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[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.

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? :-/

More like to be returned to the assembly line for 're-cycling'

[bedders]

Somewhere around 70% was the last I heard & that was through owning, for about 20 years, a Rover P4, which has many common parts with the Land Rover, including the 4 & 6 cyl engine.
  

[FRE07962128]

Somewhere around 70% was the last I heard & that was through owning, for about 20 years, a Rover P4, which has many common parts with the Land Rover, including the 4 & 6 cyl engine.
  

Great!  Another person to have heard this one!
 

Do you have any records or website references to prove this statement is true?  So far I have come up with a big blank!

[Debs.]

Update:
Pressure Washed/scrubbed the body exterior, thorough interior wash and scrub-up, changed the engine oil/filter, diesel filters and cleaned out the oil-bath aircleaner....fitted the newly painted pintle & ball tow-hitches (f & R), installed roof-mounted work/flood-lamps (F & R).....topped-up the axles/gearbox/transfer case and identified the burst brake pipe (N/S steel rigid line on rear axle).
So, now with just the brake pipe replacement and subsequent brake bleeding and a new exhaust system (under £35 for everything needed) left to finish: project "Lazarus Landy" is nearly done!
[size=9]*Pictures to follow tomorrow.
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BTW The engine`s old oil resembled molten-tar in colour/consistency when drained (Yuk!)....and the (old) diesel-filter was almost completely gunged-up.....The engine now sounds soooo much quieter and idles smoothly following it`s service; I`m really pleased!

[Vamps]

Update:
Pressure Washed/scrubbed the body exterior, thorough interior wash and scrub-up, changed the engine oil/filter, diesel filters and cleaned out the oil-bath aircleaner....fitted the newly painted pintle & ball tow-hitches (f & R), installed roof-mounted work/flood-lamps (F & R).....topped-up the axles/gearbox/transfer case and identified the burst brake pipe (N/S steel rigid line on rear axle).
So, now with just the brake pipe replacement and subsequent brake bleeding and a new exhaust system (under £35 for everything needed) left to finish: project "Lazarus Landy" is nearly done!
[size=9]*Pictures to follow tomorrow.
[/size]
BTW The engine`s old oil resembled molten-tar in colour/consistency when drained (Yuk!)....and the (old) diesel-filter was almost completely gunged-up.....The engine now sounds soooo much quieter and idles smoothly following it`s service; I`m really pleased!

I was going to say... a good days work, but it probably only took you an hour.

I do like the Series landrovers and easy to work on, I have had a few over the years.

On my last one which was a 24volt FFR I had a full roof rack with 8 forward and 2 rear facing spots, could light up the road no problem, remember 24 volts as well. And two orange lights as well. Earned the nick name ‘powergen kid’ in my local. The Beehive in Epping Green. Happy days.

[albitz]

Update:
Pressure Washed/scrubbed the body exterior, thorough interior wash and scrub-up, changed the engine oil/filter, diesel filters and cleaned out the oil-bath aircleaner....fitted the newly painted pintle & ball tow-hitches (f & R), installed roof-mounted work/flood-lamps (F & R).....topped-up the axles/gearbox/transfer case and identified the burst brake pipe (N/S steel rigid line on rear axle).
So, now with just the brake pipe replacement and subsequent brake bleeding and a new exhaust system (under £35 for everything needed) left to finish: project "Lazarus Landy" is nearly done!
[size=9]*Pictures to follow tomorrow.
[/size]
BTW The engine`s old oil resembled molten-tar in colour/consistency when drained (Yuk!)....and the (old) diesel-filter was almost completely gunged-up.....The engine now sounds soooo much quieter and idles smoothly following it`s service; I`m really pleased!

....and what did you do after breakfast debs ....seriously,sounds like youve been really busy,well done.

[amigov6]

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!

Coil sprung but no real off road capability advantage in standard form.

[yatesDELTA]

Top paragraph:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_Series

70% live

and that is one helluva lot of work

[Vamps]

Top paragraph:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_Series

70% live

and that is one helluva lot of work

Just bl@@dy great, now I will have to accept that Lizzie Zoom was right........AGAIN

[albitz]

arent they always

[Vamps]

arent they always

Yes, but there are two inteligent women on this forum that really do know  what they are talking about instead of just insisting they are right.

[LJay]

only two?

[Vamps]

Research suggests..............................

[LJay]

finish your sentence then!

[Vamps]