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

[DarthSnoopy]

This is a great forum... I'll post a few pictures of the ones I found around here.
One in GB MA that is sitting in the woods and another in Southwick MA which I am currently waiting to hear if it will be moving to my house.

[Mountain132]

When I posted the link, the entire page was copied. I don't own the cars, just saw them on craigslist. Thought someone here would more than likely scoop them up.

[stomper]

Because they all have the headlights in the center "breakfast" plate, they are either series II or early series IIAs. I believe the headlights were moved to the wings in 1967? So they are all 1960's era.

You would need to post more pictures of the engine bays, bulkheads, etc. for me to be able to give you more info than that.

How long have they been sitting there? How easy are they to gain access to, do they roll? These are all important questions to answer if you are looking to entertain any serious bids.

[xsbowes]

All with tropical roofs

[czenkov]

Haha, I had just got on to post the correct link. Man! Why can't we find stuff like this out here in Utah! You're killing me here!

"They are not in good condition." My eyes must not be very good - I see great canvases with which to paint.

[Mountain132]

4 Series IIs in New York

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

We have 4 Land Rovers Series I-III? circa 1960s-1970s to sell, or to sell for parts. They are not in good condition. Will wait for best offer that includes hauling.

If you know what series these are we are curious to know more about them.

[TJR]

Easy to clean the inside of the frame out. Extra storage too.

[4flattires]

On some models....they hinge.

Jeff

[stomper]

Wow, that rear cross member looks......solid!

[TJR]

Here's one that was rescued when I was in CT, I had to haul ot to Maine to finally strip it down.. It has served as a very limited parts car for my 88 S3

....Talbot

[J.McKelvey]

Ha ha, no this is just a guy who has a collection of junked cars in his backyard and unfortunately some of them happen to be Rover..

Pete was being fairly kind when he was describing the rover hell.

[Tim Smith]

Is that the rover retirement home made famous in the Riverport Rover series "88 in a day"? Much more desirable than the Rover hell, visited later in that video.

[J.McKelvey]

Sorry, I couldn't put all the pictures in one. Here's the picture with the window. Also a picture of a 109" that I purchased recently. The guy used it to store dog food for year. The plan is to restore it in the not to distant future

[J.McKelvey]

Here's some pictures of some rovers I've found around the province.

These area a collection of 88's a guy has in his back yard. He says he's going to restore one of them someday. They have been there for years. The area flooded a few years back and you can see in one of the pictures how high the water was.

[Alaska Mike]

This is my '73 Series III Rover pile when it was still bolted together:
The frame, bulkhead (top to bottom), breakfast, and door frames were basically rust molecules holding hands. At least the engine, transmission, and transfercase were missing crucial parts. The previous owner didn't have the right size axle u-bolts, so he jammed a screwdriver in there and cranked them down. There was more wrong with it than right, but I've always wanted one and was looking for a project. Since shipping replacement parts to do even a functional resto on it would be cost prohibitive, it's going to be a hybrid of major components from about 5 different brands of vehicle. Many old parts were sold off, which covered the initial cost of the vehicle.

I've replaced the frame with a galvanized one, and found a repairable bulkhead that I'm slowly going through. The axles have been rebuilt completely, and I installed 24 spline axles and a Disco carrier in the rear diff. I rebuilt the rear springs and replaced the fronts. I rebuilt a Jeep 2.5L MPFI engine and mated it to a SM465/Spicer 18 combo. I have a IH Scout II power steering box waiting to be installed.

I have enough work left to do that I unsure if gas will still be available when it's finally streetable. At least it's not rotting away as a parts vehicle in the woods.