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    Thanks 2 Sandy Landy/Grunt/Spydeman & Slob

    I've posted the photo's now. See: Series>Looking Good and there are three shots.
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    Thanks 2 Sandy Landy/Grunt/Spydeman & Slob

    My was covered in sand ? (I think?) and then when I eventually got it clean.....it discovered it's in German :( . Having left school 17 years ago and never paid much attention during Geman lessons, I was at a bit of a loss :o
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    Thanks 2 Sandy Landy/Grunt/Spydeman & Slob

    Thanks for all the responses! Much appreciated. I'm having it looked at by a mechanic locally on Wednesday and he has restored a few over the years. Hopefully this knowledge will go part of the way to making sure I get a good few years out of this Landy. Unfortunately, I can't do any of the...
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    Thanks 2 Sandy Landy/Grunt/Spydeman & Slob

    Aha! I searched and found this: Pull red lever right back = 4wd low box. Push red lever right the way forward = 2wd Push yellow lever down whilst red lever is forward = 4wd high To disengage 4wd high, pull the red lever right back, yellow one should pop back up then return the red lever to...
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    Thanks 2 Sandy Landy/Grunt/Spydeman & Slob

    As the title says "Thanks!" I took onboard your advice when I went to look at my first Landrover at the end of September. I have looked at a few and walked away from them all....armed with my new found knowledge. However, yesterday I acquired a 1979 SWB Series III diesel hardtop - Hoorah...
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    Pics of my Series 3.

    Hiya, Just joined this evening (see my post in the Series III section). About to purchase an '84 LWB if it's not too rotten. Been into VW's for the past 15 or so years and on reading this thread (and larfing!) took a 2nd look at the VW Splitty? Do we know who it belongs to? Looks like...
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    Newbie - 2 Landy's & this site!

    Hi all, Just discovered yr forum and all being well I reckon I'll be a regular poster of questions (sori!) but in time maybe answers too. I'm going to look at a 1984 series III land rover (2.3 ish diesel) tomorrow afternoon which someone has found at an auction and has given me 1st refusal...