Land Rover Series Iii Lwb 109 Zombie Assault Vehicle, Surf/safari Rover!!!! Rhd on 2040-cars

 It’s my pleasure to introduce Her Royal Majesty Olive. She’s a 41 year old Queen. This 1973 11 passenger, yes you can cram 11 people inside, used Land Rover Series III. She’s in great shape, minor surface rust, but was just driven from California to Arizona in 108 degree heat and didn’t have any problems. This LR is perfect for a daily driver, perfect for restoration, camping or surf vehicle. It would also be the ultimate Zombie Assault Vehicle (ZAV) normal wear and tear for a 41 year old vehicle. As you can see she’s right hand drive, has the ladder in the back with the massive roof rack. All lights work and mechanically runs fine, HRM Olive has driven from Florida to California to Arizona without any problems.

Right hand drive, why would you even consider left hand on a British vehicle!

A massive galvanized steel safari roof rack with access ladder!

Olive has A/C that's mounted in the rear this cost $2,741.96

I have numerous receipts.

Has Fairey overdrive.

Spare tire on hood and rear door, I also have 2 spare inter tubes for the tires.

She has a center console, and storage under the front passenger seat.

Engine Bulkhead is in good condition with no penetrating rust as is the chassis and floorboards under the protective rubber.

She's slow but fun to drive, only a little 4 cylinder engine. Crawls like a mountain goat when in 4 wheel drive.

 Needs new weather stripping all around if you choose to replace them.

Car was repainted and shows its age, but why would you even consider waxing this unless you wanted a bolt off restoration...

Interior is good with no rips in the upholstery, headliner is original. Dash has one small crack, no biggie.

Right hand door has ding in it and previous owner used bondo, size is about a quarter.

All glass is good

Very minimal surface rust on frame and doors, no rust has penetrated the frame, door, or body.

Mileage I'm not certain since this vehicle is 41 years old. Olive is driven on a regular basis.

Olive is currently located in the Phoenix metro area.

Olive is definitely an eye catcher, people will look at you and you do get a lot of thumbs up!!!!

 

Detailed Specifications from Wikipedia:

The Series III had the same body and engine options as the preceding IIa, including station wagons and the 1 Ton versions. Little changed cosmetically from the IIA to the Series III. The Series III is the most common Series vehicle, with 440,000 of the type built from 1971 to 1985. The headlights were moved to the wings on late production IIA models from 1968/9 onward (ostensibly to comply with Australian, American and Dutch lighting regulations) and remained in this position for the Series III. The traditional metal grille, featured on the Series I, II and IIA, was replaced with a plastic one for the Series III model. The 2.25-litre engine had its compression raised from 7:1 to 8:1, increasing the power slightly (the high compression engine had been an optional fit on the IIa model for several years). During the Series III production run from 1971 until 1985, the 1,000,000th Land Rover rolled off the production line in 1976. The Series III saw many changes in the later part of its life as Land Rover updated the design to meet increased competition. This was the first model to feature synchromesh on all four gears, although some late H-suffix SIIA models (mainly the more expensive Station Wagons) had used the all-synchro box. In keeping with early 1970s trends in automotive interior design, both in safety and use of more advanced materials, the simple metal dashboard of earlier models was redesigned to accept a new moulded plastic dash. The instrument cluster, which was previously centrally located, was moved to the driver's side. Long-wheelbase Series III vehicles had the Salisbury rear axle (the differential housing and axle case are one piece)^{[clarification needed]} as standard, although some late SIIA 109-inch (2,800 mm) vehicles had them too.

In 1980, the four-cylinder 2.25-litre engines (both petrol and diesel) were updated with five-bearing crankshafts to increase strength in heavy duty work. At the same time the transmission, axles and wheel hubs were re-designed for increased strength. This was the culmination of a series of updates to the transmission that had been made since the 1960s to combat the all-too-common problem of the rear axle half-shafts breaking in heavy usage. This problem was partly due to the design of the shafts themselves. Due to the fully floating design of the rear wheel hubs, the half shafts can be removed very quickly without even having to jack the vehicle off the ground. The tendency for commercial operators to overload their vehicles exacerbated this flaw which blighted the Series Land Rovers in many of their export markets and established a reputation that continues in many markets to the present day. This is despite the 1982 re-design (mainly the increase of driving-splines from 10 to 24 to reduce stress) that all but solved the problem.

Also, new trim options were introduced to make the interior more comfortable if the buyer so wished (many farmers and commercial users preferred the original, non-trimmed interior).

These changes culminated in April 1982 with the introduction of the "County" spec. Station Wagon Land Rovers, available in both 88-inch (2,200 mm) and 109-inch (2,800 mm) types. These had all-new cloth seats from the Leyland T-45 Lorry, soundproofing kits, tinted glass and other "soft" options designed to appeal to the leisure owner/user.

Of more interest was the introduction of the High Capacity Pick Up to the 109-inch (2,800 mm) chassis. This was a pick-up truck load bay that offered 25% more cubic capacity than the standard pick-up style. The HCPU came with heavy-duty suspension and was popular with public utility companies and building contractors.

 

1 Ton 109 inch

The 1 Ton 109 inch was produced from 1968 to 1977, covering late IIA and series III Models. It was basically a Series IIB Forward Control built with a standard 109 in body, featuring 2.6-litre petrol engine, lower ratio gearbox, ENV front and rear axles, (Salisbury front and rear on later Series IIIs) though some late IIAs were fitted with ENV axles in front and Salisbury on the rear. Later series IIIs had a Rover type front axle with uprated differential. The chassis frame was unique to the model and featured drop-shackle suspension similar to the military series Land Rovers. 900x16 tyres were a standard feature and these machines were commonly used by utility companies and breakdown/recovery firms. Only 170 IIA and 238 Series IIIs (1 Ton) were built for the home market. Export markets had even fewer examples, making this one of the rarest types of Land-Rover ever built.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production	1971–1985
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door Off-road vehicle 4-door Off-road vehicle 2-door pickup
Powertrain
Engine	2.25 L 73 hp (54 kW) I4 (Petrol) 2.25 L 62 hp (46 kW) I4 (Diesel) 2.6 L 86 hp (64 kW) I6 (Petrol) 3.5 L 91 hp (68 kW) V8 (Petrol)
Transmission	4-speed manual main transmission 2-speed manual transfer gearbox Selectable 4-wheel drive
Dimensions
Wheelbase	88.0 in (2,235 mm) (SWB) 109.0 in (2,769 mm) (LWB)
Length	142.4 in (3,617 mm) (SWB) 175.0 in (4,445 mm) (LWB)
Width	66.0 in (1,676 mm)
Height	77.5 in (1,968 mm) (SWB) 81.0 in (2,057 mm) (LWB)
Chronology
Predecessor	Land Rover Series IIA
Successor	Land Rover Defender

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