Thread: Oldest Coil Sprung Land Rover

Originally Posted by JDNSW

No, I'm not sure of the year, and it probably was 1987 - I should have said "for the bicentenary year in 1988"!John

Again, old timers disease is showing, but I seem to recall that JRA were providing some form of sponsorship for the Bicentennial, combined with showing off the Land Rovers.

I'll have to check the plate on my 110. Its a 1984 Model thats for sure, just not sure of its month or VIN..

Mick Garner (lives near Brisbane) owned an army prototype/trials 110 for a while. I recall it was a 1983 model with a non-galvanised chassis and 4BD1.

This is a very interesting discussion.

Ok

I have checked my VIN and it reads:-

SALLDHAV1BA223024*1184

I'm guessing it's Nov84?

Originally Posted by dickyjoe

Ok

I have checked my VIN and it reads:-

SALLDHAV1BA223024*1184

I'm guessing it's Nov84?

Enter your full chassis number here Clifton Scientific Text Services, the Netherlands & it should tell you.

Originally Posted by Larry

Enter your full chassis number here Clifton Scientific Text Services, the Netherlands & it should tell you.

I did that. It's interesting that it says it was a "basic" and never a wagon. It was later changed into a Trayback ute which is how I have it now. It may have been a two door wagon.

The manufacturing date says it's an early model but not anything specific to month and year.

From what I remember the first to come out was the 110, released in 1983 in the UK.. From memory engine options were a 5 bearing 2.285 petrol, and a restricted 3.5 V8 carb petrol. The V8 was coupled to the LT95 4 speed. But... In relation to original question, there were several Land Rover built coil sprung Land Rovers floating around quite a while before that.. They were mostly based on molested Stage 1's and looked like this....