REALLY??????????????????????/
I've got an extensive history for it and it's condition backs up that detail.Welcome to the forum, just because the speedo shows low mileage it does mean that the engine hasn't been sat in a field somewhere with the engine running for days on end recharging the radio batteries.
Well the 'leave it original' view is clearly predominant and that more or less accords with my own view. Maybe I should turn it into an SAS gunship? But probably not!
1st 3 words are crap - it may be in his keeping now, and for the foreseeable future - but actually he's just it's custodian - it's a potentially rare vehicle and it's his responsibility to care for it - not screw it up with "conversions" - even if only because he'll be a lot happier if he doesn't actually make it worth less.............................
Yes I get that point
Depends on what you are going to use it for. If you want to go rallying, keep it original. If you want to drive it, make a few subtle mods to improve liveability. Maybe power steering and better seats, things like that. I would try and keep it so you can put it back the way it was if you want to sell it, original usually makes more with old vehicles.
Quite a lot of work in a camper conversion, and that will really ruin any collectors value. If you want/need a camper, it might be cheaper and easier to buy one.
Sure they did, maybe tens of thousands.
But having seen the way squaddies tend to "look after" a vehicle, it is possible not all that many are in good condition now!
Exactly they had thousands of them, therefore no-one cared much about them thus plenty were trashed or converted and therefore an original is a "potentially rare vehicle" The Army had thousands of series 11/11a's as well....................................................
