Hello and help required please

historyfan68 said:

Hi Everyone
Thanks for letting me join Landyzone.
I would appreciate advice getting the history of my army Land Rover Defender please.
I went to the Merlin Archive website and typed in the ERM and it stated that it was not on its database.
The registration number is UFC 211P but it is a 1964 model and it was first registered in the UK in 1985.

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historyfan68 said:

Hi Everyone
Thanks for letting me join Landyzone.
I would appreciate advice getting the history of my army Land Rover Defender please.
I went to the Merlin Archive website and typed in the ERM and it stated that it was not on its database.
The registration number is UFC 211P but it is a 1975 model and it was first registered in the UK in 1984.

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historyfan68 said:

Hi Everyone
Thanks for letting me join Landyzone.
I would appreciate advice getting the history of my army Land Rover Defender please.
I went to the Merlin Archive website and typed in the ERM and it stated that it was not on its database.
The registration number is UFC 211P but it is a 1975 model and it was first registered in the UK in 1984.

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gold rover said:

Welcome.
Neither of those dates are what DVLA has for that registration.

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gold rover said:

Welcome.
Neither of those dates are what DVLA has for that registration.

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historyfan68 said:

I edited the information when you pointed this to me.
Thank you for your continued support in this matter.

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Turboman said:

Welcome to LZ.

Defenders were not made in either 1975 or 1984.

If it was made in 1975, it will be a Series, with a 2286cc petrol engine, if it was made in 1984, it will be a Ninety, or a One Ten, which in military form, would have had a 2.5 NA diesel.

Pictures of the vehicle and the engine bay would be helpful.

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gold rover said:

It's a SeriesIII. Says so on the plate.
Just for clarity. I take it you are a total novice to Land Rover? It will help going forward if people know this.

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DanClarke said:

Awwwww..... Goldy.... The poor man's new here and clearly a bit "new" to Landies.
He will get used to the requirements of question-asking soon enough.
Shall we try not to discourage him too-much on his first interaction with us? xx

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gold rover said:

It's a SeriesIII. Says so on the plate.
Just for clarity. I take it you are a total novice to Land Rover? It will help going forward if people know this.

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gold rover said:

You edited without mentioning your edit.
As @Turboman says with the dates assigned it's not a Defender. Also as he says, more info is needed. Original ERM might be a start. Someone might know the vehicle.

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historyfan68 said:

Thank you. I am a novice. Does this mean that this is a Land Rover Series 3. I thought that I had a defender! The ERM is 58GF49 as stated on the vehicle. Where can i get the history please.

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gold rover said:

I'm being nice. Asking if he is a novice will help him. There are some who will rip strips off him for not checking what he had before buying, let alone reading the panel

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gold rover said:

Yes it is a Series III
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_series#Series_III
No , not a Defender.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_Defender
As it is not on Merlin archive, you will have to send an FOI letter.

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DanClarke said:

Awwwww..... Goldy.... The poor man's new here and clearly a bit "new" to Landies.
He will get used to the requirements of question-asking soon enough.
Shall we try not to discourage him too-much on his first interaction with us? xx

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historyfan68 said:

Thank you. I am a novice. Does this mean that this is a Land Rover Series 3. I thought that I had a defender! The ERM is 58GF49 as stated on the vehicle. Where can i get the history please.

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