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As it says. Looking for a Classic pre 73 land rover defender diesel.
Must have MOT and runner, I am handy with the spanners so do not mind a rolling project.

Rob 

Pre 73 won't be a defender it will either be a series 3 or 2, Defenders started circa 1985, genuine 70's cars will be leaf sprung, if it's on coil springs then be suspicious.

What you need to watch for is folk selling a pre 73 that they allege is on a range rover chassis, but is actually an 80's or 90's defender masquerading as a pre 73 for tax purposes, these are essentially ringers, ebay is full of them.

That doesn't put some folk off though

Thanks for the info. Interesting. I wonder if DVLA or VOSA inspected a car and found this I suspect it would go straight onto a Q plate?

Thanks for the info. Interesting. I wonder if DVLA or VOSA inspected a car and found this I suspect it would go straight onto a Q plate?

with current regs it would go straight into the crusher 

Quote from: bobbyspit on December 29, 2013, 06:12:26 PM

Thanks for the info. Interesting. I wonder if DVLA or VOSA inspected a car and found this I suspect it would go straight onto a Q plate?

with current regs it would go straight into the crusher 

Yep, suspected stolen or unable to identify it and it will go to the crusher and your insurance won't want to know, leaving you several thousand out of pocket.

It would only be Q plated if you could prove the provenance of the parts used to make the vehicle, which for most won't be possible.

Pre 73 you are only looking at the very early Series 3, Series 2 & 2A were produced 1958 to '71. There will be a lot more S3s about and probably cheaper to buy in the first place than a good running S2. 

Is the pre '73 tax-free thing that important ?  Diesel ? - The 2.25 Landrover Diesel has a reputation for being slow !  Or are you looking for something with a later engine transplant - which may bump the Insurance up ?