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[Landlover99]

Hi all,
Here's the 1989 110 Safari I bought recently. As you can see it's in a bit of a state, but has been booked in for a full valet at a cost of five hundred and fifty quid next month. It should polish up fine because I tried some compound out on the 12 square inches you can see just above the nearside headlight and it came up shiny. I would have done more, but it was 24 degrees that day and I quickly became exhausted.
Anyway, my question is: what else can I do to boost its appearance? Bull bars? Bonnet mounted Spare wheel? A row of spotlights on the roof? An extra set of headlights? I'm clueless, so your assistance is required here.
Cheers,
LL.

 

[saxavordian]

Hi all,
Here's the 1989 110 Safari I bought recently. As you can see it's in a bit of a state, but has been booked in for a full valet at a cost of five hundred and fifty quid next month. It should polish up fine because I tried some compound out on the 12 square inches you can see just above the nearside headlight and it came up shiny. I would have done more, but it was 24 degrees that day and I quickly became exhausted.
Anyway, my question is: what else can I do to boost its appearance? Bull bars? Bonnet mounted Spare wheel? A row of spotlights on the roof? An extra set of headlights? I'm clueless, so your assistance is required here.
Cheers,
LL.View attachment 347683

Coochie coochie woo seems friendly enough. What do you feed him with. Is it okay if I pat his head or ruffle it.

 

[meego]

Hi all,
Here's the 1989 110 Safari I bought recently. As you can see it's in a bit of a state, but has been booked in for a full valet at a cost of five hundred and fifty quid next month. It should polish up fine because I tried some compound out on the 12 square inches you can see just above the nearside headlight and it came up shiny. I would have done more, but it was 24 degrees that day and I quickly became exhausted.
Anyway, my question is: what else can I do to boost its appearance? Bull bars? Bonnet mounted Spare wheel? A row of spotlights on the roof? An extra set of headlights? I'm clueless, so your assistance is required here.
Cheers,
LL.View attachment 347683

For real £550 for a valet on an old Land Rover
If you want it shiny spend a fraction of that on a decent polisher and some cutting compound.

 

[tottot]

TV's Mythbusters proved it is possible to polish a turd, but a turd is still a turd even if there is a shine on the outside.
Checking and sorting any issues with chassis, bulkhead and running gear is what should come first.

 

[Landlover99]

For real £550 for a valet on an old Land Rover
If you want it shiny spend a fraction of that on a decent polisher and some cutting compound.

I've got the necessary stuff to do it myself. What I don't got is the time. When we are young, we give up our time for money. When we are old, we give up our money for increasingly precious time.

 

[Landlover99]

TV's Mythbusters proved it is possible to polish a turd, but a turd is still a turd even if there is a shine on the outside.
Checking and sorting any issues with chassis, bulkhead and running gear is what should come first.

You're absolutely right, but this turd is in such a state that I don't want to be associated with it in its current condition. The chassis (new) and the bulkhead are actually fine, believe it or not. The biggest issues are purely cosmetic.

 

[Landlover99]

Coochie coochie woo seems friendly enough. What do you feed him with. Is it okay if I pat his head or ruffle it.View attachment 347684

 

[tottot]

You're absolutely right, but this turd is in such a state that I don't want to be associated with it in its current condition. The chassis (new) and the bulkhead are actually fine, believe it or not. The biggest issues are purely cosmetic.

That is good to know, mine is very much the same [1990 Ninety] good chassis and bulkhead, tidy inside but bit tat body, paint non existent in some places but it is still a working farm vehicle. Out in the country side looks fine but not so in a town car park.
Those holes in your wing tops are for headlamp guards, new headlamp surrounds and black grill and bumper would help a lot with the front look. Good luck with the tidy up.

 

[dag019]

Hi all,
Here's the 1989 110 Safari I bought recently. As you can see it's in a bit of a state, but has been booked in for a full valet at a cost of five hundred and fifty quid next month. It should polish up fine because I tried some compound out on the 12 square inches you can see just above the nearside headlight and it came up shiny. I would have done more, but it was 24 degrees that day and I quickly became exhausted.
Anyway, my question is: what else can I do to boost its appearance? Bull bars? Bonnet mounted Spare wheel? A row of spotlights on the roof? An extra set of headlights? I'm clueless, so your assistance is required here.
Cheers,
LL.View attachment 347683

As above first thing is to ensure structurally and mechanically sound. If that has been done you can focus on cosmetics.
What you have looks from the single photo to aboriginal and unmolested. As they are currenrtly what command the highest price I would not do anything cosmetically that cannot be reversed. What I mean by this is no drilling holes for chequer plate etc. unless it’s a straight bolt in swap I would avoid it.

might just be the picture but the first thing I would do is get a black grill and headlight surrounds rather than the body coloured ones.
Then google camal trophy 110. In my opinion these are the cosmetic pinnacle for a Land Rover. No modern tubular rubbish and all of the cosmetics are there for a functional reason. That’s the aesthetic I have gone for on mine.

 

[landowner]

As above first thing is to ensure structurally and mechanically sound. If that has been done you can focus on cosmetics.
What you have looks from the single photo to aboriginal and unmolested. As they are currenrtly what command the highest price I would not do anything cosmetically that cannot be reversed. What I mean by this is no drilling holes for chequer plate etc. unless it’s a straight bolt in swap I would avoid it.

might just be the picture but the first thing I would do is get a black grill and headlight surrounds rather than the body coloured ones.
Then google camal trophy 110. In my opinion these are the cosmetic pinnacle for a Land Rover. No modern tubular rubbish and all of the cosmetics are there for a functional reason. That’s the aesthetic I have gone for on mine.

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That's a very old tyre on that tractor?

 

[scott3933]

As someone else said above I would just replace the front grill/light surrounds (can get britpart ones for like £40ish total), maybe the bumper if its damaged or rotten anywhere, or just paint it. Then stuff like the light lenses, I did mine but then I also did get a freebie bag of defender lights and lenses from fb marketplace.

I wouldn't put the wheel on the bonnet, mine has this but I'm not really a fan, but that's its original mounting place on mine and the back door is a bit past it, so its staying. Bull bars and lights, maybe a bit 90s now? I used to love the look of my dad's first 90 with a bull bar but I don't think I'd have one these days. Same with light covers, mine came with homemade grill things and I just pulled them all off. I think its got to the point now where people are starting to value originality on an older vehicle, rather than looking like its just crashed through Britpart.

 

[marjon]

If you want/can spend the money on getting it shiny then thats your choice.

Personally.
get some light gaurds so you dont have those screws doin nothing.
Black surrounds on the headlight/indicator front panel with a black grill. What should it have for that year model?

it looks to have had some sort of light/bull bar thing going by the extra holes in the bumper.
Give that a paint.

But I am with the reliable mechanically and solid brigade.
You have an engine bay that would give me cause for concern (with a pair of SUs that need rebuilding on the kitchen table) if I was buying it the paintwork wouldnt bother me .

You will be surprised how many people wont park next to you in car parks with that look.

As a last note costs can soon mount up for bling that gives very little value.

I wouldnt be ashamed to drive that as it is, aslong as it got me home too.

J

 

[tottot]

That's a very old tyre on that tractor?

Probably a very old tractor as well.