Thanks everyone. Yes I think it’s actually a RV8. I have the original 2.25 petrol in storage which is reassuring. The brakes are spongy. I need to lift the pedal and press again to get get good braking. They do brake in a straight line and no funny noises or weird feeling through the pedal, so...

Cheers yes. Bit of a worry. Any recommendations for securing an early series 3?. I don't want to go too mad but my basic steering lock is too generic and not very reassuring!

Hello After a lifetime of wanting one I now own my first Landy. It’s a very early series 3 88, fitted with a V8 from a defender. It hasn’t quite sunk in yet so all I’ve done really is take it for a spin and look at it quite a lot. It wee’d water on the way home but a new radiator cap sorted...