Series II or III. But only if I could flip my 90 for a 110 SW that would be my wheeling/camping wagon
If you were to add another LR to what you have...
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Ptschram had one in his shop a couple years ago.
I inquired about buying it, but he didn't know the customers intentions for it.
He was going thru some major health stuff at the time tho, so I never pressed him on it or followed up after the initial convo.
I have not tried driving with the windshield folded down here, I think the law may not allow that. Now I have to go check.
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Found this
Virginia has a few different requirements for windshields:
- Vehicles manufactured or assembled after July 1, 1970 are required to have windshields.
- Safety glass, which is made up of at least two sheets of glass with glazing material between them, is required on all vehicles assembled or manufactured after January 1, 1936.
- All vehicles equipped with windshields must also have windshield wipers that cleans the glass of rain and other types of moisture. The wipers must be under the control of the driver and in good working condition.
- All vehicles with a windshield are required to have a working defroster.
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Mine sits in the garage, but weather lately has been pretty nice for it.
I tend to agree with JackW on that point. In fact I'll be pulling the truck cab off my 88 any day now to do just that. But if I could add one more to the fleet, it would be a Suffix A Range Rover.
I've ridden in a 1955 S1 86" with no doors, seatbelts, and the windshield folded down on the New Jersey Turnpike for 2 hours and then through the lincoln Tunnel into NYC to Brooklyn.
The only way I can drive a Series I is with the door removed. The seat doesn't move and my legs are so long I have to stick my knee out the side of the vehicle. I can drive a Series II with the door closed, however.
As a short guy I do not understand how people over 6 feet drive a Series anything, mine feels tight to me at 5'7" and fat.
At 6' 0" and 180 lbs a Series truck (or old Defender) fit me like it was tailor made to me. I've done a 600+ mile day in my Defender 90 with no problem.
A friend of mine who is around 6'4" and long legged couldn't even get behind the wheel of my Defender 90 which has the bulkhead behind the seats but he fits fine in a 109" station wagon. Apparently the British were more diminutive than their American cousins back in the 50's and 60's.
A friend of mine who is around 6'4" and long legged couldn't even get behind the wheel of my Defender 90 which has the bulkhead behind the seats but he fits fine in a 109" station wagon. Apparently the British were more diminutive than their American cousins back in the 50's and 60's.
A lightweight is an interesting idea. Series 1s just look even less comfortable than my 2A so that is a pass. Now I am seeing 110 Double cabs everywhere online, but the prices.
Lightweights are narrower than the Series II and almost as uncomfortable as a Series I. I drove a friend of mines Series I around a track in the woods for about half an hour before I was ready to give him back the keys. They are very cool but desperately uncomfortable. I owned a Series I for about a year but the frame was too far gone and I never got it running. At that time (around 1987) replacement frames were unavailable.
I have several now and I would have to say my favorite driver is the 4.2 322, my favorite ever, second is our LR4 (my daughters ride). Offroad would be any Disco My D2 is incredible and I'm building a D1 that is going to be amazing
Agreed. However amongst the 109, D90, and D110 owned in the past the current RRC LWB is the most comfortable for long distances of them all including the D1 next to it.