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[Martin_1962]

Nice one Debs. You can't keep a good Landy down, or a bad one! As MDTM rightly said, not the easiest to drive or stop on the road but that's the charm, you have to drive them yourself.
    When you're at an off road event & your old series climbs a slope past a newer so called 4x4, reverses back down, attaches a rope & drags 'em both out. Satisfaction.

Unlessss the newer one is a 90!

[Martin_1962]

I'd like a pre 73 109 as a restoration rebuild job, more modern brakes more modern engine ect, but no money nor room.

HUGE turning circle on the 109's, otherwise spot on!!!!! 8-)

A cousin has some old ones - an 88 with a Montego TD, I am thinking petrol engine with LPG conversion, and I can think of an ideal donor engine - if it will fit, thinking of looking for accident damaged or over rusty donor.

[Debs.]

Been to the motor-factors in Denbigh today and bought diesel-filter, engine oil-filter, 10 litres of 15-40, 1 litre of Hypoid 90 oil and still came out with change from a £20 note!......I`d forgotten how cheap Landy`s are to service.

[FRE07962128]

Rolls Royces I think are nearer 90%!  No, seriously I do remeber it being said that 75% of LR are still around.  I intend to do some checking on that!

Typical, just as I thought I was on a winner
You may have a point if we talk about real Landrovers and do not include things like the discovery or freelander.

Should have known, that as a bloke, you just can't win

Another man Mike to recognise that fact at last!

Actually I cannot prove or disprove my theory yet as nothing on the web sites has so far revealed anything on longativity of the Landy (yes, and it may well be ex-all other variants!)

[FRE07962128]

Further to my last post; perhaps Debs will know the answer as to whether or not it is true that 75% of all Land Rovers ever built still exist (as read/heard somewhere!)? :-/ :-/

Debs know everything!!!

[Debs.]

Further to my last post; perhaps Debs will know the answer as to whether or not it is true that 75% of all Land Rovers ever built still exist (as read/heard somewhere!)? :-/ :-/

Debs know everything!!!

Although it sound`s very-plausible, in view of the rust issues that most of the earlier series Landy have...I can`t imagine that such a high percentile would survive; but they do seem to be favoured by enthusiasts/amateur mechanics and thus could well; go-on (and on) and what with cheap parts and easy to repair mechanicals they are far easier to nurse into old-age than many other marques....so, it just might be true Lizzie.

[Marks DTM Calib]

I suspect its a myth, even the galv chassises rot out eventually and the early ones are very few and far between.

[FRE07962128]

Further to my last post; perhaps Debs will know the answer as to whether or not it is true that 75% of all Land Rovers ever built still exist (as read/heard somewhere!)? :-/ :-/

Debs know everything!!!

Although it sound`s very-plausible, in view of the rust issues that most of the earlier series Landy have...I can`t imagine that such a high percentile would survive; but they do seem to be favoured by enthusiasts/amateur mechanics and thus could well; go-on (and on) and what with cheap parts and easy to repair mechanicals they are far easier to nurse into old-age than many other marques....so, it just might be true Lizzie.

Thanks Debs!  I will keep on investigating and let you know if I discover 'the fact' I am seeking.

[Martin_1962]

I suspect its a myth, even the galv chassises rot out eventually and the early ones are very few and far between.

A lot survive in foreign climes and about 65% was the last figure I heard

[Kevin Wood]

I suspect its a myth, even the galv chassises rot out eventually and the early ones are very few and far between.

A lot survive in foreign climes and about 65% was the last figure I heard

A lot are blown up in foreign climes too, I'd wager.

Kevin

[Entwood]

I suspect its a myth, even the galv chassises rot out eventually and the early ones are very few and far between.

A lot survive in foreign climes and about 65% was the last figure I heard

A lot are blown up in foreign climes too, I'd wager.

Kevin

I've certainly seen many that are "no longer useable" .....

Did you know that at one time all the wrecks (for what ever reason RTA or "enemy action") had to be returned to UK to be scrapped !!

What a total waste of money THAT was ..

[FRE07962128]

I suspect its a myth, even the galv chassises rot out eventually and the early ones are very few and far between.

A lot survive in foreign climes and about 65% was the last figure I heard

That's a relief Martin!  I thought only I had heard (imagined!!) that!

Cheers

[Kevin Wood]

I suspect its a myth, even the galv chassises rot out eventually and the early ones are very few and far between.

A lot survive in foreign climes and about 65% was the last figure I heard

A lot are blown up in foreign climes too, I'd wager.

Kevin

I've certainly seen many that are "no longer useable" .....

Did you know that at one time all the wrecks (for what ever reason RTA or "enemy action") had to be returned to UK to be scrapped !!

What a total waste of money THAT was ..

I would imagine it was probably to get a handle on how many were being nicked as opposed to written off.

Kevin

[Entwood]

Nope .. it was pure bureaucracy ...

Someone in an Ivory Tower called MOD insisting that only designated civil servants could "write off" the item from inventory, and as the civil servants could not go to war zones the wrecks had to be returned to UK.

It must have cost a fortune before it was, eventually changed, and "authority" was passed to someone "in theatre" to do the "write off"

So as long as the paperwork was correct, and the designated hierarchy  was followed.. the cost didn't matter

Good use of taxpayers money  

[FRE07962128]

I suspect its a myth, even the galv chassises rot out eventually and the early ones are very few and far between.

A lot survive in foreign climes and about 65% was the last figure I heard

A lot are blown up in foreign climes too, I'd wager.

Kevin

I've certainly seen many that are "no longer useable" .....

Did you know that at one time all the wrecks (for what ever reason RTA or "enemy action") had to be returned to UK to be scrapped !!

What a total waste of money THAT was ..

Or was it to salvage useable parts to put into new builds after reconditioning? :-/