Maybe a silly question

[Hammerhead]

How many 110's were factory fitted with the 4BD1?

Have owned mine for 10 months now after nearly a year of searching and have always wondered how many were originally made by land rover with the 4BD1.

If any one knows would be great to hear. Thanks

[DeeJay]

I have read an article & it has been thrown around this forum that the total civilian build was 800 - ish

[Mick_Marsh]

I have read an article & it has been thrown around this forum that the total civilian build was 800 - ish
Was that for the 110's only or 110's, 120's and Stage 1's?

[Hammerhead]

So out of those 800 ish would most still be on the road?
And it would be interesting to know how many were 110's

[Homestar]

Given that they say over 75% of all Land Rovers built are still on the road, it makes sense that most of the 4BD1 powered units would be as they are a very strong and long lived engine.

[rathgar]

Wow 800 is not a lot! Any one know how that number compared to the V8's of the time?

[DeeJay]

Was that for the 110's only or 110's, 120's and Stage 1's?



I interpreted it as all 110's -IE wagons, utes & vans & coil springs. I don't think it included civvy 6x6's but that would have been a handful.
I used to have all the mags from that era, Bushdriver, Overlander but threw them out as the roof was about to collapse. I did keep some & read just now that the County V8 was $21,000 in 1985 & I recall the stage 1's in 1982 being $12500 as I was trying to save up for one.. One of the mags listed the 4x4 sales for the previous month & I well remember the County sales struggling to hit double figures and Toyota's in the hundreds. The County was darned expensive in its day.