Thread: My 88" Series 3

Tim.
If you haven't painted the roof yet,look into the paint they market for sealing caravan roofs.You may be able to achieve what the factory couldnt
ENJOY
Andrew

If it doesn't leak I don't believe I'll be getting the full Landy experience Andrew

nosliwedaw, at the moment I'm going to wait to see what the wheels look like in "Limestone" If it's a bit too yellow I might try to find another Land Rover white that will suit the vehicle. I'm still undecided as to what colour the rest of the car is going to be. At the moment it's kind of a toss up between the original "Sand", Masai Red, or Shaun the sheep blue

Cheers,

Originally Posted by TimNZ

Hi Tim.
I just noticed, has your dash top got no cracking whatsoever? First time I've seem that on a barn find Series III. Must be no sun in NZ

With a wet climate (and salted roads), it is also amazing that the footwells look rust free....

Looking forward to seeing it in the flesh one day in sunny WA.

Cheers,
Chris

Hi Chris, yeah, the chassis, doors, and firewall are in really great shape considering the age of the vehicle, and it's life. In saying that my Grandfather was very proactive with rust treatments etc, and the car was always garaged. Oh, and the roads were never salted in the far north

I was expecting the car to be available for pick up today, but no dice. Starting to get a bit impatient now!!

Cheers,

The roads aren't salted, definitely not in the north island anyway, maybe there was confusion with the UK. By the looks of it, she has been shedded and looked after, no sun or moisture damage.

Good luck to you with this worthy project. It's fantastic that you have such a long and treasured history with this beautiful piece of machinery. It deserves the care your giving it, and you deserve the pleasure and grins it will give you in the long run.

Originally Posted by Gordie

The roads aren't salted, definitely not in the north island anyway, maybe there was confusion with the UK. By the looks of it, she has been shedded and looked after, no sun or moisture damage.

I used to work for a kiwi company who managed NZ roads and I remember them saying that roads were definitely salted at times. Agreed probably not usual practice in the north of the North Island. More so on the higher areas down south.

Originally Posted by TimNZ

Hi Chris, yeah, the chassis, doors, and firewall are in really great shape considering the age of the vehicle, and it's life. In saying that my Grandfather was very proactive with rust treatments etc, and the car was always garaged. Oh, and the roads were never salted in the far north

I was expecting the car to be available for pick up today, but no dice. Starting to get a bit impatient now!!

Cheers,

Yes it must be frustrating! If I was closer I would even offer to help with my car trailer so I could have a sneak peak.