1980 Series III FFR
Land-Rover Series III Long wheelbase GS (or General Service) Two-door Soft top. Has original tailgate (without the characteristic dent in the centre rib!) Fully resprayed inside and out in factory Deep Bronze Green single stage acrylic enamel and garaged ever since. Awesome 5-main-bearing 4-cylinder engine is in exceptionally fine condition and runs as quietly as a new engine. Excellent drive line. Very straight body work. Virtually new all cotton, “Sand,” canvas top (with all solid brass fittings) which has always been garaged, except for shows, since new, and is in excellent condition, with good, clear vinyl windows. Twin Defender factory boomerang door mirrors. Good seats. (Currently offered as received, with front seats, but with a full complement of optional seats this truck can carry ten.) Five virtually-new B.F. Goodrich radial Mud Terrain T/A tyres are 33 inches tall and have just been mounted and balanced on freshly sandblasted and painted rims. Tread depth is almost new on all four tyres on the ground and the spare, specially sized for bonnet mounting and visibility, has never touched the ground. All tyres were purchased and fitted simultaneously. These tyres, by the way, have raised the truck approximately 2”, making it the tallest truck in our inventory (except for the 110 Forward Control). Excellent electricals throughout. Starts right on the button every time. Professional restoration completed in 2013 by the winner of approximately 60 international prizes. 76,275 miles showing ,which are entirely credible.
This vehicle is ¾-ton specification and full heavy-duty military spec throughout. Military oil cooler. Twin fuel tanks ( Both are clean & rust-free inside). Military instrumentation. Military twin-fan-belt system with eight-bladed tropical fan and military oil cooler. Fitted with Salisbury rear axle (for you Americans, this is the approximate equivalent of a Dana 60) and heavy-duty military spec front axles as well. Also fitted with all the original Lucas military-spec lamps. Heavy-duty rear springs and raised shackles all around. Every piece of “galv” has been removed, hot dipped in molten zinc and refitted. This is an ex-FFR, or “Fitted for radio” vehicle and as such is 24 volt throughout. It is also right-hand drive and is a superlative driving machine. Similar to many of the Land-Rovers restored by Dare Britannia, Ltd., this is an exceptional machine and would easily find its place in the top 5 percentile points of all early Land-Rovers in North America. Nice, tight steering and the doors close nicely with a lovely thunk. Correctly and legally imported for the U.S. market and ready for hard work or arduous off roading.
This vehicle is ¾-ton specification and full heavy-duty military spec throughout. Military oil cooler. Twin fuel tanks ( Both are clean & rust-free inside). Military instrumentation. Military twin-fan-belt system with eight-bladed tropical fan and military oil cooler. Fitted with Salisbury rear axle (for you Americans, this is the approximate equivalent of a Dana 60) and heavy-duty military spec front axles as well. Also fitted with all the original Lucas military-spec lamps. Heavy-duty rear springs and raised shackles all around. Every piece of “galv” has been removed, hot dipped in molten zinc and refitted. This is an ex-FFR, or “Fitted for radio” vehicle and as such is 24 volt throughout. It is also right-hand drive and is a superlative driving machine. Similar to many of the Land-Rovers restored by Dare Britannia, Ltd., this is an exceptional machine and would easily find its place in the top 5 percentile points of all early Land-Rovers in North America. Nice, tight steering and the doors close nicely with a lovely thunk. Correctly and legally imported for the U.S. market and ready for hard work or arduous off roading.