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Land Rover Serie III
“BRITAIN’S MOST VERSATILE VEHICULE”
The first Land Rover appeared in 1947, and since then the success of that vehicle is huge. Inspired from the American brand Jeep, the British constructor was not only aiming to sell this model to the army but to all industrial and farming workers. After the series I and II, the series III appeared is 1971. This model is with no contest the most popular with 440 000 copies sold between 1971 and 1985.
The third version has got a new grille, flat hinges, a new dashboard where all the instruments are in front of the driver, new leaf-sprung suspension with selectable two or four-wheel drive.
The headlights were moved to the wings. In 1980, the 2.25-litre petrol and diesel engines received five main bearing crankshafts to increase rigidity and the transmission, axles and wheel hubs were strengthened.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SHEET
- Year of manufacture: 1975
- Series number: 90422383A/78
- Engine: 4 cylindres en ligne
- Cylinder capacity: 2286 cm3
- Gearbox: 4 vitesses + MA, 4 roues motrices
- Coachwork: pick-up 2 portes et 7 places
This car had only two previous owners. The first one was the Belgian king Leopold III. The king was a photo enthusiast and loved to drive his Land Rover around the Belgian countryside and take pictures. The car was auctioned in 2003 when he and his wife had died. This car was sold as part of their cars collection along with a 330 Ferrari.
The second owner was Mr Michel Muller. A Land Rover enthusiast and cars collector. He simply had a crush on that model.
This Land Rover is in a perfect state and has a very low and guaranteed mileage (16 000 km), which is incredible for a 40 years-old car.
anecdotes
The King Leopold III used this Land Rover for his strall in the countryside where he loved to take pictures.
