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Cheshire110



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1984 90 2.25 Petrol
Hi all,

Am the very happy owner of a 1984 90 2.25 petrol. Previous owner was on here and it is absolutely lovely! Not very powerful but a breath of fresh air compared to the agricultural diesels.

While I’ve got you…
Anyone on here know the exact colour? It is definitely darker than the series 3 blue, but hard to tell if it’s the same as the later Defenders of the 1990s etc - I think my very first was Arles blue for example, is this likely to be the same? Sadly there is no paint code in the engine bay. Any wisdom welcomed!


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Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8.
Post #1019587 30th Dec 2023 1:16am
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LR90XS2011



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United Kingdom 2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green
don't know the paint colour but it looks lovely
Thumbs Up DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy
Post #1019596 30th Dec 2023 7:19am
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Dinnu



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Malta 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black
What a beauty.

I am restoring a 1988 90 (actual built in 1987) and is a Shire Blue, LRC392, looks very similar to yours although camera/lighting and monitors can display it differently. But AFAIK, the Shire blue was only available for a short period of time. You may look at my restoration thread for a comparison, https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72365-330.html , but as said, most of the time it gets a different shade depending on the lighting. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black
Post #1019597 30th Dec 2023 7:29am
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CarMan



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Very lovely Thumbs Up

I had a petrol hard top years ago and I really liked the engine, which iirc was very little more economical than my previous 3.5 Laughing Sadly it was a rot box so traded it at Craddocks for a 200 truck cab.

As said yours could be Arles/Windjammer but hard to know. Maybe try a touch-up somewhere discreet Question Rob

1993 200tdi 90 hard-top
1998 300tdi 90 soft-top
2016 2.2 XS 90 hard-top
Post #1019609 30th Dec 2023 10:00am
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MarkBrown



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United Kingdom 1983 Defender 110 Other HT Auto Keswick Green
I can't help with the colour, but you've got a nice 90! The 2.25 was a sweet little engine, I had one in a 110, it ran like a sewing machine.
Post #1019625 30th Dec 2023 12:03pm
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110Urb



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 2016 Defender 110 V8 Petrol Adventure Auto Corris Grey
Love this combo, something special about a soft Landy in the city
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geobloke



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Dinnu wrote:
What a beauty.

I am restoring a 1988 90 (actual built in 1987) and is a Shire Blue, LRC392, looks very similar to yours although camera/lighting and monitors can display it differently. But AFAIK, the Shire blue was only available for a short period of time. You may look at my restoration thread for a comparison, https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72365-330.html , but as said, most of the time it gets a different shade depending on the lighting.


I would say that is a Shire blue as well, too light for the later Arles blue. Good comparison here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFtyz7lFQek
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Cheshire110



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Thanks all for the compliments and feedback!

Have ordered a couple of paint samples so will see which is closest (completely different to how it came out of the factory now anyway!)

Can't wait for spring to roll around to drive around with the roof off! Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8.
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gcc130



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Landrover also used Stratos blue between ‘82 - ‘87
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