Thread: Anybody got a Lightweight?

G'day 3toes

Thanks for the pics,the first one shows the bridge weight place in the same position but without the Union Jack,and that one has both front lights as plastic lens,where mine has plastic indicators and glass Parker lens,the second pic looks very like mine which also has the tuning boxes and antenna,but not the cammo just plain Olivedra, NATO green.




cheers

I'll dig out a pic of mine too and post it up tomorrow.
Dan.

Here's mine.



It's long since had any pretense of being original
It was demobbed (or whatever the vehicular equivalent is!) in 1980, so it's had over 30 year in the civilian world.
Once upon a time it was a 24V FFR in the RAF, but was already converted to 12V when I got it and had a standard S3 hardtop.

...and yes, I know it has a S2 bulkhead vent surround, they were only about 200quid at the time I replaced the original, S3 ones were over 600quid

It used to be my daily driver, but I completely rebuilt it and semi-retired it for use on 'sunny' days, hence the truck cab soft top.

Dan

Thread resurrection alert!!

The time has come for me to finally import my Lightweight (I hope to hell it's still in as good a condition as it looks in the photo above - I haven't seen it in nearly 5 years!)

Anyway in due course I'll be tapping up fellow lightweight owners, Alien and Goingbush and others! for some refreshers on what to expect, but in the meantime I'm asking for importation help.

I've read and reread the importation process, so I'm pretty sure I know what steps are needed, but my question is does anyone have any recommendations on companies to use (or not use) for the shipping?

I've got a few quotes, including a variety of options of sole container or shared container, from a couple of shipping agents, but just wondered if anyone had any good/bad experiences that would give me others to look into?

Cheers.

Originally Posted by DieselDan

Thread resurrection alert!!

The time has come for me to finally import my Lightweight (I hope to hell it's still in as good a condition as it looks in the photo above - I haven't seen it in nearly 5 years!)

Anyway in due course I'll be tapping up fellow lightweight owners, Alien and Goingbush and others! for some refreshers on what to expect, but in the meantime I'm asking for importation help.

I've read and reread the importation process, so I'm pretty sure I know what steps are needed, but my question is does anyone have any recommendations on companies to use (or not use) for the shipping?

I've got a few quotes, including a variety of options of sole container or shared container, from a couple of shipping agents, but just wondered if anyone had any good/bad experiences that would give me others to look into?

Cheers.

Not 100%, but I believe Chops has one.

Originally Posted by DieselDan

Thread resurrection alert!!

The time has come for me to finally import my Lightweight (I hope to hell it's still in as good a condition as it looks in the photo above - I haven't seen it in nearly 5 years!)

Anyway in due course I'll be tapping up fellow lightweight owners, Alien and Goingbush and others! for some refreshers on what to expect, but in the meantime I'm asking for importation help.

I've read and reread the importation process, so I'm pretty sure I know what steps are needed, but my question is does anyone have any recommendations on companies to use (or not use) for the shipping?

I've got a few quotes, including a variety of options of sole container or shared container, from a couple of shipping agents, but just wondered if anyone had any good/bad experiences that would give me others to look into?

Cheers.

Maybe contact Anthony Johnson in Montrose (British 4WD imports) & see if he has a container coming this way.

Land Rover 101 - British 4wd's Contact details!

G'day

I sold my 1980 24V Lightweight last year,but it is still local,now owned by a friend, has been fitted with SWB hardtop looks good too it goes well as it has 4:1 diff centres in it ex-Rover sedan Ninety-110,criuses @ 80-90 kph without revving to hard.

cheers

I’m happy to say that I am now the proud owner of Uncle Ho’s Lightweight.
I absolutely love it as do my children. It is one fun machine!