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

[amcordo]

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

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Land-Rover-1948-Land-Rover-Series-1-hot-rod-kustom-unique_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem335b38fb78QQitemZ220573793144QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

[DarthSnoopy]

Anybody get a response from the guy with the 4 Series II on craigslist?

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

[LaneRover]

Yeah i had to do that once before already with a car I put together for my girlfriend. It was a 96 Subaru with some body damage and a rod threw the engine, she went to put it in here name before we worked on it. she said it was a free car and they looked up high blue book and charged here taxes for $6000 on her free car that wasn't worth anything but a parts car

Thats California for ya!

[humboldtoffroad]

Yeah i had to do that once before already with a car I put together for my girlfriend. It was a 96 Subaru with some body damage and a rod threw the engine, she went to put it in here name before we worked on it. she said it was a free car and they looked up high blue book and charged here taxes for $6000 on her free car that wasn't worth anything but a parts car

[LaneRover]

Here is my free rover after i took it from the place it has been resting 20+years in the bushes. I think the engine will need some work before its running

Get a bill of sale from your grandmother for $1 and register it. When they ask what it is worth, tell them you paid $1 and show them the picture of the engine in pieces. They will try to get you to tell them it is worth a few hundred or a few thousand $$$'s so that they can charge you the sales tax on the sale. So, bill of sale now, register it and then tell them it is off the road so they don't make you get insurance on it, but this way it is only worth $1 as far as California is concerned.

Brent

[humboldtoffroad]

Here is my free rover after i took it from the place it has been resting 20+years in the bushes. I think the engine will need some work before its running

[Jim-ME]

Rob,
Have you ever stopped and talked to the owner? They might be willing to sell.
Jim

[JackIIA]

yeah, as these become rarer, the crime of letting them sit feels like it becomes bigger.

[rwollschlager]

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

[amcordo]

74 SIII 88

Nice one:

http://nwct.craigslist.org/cto/1589865786.html

[amcordo]

Wow. Sad.

http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/cto/1599631859.html

[jp-]

Sorry Viper, I don't have his info any longer. Several other people have already asked. I know, I'm a dumbass for not keeping in touch, but I'm bad at that.

[viper71124]

In June 2002, I purchased my 88" from an eBay seller in Philadelphia, PA. I didn't expect to win with my bid of $400, but I did. I left out on June 21st for the longest weekend trip of my life. Upon arriving, we talked to the owner who had only recently gotten into Rovers and had purchased "several" from someone who wanted to get out of the hobby. The seller, Dan, was driving a well worn military 109 pickup (I can post photos if you'd like to see it). We followed him for about 20 miles into the country to retrieve the 88. We came to a plain metal building, and this is what was inside.





This one was mine.

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2707/penn03.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/9768/penn06.jpg

If you were counting, there were 6 Land Rovers in there and 1 Sankey trailer.

After loading up, he asked if I was going to be needing any parts. Yes.
We then drove another 40 miles across town to a small wooden barn/loft. Apparently, he had acquired all of these parts along with the Rovers. This place was a time warp. On the lower floor were Series I and II engines and transmissions, axle assemblies, bulkheads, bumpers, and various other bulky parts. On the second floor was the mother load. Brand new Series I and II light assemblies, turn signal indicators, exhaust manifolds, and complete exhausts, no fewer than 10 bonnets, wings, complete doors (and 4 station wagon rear doors), several Fairey overdrives, brand new brake drums, emergency brake levers, steering wheels, clutches, and a thousand other things. If I had had more money, I would have left with much more. As it was, I got a deluxe bonnet, a spare transmission, some rear lights, a turn signal indicator, a gorgeous set of Santana headlights and trim rings (currently on my NADA), and a few other bits and pieces.

Here is a bad shot of the lower floor.


And the upper.


If I hadn't been so absolutely blown away by the place, I would have taken better photos.

The guy had no idea what he had.

You still have the number for that guy... I need some parts!

[JackIIA]

Oh man, I hope you're wrong. Because that is beyond cruel....

By the way, here is a local Craigslist ad I'm posting today.

******** For Sale $3,200 or BEST OFFER (Boston, MA) ***********

Late model Land Rover Porcupine with WMIK (Weapons Mounted Installation Kit). Change in circumstances demands an immediate sale! My loss is your gain! Need to make room for my Sherman tank. More photos upon request.

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[kevkon]

I have a feeling it's someone who doesn't actually own these vehicles and is fishing for interest and info.
Btw, an ip check is ok but it can be misleading since they can be a proxy. And of course, you have to get a response. On craigslist it can be more useful to look at the actual email address ( name).