This looks a bit fishy....

hand brake needs adjusting in any case

Just because it is on coils...............

Tax exempt.....this would be a good one to go look at and check numbers...............I did not realise the tyres were £450 each!!!! Plus made by Lamborghini...LOL

Cheers

Plus it is listed in the MOT as a 110 but registered 1971.

Nice list of advisories......

What's a 3-litre Lamborghini Derfender??
They must have made a Limited Edition 110 Deerfender in 1971 ...

The MoT expired for that veh reg in Oct 2016, it is assigned to a green, 1971, veh. So it is definitely dodgy as a dodgy thing on a dodgy day.

Is there anywhere we can report this stuff, like to the fuzz - looking at the sellers other items, they all look dodgy.

You can report items to ebay, the link is on the listing. I doubt the police would take any notice unless you have proof items are stolen.

Brand new MOT.........

It doesn't look that dodgy to me. Series 2a probably, made to look like a modern Defender. Looks like it still has its original chassis so it would lose points for its coil suspension and replacement engine but would that be enough to rob it off its historical vehicle status? It's not to my taste but someone has put a lot of time and effort into it.

I quite like the VFR750 he has for sale. I had one of those and it was fantastic. Modern bikes seem tame compared to the older stuff. The VFR used to give a kick up the arse style boost at about 6000 rpm that my GSXR1000 doesn't. I think that particular model VFR will be the BSA Goldstar of the future.

Col

Maybe a bit of retrospective naming. But there was no land rover Defender in 1971. That designation was first used by Land rover in 1990 as far as i can gather. Although Microcat lists Defenders from 1987. Think there may have been a little V5, chassis and VIN number juggling going on with this one.

Colthebrummie said:

It doesn't look that dodgy to me. Series 2a probably, made to look like a modern Defender. Looks like it still has its original chassis so it would lose points for its coil suspension and replacement engine but would that be enough to rob it off its historical vehicle status? It's not to my taste but someone has put a lot of time and effort into it.

I quite like the VFR750 he has for sale. I had one of those and it was fantastic. Modern bikes seem tame compared to the older stuff. The VFR used to give a kick up the arse style boost at about 6000 rpm that my GSXR1000 doesn't. I think that particular model VFR will be the BSA Goldstar of the future.

Col

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had the same bike! brilliant happy memories of a great machine.

Colthebrummie said:

It doesn't look that dodgy to me. Series 2a probably, made to look like a modern Defender. Looks like it still has its original chassis so it would lose points for its coil suspension and replacement engine but would that be enough to rob it off its historical vehicle status? It's not to my taste but someone has put a lot of time and effort into it.

I quite like the VFR750 he has for sale. I had one of those and it was fantastic. Modern bikes seem tame compared to the older stuff. The VFR used to give a kick up the arse style boost at about 6000 rpm that my GSXR1000 doesn't. I think that particular model VFR will be the BSA Goldstar of the future.

Col

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Looks to me someone started with a 1971 109 station wagon..... kept the tub (old type door latch visible), kept the roof complete with tropical panel though usually would have alpine light glass in it, kept the windscreen (2 piece glass). Fitted 110/90 rear chassis member. The rest of the chassis could be 109 altered to take coil springs or an early Defender one. Many moons ago there was a spate of people converting Series vehicles to coil sprung by welding the required mounting plates and brackets to the Series chassis and axles. The bulkhead looks like a Series II by the windscreen mounts but I actually think it's a Defender one with home made brackets welded on to take the screen.
This is not a vehicle that I would buy. Most of us alter our Landies and fit none Land Rover bits that we think are better or do the same job cheaper or neater, but how did those rear seat belts pass the MOT with the upper mountings bolted through the roof stiffener rail and no serious attempt to spread the load from the bolts. Likely to be ripped out in a frontal collision whilst carrying a large person on the seat using that belt. The wiring on the inside of the back door is a joke, so what is the rest of the workmanship like ?

Mot details are written by the mot person, he called it a defender, no need to know about land rovers history to be a mot tester. Important bit is what is on the v5.

we had a van that some clown called a ****roen on the MOT ! as it happened he was spot on