The Land Rover Defender is an off-road vehicle produced under this name by the British manufacturer, Land Rover, since 1991. However, the vehicle is the direct heir of the first Land Rover that made its debut in 1948. The first prototype was built by the British automaker in 1947 and it was designed for the army. This iconic car was improved over the years and it has been known for generations as a national treasure.
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Sunday, 2 August 2015
1958 SERIES 2 SHORT WHEEL BASE LAND ROVER
She is a 1958 series 2 I have been told the first year of the series 2 which is quite rare, it is tax and mot exempt, I only originally bought it to run around in whilst I was looking for a new pick up truck unexpectedly I became very fond of the old girl she is my first land rover and only for sale as I have no garage at the moment and I don't want to see her sat for years while I set about building a garage to restore her in. I purchased her in 2009 off a good friend of mine who is land rover mad he bought it off someone he knew who I believe was selling because he was emigrating. These are the 3 owners on the V5 since June 1958 it has a 2.5 Sherpa diesel engine which has been very reliable it has always smoked, I drove her here when I moved home 2 Christmas's ago but now she refuses to start at all so now she is a non runner I did fully intend to restore her and even purchased a 200 tdi engine from a defender to put in her which can be purchased separately if required. She has a series 3 gear box which is not fantastic I was going to replace it, axles, brakes, etc all ok I was going to use the original chassis as it is so good it needs a very easy repair to the rear cross member to make it sound it didn't seem justifiable to buy a galvanised chassis when this one is so good. The bulk head is also pretty good its had a couple of poor repairs where your feet go I was going to cut these out and repair properly the doors are past their sell by date and need replacing there is one new door top included also a split window screen and some spare wheels and tyres. The interior has also passed its sell by date but she does have a good fairy overdrive and free wheeling hubs so I have tried to cover everything. You are welcome to contact me if you want to come and view or any questions but to put it in a nutshell for repairs or total restoration, she does need a lot of work but it will be worth it. I won't be sad if she doesn't sell she will just have to wait for her restoration.
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