1991 Ex-MOD Defender 90 SOLD

KIDD67 · September 27, 2015, 02:14 PM

Sold.

ugly_90 · September 27, 2015, 09:05 PM

If you have any trouble selling it, try consignment at the fancy collector car lot on stony plain road and winterburn. One matching yours sold there two years ago for $10K, It sold in like two days. You could ask for a little more to cover the consignment costs.

... now there is an eight ton Bedford waiting for a good home. BTW " Bedford " is old English, meaning " Discovery and RRC crusher... " :-)

Red90 · September 27, 2015, 09:31 PM

Do you know the build date? If you are over 25 years you can get more than that selling in the states.

Trevor · September 27, 2015, 10:16 PM

Quote from: Red90 on September 27, 2015, 09:31 PM
Do you know the build date? If you are over 25 years you can get more than that selling in the states.

Yes, what John said. You're close enough to the 25 year mark that you should plan to sell that into the US if you can pin down the manufacture date. You'll do much much better that way just in the sale price, and you'll get the exchange uptick to boot.

Red90 · September 28, 2015, 08:07 AM

You can get the build date in a couple of days for 6 pounds, via email. http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/store/heritage-certificates-and-archive-services/archive-research-services/web-research-request.html

Already a Rover · September 28, 2015, 05:40 PM

Hi. I might be interested. Especially if I could use the spare engine and tranny in my Series 2a - do you know what that involves?

I am in Japan right now though, probably for another 2 weeks.

Jim

camo388 · September 28, 2015, 09:46 PM

The Defender engine, a 2.5NA, will go into the 2A but needs to mate to 2A tranny and this is a common upgrade.
I might be wrong but I don't think the Defender engine and it's tranny can be fitted into a Series. I expect there is too many things to change to make it an DIY project.
Off the top of my head I can think mounts, drive shafts and park brake need to be modified.
I Googled Defender into a Series and drive shafts for sure need to be changed. One shorter and the other longer. Getting a shop to do this will be expensive. This and the fact, the Defender tranny will make the truck slower makes the swap unattractive. As well they state, rebuilding a Series tranny is easier.

Already a Rover · September 29, 2015, 06:30 AM

Thanks. You know me - always an optimist! But this is the same engine I have been thinking about then - still NA?! I'm surprised!

I'll make some enquiries on Guns and Rovers.

Jim