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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1284   
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Whilst toying with the idea (or madness?) of buying a FFRR, my searching turned up this :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154430807210?_t...%7Ciid%3A1 Looks to me like the love child of a RR Classic and a Silver Cross pram! |
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16th Oct 2021 1:42pm |
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| Bim Member Since: 09 Jun 2018 Location: Cambs Posts: 28 
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Some people have no style ruined a good RR
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16th Oct 2021 2:17pm |
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| Ads90 Member Since: 16 Jun 2008 Location: Cots-on-the-Wolds Posts: 800 
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The few converted at the time were never pretty with the roof up, IIRC.
But quite nice down, in the right weather - seem to remember the Bond girl driving one in one of Roger Moores, & it looked great! |
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16th Oct 2021 3:27pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240 
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This is Roger Taylor's old one, seen at Land Rover Legends in 2019:
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge There was also a replica of the Octopussy Range Rover there in 2018, although I don't seem to have a picture so pinched this one from the web. More of an open top than convertible: Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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16th Oct 2021 4:22pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2520  
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Just think how many JLR could have sold if they continued the open top trend and strengthen the floor to take a 50 cal……..Middle Easten Spec only…..
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16th Oct 2021 5:07pm |
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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1284
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And plenty of fuel in the Middle East as well to keep up with the insatiable appetite that those old 3.5 carburettor V8s had a liking for.
I swear you could see the fuel gauge needle dropping on a motorway run, especially when towing. |
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16th Oct 2021 5:20pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2520
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lohr, I had a 1985 V8 110 CSW.
Yes, you could see the fuel gauge moving down before your eyes. For fun I would switch it over to the second tank and watch the needle fly up to full……….before moving down again.. 
That was in 1994 when fuel was cheep ( or lots cheaper than today) Did make a nice noise though….. |
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16th Oct 2021 5:59pm |
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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1284
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A friend had a Stage 1 V8 Station Wagon with twin tanks and that was also a thirsty beast!!!
It made a nice noise as well and went very well once we removed the restrictor baffles from the carbs and changed the mixture settings. Stopping it in a hurry was another matter altogether though   |
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16th Oct 2021 6:09pm |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074 
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One of my oldest chums has an 1986 110 3.5, it did the same, i remember watching the gauge drop when fuel was 150 a litre a few years ago and Tom wondering if he needed to call opec to negotiate his own oil price… |
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16th Oct 2021 6:27pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240
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I had a de-restricted Stage 1 V8. On a cold morning with the choke out, I swear you could feel the fuel draining from the tank
Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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16th Oct 2021 9:31pm |
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| kenzle8a Member Since: 12 Feb 2020 Location: None Posts: 1074
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driving my father in laws Morgan +8 race car with a JE Developments race motor to silverstone when he had the other one on the trailer made my glad i wasn’t the one paying the fuel bill.
Worst accurate mpg I’ve ever seen was in my Cooper S, i think i got it down to 3 mpg when utterly flat out on an airfield |
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16th Oct 2021 9:57pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2520
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Cant remember if i had just left a petrol station or was looking for another one.....
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16th Oct 2021 10:19pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5024 
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Loved my c reg 90 v8
Gas converted, gave it the range to get to off roading…with a Jerry can in the back just in case Mike |
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16th Oct 2021 10:54pm |
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