sidney
Joined: 08 Dec 2007
Location: Hereford
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Had some machinery entered in a local farm sale today, went along to see it sold, wasnt banking on returning with another landrover but it was love at first sight and 'Cerys' as she is now known was coming home with me!
She's a series 3 diesel 88" 7 seater! Has been owned by the farmer for years, but just tootled around the farm for the last few years, last MOT'd and taxed in 1996.
She's done 66000 mile from new, I have a feeling she may have been either a waterboard or police vehicle origionally as she has been painted white (blue visible underneath), and has a couple of holes in the middle of the roof where a beacon of some sort had been fitted. She runs fine, we even drove her the 2 miles home! 
Am hoping to have a good look at her over the next few days to decide if she will MOT or if she will just be used as a farm runabout. I hope shes good, Im itching to restore her to her former glory.
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tanters
Joined: 24 Oct 2007
Location: Waterford
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excellent purchase Sidney
Enjoy 
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sidney
Joined: 08 Dec 2007
Location: Hereford
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I was more excited about getting this home then when I picked up the D3! I am so so sad!!  Powered by :
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Gareth
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Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bob the Builders 'ere
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She looks very good Sidney If you need any help or advice on restoring her, just ask. I did a full chassis up rebuild on Betsy 4 years ago. Silver TDV6 HSE
Pepper White Cooper S Convertible
Old English White MGB GT
Ex Military 109 Series 2a Soft Top
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Maverick
Joined: 25 Jul 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire!
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Good luck! We should do a "Galvanised Chassis" group buy! Happiness is a vectored thrust! (As seen on a Harrier GR3)
 1980 Series 3 restoration - Mine
 Very dirty 1996 Defender 90 - Soon to be mine!
 Stornaway Grey D3 HSE - Dads!
Formerly Hobbs!
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Gareth
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Location: Bob the Builders 'ere
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Sorry, but already got one  Silver TDV6 HSE
Pepper White Cooper S Convertible
Old English White MGB GT
Ex Military 109 Series 2a Soft Top
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Maverick
Joined: 25 Jul 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire!
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Was looking on google, £750 for an 88 from Richard Chassis  Happiness is a vectored thrust! (As seen on a Harrier GR3)
1980 Series 3 restoration - Mine
Very dirty 1996 Defender 90 - Soon to be mine!
Stornaway Grey D3 HSE - Dads!
Formerly Hobbs!
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Gareth
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Joined: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bob the Builders 'ere
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Try Marsland Chassis in Chapel-en-le-frith. Silver TDV6 HSE
Pepper White Cooper S Convertible
Old English White MGB GT
Ex Military 109 Series 2a Soft Top
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Maverick
Joined: 25 Jul 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire!
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£700! I'm on a student budget remember!
EDIT-Minus VAT too! That comes to... £822.50! Happiness is a vectored thrust! (As seen on a Harrier GR3)
1980 Series 3 restoration - Mine
Very dirty 1996 Defender 90 - Soon to be mine!
Stornaway Grey D3 HSE - Dads!
Formerly Hobbs!
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NoDo$h
Joined: 02 May 2006
Location: Decapod 10
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Sidney my friend, that is a peach
Named after Cerys Matthews by any chance  Don't Panic! Everything will be fine.... inflation is only 2.5% 3.0% 3.3% and the flying pigs are carbon neutral 
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sideview
Joined: 02 Dec 2006
Location: in the valley
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Lovely old girl ya got there Sidney I'm not so good at giving advice...may I offer you a sarcastic comment instead?
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robsmith
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
Location: Staffordshire
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66k from new, SIII, 88, 7 seater, and looking as good as that - WOW  Rob Smith
Silver rools OK
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Gareth
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The thing about Series vehicles, as Sidney undoubtedly knows, its not what you see that defines its condition.
However they are really just a big boys meccanno set on wheels, there is nothing the home mechanic cannot mend, replace or overhaul with no more than a set of spanners, a screwdriver and a big hammer,
...................and an angle grinder, a welder, a crane, a 50 ton press, 50 gallons of waxoil, and definitly an endless supply of patience Silver TDV6 HSE
Pepper White Cooper S Convertible
Old English White MGB GT
Ex Military 109 Series 2a Soft Top
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sidney
Joined: 08 Dec 2007
Location: Hereford
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Thanks chaps.I really hope she is worth doing, not a problem if not, shes only cost me a few hundred, and will get plenty of use on the farm anyway but would be really nice as a project. Im hopefully going to get her jacked up this afternoon and have a good squizz underneath. Im not looking forward to this, nearly 35years of plugging through  have no dooubt taken its toll! I will take dome photos so you can all have a good laugh at my expense when I find out how rotten she is! Powered by :
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Maverick
Joined: 25 Jul 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire!
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Can be worse than mine! Point out any bit of chassis and I can stab a screwdriver through it no problem! Happiness is a vectored thrust! (As seen on a Harrier GR3)
1980 Series 3 restoration - Mine
Very dirty 1996 Defender 90 - Soon to be mine!
Stornaway Grey D3 HSE - Dads!
Formerly Hobbs!
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