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Louis-based Classic Car Studio painstakingly restored a 1971 Land Rover Series
IIA and is now selling it for US$ 59,900. That truly seems like a bargain compared
to the restomodded Defenders we’ve featured recently.
The seller says the classic British off-roader has
undergone a complete frame-off, nut and bolt restoration with photo
documentation to prove it. The aluminum body was stripped, primed and painted,
the suspension is completely new (shocks, bushings, springs), and the
2.25-liter gasoline engine was rebuilt. The four-cylinder unit received a new
Weber carburetor, new water and fuel pumps, a new alternator, new ignition
components, as well as a new radiator.
The Defender’s ancestor also features a rebuilt
transmission, rebuilt transfer case and front/rear differentials, rebuilt
steering linkage, updated wiring system, and much more. Basically, everything
that needed replacing was ditched and everything that needed repairing was
reconditioned.
Inside, the Land Rover Series IIA gains new gauges,
highly detailed interior with all-new soft components, restored Smiths heater,
and all-new weather stripping, among other things.
Combining a Poppy Red exterior with a black
interior, the classic off-roader only has 24,412 km on the
odometer. It is now looking for a new owner willing to spend just under 60
grand to own a glorious piece of British motoring history. Classic Car Studio
says the cost to replicate this restoration would be “astronomical” so it looks
like a pretty good deal from where we’re standing.
