Recent content by havens51

'65 109 5 door. ex-Austrian fire tender. Sent from Solihull to Rosenbauer for conversion. Repainted the exterior to match the original interior in 2007.

Thanks, and thanks for the tip. I will do so.

I've seen Series restorations with unpainted hammered rivets. I like the look so decided to try it on my unrestored '87 110. Theoretically the original rivets should just drill right out and make it a very fast job. However, I ran into a couple of stubborn ones that needed a fair amount of...

elephant hide details

Gosh, I thought you'd never ask.

I'm not even 100% sure what it was for. It mentioned this guys balls. I think it was a shaving kit!! Very weird. I guess I would have preferred Swiss Army knives as an advert?

Hey what's with the advert on my post?? Not nice

Hi Folks, I bought a '66 5 door in 2005 and it was my first Landy. I was shopping for a NAS D90. Wound up with a 109! I had nearly no idea what I had. It was a fire tender from Austria with around 12K miles on the clock. complete elephant skin interior intact. Almost like new.. I had the...

Thinking about a series l 107 PU. Does anyone know if the sticks and tilt are available for this model? Best Joe

Hi guys. Newbie here. I am considering the purchase of a "76 Series lll 109 soft top. I have been told that parts for the V6 are quite difficult to come by. Are they at all available in the UK? Has anyone had experience with this engine? Thanks Joe

I found it , but I guess I need 50 posts in order to place an advert.

Is there a "Wanted" section to this forum? I did not see one, but may have been looking in the wrong spot

Thanks so much for your information. I have had a search on flea bay for a while, but perhaps I should have an automatic search on Ebay UK. All best

Thanks so much. Let's get the cart first and then go for the horse. I plan to look at a series 1 on Friday, if its a go, then I will be in the market for. winch. Any suggestions as to how to find one? Best, Joe

Hi everyone. I'm a new member who has been watching the Defender Source forum for a few years. I am an avid enthusiast and while I have been off road, I would like to do so in a more serious manner. My first Lady was a '66 109 five door purchased in 2004 with 12,000 miles as an Austrian fire...