Thread: In search of a v8 fender

Are you wanting one that is ready to go, or are you looking for a bit of a project.

I work with a guy who has a series III with a 4.4 v8 and has LPG.

It Has a Safari roof and from what I have seen ( photos ) looks pretty good for its age.

It does need work, but I am pretty sure it has all new brakes ( Drum).

PM me if you want more details

Mal

Originally Posted by MW.TD5 Defender

Are you wanting one that is ready to go, or are you looking for a bit of a project.

I work with a guy who has a series III with a 4.4 v8 and has LPG.

It Has a Safari roof and from what I have seen ( photos ) looks pretty good for its age.

It does need work, but I am pretty sure it has all new brakes ( Drum).

PM me if you want more details

Mal

mal can i safely assume most countys would have had discs on the front? pm sent also.

rob

I don't know if County's are discs up front, coil springs etc.
There are heaps of series experts here that can answer your questions.
My TD5 Defender is my first Landrover.

Mal

County's have disc front, drum rear, coil springs. I have a V8 Series III - same engine, gearbox as a County but drum front and leaf springs (not to mention bench front seat instead of buckets). A V8 Series III might be factory original, in which case the grill is flush with the front of the guards, or it might be a conversion. Avoid conversions (IMHO).

Technically speaking, the County is just refering to trim specification, and have been available from the 60's to the present Defender. The only Land Rover available in Australia from about 1984 to 1990 was in County trim, hence why people refer to the as Counties.

I'm used to explaining this, as when I point out to people that my 90 is not a Defender they always straight away go "Oh, it's a County" to which I then say no, it's a base model.

Oh-so-close-to-correct

The County trim was only introduced in the early 80's. The last of the Series III could be bought that way, but it was never sent to Australia until the 110 was released. Then ALL the 110 wagons imported here had the County trim, hence the common name of "County."

The same thing happened with Subaru "L" series wagons, which most people refer to as "Sportswagons" after a common trim package.

I know there were Series 3 Counties available. Fred Smith, the guy I buy my parts off, says that he had a Series 2 County! It's not as if he doesn't know his stuff, I've seen a guy bring in a LT95 gearbox in peices, and he was able to tell what year it was, as it had been part of a factory recall, and the fix for the recall had not been done to it! Took him all of two minutes just while he was poking through the box!

Originally Posted by cmurray

I know there were Series 3 Counties available. Fred Smith, the guy I buy my parts off, says that he had a Series 2 County! It's not as if he doesn't know his stuff, I've seen a guy bring in a LT95 gearbox in peices, and he was able to tell what year it was, as it had been part of a factory recall, and the fix for the recall had not been done to it! Took him all of two minutes just while he was poking through the box!

Sorry, no offense and all, but there were no FACTORY Series II County's. I gather the trim upgrade was a common aftermarket practice in the 80's, though. While there were Series 3 Counties available, AFAIK none were imported.

Brian Hjelm, come on in and settle this any time

But back to the common ground - "County" is a specification that applies to some Series, 110/90 and Defender Lad Rovers (and, for all I know, to others?) but in Oz it is commonly used to refer to 110 wagons pre-Defender.

Why is this common mistake important? - because that's the way they get listed in ads, such as the one I posted. Searching for a "110" is less likely to find a 110 wagon than searching for a "County." Conversely, nobody in Australia advertises a "CSW," even though this is instantly recognisable to a UK Landy driver.

Pax? Please?