Custom and Hybrid

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Custom Vehicles

Custom vehicles are classed as being of one model type, but with non-standard changes to appearance and mechanicals.(does this not sound like most Land Rovers?) For example :

Customised Series III vehicle.

Customised Series Landy.

The Australian Army's 'Armygeddon'

This 6x6 Perentie based machine was used at shows etc. as a recruiting tool. Starr Performance were commissioned to build the vehicle. It was completed in November 2005, and included a 7 litre engine and a twin-screw supercharger, this combo capable of producing between 900 and 1000 horsepower.

The Australian Army's 'Armygeddon'
'Armygeddon'.

Doug Knight's Bobtailed Rangie

Doug has owned this early Range Rover for around 8 years now. When he bought it, the vehicle had already been bob-tailed, but it was in need of much restoration. Currently on it's 3rd engine, the Rangie has an LPG kit fitted, fuel injection, external roll cage, snorkle, steering guards and sumo steering bars. A stainless steel fuel tank was fitted inside the cage and numerous other tweaks.

Doug Knight's Bobtailed Rangie

Doug Knight's Bobtailed Range Rover.

Hybrid Vehicles

Hybrid vehicles are made from more than one model of the same marque, for example, Series III Body and Defender underpinnings.

The Series I Hybrid.

Dave has a 1956 Series I 86", which he has owned for about 10 years. The Series I was used for transport to work, caravan tug (Very exciting - no power for the hills no brakes for the descents) and general dogsbody. A modern car does this work now. This series I has an original chassis including original rear crossmember and the first owner was a Worcestershire farmer. The original registration number was RAB 451, which was transferred from the vehicle in 1988. He did use it for trialing in the early days, but it's now not used much. It was converted to series III running gear, with the 2.25 Diesel engine. It has a series IIa gearbox, LWB front axle, overdrive and capstan winch.

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The Series III/90 Hybrid.

Dave has had this Series III/90 hybrid for about 5 years. He bought the 90 as an unfinished project with the series panels already on. The 90 chassis has been shortened to 88". The vehicle is formidable off-road and handles and goes really well on road. The machine is fitted with the Range Rover 3.5 V8 engine and ZF 4 speed automatic gearbox with LPG conversion. It's fitted with a rear roll cage and bucket seats.

He also has a 1961 series II, which is fitted with a 3.5 early Range Rover V8 with vitesse heads and cam. He finds the extra power causes major problems with the diffs. It has an original Land Rover hydraulic winch. It's now used for tree pulling in the garden and as a tug for his Sankey Trailer (it's the only one he can get under the height barrier at the tip).

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Custom Land Rover.