Here we have a 1989 Classic Land Rover Defender 200tdi 110 HI-CAP Pick Up Full Ground Up Restoration.
It was first registered: 07/07/1989. This vehicle was previously owned by a Manchester police sergeant for 2 1/2 years. It originally had a different body on the back. It had bespoke flat bed body made by the previous owner.
Please don’t confuse this with other farmyard Land Rovers that have been used as chicken hutches. You could ignore the year with the condition and what has been done to it. It has been updated with a 2008 Land Rover Defender rust free doors and Puma bonnet. The A - bar and rear bumper section actually came off her majesty the queen’s own Land Rover and was shown the original registration document from the donor vehicle; “HM Balmoral.” The bespoke body was taken off and replaced with a hi-cap 110 pick up body, that came off a 2004 Defender. Whilst the body was off we cleaned all the chassis, painted it with red oxide primer and black paint. The rear cross member was replaced at the same time.
An engineer was employed to re-create the rear bumper / step to finish the rear end off. The chassis is fantastic condition; not a patchwork quilt as usually found. The windscreen was replaced for a brand new top tinted screen with a new rubber. In fact, every rubber on this vehicle has been replaced including the front vent seals. It starts first time, every time.
An iFor Williams Aluminium canopy was fitted to this, which is rare to find; even rarer to find with a solid top iFor Williams rear door. It’s had a full expensive respray at a specialist paint shop. The seats were changed to a pair of SAAB leather adjustable seats. The whole lighting system: side lights, indicators, reverse, brake etc, have been changed to RDX LED lights with Wipac front LED lights.
It was last serviced, including oils and filters, replaced top and bottom hoses, and return pipes at mileage 56,561.
Here’s a list of what has been done during the rebuild:
1 freestyle alloys with nearly new tires
2 chequerplate kit
3 air con style A-BAR (hrh)
4 hella spots / wipac fog
5 puma bonnet
6 new windscreen with built in sunstrip (rare)
7 new rubber door seals, windscreen rubbers, vent strip rubbers replaced
8 large heavy duty battery
9 rdx LED front and rear light pack
10 new quadoptic headlamps with LED side lights
11 new front and rear mudflap kits
12 snorkel
13 wind deflectors
14 DRL front bumper with spot lights and end caps
15 twin horns
16 rear side wheel spats
17 rdx style grill and wing vents
18 anderson jump pack kit ( + includes jump leads )
19 new electric fan
20 LED yellow recovery strobe lights front and rear
21 mountney leather steering wheel
22 leather seats ( ex saab )
23 raptor dash with top dash leather roll top
24 headlining with LED interior lights
25 drop pin towing ball
26 bespoke rear bumper / step
27 new wipers and wiper arms
28 2 keys
29 new transit style side repeater marker lights
30 brand new rock sliders
31 new gas shocks and heavy duty springs
32 new indicator and wiper stalks
33 new see through water header tank
34 full expensive respray in white with black bonnet
35 full chequer plate floor in rear of tub
36 new heater matrix
VIN: SALLDHAB7FA391359
You can find the full album of photos at:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmfsKb1h
For a video of the vehicle in operation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIu7NgUCLGs
The vehicle was imported from the UK. It is now a Florida state vehicle with a clean title.
If you'd like to discuss the matter, please don't hesitate to contact either myself, Charles, at either904-631-4814 and 904-631-4773. Or alternatively, Anthony, at anthonyrjwood@gmail.com