County paint scheme

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Looks as if this may be the colour scheme used in very early coil spring production - or possibly that used in ones that were not County trim.........................

John

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I had the same thought John, but then I looked closer at the pics and noticed all of them have a small County decal at the rear.

Cheers, Murray

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Looks as if this may be the colour scheme used in very early coil spring production - or possibly that used in ones that were not County trim, but later we only saw wagons with County trim. (Reminder that "County" is a trim level designation, used on Series 3, Range Rover, as well as 90/110, but which seems to have been appropriated in Australia to 110/120 pre-Defender Landrovers, the result of the fact that most sold were 110 wagons with "County" prominently blazoned on the sides!)

John

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Thanks John

The odd-un is in NZ

dont suppose someone has a couple of early doors they could sell me?

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Originally Posted by rfurzer

dont suppose someone has a couple of early doors they could sell me?

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I don't like your chances of finding early County two piece doors, it's hard enough finding a good pair of one piece County doors with the lift up handles.

Series III doors would fit (someone correct me if I'm wrong) if you want two piece doors, but the latch/striker might be different.

Cheers, Murray

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Originally Posted by rijidij

Series III doors would fit (someone correct me if I'm wrong) if you want two piece doors, but the latch/striker might be different.

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Series III doors have a different latch, but would fit. The problem is that they aren't two piece (the request was for second row doors). The second row doors in question are incredibly rare, even in the UK. Fronts significantly less so as they went on to be the military spec door in both Aus and the UK.

I'd desperately love a set of these doors, but I don't hold much hope.

If you want second row two piece doors, then your only option might be finding a Stage One Series III Wagon (or an older Series wagon for that matter). There's quite a few Stage Ones in Australia, but it still wont be easy finding the doors individually.

Cheers, Murray

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Originally Posted by rijidij

If you want second row two piece doors, then your only option might be finding a Stage One Series III Wagon (or an older Series wagon for that matter).

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Stage One middle row doors aren't two piece. I was looking at one just today, coincidentally.

Dervish and Rijidij

Thanks for your help- I had also understood that stage 1's had the same doors as the other series 3. The parts catalogue gives different numbers for the series 3 "except 109V8 - MTC 5386 and 7(left)", "109V8 MTC 5388,9" and "county station wagon MRC7217,8".

Searching for those numbers only gives a "hit" for 5386 and 7

There is no parts catalogue entry for a separate sidescreen (as there is for the early 110).

I have heard from someone else that stage 1 might have 2 part doors - perhaps there's more than one configuration. Wouldn't put it past the poms to have used 110 doors on the last few 109s if they were to hand at the factory.