$140k Series II

[AU_88]

Thought y'all might like to see how the value of these trucks has risen. I guess with the Orvis truck climbing...

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53602

[KevinNY]

It will never sell for anywhere near half that price.

[AU_88]

It will never sell for anywhere near half that price.

It will never sell for anywhere near a quarter of that price...

[msggunny]

It will never sell for anywhere near a quarter of that price...

So a quarter of the 140K or 70K?

[jac04]

I understand the type of money it takes to create a vehicle like that, but the price still seems a little high.

[luckyjoe]

I see better fit and finish on my 1965 exMoD survivor, than on some of the parts of that truck. At that price, I'd expect everything to look brand spankin' new! So basically it's a joke...

[xsbowes]

Includes box of tissues for when you write the check.

[JackIIA]

thread hijack.......

$ 131,900.00 78 bids on the Orvis Rovah.

[amcordo]

Look at all that crap going on in the engine bay. I don't envy anyone who has to replace the starter; or any part in that space for that matter.

[alaskajosh]

You guys are missing the most important piece of this puzzle: "Eco-blahblahblah".
In today's whacky world one must only throw out the majick words, "organic", "green", "enviro-" and they can instantly expect to market their product for at least double it's worth.

[RoverForm]

i'd rather drop a quarter of that cash on an defender, insted of owning/maintaining a frankenrover.

not impressed.

[Terrys]

I thought that was an S1 in The Gods.....
And my 88 will do 70,so why was his so slow?

[LaneRover]

You guys are missing the most important piece of this puzzle: "Eco-blahblahblah".
In today's whacky world one must only throw out the majick words, "organic", "green", "enviro-" and they can instantly expect to market their product for at least double it's worth.

Exactly!

[Howsomever]

I wonder what maintenance manual I would use for this morphadite?

[Gremlin]

asking 140K :eek: and he's got black duct tape holding the heater hose together :nono:. Wonder where the bubble gum and hair pins are?

[I Leak Oil]

All the power to them if they can get that for it.......

[mrdoiron]

It will never sell for anywhere near half that price.

Agreed, Can't imagine what this guy is thinking asking that. It really doesn't seem that special actually..

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[Skookumchuck]

I am going to go buy all those old 63 Rovers and get them going again hell just sell 2 and I can go buy a house.:thumb-up:....I just about fell off my chair when I saw this ad.:eek:

[Terrys]

You can buy this one for half the money and get a complimentary NAS110 thrown in.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Land-Rover-Defender-Defender-Land-Rover-Defender-NAS-110-plus-bonus-1966-Series-IIA-/320631259174?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item4aa71cc026

[jimsshuman]

Even worse! That duct tape is on the intake! The heater has black pvc on the interior!!
However, having said that, some (note "some") of the workmanship is nice. For instance, the oil cooler up under the right wing is nice. The wiring looks pretty nice also with the relays and fuses. For 140K, seems like circuit breakers could have been worked in tho.
I'd love to know how much money was expended for the the brand new motor. Its nice!
My $0.02.

[Lalo88DK]

140.000 $ is way too much for a destroyed classic. :nono:
Why didn't he just buy a Defender.

[lrdukdog]

Basically, I like what they have done. It's not restored but it's a nice set-up for an old series sw. The $140K is totally absurd. You could get two or three really nice 110 SW's for that price. Like this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LAND-ROVER-Defender-110-CAMEL-TROPHY-1984-FULL-ORIGINAL-/250740015242?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3a6145008a
Jim Wolf
1966 109 SW a steal at $90.000;)

[Cutter]

Um I would expect a ground up build for that cost...no duct tape on the heaters. This guy is bonkers. Maybe if Matt at Overland sees this he'll chime on the price of one of those engines since he is working on fitting one of those engines in a ground up build Defender now.

[Terrys]

The engine was pretty much the only thing I liked. I'd kill for one of those. Especially since they started less than $4k. It is the one and only thing I would want for my defender, but hey, my 4.2 isn't any slouch. Just don't have the range. Last time I checked, 500+ was better than 250.

[Momo]

I could respect this 109 more if it were a leafer, and if it was bone stock in appearance. And if it had a fully trimmed interior. But some of the workmanship is hacky and it just doesn't look right. For that price it should be unimpeachable. Even with the price the Orvis 109 is up to, you can't fault Lanny's craftsmanship or faithfulness. Not so with this thing.

[yorker]

Are they still making those 2.8l International engines or are they out of production now?

[amcordo]

If I ever sell my truck I'm going to hide the auction/sale from you folks. I think I'd cry from your comments.

[RoverForm]

hardly necessary amcordo, i doubt you would ever attempt to sell a frankenrover for over 100K...

[fruitpunch]

Amen to this POS

Save the 2.8 for a bolt in on a defender....

S1 86" meet Eco rover yuck, I can't even imagine how this 2.8 was made to fit. 6cyl bulkhead? Or surely a defender bulkhead with a series shelf..yawn.

I saw a listing for a 1985 defender with only 12k miles on it for 18k truck like new, hmmm I could buy 7 of them and still have money left to feed that V8

[Wander]

...on the other hand...if he gets anywhere close to that price, our series are worth even more when we tell that random stranger that it's not for sale:thumb-up:

[RoverForm]

true... the thing about selling to someone who doesn't know much about LRs, you'll either get nothing for it, or 100k.

[amcordo]

hardly necessary amcordo, i doubt you would ever attempt to sell a frankenrover for over 100K...


Ha. Then clearly you don't know me.