You left out the BMW 6 cylinder petrol engined Defenders of South African
manufacture plus a whole host of different diesels fitted to RR's by the
factory.
>From: Lemurstew@aol.com
>I think its pretty funny that there are those folks on the list who say
>conversions have no place in Land Rover History. Classic head in ass
>syndrome. It doesn't take long to come up with a long list of conversions
>that are notable points in rover history:
>-The factory approved Australian Perentie with an Izuzu Diesel?
>-The fact that that same Izuzu engine has been offered as an option in
>Australia by dealerships since 1981.
>-The salsbury axle which is obviously a dana item.
>-The 127 inch bonneted control 1 ton pickup with a Perkins diesel fitted by
>the factory? -Some rover dealerships in US in the late 60s offered to fit
>327 chevy V8s to series trucks for $1500 additional dollars.
>-Santana (don't get me started here)
>-Nevermind the Buick engine they have been sticking in their trucks since
>the
>70s.
>-Just look look at the first land rover . . .it was a conversion -> on a
>Jeep
>. . .
>Need I say more?
>-Regards
>-Ike Goss (1959 SII 88)
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