"Odd" 110 Xtreme colour scheme - rolled or origina

[Surferjim]

I am in the process of selling my immaculate P38a Rangie and am looking for a Defender TD5 - I cam across this one on carsales.com.au and just interested to know if anyone can throw some light on the colour scheme - 2nd owner reckons it's original, but I have suspicions that it's a breaker's lid on a rolled body or something.

http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/!c...sh_id=234104878

Doesn't really matter to me, simply would explain price.

Hope everything is good with everyone.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

nice looking rig,,

may have been a special order??

[bigbugga]

Never see none with a paint job like that.

Have seen the roof white while the rest wasd a differant color, so it might just be one of those that someone used extra paint on and extended it further down.

One of our members in here will probally be able to give you a better answer I am sure.

[Phoenix]

Well it sure stands out, however as to it's originality, i've no idea.

However I've seen more than a couple for sale with a similar scheme. Maybe they were from a comany fleet?

[LRHybrid100]

looks like it was a white one (as soooo many are) and then they painted the bottom half???

The older extremes, which this is one, did have a white roof and coloured body which LR have now gone back to in 2005+ extremes.

LRH

[Scouse]

Definitely not original.
The '00MY Defender was available in Alveston Red which the lower colour appears to be.
The UK cars have a white roof, the South African ones have a body colour roof.

The car also seems to have been re-registered a few years ago by the rego #. It doesn't appear on LRs records.

I'd be wary of this one.

[tombraider]

Originally posted by Scouse
Definitely not original.
The '00MY Defender was available in Alveston Red which the lower colour appears to be.
The UK cars have a white roof, the South African ones have a body colour roof.

Mines UK built and has a body colour roof :wink: and yes, factory... 8)

Cheers
Mike

[Surferjim]

Valuable knowledge, thanks gents.

Am interested as it seems a low price, but keen to find out more of the history - could surely be something as simple a hail damage write off - or something much worse. Not sure I will get it out of the owner - is there any resource you know of where I could search the chassis number etc?

Again - not to bothered as I would get a proper check done on it structurally, just don't want to get to that stage unprepared

[Captain_Rightfoot]

I've never seen one like that either. 8O

Check it out very carefully. The price looks good...especially considering the k's which are low. Redbook suggests 20 - 23.5. Maybe there is something wrong, or maybe they need a quick sale.

[DEFENDERZOOK]

<span style="color:blue">i would say it was a white car and had the bottom painted to tidy up/mask the
offroad damage to sell it easier.....


as soon as you get close enough to open the doors you will be able to tell the original colour.....
if it was maroon in the first....it may have rolled over and had a new top fitted.....
the roof racks look new....and those racks they fit from the factory rust in about six weeks.....</span>