Sorry, but is a Series 3 permitted on this forum? It's in mint condition...

[Rangieman]

I hope I don't incur the wrath of the members here but I thought I'd post a few pics of my latest non Series 2 find.
If this is inappropriate I'll remove it.
I was told today "she drove in there"...
This one will come back to life. She only needs a few bottles of Rustoleum, but I will bring it back.

[Alan Drover]

Best of luck. The heater valve obviously needs replacing and they are about £120 but still available.  The adapter into which it screws is now unobtainium so when trying to separate the two take your time and be very careful because the valve will almost certainly snap off inside the adapter.
Plenty of heat, Plus Gas and patience will be required. I've got an adapter in which the valve has broken off and so far all attempts to remove the broken remains have failed.

[Rangieman]

It still has its original plastic battery tray liner. I've never seen one of those before.
Apart from that, it will buff out.

[diffwhine]

We don't stand on ceremony here.   Its just a younger model and most welcome!

Within reason. most Land Rovers are welcome on here. There are exceptions - such my P38A Range Rover which is not welcome on here...

My parents looked at buying one of those 109s in Ireland in the early 1970s for camping and decided to buy VW high top van and convert that instead. Much cheaper.

Does the engine turn over at all or is it stuck solid?

[diffwhine]

Looks as though its spent most of its life enjoying the corrosive tendencies of the Irish Sea. How close to the sea was it?

[Rangieman]

I haven't tried to turn the engine yet, but with the miracle of still having its oil bath air filter, and an exhaust 12 feet long I'm hoping that the bores have not seen as much moisture as every other steel component clearly has. I've never seen a Landy so rotten. But a Safari is a rare find in Ireland. They were very expensive due to taxation for having seats in the rear. This beauty would have been double the list price of a regular 109 back in the day.

[Oilyrag921]

Just goes to show the importance of caring for the project whilst it waits for the owner to get round to it, but anything is repairable. I don't see vehicles like this in the same light since I read about JUE477, they can return to the road.

[diffwhine]

But a Safari is a rare find in Ireland. They were very expensive due to taxation for having seats in the rear. This beauty would have been double the list price of a regular 109 back in the day.

I know - we considered it, but quickly discounted it! The other problem with Land Rovers in Ireland in the 1970s and early 1980s was perception. People saw Land Rovers as RUC riot vehicles or military vehicles in Northern Ireland. As an Anglo-Irish family living there then we were advised by the Gardaí not to drive anything too ostentatious and that included a 109 Station Wagon! My own 2A Lightweight was burnt out by some idiot outside the pub who decided that it was a British Army vehicle! Actually it was a rust bucket and ex RAF anyway.  The farm pickups were less of a problem - they rarely went further than the next village.

[Alan Drover]

Correction to my earlier post. The heater valve adapter is still available from Blanchard's. I thought I had the last one, also Craddock's have them part 594622.

[Rangieman]

Thankfully the "perception" has vastly improved and indeed we have two S3 Lightweights in our area on the regular runs and nobody gives a hoot about army/military background, they're just old Land Rovers...

[Herald1360]

109 Station wagon with a 2286 diesel? You'll need a calendar to measure its 0-60 mph 

Best of luck!

[cswagon]

60 mph?

What's that then?

[Exile]

But a Safari is a rare find in Ireland.

Lots of 109" Station Wagons in the UK - but precious few "Safaris". 

[nathanglasgow]

With a tropical roof too😉

[Rangieman]

In all of my reading of Land Rover stuff over the years the SWB had a Station Wagon model but LWB were always referred to as the Safari. Is this correct?