Land Rovers waiting to be rescued - the hunt is on - post photos

[JackIIA]

bummer

Boddington - so what is the story with the owner? given the multiple trucks, I'd assume he has at least acouple of others he's maintaining, or he's using these for parts. Sorry about your own 88, i can sympathize with that.

[Boddington]

Upon closer inspection, that is mine. On the bottom of the passenger door, there's a strip of metal that the previous (original) owner had riveted on because (shockingly!) the bottom had rusted. There's also a red bumper sticker on the rear crossmember from when I went white-water rafting in Maine back in '03.

I can't begin to say how pissed I am. Man, I spent just about every day restoring this IIa, from teardown to back up, over four months. It was such a source of pride when I drove it (in a rainstorm) down to the British Cars by the Sea in Waterford back in either '03 or '04. And this is its fate? I did not restore this to be shoved in the corner of a field. Had I known this back then, I would have kept it and suffered through college loans.

I realize this thread is for saving Rovers, but this one is personal. If I wasn't out of a full-time job, I'd be there tomorrow with an open checkbook. Or a trailer in the cover of darkness.

[Boddington]

It saddens me everytime I pass this lot. He also has a yellow series I 86" (?) not visible, a RRC growing weeds, and a rolling chassis in good shape which is also growing weeds. These appear to be trucks that functioned a short while ago (the blue 88 rebuilt by a board member) but have fallen to neglect.
Franklin, CT

-Rob

Rob, have these moved? I thought I saw mine from Route 32, and in an open field w/ no trees around it.

If that is indeed mine with the rear door nearly falling off, I think I'm going to have a coronary. I spent the entire summer of 2002 restoring that with a NOS frame, new wiring, the whole gamut.

(Just a backstory: I sold it in '04 because I needed the money for my Masters program. I went back there in '08 to try and buy it back, but the guy never answered his phone/came to the door.)

Holy s%^&. If this is indeed true, I'm absolutely furious.

[JackIIA]

Czenkov -

Is the spare tire locking post on your bonnet pie plate welded in place or bolted from below? Mine was stripped of all hardware etc (PO used the rear door). I'm switching it back but will need to add the post and was planning on welding it in place. Thanks, Jack.

[czenkov]

Rescued - unfortunately for parts.

[bmeryman]

Series II

I'm happy to find a community so dedicated to Land Rovers.

There's a Series II for sale in Meredith, NH right now. I'm back at school in Vermont, so I can't get pictures right now.

[bmohan55]

After the above run the ralley was called off because the oil leaks from the Landie made the track unsafe!

[TSR53]

[jp-]

I've had my Land Rover that low before.


When I was stuck in 2 feet of mud!

[LaneRover]

Oh my God. What have you done to it?!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Land-...fCarsQ5fTrucks

Though I do not condone this sort of behavior in regards to old Land Rovers I do like the fact that they kept the patina of the paint and think it would make a great prop in a comedy movie. Maybe in the next 'Get Smart' they end up in Africa and after taking a Land Rover through the bush they have a run in with an old steam roller. After which of course they would come across some low rider and have instant 'street cred'

[badvibes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QFFyfPHbXM

Looks like fun to me!

I'd drive it and I tend not to like RHD.

[4flattires]

I tried a couple of times.... never heard back

I tried out of curiosity from these posts.....never heard back. I see the ad has now expired.

Case closed.

[crankin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QFFyfPHbXM

Looks like fun to me!

I think this is the one for sell on ebay now. Poor Landie

[yank]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QFFyfPHbXM

Looks like fun to me!

[JackIIA]

I'm sure that many would disagree with me from the perspective of customization and novel engineering, but all I can say is what a bummer.