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1966 Land-Rover 88'' Series IIa ex Army modified as Series III

1966 Land-Rover 88'' Series IIa in Fred Dibnah - Getting Steamed Up, Documentary, 2002

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1966 Land-Rover 88'' Series IIa ex Army modified as Series III

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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Alexander ◊ 2006-07-31 23:48	It was registerd in April, so despite 'R' reg it is of 1977 vintage. -- Last edit: 2006-07-31 23:58:12
marklandynut ◊ 2010-06-25 00:39	Actally, it is not a Series 3 at all, it started life as an ex-army Series 2A from abut 1964 or 1965 (I don't know the exact year). Like all Land Rovers released from Army use in the 1970's it got the registration letter current at the time it was first registered for civvy use, which in 1977 would be an R reg. Fred always considered his Land Rover a tool and as such didn't care if it was original or modified, so he fitted the Series 3 front end for improved lighting. Some time after this was filmed the Land Rover was fully refurbished onto a new chassis with a new Series 3 bulkhead and V8 engine (I know the firm that did the work). Apparently Fred grew to dislike the rebuilt Land Rover as it was very thirsty, far more tempremental and much harder to use for his steeplejack work than it had been before the rebuild when it had its orignal but very tired 2.25 litre 4 cylinder engine.
antp ◊ 2010-06-25 14:32	It is strange, since usually the manufacture year is right even when the car is registered few years later The vehicle details for THP 36R are: Date of Liability 01 11 2005 Date of First Registration 01 04 1977 Year of Manufacture 1977 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2286CC Fuel Type Petrol Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour MAROON
dsl ◊ 2020-11-10 05:21	We've identified this vehicle using the details you provided LAND ROVER 88" - 4 CYL 1966 Registration number: THP 36R Body type: Light Utility 4X4 Colour: Maroon Date of first registration: April 1977 THP 36R ✓ Taxed Tax due: 1 April 2021 ✓ MOT Expires: 12 August 2021 Date of first registration April 1977 Year of manufacture 1966 Cylinder capacity 3528 cc Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 19 December 2014 Recent MOTs show about 10,700 miles only, so it's probably been round the clock (= 110,700 miles)

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