Gypsy
Superlative ongoing restoration of most exceptional 109 DeLuxe Safari Pickup. Frame-off professional, ground-up restoration by North America’s premiere vintage Land-Rover restoration professionals. Brilliant and all fresh mechanicals with barely 1,000 miles since completed. Fully-rebuilt engine by Doug Fraser Racing Engines of Marblehead, Massachusetts ( the builder of 10 national championship race engines). The sheet metal on this vehicle is showroom perfect. Bespoke dash with special instrumentation including "factory" in-dash tachometer. All original and perfect "elephant hide" factory interior (NOT a reproduction!) At this time new Elephant hide door and other interior trim panels are planned and will be created after the manner of the factory originals ( ie. Showroom original and superlative quality).
Fully restored mechanicals throughout. Absolutely new and absolutely rare new old stock Genuine Land-Rover/Genuine Solex carburetor. All correct and all perfect LUCAS charging and electrical system throughout with all components new or professionally re manufactured to the highest specification. Complete interior and exterior respray in original factory Poppy Red DuPont Centari acrylic enamel. New old stock and mint WARN M-11 freewheel hubs. New, correct and superlative sand-colored 100% cotton duck canvas hood with all solid brass fittings. Fully restored original steering wheel with new old stock dust cover and horn contact. Original and fully restored SERCK factory radiator. Five fresh MICHELIN steel radials. Mounted pair of CIBIE Super Oscar H2 quartz-halogen driving and fog lamps. Original LUCAS sealed beam headlamps.
This superlatively restored machine has been under the ownership of the company owner for 36 years, and has been garage kept for the last twenty-four. He is the second owner since new. 77,000 genuine miles since new. Original, restored and brilliant KODIAK Mk IV heater & defroster system (the best ever installed in any Land-Rover of the period). New shock absorbers all around. All new suspension, brakes and exhaust systems throughout. All spares are Genuine Land-Rover or better. Restored by the winner of 65 international restoration prizes. Impeccable condition throughout. Please note that the number plates on this vehicle ARE NOT for sale! (Similarly restored substitutes of equivalent value will be offered the new owner.) Because of the entirely exceptional nature and cachet of this and other examples of Dare Britannia's restoration work, the price is not advertised and will be divulged only after prospective owners have become knowledgeable to the owner, who insists that this machine go only to a fully qualified buyer.
Fully restored mechanicals throughout. Absolutely new and absolutely rare new old stock Genuine Land-Rover/Genuine Solex carburetor. All correct and all perfect LUCAS charging and electrical system throughout with all components new or professionally re manufactured to the highest specification. Complete interior and exterior respray in original factory Poppy Red DuPont Centari acrylic enamel. New old stock and mint WARN M-11 freewheel hubs. New, correct and superlative sand-colored 100% cotton duck canvas hood with all solid brass fittings. Fully restored original steering wheel with new old stock dust cover and horn contact. Original and fully restored SERCK factory radiator. Five fresh MICHELIN steel radials. Mounted pair of CIBIE Super Oscar H2 quartz-halogen driving and fog lamps. Original LUCAS sealed beam headlamps.
This superlatively restored machine has been under the ownership of the company owner for 36 years, and has been garage kept for the last twenty-four. He is the second owner since new. 77,000 genuine miles since new. Original, restored and brilliant KODIAK Mk IV heater & defroster system (the best ever installed in any Land-Rover of the period). New shock absorbers all around. All new suspension, brakes and exhaust systems throughout. All spares are Genuine Land-Rover or better. Restored by the winner of 65 international restoration prizes. Impeccable condition throughout. Please note that the number plates on this vehicle ARE NOT for sale! (Similarly restored substitutes of equivalent value will be offered the new owner.) Because of the entirely exceptional nature and cachet of this and other examples of Dare Britannia's restoration work, the price is not advertised and will be divulged only after prospective owners have become knowledgeable to the owner, who insists that this machine go only to a fully qualified buyer.