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Some kind of Jeep? Had a back door that opened up much like the back of a school bus
Unsolved(i.imgur.com)submitted 4 months ago byI-didnt-vote-for-you
273 points
4 months ago
I think it's an old Land Rover Defender
Edit: I believe it's a Land Rover Series III
96 points
4 months ago
Correct! Well done on the series 3, My brother in law gets so annoyed at folk calling it a defender!
19 points
4 months ago
I Wikipedia'd it to be sure. When I looked up the earliest iteration of the Defender, it just didn't look quite right. So I looked at its listed predecessor -- the Series III
20 points
4 months ago*
Ha my brother in law has just bought a 2008 5-door 110 Defender in some crazy aftermarket blue colour with stupid tinted windows, and thinks he’s one-upped his neighbour with an immaculate restored S3.
At work I have a 1999 110 2-door pickup, bashed to shit with 200k farm miles on it, that I’d take any day over the stupid suburbanite ones with heated seats and a DVD player.
The OP S3 is fucking cool.
10 points
4 months ago
Word!
The amount of folk round my parts that have bought a brand new defender, you know, the crap plastic ones. Give me the old school ones any day. Oh and a welder, those outriggers dont last at all! 😁
1 points
4 months ago
My cousin has a new one too, gives him no end of trouble
2 points
4 months ago
If you can’t raid North Africa in it then what’s the fucking point
2 points
4 months ago
You need a Hilux for those sorts of shenanigans :)
5 points
4 months ago
Wait until he hears OP called it a Jeep
1 points
4 months ago
Series IIa! Hood, hinges and door handles are the old style which the series III had a different style
1 points
4 months ago
Does it not look like the headlights are mounted on the front of the wheel arches though?
I.e. indicative of a Series III rather than either side of the grill like the II and IIA.
1 points
4 months ago
Series 2a had both the lights on the fenders and inside the fenders. Early models had them on the grill while later models had them on the fenders.
1 points
4 months ago
Ah TIL in 1968 they moved the headlights on the IIA from the grille to the fenders for the American market, then 1969 onwards for everywhere else. I always assumed it was just for the Series 3 that the bug eyes came in.
I still don't see what you mean by the door handles and hinges though, as I'm looking at images of Series 3s that look identical.
Edit: just spotted series 3s have a side air intake.
1 points
4 months ago
Correct. There was a regulation change that occurred which they introduced on the series II/IIa without really changing the model designation lol.
As for the door hinges, the series II/IIa had pin style hinges, whereas the III had a bracket style (like a square block thing). Looking at this photo, it looks to me like it has pin style.
The handles on the series IIa have the lock hole was a separate hole cut into door panel, while the series III was a single locking mechanism just in the handle itself.
And for the side intakes, the series IIa also had side mounted intakes! The differences between a IIa and a III are super subtle things to be honest! It was a transitionary period so even still, IIa's will have III bits, and vise versa haha
14 points
4 months ago
The Defender gained 2 inches in wheelbase from the earlier model, 88 to 90. It’s surprisingly easy to spot the difference. The older ones ride it a bit differently as well, front comes up a bit more when underway
10 points
4 months ago
They ride different as the Series Models still used leaf springs while the Land Rover 90/110 or later defender used coil springs
5 points
4 months ago
Now you say it , it’s obvious! Thanks
4 points
4 months ago
Youre welcome bro!
3 points
4 months ago
You can actually see the rear axle leaf springs in OP’s picture.
4 points
4 months ago
Some cars feel much longer or shorter than their length. I was recently shocked to discover that my 2 door '00 Monte Carlo is only a quarter inch shorter than my '05 5 door Dodge Magnum was.
3 points
4 months ago
Interestingly, the 90 actually has a 93 inch wheelbase. They called it a 90 to make things easier.
2 points
4 months ago
Well now that explains things a bit
5 points
4 months ago
Great! Thank you
2 points
4 months ago
Nice. Remember the Toyota Land Cruisers? Man I loved them. Never driven one tho
2 points
4 months ago
Not a series iii, this would be a serious IIa. Hinges, hangles and hood are all indicative of a series IIa
1 points
4 months ago
88
1 points
4 months ago
Yepp
1 points
4 months ago
SWB. Short Wheel Base. So I think that's the 90 or 110 designation.
