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TomekW



Member Since: 21 Feb 2015
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Poland 2003 Defender 110 Td5 SW Bonatti Grey
1978 (?) Lightweight
Hi All,

new member joined the herd today Very Happy
It is 1978 Series IIA Lightweight, LHD, petrol.
Color is a bit controversial but to be changed.
My plan is to rebuild it to the factory state; wish me a lot of luck Very Happy



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apt100



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I'll wish you luck Thumbs Up
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Ellisboy



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Thumbs Up nice one!
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ceefax



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Nice one!

BTW, if it's 1978, that makes it a Series 3, not a series 2A, the last of the 2A's were in 1972

Not many things changed though, syncromesh on all four gears and the ignition switch moved from the dash to the steering column. Think the chassis is slightly different as well?
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TomekW



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Thanks @ceefax!
I am applying for heritage certificate now to get more details of this truck
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Venomator



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And I...
Wish you a lot of luck Tomek... Thumbs Up

I do like the Lightweights though... Cool

I hope you will be entertaining us with a build thread as you return it to factory state... Mr. Green  Rog... Mr. Green
The GREEN One...

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camelman



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Nice one and good look with the rebuild Smile

How come it ended up in Poland?

Here's mine

 
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TomekW



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beautiful truck camelman Thumbs Up
those indicator and side lights on the front - are they "special" or std series ones?
I see the silver rims around at the bottom end of lamps.

History of my truck.... well...
it came from Holland and that is everything I know at the moment.
I hope the heritage Certificate will tell me more Very Happy
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Grenadier



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camelman wrote:
Nice one and good look with the rebuild Smile

How come it ended up in Poland?

Here's mine



That's brilliant. I can just imagine summer drives to a lovely country pub for an ale down by a babbling brook.... Thumbs Up Monsieur Le Grenadier

I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list.....

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camelman



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Mine is a 24v 1985 model (one of the last 3 built Smile )
I believe the side / indicator lens are part of the 24v set up or the later models but not 100% sure

there is an excellent book you need to buy which has a history of the all the batches, even down to chassis numbers, called "the half ton military landrover"

https://wordery.com/the-half-ton-military-...GwoduQoGPg


Grenadier - you have to try not to smile too much when driving to the pub as you end up with teeth full of flies Smile 
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Grenadier



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I know all too well from riding with open face helmets... Shocked Monsieur Le Grenadier

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TomekW



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book ordered

thanks camelman!
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camelman



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Nice one, my landie is in there in it's prerestored state, see if you can spot it Smile

I repainted it last summer so here it is in it's current state:



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TomekW



Member Since: 21 Feb 2015
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here is my truck's ID plate



maybe you can tell me more about this car
thanks 2021 Defender 90 D250
1998 TUL
1997 TUM FFR
2003 Defender 110SW Td5
1985 ExMOD 110 ST 3.9 V8
1971 Series IIa Lightweight
Post #477975 1st Dec 2015 2:04pm
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camelman



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Interesting , that chassis number does in fact mean its a series 2 (and possibly worth a bit more due to rarirty), 1969-71.

It appears to have a british military registration stamped on there as well.

You find with a lot of earlier lightweights that their registration documents show the date they were sold out of the forces rather than their build date.
In your case 1978 is possibly when it was sold by the army rather than built. 
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