Thread: I've Got GAME!!!

Originally Posted by FenianEel

Well a Game anyway!!!

Haven't picked it up yet, but it looks to be in v.good nick.
Ran pretty well (apparently) 2 years ago.
Has a Holden Motor but comes with a complete LR spare
Needs a new clutch, but has lots of extras. Good rubber, looks v straight and reasonably rust free. Perfect seats, good interior.
Dirt cheap too
Pictures to come......

In Canberra speak, this will mean a "liquidation of current Series 3 assets", and "consolidation/reduction of current projects" so watch this space........

Congrats FenianEel. Sounds like you've scored a good'n. I always like the GAME...Land Rovers first attempt a SUV?? Weird name though...GAME.. what's with that?.......but lovely vehicle I'm sure.

What's your plan?
Are you going to revert to LR motor?
Is it still yellow? (Only ever seen yellow. Were all GAMES yellow?)
Look forward to seeing it.

OK, I haven't got a game.
Was led up the proverbial...but I've still bought it.
What I have got is a yellow 1975 SWB with a Red Holden (prob 202?) motor, swing away rear wheel carrier, mil brush bar, safari roof, roof rack, s/steel long range fuel tank, blah blah blah....
Still good a good get..pictures to come.

Originally Posted by Sleepy

Congrats FenianEel. Sounds like you've scored a good'n. I always like the GAME...Land Rovers first attempt a SUV?? Weird name though...GAME.. what's with that?.......but lovely vehicle I'm sure.

What's your plan?
Are you going to revert to LR motor?
Is it still yellow? (Only ever seen yellow. Were all GAMES yellow?)
Look forward to seeing it.

Paul

The Range Rover was the first SUV and therefore Land Rover's first success at an SUV - in fact it created the class and the Game came about 6 years later as a JRA attempt at the popular market.

I believe the name is a marketing execs idea of developing an aura of the 'big game hunter" off in the bush in his 4 wheel drive. After all the only thing that was special about the Game was it's paint scheme and 15" rims. In every other respect it is a Series 3 88" station wagon, which were not usually sold in Australia.

The Game was however quite a nice presentation.

Diana

Bad luck FenianEel - I'm sure you'll enjoy it anyway. Are you going to leave it yella?

Thanks Diana, I totally overlooked the RR . I guess I wasn't thinkin of real landys

Originally Posted by Sleepy

Bad luck FenianEel - I'm sure you'll enjoy it anyway. Are you going to leave it yella?

Thanks Diana, I totally overlooked the RR . I guess I wasn't thinkin of real landys

Well actually - in someways you were correct about the Game being Land Rover's first ??? SUV - the original development of the Range Rover was by the Rover Co Limited and Land Rover was only a product name, that became British Leyland Motor Corporation and only after BLMC did "Land Rover" eventuate as a serarate entity with ownership of the brands Land Rover and Range Rover.

Does that help???

Diana

Originally Posted by FenianEel

OK, I haven't got a game.
Was led up the proverbial...but I've still bought it.
What I have got is a yellow 1975 SWB with a Red Holden (prob 202?) motor, swing away rear wheel carrier, mil brush bar, safari roof, roof rack, s/steel long range fuel tank, blah blah blah....
Still good a good get..pictures to come.

hey, I got one of them too

Missy started life as an 1964 Army S2A (113-300), did a tour of duty and then sometime in the 70's went through a mid life crisis and adopted a Game body .....

Cheers,

Pete

G'day FenianEel

"Killer" will be able to help you turn it into a "Game" as he has one, there were a lot of "Game Clones" built and painted, most have a yellow body and a black firewall and headlight surrounds, with 15 inch white"Sunraisier" wheels it would get a few extra hundred $$ in the used car yards the Holden should go and the 4 back in

cheers

Originally Posted by UncleHo

G'day FenianEel

"Killer" will be able to help you turn it into a "Game" as he has one, there were a lot of "Game Clones" built and painted, most have a yellow body and a black firewall and headlight surrounds, with 15 inch white"Sunraisier" wheels it would get a few extra hundred $$ in the used car yards the Holden should go and the 4 back in

cheers

Sorry to have to coorect you Ho but the firewall should be silver, it matches the unpainted vents. I do agree about the 4 cyl going back in though.

Cheers, Mick.