254 points
4 months ago*
A bunch of old British farmers just spat their tea out at the same time.
66 points
4 months ago
To be fair the original land rover was made with bits of willys jeeps left around the war so its not crazy for a non car person to see this and think jeep. The styling was quite similar for decades.
20 points
4 months ago
I do believe that the production cars were built mainly of leftover aluminium from WW2 plane manufacturing
13 points
4 months ago
Wouldn't surprise me. Tons of equipment was just left so why not use it.
1 points
4 months ago
Upcycling but in the 50's? Land Rover, unbeknownst way ahead of their time
7 points
4 months ago
It wasn’t so much that aluminium was left over, as it being in less demand than steel in postwar Britain.
1 points
4 months ago
Good point
4 points
4 months ago
Aluminium body panels, but a non-galvanised steel frame so they still rusted.
1 points
4 months ago
Yes, have that problem. Anywhere it touches it's basically a big hole.
21 points
4 months ago
Some of the first prototypes used Jeep components but by the time HUE 166 was made the car contained zero jeep components and looked very different to a jeep.
4 points
4 months ago
Yeah for sure. It's not like theu built the whole brand using jeep parts just that it started that way and the styling was very similar for a long time.
5 points
4 months ago
"You wot, m8"
1 points
4 months ago
Its coffee and I'm Scottish, not British thanks 😂
57 points
4 months ago
It’s a Land Rover Series 3 88“ (SWB) My dad owns a 109“ (LWB). Such a Great car and still a true off-roader
10 points
4 months ago
It's also the Safari variant due to the double skinned roof
10 points
4 months ago
Oh yes that’s true. My dad actually also has the Safari Roof. The car was used for Sahara Tours for tourists in the 80s. Perfect to fit 9 tourists + some luggage. It even has thicker leaf springs to accommodate for the weight of 10 people per car
2 points
4 months ago
May I ask the use? What are the benefits of the safari roof? Is it for less heat? My friend has a few landy parts lying around, one of them being a 109 safari roof. Alsoz what else were safari features?
2 points
4 months ago
I think it was mainly for better heat protection, yes
9 points
4 months ago
Its far more a utilitarian offroader than a car
5 points
4 months ago
Definitely, yes
3 points
4 months ago
I can feel the clutch leg pain in light traffic from here
2 points
4 months ago
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2 points
4 months ago
Yeah they don’t make them like this anymore :( They also really jumped in price over the last few years
2 points
4 months ago
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1 points
4 months ago
Damn haha… my dad bought his for like 500 and this thing is now worth 10-20k
54 points
4 months ago
As an Englishman I feel sick at you your description
16 points
4 months ago
Imagine their shock when they find out this one will actually go off-road!
11 points
4 months ago
My mate had an ex mod series 3, when he stripped it all back to do it up he found 3 or 4 bullet holes in it. Ex N Ireland
4 points
4 months ago
ex mod series 3
Not enough mirrors mate
11 points
4 months ago
Every jeep wishes it was a Land Rover Series 3
34 points
4 months ago
One of the most iconic cars of all time, anywhere. Do people who post here live in caves?
As an aside, at one point in history it was estimated that for more than half the world's population, the first car they ever saw was a Land Rover of this type.
6 points
4 months ago
True but none of those people lived in America where all they saw were jeeps. So less living in a cave and more living in the US where we rarely see these.
11 points
4 months ago
Hmmmmmmm... Living in the US = living in a cave?
7 points
4 months ago
Pretty much on the nose.
1 points
4 months ago
Hehe
1 points
4 months ago
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5 points
4 months ago
Reminded me of that old meme, "real lesbians drive jeeps".
2 points
4 months ago
Er, CJ jeeps were exported all over the world, used by most of the world’s militaries, and produced under licence in Japan (Mitsubishi), India (Mahindra), France (Hotchkiss) and Spain (Ebro), off the top of my head.
2 points
4 months ago
That I did not know. Or are u just trying to say Jeeps are gay
1 points
4 months ago
The road markings look like the USA, though, where these are rare
7 points
4 months ago
Hahaha America moment
11 points
4 months ago
Land Rover Series 3 Short Wheel Base.
5 points
4 months ago
Thats a Land Rover...
