the inner beauty.. oh hang on Ive still got my rose tinted glasses on

Well if it wasn’t for the singer sowing machine sounding engine going past each morning I wouldn’t have given her a second look, beauty is in the eye of the beholder they say and in this instance … well a picture tells a thousand words

Each day while working at RAF valley I saw this tired looking def zooming past the workshop at approximately 7.45 every morning, used as a daily driver and having spent many a happy year or should I say century green lane’in with the family the previous owner decided to sell “lady macbeth” and...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126585935162?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=IBY7-jm_QyO&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=IBY7-jm_QyO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126585935162?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=IBY7-jm_QyO&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=IBY7-jm_QyO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

series 3 has gone to pastures new, US of A if been told ! Heres to a happier warmer climate. And for the defender a new set of genuine door seals ! Wow what a difference compared to genuine after market copied originals 😂 have you ever seen door shuts like this on a def ? A thing of beauty

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126468374231?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=IBY7-jm_QyO&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=IBY7-jm_QyO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

The time had come to say goodbye to this exceptional vehicle to fund my next project https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126468374231?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=IBY7-jm_QyO&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=IBY7-jm_QyO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

The time has come ladies and gentlemen, I need to make some room and fund my next project. The series 3 is for sale ! And so is the Defender for the right price...

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Same goes for the series 3 as well offers over £30! I need to make room and finance the series 1 project

Thats comparable to my def. Well open to offers over £35k it is then

Wow didn’t realize it could be worth that much ! My initial thoughts was £25-£30k Think I may have underestimated its value to the garage owner. Well if anyone offers me £35-40k its going !

Ill enjoy for a few months then think of selling to make room for the next project, it’s difficult to keep them all

MOT passed with no advisories, and the garage owner whos a landy enthusiast has taken my number as he wants to buy her! But whats she worth?

Shakedown prior to MOT on Saturday, a few miles done and so far so good….even Mrs Hughes came along for a ride