Several months ago, I spotted an exceptionally clean SIII close to work.
Like every other LRO, I left my card on it and the guy called me the next
morning. We met later the next day and boy, is it a nice SIII. Put a bug
in his ear that if he ever wanted to sell it, he should let me know hoping
he might let it go for a reasonable price.
Well, he must have picked up a Hemmings recently because he decided to sell
it............ for $17K.
Who knows, maybe some of you made a fortune in techs before they tanked and
you're looking for an exceptional LR. This may be for you!
This is a 1972 Series III and it's beautiful. One owner, lots of extras,
lots of investments made. In his own words:
"It has been in either So. Cal. or AZ almost all its life. In AZ 23 years
and garaged for the last 17.
I put a $17K price on it for the following reasons: it is in extremely
good shape for a vehicle with this number of miles and also because it comes
with lots of extras such as soft and hard top, original rear jump seats,
original 1970s roof rack, lots of parts for the on going restoration
project. Lots of seals, a complete set of brakes. Three sets of rims: the
original 15 inch import rims, OEM 16 inch rims, and 15 inch spoke rims. I
replaced all the brake drums since they had been turned down to below specs.
Replaced a rear axle seal. I have done some intake modifications but kept
the original carburetor
and exhaust manifold. I redid the front seats but kept the original in case
someone wanted to put it back to original. Original shop manual, original
bill of sale and even the original brochure. It has dual tanks. It has a
Fairey overdrive. The engine has about 30K miles on the rebuild and the
transmission has less than 10K. Over the last 4 years I have put nearly $8K
into restoration work. Redoing almost all seals. New starter, water pump,
rebuilt the front end, rear main seal, rebuilt transmission, new H2O temp
gauge, new speedometer and cable, Weber single barrel carburetor, Clifford
exhaust manifold, new
exhaust system. So many things I would have to go back and look at the
invoice of parts. The work was done by a mechanic who worked at Scottsdale
Land Rover.
As we were going through the vehicle we checked the condition of gears,
compression, etc. We found everything to be in extremely good shape given
the age, the miles driven and the number of off road miles on the vehicle.
It runs stronger and faster than when it was new. And, as I'm sure you
know, parts are easier to get now than any point in the last 30 years.
I've owned this rig for more than half my life so this is not easy.
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I've got pictures if you would like to see it and I have the owner's e-mail
address at work. $17k is a lot for a Series III but if you want one that's
in great shape, this might be for you!
Cheers,
Gerry Elam, K7LRO
PHX AZ
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