julianf said:

Daf, if you have the space to keep it...

My 101fc lives on the public highway. Some people don't like it but I recon I'd get more bother with a daf.

Depends on what you want to do also. A 101fc is not that far off a tent on wheels, whilst people have washing machines and showers in larger vehicles.

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steve882024 said:

Possible space is there any diesel ones around do u know or are they all petrol
Never really seen one other than shows are they tax exempt now
Thanks Steve

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julianf said:

They were all petrol, but diesel conversions are common. Mine has a hs2.8 with variable geometry turbo in it.

They're tax exempt providing they fit with the rules.

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ER1C said:

Tax exemption and heritage ruling would all be thrown out with a conversion though wouldn't it ?

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julianf said:

Swapping an engine with a similar one is acceptable. The 2.8 that I have in has landrover heritage, and is not significantly different in power to the 3.5 petrol. The gearbox / axels etc remain unchanged, so it's only one point lost. Mine uses a Zeus bell housing to couple to the original gearbox, which is long gone now (the supply of the bell housings) but I think m&d still do an adapter.

(The only reason mine has a 2.8 rather than the 300 was that the conversion was years ago, and, believe it or not, a brand new, crated, 2.8 was about 75% more of expensive than a used 300 at that time!)


I was entirely open and truthful with them when mine came to 40 years old - I think it took them about 3 months to "reach a decision" but mine retains the historic status.


As an example, there are stacks and stacks of series landrovers with diesel swaps that maintain their exemption. A simple engine swap does not generally loose status, assuming it's not too dissimilar from the original.

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