WARNING: ROVER PORN 62 109 for Sale, 285 HP. V8, AC, Auto.

[astateofmike]

Cross post for a friend, as I must help this truck find a new home...the thought of it waiting..it is killing me....
http://www.lrrforums.com/showthread.php?t=15721

"Total miles are 18000. very straight rust free 1962 109. Has a 4.8 Chevy Vortec in it with AL60E auto tranny out of a 2006 Chevy Tahoe. Orion HD Transfer case, Air conditioning, P38 Range Rover Power Steering. New Wolf wheels with new tires. Spare on hood, not rear door. New interior and new paint in Bronze Green with Limestone. High performance Modern with a retro classic look. 22 MPG. 10 seats, Full length roof rack with ladder, not fitted yet. all new seals and all new window rails. Upgraded axles.
$40,000. (less than a good Defender 90 and way more power and reliability!) Mark 530 306 4648." (Sorry for the big shots to come, the vehicle deserves them)

Yes, I know...sounds awesome, but what does it look like? Cue the music, dim the lights...here comes the money shot....

someone wants this, needs this, lusts for this truck as much as I do....and had the money too......please, put me outof my misery...

 

[Maximus Ram]

must really be "x" rated...cause that's all I can see...is red x's:removeredX:

 

[astateofmike]

Hopefully the red x's are gone......and for some, you wish they were all you can see......

 

[weatherm]

wholy smokes, isn't she a beauty!

the fastest rover in the world

 

[Dendy Jarrett]

Oh, my! I'm going blind! :victory:

 

[Riptide]

That wouldn't be a good truck for me... I'd be tempted to actually DRIVE it!!

 

[adventureduo]

Wow, thats nice. What does it have for the "Upgraded Axles"?

 

[timmy!!!!!!!]

Hopefully with all of that power a Salisbury rear axle at least.

 

[Michael Slade]

Do we know who built it?

 

[stevenmd]

Do we know who built it?

Mark P. built it with some help from Tim and Timm. Mark does excellent work and is always working on something, whether it be his own rig(s) or some up-do to series truck. He work is second to none.

 

[Michael Slade]

That's a good build-team combo.

 

[Funrover]

I wish, what a beauty

 

[Rovertrader]

about those axles? I have built a bunch of trucks, but this is one sweet Rover!!

 

[astateofmike]

A reply from the builder.....

"The main builder was a local guy here in the Placerville called Tim Kjornes who is an electrical wizard. He can do evary part of the build. Timm Cooper did a bit of chassis modification. The installation of the engine and gearbox was Tim Kjornes and the hard part of it all was the incredible wiring that had to be done. The computer re-working. The positioning of the AC, and the heater, the design of the dash and it's guages etc was all Tim Kjornes. I had it painted and I arranged the interior guy who does our planes to do the interior. My wife and I assembled the whole thing. We put in all the windows, we put in the interior. We did the wheels and tires and glass.
The whole thing after 9 months with Timm Cooper took 5 months to finish to what it is today.

It is featured on the cover and in a 4 page article in Land Rover World in June. It is a truly excellent vehicle.
Thanks for all your comments.
Mark Pilkington"

 

[Wander]

Wow that's a nice 109. I'm guessing at 40K the seller is just looking to get out close to what he has in it, that had to be expensive.

The thought of 285hp in a series Rover kind of scares me. Did they also convert to disc brakes?