Description
Land Rover Series 3 88" 1976 Bronze Green Soft Top. Galvanised Chassis. Diesel 2. 25 Tax/ MOT exempt.
You would be hard pushed to come across a better 70’s Series 3 than LAN 863. This car needs no work.
The plate alone is a rare find with a high market value.
Has had very little use in recent years, only 750 miles since 2013. However it has been perfectly maintained and kept on the road each year.
First Registered on the 15th February 1976 this is now a tax and mot exempt vehicle.
Galvanised version of the original chassis therefore there is no need to worry about corrosion in the future.
Kept it in a dry garage the whole time, never bringing it out in rain.
Best colour combo - Bronze Green with Limestone Wheels.
To find an unmolested example has become very hard, all original panels, engine and gearbox.
The bulkhead is sold as a rock.
This vehicle has been so well kept that it has never needed a full restoration but has benefitted from careful preservation.
Door cards are fitted to the lower doors so that the door tops can easily be removed for use in the summer. The dash is unmarked with no damage. The rear load space is very clean and LAN 863 has benefitted from never having been a working vehicle.
One of the best original engine bays I have seen on a Series 3, extremely clean with original stickers still in place. The original 2. 25 engine starts very well with a 12 volt glow plug system and runs very well and there is no smoke with plenty of power as you would expect. The block and head have been repainted in the correct colours.
Gears change up and down as they should it has a very quiet gearbox which is a good sign of it's light use over the years. The vehicle was fully serviced a year ago including engine, filter, main gearbox, transfer box, diffs and swivels.
It has a perfect deluxe dish bonnet for the spare wheel on the front and the original plain bonnet included in the sale so you have the choice of wheel on the front or not.
Traditional 80’s radio and Ariel but the Radio has been converted to bluetooth so it syncs up with your iPhone to play any tunes you like straight from your phone.
Brand new twin tow step, ball and ball plate and new Land Rover mud flaps at the back to finish it off nicely.
No drips or oil to speak of even after standing for weeks in the same place in my garage.
The steering is as it should be and the vehicle doesn't wonder on the road like some series vehicles do. The tracking has recently been done. All the tyres have been replaced recently and are all in good condition. LAN 863 is a rare unmolested and well-presented Series 3 Soft top in very good original condition.
All the numbers match - The engine number also matches that recorded on the logbook.
This Land Rover has obviously been cared for and cherished by its previous owners. It is very solid example that requires no work and is ready to use and enjoy.
If you are an enthusiast then you will not be disappointed with this vehicle as it is perfect in almost ever detail and is pretty much exactly as it left the factory 46 years ago. This is a very honest classic 47-year-old Series Land Rover.
You will have to go a long way to find a better vehicle. Anything on this Land Rover that required attention has been done, it is now faultless. You could pick this up and drive it confidently any where in the UK it’s so sound.