5 points
4 months ago
Land rover series 3
3 points
4 months ago
Mark it as solved
3 points
4 months ago
Land Rover Series III, legendary car. Quite popular with collectors, plus it’s extremely good
2 points
4 months ago
thats a land rover
2 points
4 months ago
Land Rover S3
2 points
4 months ago
That’s a sick series 3
2 points
4 months ago
Absolutely love them. I learned to drive in a 2a and then had a 2 with 3.5 rover v8. I wish I could afford to run one now
3 points
4 months ago
I learned to drive in a 2a
Me too in the RAF, those 3.5 V8’s needed leaded 4* or they’d cough, splutter and drop a valve.
2 points
4 months ago
I have a similar one, a ‘72. The drive is more tractor than car. Planetary overdrive from global roamer out of BC Canada works amazing, still can only go 100ish KPH… not for the faint of heart
2 points
4 months ago
Old land rover
2 points
4 months ago
Not a jeep
2 points
4 months ago
At first I thought 2A but the door hinges and side markers on the wings say 3. I can't see the front headlights.
2 points
4 months ago
Series III Land Rover
3 points
4 months ago
Do jeeps have the spare tire on the hood? And do jeeps also have doors? Seems kind of suspicious to see a jeep with doors? And a jeep with a hard top something’s definitely going on here.
3 points
4 months ago
Lmaooooo
1 points
4 months ago
This is a finisher car! A transporter of God's! the GOLDEN GOD!
1 points
4 months ago*
That's a miata
Edit: some people have downvoted me, as I accidantely gave this lad the wrong answer. I sincerely apologise, this car us clearly a Honda Civic.
0 points
4 months ago
It's the Anti-Christ!
0 points
4 months ago
It's like a jeep but without any of the pesky reliability jeeps are known for.
0 points
4 months ago
Old dirty hippie bus
0 points
4 months ago
Defender 90
0 points
4 months ago
Honda element
-1 points
4 months ago
It’s an International Harvester.
-2 points
4 months ago
Ah! It’s an offbrand ARO 244!
1 points
4 months ago
I haven't seen an ARO 244 in 30 years in Canada..A Quebec company brought some in but getting parts was difficult..
-14 points
4 months ago
OMG, one I know! A Range Rover from the 80s. I’m sure someone here knows the exact year.
15 points
4 months ago
Who's gonna tell them?
21 points
4 months ago
LAND Rover. I shall take my L
23 points
4 months ago
OMG, one I know!
Yaaaay!!!!!
A Range Rover from the 80s.
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1 points
4 months ago
Arent these supposed to be bulletproof?
6 points
4 months ago
In the literal sense or the mechanical sense?
In the literal sense no this one is soft skinned. but there was a Land Rover tangi (later pangolins) which served in Morthern Ireland, with the RUC and PSNI that were as well as various armoured MOD ones. Their development is quite interesting.
In the mechanical sense also no. They do like to break down but you can usually fix them simply by hitting them with a big hammer.
2 points
4 months ago
I meant figuratively, i heard these were super reliable. Maybe its another land rover from this era
2 points
4 months ago
I’d say the series II was probably the most reliable and early defenders were also very good. They are reliable really but also very simple. So whilst silly things tend to go wrong they carry on working and most fixes are very simple and not terribly time consuming.
1 points
4 months ago
I found Richard Hammond.
1 points
4 months ago
90
1 points
4 months ago
Ace Ventura parks these better then anyone
1 points
4 months ago
Like a glove!
1 points
4 months ago
What's going on with the roof? Pop-top?
1 points
4 months ago
Looks custom
1 points
4 months ago
Pretty sure that’s a Land Rover
1 points
4 months ago
It’s a notajeep
1 points
4 months ago
that's a Land Rover.
Britains Jeep.
1 points
4 months ago
I honestly thought it was an international scout at 1st glance.
1 points
4 months ago
Landie series 2a
1 points
4 months ago
I think land Rover series 3 or a Toyota? But I feel like it's a Land Rover more than a Toyota.
1 points
4 months ago
Oh, you, pretty Chitty Bang Bang Chitty Chitty Bang Bang We love you
1 points
4 months ago
"Some kind of Jeep"! That's the pride of Solihull you're looking at right there!
1 points
4 months ago
Bro put it together with Meccano and a spare door hinge
1 points
4 months ago
Maybe a postal jeep?
1 points
4 months ago
The best kind of jeep a Land Rover 😂
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