The stoker
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It's been niggling me for a while, but I think my supposed SIIA is actually a re-registered SIII to get it tax exempt.
My evidence is the wiring diagram (wire colours and components match an S3), wing mounted heater intake and and dashboard layout. The chassis and engine bay ID plates are long gone, and the only ID available is the chassis no. plate in the cab adjacent to the levers, which claims 88" SIIA.
The only ligit explanation is that an awful lot of parts (including wiring loom!) have been replaced over the years with SIII parts!
However, it does have a 3 bearing engine.
There's no reference to this in the V5 and as I'm not a fundamentalist landy restorer it doesn't really bother me, but what are your experiences of this situation and are there any implications that should worry me?
My evidence is the wiring diagram (wire colours and components match an S3), wing mounted heater intake and and dashboard layout. The chassis and engine bay ID plates are long gone, and the only ID available is the chassis no. plate in the cab adjacent to the levers, which claims 88" SIIA.
The only ligit explanation is that an awful lot of parts (including wiring loom!) have been replaced over the years with SIII parts!
However, it does have a 3 bearing engine.
There's no reference to this in the V5 and as I'm not a fundamentalist landy restorer it doesn't really bother me, but what are your experiences of this situation and are there any implications that should worry me?