Difference between a Santana and regular series Land Rover

[DGG]

Is one worth more of the same vintage and conditione? And what is the story behind the Santana? Thank you.

[rwollschlager]

I would not say they are worth more, just harder to come by in the states. Their styling deviated from the standard rover throughout the years and their parts began to differ, until rover and Santana completely separated, where land rover makes the defender, and Santana makes the strikingly similar PS10. Back story is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santana_Motor

[DGG]

Thanks. A friend is looking at a 75 series three Santana. The seller wants $15,000. The truck is in nice shape. Some odd styling things, but very clean. Didn't know what kind of advice to give him.

[Amirbayzid]

Thanks. A friend is looking at a 75 series three Santana. The seller wants $15,000. The truck is in nice shape. Some odd styling things, but very clean. Didn't know what kind of advice to give him.

Do you have pictures of the trucks quality? I'm seriously debating selling mine and going for a smaller Defender.

[DGG]

I don't have any pictures, but a picture that I saw of it looked good, but no pictures of the chassis yet.

[o2batsea]

They may look alike but that's about all. Two completely different car makers. Don't mistakenly believe that you can swap parts between the two as it is often not the case.
An F150 and a Silverado look pretty much the same too, but you wouldn't try to get parts for the f150 at a chevy dealer.

[jimrr]

i appreciated your link to wikopedia so much i donated to their cause rwollschlager !! thx,

[charles1943]

I DO LAND-ROVER PRE-PURCHASE SURVEYS & EVALUATIONS FOR PROSPECTIVE OWNERS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. IF I HAD ONLY 1 THING TO TELL THESE FOLKS IT WOULD BE: WHATEVER ELSE YOU DO DO NOT BUY A SANTANA. UNLESS YOU WANT TO COMPOUND YOUR AGGRAVATION EXPONENTIALLY. NEW PARTS CAN BE A BEAR, AND ARE FREQUENTLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN B/C ACROSS-THE-BOARD PARTS INTERCHANGABILITY IS JUST NOT POSSIBLE. NO SLIGHT AGAINST OUR SPANISH BRETHREN BUT IF PARTS ARE NO LONGER MADE WHY WOULD ONE WANT TO DENIGRATE THE PRODUCT? SANTANA MADE SOME AWESOME ASSEMBLIES AND TRUCKS BACK IN THE DAY, NO ARGUMENT!!! THEY WERE QUITE INNOVATIVE BACK IN THE 60's & 70's, EVEN ABOVE AND BEYOND OUR PHENOMENAL FRIENDS IN SOLIHULL!!