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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1968  
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Nice sign. As an Essex boy, I'd suggest anyone 'pilfering' from a premises in Southend in the 1980s would have been happy just to be prosecuted!!
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28th Sep 2017 8:35pm |
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| legin Member Since: 22 Jul 2017 Location: Chelmsford Essex Posts: 1004 
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My late father in Law had a sign in his yard which showed a picture of a man with a blunderbuss with the words KEEP OUT OR YOU WILL BE SHOT. The police made us take it down as we all had shot gun licence's and it was not the way to behave so they said ,
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28th Sep 2017 8:48pm |
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| legin Member Since: 22 Jul 2017 Location: Chelmsford Essex Posts: 1004
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Following a long from the last page this is the first pictures of my 90 I can find I think by now it was fitted with the 200TDi engine from the rolled 90 I bought
 Click image to enlarge The 1st and 4th pictures are in Wales this was the Wickford Gay Mens off road club we got some great discounts and know one ever asked for proof that we were a genuine club and when a couple of boys from wales did ask they got told "we not gay gay just happy gay still got some funny looks".The 2nd picture is back at Thamemead which by then had got a lot smaller.The 4th picture is the only one I have of my diesel Mazda engined Range Rover a 3lt 4 pot 5 speed box what a tool,it was a very nice conversion by a frim in Cambridge wish I had kept this one.the picture shows me on my way back from Scotland with a XK 140 that needed a little work  |
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4th Oct 2017 8:16pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 04 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 4937
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good bit of history there legin! is the 110 better to tow with? Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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4th Oct 2017 8:31pm |
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| legin Member Since: 22 Jul 2017 Location: Chelmsford Essex Posts: 1004
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The Hummer below was used in the filming of Black Hawk Down a war movie filmed about 2002 in the cast was Ewan McGregor and Tom Hardy and still worth watching.
Click image to enlarge I moved it about for the owner a few time ,the top picture I'm about to unload it for the War and Peace show in Kent,i have not got a clue where I am in the 2nd |
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4th Oct 2017 8:39pm |
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| legin Member Since: 22 Jul 2017 Location: Chelmsford Essex Posts: 1004
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I think with more weight and a longer wheel base the 110 is just more stable,I have been using for real long distance or heavy loads up to 3 1/2 ton a L233 Range Rover you can't beat them for towing but break downs where always around the corner,I don't want to start a towing thread as very one has a different idea.Who's that man shouting Toyota Landcruiser 
Click image to enlarge This is what I had up until I retired and I still have the Jeep as my daily drive and has only ever needed just two bulbs in a 100,000 miles,It would tow large cars as above and 4x4s at the speed limit for hours same as the Range Rover but half the cost and more reliable  |
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4th Oct 2017 9:07pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10502 
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Like the pic, is that an early Bentley ?
 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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4th Oct 2017 10:48pm |
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| legin Member Since: 22 Jul 2017 Location: Chelmsford Essex Posts: 1004
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Now I have met you I can tell you , yes it is
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7th Oct 2017 9:18pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10502
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Thank you kind sir
 one of my customers had one like that in that colour, but it was only a 2 door one, it was very nice, he showed me around it as i was interested in it 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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8th Oct 2017 9:35pm |
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| legin Member Since: 22 Jul 2017 Location: Chelmsford Essex Posts: 1004
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The 2 door is a lot more money and looks a lot better ,the roof flows into the boot lid ,wrong forum sorry
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9th Oct 2017 5:28pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10502
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Many thanks legin
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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9th Oct 2017 9:19pm |
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| legin Member Since: 22 Jul 2017 Location: Chelmsford Essex Posts: 1004
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Aother off road picture of my 200TDi around 2004
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21st Oct 2017 8:59pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7873 
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To be in Somersham, I nearly said were you lost! I'm down your neck of the wood tomorrow, looking at a Defender in Mauldon. I'll keep an eye out for you!
 James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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21st Oct 2017 9:04pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3014 
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What a great read and fantastic thread.
It's like a Land Rover version of classic cabbie's tales "You'll never guess what I had on the back of my Land Rover..." Thanks for sharing Legin. |
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21st Oct 2017 9:21pm |
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