1973 Land Rover Lightweight

Description

Ex-MoD and demobbed in 1984; reconditioned petrol engine; Toro overdrive; runs and drives

AMENDMENT - Please note although the above details state 'MOT and Tax exempt' this MIGHT not be the case. All details on file prove manuafacture as 1973, but bearing in mind it is on a 'Q' , conversations may need to be had with the DVLA to push through an exemption.

The Heritage Certificate and military records on file confirm chassis 951-01850 as being first despatched in November 1973 to the Central Army Vehicle Depot in Hilton.

Military records show this lightweight being used by various Light Air Defence Regiments between 1974 and 1980 before being transferred to the 49 Field Regiment until 1984 when it was demobbed and sold via BCA Manchester to enter civilian life and be registered as Q424 GFR. It has had five owners since.

In 1996 the original diesel engine was removed and replaced with the current reconditioned 2.25 petrol unit plus all the related fittings. It seems that it has only covered around 1,000 miles since but this cannot be warranted.

As can be seen in the photographs, it has the correctly fitted hard top with windows. The bulkhead seems in good order and the chassis underneath seems equally respectable.

It is fitted with the rare Toro overdrive which we are told acts smoothly and gears in the high and low boxes are believed to be in working order.

Sensibly estimated here, it offers something a little different for the discerning Land Rover collector.

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