Land Rover Series One 86 wheelbase

The vendor states that this Land Rover Series 1 86 wheel base was purchased after having been dry stored for 5 years The previous owner had purchased the car from a country estate in Berkshire where it spent most of its life being used by the Gamekeeper After purchase by the vendor the car received a sympathetic professional chassis up restoration which was completed in 2015The original chassis has been renovated regalvenised and painted The engine has been rebuilt using a new block the original block comes with the car and the cylinder head has had unleaded valve seats fitted All the original ancillaries have been overhauled and refitted The car still has all of its original panels axles gearbox tilt frame and wheels all which have been overhauled and refitted The original and rare wateroil pressure gauge with its binnacle is still fitted as are all the instruments A new wiring loom has been fitted as well as some newold stock rear pork pie lights and a discrete set of direction indicators The suspension brakes and transmission have all been restored to original specification All new nuts and bolts have been fitted with the correct thread patterns The car has been painted in semimatt Keswick Green and there is a bespoke interior trimThe ethos has been to restore the original parts or if this is not possible fit newold stock parts There is a complete record of the rebuild with both photographs and receipts There is a tool kit including the starting handle and a number of spare parts It is believed that the mileage is correct and whilst the vendor would not describe the car as concours its not very far away and very original