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shaggydog

Member Since: 12 Aug 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 3347

1991 Defender 110 200 Tdi USW Arles Blue

Camel Trophy- dodgy vin?

Hi guys,

If its a genuine vehicle looks to be a good opportunity to restore a camel trophy 110.....but its vin looks a bit, ground off and new one applied badly?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1988-LAND-ROVER-...20f7d2b6e8

What do we think? Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197

Self confessed mileage hunter

9th Mar 2015 11:15pm

Thor

Member Since: 17 Dec 2011
Location: Didcot
Posts: 446

Description says it started out as a blue station wagon and you can see blue inside. Doubt it's an original Camel.....but I know nothing. Strong people are harder to kill and generally more useful!

9th Mar 2015 11:20pm

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 6004

1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue

That VIN looks uneven to me.(my TD5 is made up of dots forming the letters, are the early ones the same?) I thought the Camel Trophies had more stuff on the bonnet, i.e shovels, etc and also had a winch ? 1999 Defender TD5 110

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John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

9th Mar 2015 11:22pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17823

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Categorically not a Camel vehicle, but the advertiser doesn't actually claim it to be one.

I don't think the VIN has been ground, but it is sloppily stamped. Entirely consistent with LR build quality! I don't know enough about vehicles of that age to know if the dot stamping had started then.

It looks to me just like a tired and tatty old station wagon!

9th Mar 2015 11:31pm

Martin
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Member Since: 02 Apr 2007
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 6680

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

They aren't "dot stamped" at that age - apart from the upside down 3's it looks "right".

1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top

2015 D90 XS SW

10th Mar 2015 11:01am

need4speed

Member Since: 23 Nov 2012
Location: Kilmarnock
Posts: 749

Agree with blackwolf. Its not been ground. Just a flapwheel or something used to clean area around number so you can see it. Not a camel but i think its honest.

10th Mar 2015 12:02pm

kmac

Member Since: 07 Oct 2009
Location: Middlesex
Posts: 1317

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black

10th Mar 2015 10:25pm

shaggydog

Member Since: 12 Aug 2012
Location: Kent
Posts: 3347

Good points. Will stop being paranoid now

Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197

Self confessed mileage hunter

10th Mar 2015 10:37pm

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