Series 3 1970

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I've got my eye on a 1970 Series 3, J reg.( as advertised ). I plan to go and see it at weekend. I thought LR started building series 3 in 1971 ?? Is there an overlap between 2a and 3 ? It definitely has a 3 front end and interior. I have a list of chassis numbers to take with me when I go, and my anorak :)
 
Captain Beaky said:
HI
Just arrived on the forum.
I've got my eye on a 1970 Series 3, J reg.( as advertised ). I plan to go and see it at weekend. I thought LR started building series 3 in 1971 ?? Is there an overlap between 2a and 3 ? It definitely has a 3 front end and interior. I have a list of chassis numbers to take with me when I go, and my anorak :)
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Land Rover Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_SeriesJump to Series III‎: The Series III had the same body and engine options as the ... The Series III is the most common Series vehicle, with 440000 of the type built from 1971 to 1985. ... had been an optional fit on the IIa model for several years). ... The Series III saw many changes in the later part of its life as Land Rover ...
 
Probably a late IIA with lamps in the wings, often "muppets" mistake them for series IIIs. I do know of a couple of very, very early IIIs given J plates when being registered for the first time many years after being built, as they will give the earliest possible reg number which would be a J for 1971, but they wouldn't be J plate when newly registered, heck many very late IIAs are on K plates.
The chassis number will begin with a 2 if its a IIA, or a 9 for a series III, if in any doubt walk away, a lot of series IIIs "time travel" to get out of paying road tax.
 
Thanks to those who replied on this and the 'introduce yourself' section. I had a good look at this petrol 1970 series '3'. I am pretty sure the chassis, bulkhead, wings, engine, gearbox ( you get the idea ) are all series 3. But there is a series IIa chassis plate attached to the inside of the front panel whose number relates to a diesel. Fresh paint everywhere and yet still a very rough finish chassis. If it was a IIa at some stage there wasn't much left !
I walked away. Cheers all.
 
Captain Beaky said:
Thanks to those who replied on this and the 'introduce yourself' section. I had a good look at this petrol 1970 series '3'. I am pretty sure the chassis, bulkhead, wings, engine, gearbox ( you get the idea ) are all series 3. But there is a series IIa chassis plate attached to the inside of the front panel whose number relates to a diesel. Fresh paint everywhere and yet still a very rough finish chassis. If it was a IIa at some stage there wasn't much left !
I walked away. Cheers all.
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It was probably never a IIA to begin with. Why oh why people risk to much just to save a couple of hundred quid a year is beyond me.

The best thing is to check the axle, engine and gearbox numbers if you can, especially as axles and gearboxes rarely get changed - if they have numbers beginning with 9 they are series III and so you know almost for sure whats gone on...and can safely walk away. These kind of vehicles come up for sale a lot as the owner usually "realises" what they have and desperately tries to shift it on...
 
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