Land Rover Series III (LWB) - IMG_1045 - Edited
The Land Rover Series III was built by Land Rover Ltd. in Solihull, England, between 1971 and 1985. It was the last of the "Series" Land Rovers, following the original Series I in 1948, the Series II in 1958, and the Series IIA in 1961. It was replaced by the Land Rover 90 and 110 models in 1983, which were in 1990 renamed the Land Rover Defender. The Defender, which was produced up until 2016, was the last vehicle to have its roots in the "Series" Land Rover line. The latest Defender model (L663), introduced in 2020, was an all-new design, unrelated to the original in all but name.
I spotted this Series III in poor condition sitting by the roadside in Bogor, Indonesia. All four tyres were flat, some of the glass is broken, the left fender is completely missing, the frame is rusting, the bodywork paint is faded and flaking off, the roof is damaged, and I'd be surprised if there weren't things living inside it at this point.
That said, it's not in as bad a condition as it could be; Indonesia is a humid country, and Bogor gets a lot of rainfall. The rust doesn't appear to be completely terminal.
It's not necessarily impossible for someone to restore it, if they had the time and money required to do so - there were over 440,000 examples of the Series III built, and they are sought-after vehicles, so replacement parts can be purchased for these cars even around 40 years after production ceased.
Land Rover Series III (LWB) - IMG_1045 - Edited
The Land Rover Series III was built by Land Rover Ltd. in Solihull, England, between 1971 and 1985. It was the last of the "Series" Land Rovers, following the original Series I in 1948, the Series II in 1958, and the Series IIA in 1961. It was replaced by the Land Rover 90 and 110 models in 1983, which were in 1990 renamed the Land Rover Defender. The Defender, which was produced up until 2016, was the last vehicle to have its roots in the "Series" Land Rover line. The latest Defender model (L663), introduced in 2020, was an all-new design, unrelated to the original in all but name.
I spotted this Series III in poor condition sitting by the roadside in Bogor, Indonesia. All four tyres were flat, some of the glass is broken, the left fender is completely missing, the frame is rusting, the bodywork paint is faded and flaking off, the roof is damaged, and I'd be surprised if there weren't things living inside it at this point.
That said, it's not in as bad a condition as it could be; Indonesia is a humid country, and Bogor gets a lot of rainfall. The rust doesn't appear to be completely terminal.
It's not necessarily impossible for someone to restore it, if they had the time and money required to do so - there were over 440,000 examples of the Series III built, and they are sought-after vehicles, so replacement parts can be purchased for these cars even around 40 years after production ceased.